120 – Passive Observer
The amusement park dark ride that I’ve been working on has a large open front where people can get into the vehicles…
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100 – How Good is Your Color Memory?
My color memory is such that I can go to a fabric store and quite accurately remember the colors and patterns that…
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99 – Putting Reference Images into Place
Now I put my collection of reference images to work. Using the magic of Photoshop Elements, I make a quick photo collage…
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98 – Reference Images for Translation
Reference images are crucial for translating a line drawing into a realistic art quilt. With my intended plan for a 3’ high…
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49 – Taking the paper training wheels off
I’m using a grid behind tracing paper for my drawings now. Newsprint was for quick sketches. Now I want to have a…
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48 – Eye see!
Here’s some crucial info that completely escaped me until lately: People of similar heights standing on flat ground, arranged from closest to…
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47 – 7.5 heads are better than one
The size of a human figure is often shown in “heads”. Height: 7 ½ heads, Width: 2 heads, Arm length: 3 ¾…
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46 – Go figure: figure drawing recommendation
This is my go-to for figure drawing reference. The simplified human anatomy, along with details of expression, age, clothing, gender differences are…
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34 – Perspective is all about relationships
An imaginative world requires convincing size, shape and space in order to be believable. Photographs can give me the basics of how…
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22 – Photoshop Elements to the rescue
How do you figure out how a funhouse warped mirror image will look like? Photoshop Elements! There are all sorts of “Filter”…
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19 – Memory fills in the details of reference
My photogenic family, looking our best!I remembered that we took photos at a boardwalk amusement hall in New Jersey. These might be…
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5 – Where Is My Knight In Shining Armor?
Even when I am not concerned about copyright infringement as I know that the final form will be a far cry from…
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4 – Dragon Pose
A carved wooden dragon traveled home with me from Thailand. It will be the model for the dragons I want to air-brush….
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3 – How Difficult Could It Be?
Amusement carnival art may have a certain naivety but also a definitive “look” to it. Bright color, outlining, bold imagery often with…