A quick shot of my drawing table.
Recent Blog Posts
10+ Hours of Watercolor Painting in an 8 Minute Video
Summary: 10+ hours of painting in an 8 minute video? I share watercolor painting tips and concepts in a time lapse painting of three storybook characters. Check it out, and share it with your friends.… Continue Reading
Values; Thinking Globally Acting Locally
What are Local Values? What is a Value Pattern? How can these help me to create stronger Illustrations? Enjoy this step by step process and find the answers to these questions.… Continue Reading
Hacking The Color Script; A Visual Color Guide For Your Next Painting
Summary: This post is on the theme of color, and explores ideas about developing your own color story. I’ve put together a simple (and free) recipe to cook up your own home brewed color scripts.… Continue Reading
Begin Using Color Choices To Strengthen Your Paintings
Summary: This post is about some experimentations that can be used to gain a better understanding of color as a narrative tool and on creating a more harmonious color pallet.… Continue Reading
5 Storytelling Tips from the Great and Powerful DiTerlizzi
Summary: A few highlights gathered from Tony DiTerlizzi’s presentations at the 2012 SCBWI International Conference in LA.… Continue Reading
5 Days in LA; Lessons from the 2012 SCBWI Conference
Summary: Upon returning home from the Summer SCBWI International conference. My mind is totally a-washed with good ideas and information that is keeping me jazzed. In this post, “Who’s Bryan Collier anyway?!” Now, there’s no way that I could possibly cram a whole experience into a blog post, well there is but nobody wants to read the… Continue Reading
1 Goal: 1 Painting, 1 Week; Ichabod’s Ride Home
Summary: My version of speed painting, in a rush to submit work for an upcoming SCBWI conference, this painting was developed over the course of a week.… Continue Reading
3 Steps to a More Colorful Watercolor Pallet
Summary: Mixing colors, and figuring out how to utilize those mixes in a painting can be a daunting task to start with. My intention with this post is to share my study habits so that you might see something new or have a fresh idea, and thus become inspired to to find a new ways to fine tune your own craft.… Continue Reading
