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Motivation for Creatives

Motivation for Creatives

Summary: Top 5 tools to help motivate you as a creative. I share insights on building a life around your creative passions. Additionally, I address common issues like feeling burned and overwhelm. Transcription Recently I had a question online about MOTIVATION, and it’s gotten me to think a lot about the topic. One of theContinue Reading

Creative Curiosities

Creative Curiosities

Experimentation, Side Hustles, and Gouache Painting Summary: In this Vlog Post we discuss the importance of side projects and staying fresh creatively. I create one in a series of six gouache paintings; “Gus.” Embracing creative curiosity, exploring new techniques, and allowing ourselves to fail and grow through iterations. BONUS: Music Video! Transcript: Hey there, welcomeContinue Reading

SPIRITED STEPS: How to Discover Your Visual Voice

SPIRITED STEPS: How to Discover Your Visual Voice

Summary: Join me for a reflective walk through my watercolor technique, thoughts on artistic growth, and a book recommendation that inspires creative expression. Transcript Intro Hey there, on today’s Walk and Talk I want to talk about steps. We take steps all the time, and steps help us reach our destination. In illustration, we takeContinue Reading

Bo Diddley UnMasked!

Bo Diddley UnMasked!

Summary: A nice drawing, two big mistakes, and a failed in-class demonstration. It’s a miracle that this painting came to a satisfying conclusion! This illustration started as a simple sketch for an in-class demonstration. I’ve been hammering away at the Chris Payne illustration process for some time now. Mixing in elements from here and thereContinue Reading

A Study in Paisley; watercolor illustration process.

A Study in Paisley; watercolor illustration process.

Summary: Detailed process of watercolor techniques, inking, and colored pencils for an children’s book illustration. Happy New Year! A few of you may have seen via my Instagram feed that I was developing a character study for my Sherlock Holmes character. For those who were paying particular attention, you would have noticed that I didContinue Reading

Bo Diddley UnMasked!