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  • Color Testing with Procreate

    Unsure of the robot’s colors, I used my iPad and Procreate to mock up some colors in a quick digital format. Randomly dropping colors into the robot drawing, I…

  • Painting Robot

    I had some struggles figuring out what color to paint my HiROo robot. His name is Dewy, and he’s a librarian robot the HiROo built to retrieve and care…

  • Mr. Tibbons

    Today at art group, I began the underpainting on a character I sculpted a while ago. He’s a tooth fairy called Mr. Tibbons, and his underpainting makes him look…

  • Painting the Green Alien

    Painting the alien green with purple eyes. These bright colors took about 7 coats to fully cover. Gluing in the pupils (painted separately) with epoxy.

  • Painting Small

    Using a magnification light is a humbling experience. You have to look closely to see all the flaws you created. Once I have it looking halfway decent under magnification,…

  • Painting Lil Bird

    I started painting the first layers of color at the art group today. I was unsure how to paint him, so I used a watercolor pencil to mark different…

  • Flashy Feathers

    Painted the first layers of acrylic base on my bird head today. I plan on dry brushing and paint pens on top.

  • Blue Alien

    Painting the alien shades of blue with acrylic paint.

  • Seeker Wall Sculpture: Base Color Paint

    Using the same concept of colored ground for canvas printing, I painted my entire Seeker sculpture with Burnt Umber. Pushing the paint into the nooks and crannies so no…

  • Painting Sea Monster Tentacles

    I love the colors of these scary sea monster tentacles and how the burnt umber underneath affects the paint’s tone. I brought my half-complete diorama to show to the…

  • Painting Background

    After toning the background with a burnt umber glaze, I painted the scene. I wanted a bright, epic sunset with pinks and yellows. I enjoyed blending these colors in…

  • Nibbles Take Two

    Not satisfied with the first painting of Nibbles, I took a second attempt, this time looking to eliminate the thick illustration lines and let the colors touch. I began…

  • Painting Nibbles

    Trying some new things while painting Nibbles. I wanted to try toning the canvas blue, so I painted my whiteboard with a translucent blue all over it. I have…

  • Color Mixing

    Started an online course on Color Mixing with Will Kemp’s Art School. I’ve has never taken the time to stop and learn about the color wheel or color theory.…

  • Little Bug Painting

    I bought a pack of these little 6×6 canvas boards on my art supply birthday shopping spree and decided to do one of my watercolors in an acrylic version.…

  • Tucker the Duck

    Progress on painting Tucker. Painted dark base color then dry brushed lighter shade next. Colors mimic a mallard duck but with some artistic license. Especially like how the dark…