After hours of concentrated work, it's often easy to lose objectivity. The path towards a "finish" can become muddled and lost among all the potential directions one might take. Perhaps due to inde...
2025-10-08 18:29:17 +0000 UTC View Post
I think I will continue to share bits from coaching sessions like this. There are so many interesting topics that arise, and it's great to see it all in a practical context.
More slots are no...
2025-10-02 20:32:02 +0000 UTC View Post
With this one I tried implementing a touch of Alphonse Mucha's design technique. I feel it's a bit rough still, but I need to let it sit for a while.
2025-09-30 20:35:48 +0000 UTC View Post
My next collaboration with Grafit Studio is out now! I just finished this portrait painting...
2025-09-25 21:41:54 +0000 UTC View Post
(This video wasn't working earlier. Hopefully it is now fixed!)
In this demonstration from a recent coaching session, I discuss one simple yet profound revelation that elevated my confidence...
I began this study in the previous video. I spoke about gesture one two levels:
1: The relationships of shapes and lines — Movement from one form to another.
2: Gradation within the overa...
This video is from a recent coaching session, where the topic of gesture came up. I share a few of my thoughts on the subject while drawing a figure.
If you'd like this sort of direct instruc...
2025-09-15 00:05:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's another from the Grafit Studio set!
This one is also a fairly direct study of the figu...
2025-09-01 22:31:22 +0000 UTC View Post
In this video I share my process of a Threadbare drawing from start to finish.
Attached is ...
2025-08-25 20:37:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's another drawing from my collaboration with Grafit Studio!
This reference presented a lot o...
2025-08-24 00:49:17 +0000 UTC View Post
What makes the art of drawing special?
We have the power to push and pull in ways the camera can not.
2025-08-21 23:49:19 +0000 UTC
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Over the past couple of months I've been working with Grafit Studio on several new figure reference packs. The first has just been released!
In keeping with my Threadbare project, this set ut...
2025-08-19 15:27:33 +0000 UTC View Post
It's something you may dwell on, or rarely consider.
Young artists, especially, often feel a lot of pressure to “find their style”. We want someth...
2025-08-12 02:55:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Thought process:
Observe the big abstract shape. Subdivide that shape into smaller shapes of light and shadow. Model the edges. Form shadows are softer, while cast shadows are sharp. Focus ...
2025-08-08 17:58:03 +0000 UTC View Post
I'll share the better studies in full resolution. Here's the first.
Sometimes, I find that a quick frame can help to fill (or activate) the empty space around a figure.
2025-08-05 17:27:07 +0000 UTC View Post
In this video I show my process for a quick figure study.
I made some minor tweaks to the legs afterwor...
I'm a fantasy artist at heart. I would consider most of my figure drawings to be in a realm of fantasy as well. This one is a bit more overt. It began as a simple horse study that I decided to pus...
2025-07-22 19:47:47 +0000 UTC View Post
If you’re with me here, I can only assume you might appreciate the rough, often quite messy, stages of the creation process. This is the sort of thing I can’t share to a general audience, but y...
2025-07-14 20:27:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Friday! It's been a busy week, but lots of fun work in progress.
2025-07-11 18:35:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Rather surprisingly, there’s no rule that shadows must be dark.
Around the time I made this drawing from life, that realization began to click. I credit it entirely to the sense of haste I ...
2025-07-04 18:32:53 +0000 UTC View Post
In this video I analyze a drawing that I just finished, and give you my thoughts on the process.
In this video I share my process of drawing a male figure, following the style of John Singer Sargent.
It's a bit lengthy, as I share the entire process in real time. I invite you grab a drin...
2025-06-19 16:47:45 +0000 UTC View Post
There are some poses that just strike me as fun to draw. This is one.
Although it works well by i...
2025-06-12 17:08:36 +0000 UTC View Post
I aim to keep this Patreon focused primarily on my current project, Threadbare. However, I also want to share my other work occasionally. Here I can present it in full detail, unlike anywh...
2025-06-04 14:53:35 +0000 UTC View Post
I find myself attracted to images that feel as if a bit is left unfinished.
If you flesh out the focal areas just enough, it provides material with which the viewer's imagination can use to ...
Poses!
There’s much to be said on the subject. In this video, I show examples of common issues you’re likely to encounter. If you can avoid these, you’ll save yourself ...
2025-05-29 15:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
For the past 10+ years, I've worked as a concept artist and illustrator in games—primarily focused on character design. Naturally, that involves an incredible amount of rough exploration. It's th...
2025-05-27 16:41:50 +0000 UTC View Post
The late Richard Schmid (1934–2021) has a new book out!
Any artist interested in traditional painting and drawing, especially in the alla prima method, is likely already familiar w...
2025-05-25 19:07:36 +0000 UTC View Post
