Aloha!! So I haven’t tried a full on painting in acrylics like this ever. And tonight from a brief conversation found out I need to look into the uses of a badger brush as well as a spray bottle (other than getting in a water gun fight with my nieces). I shall [...]

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Well, Ryan is taking off to paint in New Mexico for a bit, and yesterday was my last class with him for a while. So I will remain in Glen’s class and alternate between them through next year. Both of the guys mentioned I need to spend some hours refining and finishing my [...]

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I got the shapes right…wooohoooo!! Well this is the closest likeness I’ve gotten so far with these paintings. If anyone hasn’t heard of Richard Schmid and they are interested in paintings, they should check his book out. It’s called “Alla Prima”, and one of the best art books by an artist I’ve [...]

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So here is the newest painting I will edit this later tonight and put up last weeks. What I learned last week really helped a lot. Both in the figure drawing class and in the painting class. I have been practicing drawing heads all week. Drawing for painting and drawing for [...]

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I think I finally did my first halfway decent painting. Well, this is the first one I have done that I thought, “Hey I could be a painter if I chose to.” Anyways, enjoy!!

-Craig

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Ok, so I finally found a good well lit area to take pictures of these in my apartment. Here are the last two that I have kept from my painting class, and one old one that I re-shot. I got to class real late for the painting of the girl. But I was relaxed and [...]

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Well…I was copying some Loomis drawings and trying to get more comfortable with his breakdown of planes. I also was trying to pay close attention to how he handles his values. After a while I got brave and thought I would take a crack at drawing my girlfriend. It is nice to [...]

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Ok, so it’s been a while since I have posted anything for class. The main reason is because I have been doing real bad drawings and paintings. But that just means I am growing and getting better. I got a lesson from Glen on hair rendering, which I have been wanting for years. Now if [...]

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This is from the first figure painting class with Ryan Wurmser.  The guy is stoked on painting and is incredibly good.  Both qualities make him a great teacher.  This is the first time I’ve touched oil paint since college.  I had no idea what I was doing then and I have no idea what I [...]

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It’s been a while since I painted in Photoshop. Enjoy.

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Been a while yet again. Tried my first marker landscape so thought I’d share in the lull between posting animation.

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