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Featured Artist – J. C. Leyendecker
J. C. Leyendecker is an artist I have featured before but deserves to be featured again. He has been a major influence on generations of artist. And it never gets old introducing him to new people. https://americanillustration.org/project/jc-leyendecker/
Update on the kettle helmet project. 02
Here is an update on the kettle helmet project. The distressing is coming along well.
Medieval Art Project Update.
So I have slowly been working on getting some things together to do some medieval illustrations of knights and men at arms etc. Time period around 1400 give up take 20 yeas. As part of that I purchased this kettle helmet and then aged it … Continue readingMedieval Art Project Update.
MR1 Bulldog – Robotic Dog
As you guys might know I have always loved robots for some reason. And robot dogs have always been something that appealed to me. Maybe it was Tom Baker and K9 on Dr Who when I was a kid. Or maybe it was watch Muffit … Continue readingMR1 Bulldog – Robotic Dog
Big head BB-D2
So with the parts I have now this is what my mashup of BB8 and R2D2 would look like.
BB8 – R2D2 inspired BB-D2 droid wallpaper.
Here is a wallpaper of the BB8 R2D2 inspired Star Wars droid BB-D2.
BB8 and R2D2 sphere droid project.
I have started working on a life size BB8 and R2D2 inspired Star Wars droid project. Here are some pictures or parts I have so far and designs I have done. Check back for more updates.
New free art education step by step guide.
After a lot of thought I have decided to build a step by step guide to for artists education. This will cover the skills needed along with the many choices to be made. It will also include information about debt and self study and other … Continue readingNew free art education step by step guide.
New Bridgette Bardot Painting.
Just finished a new digital painting of Bridgette Bardot. You can see some video of me working on it on Twitch although Twitch will have muted the sound sad to say. (Videos stays up for a limited time.) Click image below to see larger version.
Featured Artist Ihor Paternak
Today’s featured artist marks a move to featuring more digital artists. And to start that off I am featuring Ukrainian artist Ihor Paternak. I stumbled on Ihor on his Twitch channel. As you can guess the quality of artists on Twitch varies a lot. And it … Continue readingFeatured Artist Ihor Paternak
New Gene Tierney Painting.
Click the image to see a larger version where you can see the brush stroke detail. Just finished a new painting of Gene Tierney. You have probably seen her before if you watch old movies. For example she was one of the stars of Laura … Continue readingNew Gene Tierney Painting.
Bob Ross Halloween Pumpkin – Twitch
To celebrate the new Bob Ross channel on twitch a streamed a quick illustration of a halloween Bob Ross pumpkin. Hope every one likes it. Check my Twitch channel for more fun and interesting art. Patrick Twitch Channel
Art Of The Day
Alfred Guillou was a 19th century artist who studied with the masters Alexander Cabanel and William A. Bouguereau. He did mainly genre scenes that were very popular in the 19th century.
Art Of The Day – Flaming June by Lord Frederic Leighton
Todays art is Flaming June by Lord Frederic Leighton.
Art Of The Day – The Palace Guard by Ludwig Deutsch
Today’s art of the day is The Palace Guard by Ludwig Deutsch.
Art Of The Day – The Art of Painting by Johannes Vermeer
Today’s art is The Art of Painting by Johannes Vermeer. You can read more about Vermeer here.
More New Updates!
Hi gang I have been hard at work updating things. For starters I did a big upgrade to our forum. It now has its own blog to go along with the forum. And as part of that I made a brand new theme for the … Continue readingMore New Updates!
New Art Museum!
Just a quick update about a new project. I am working on a free online art museum. There are only a few artists on it now but I will be adding a LOT more over the next couple of weeks. And of course more information … Continue readingNew Art Museum!
Art Of The Day – La Pietà – By Michelangelo
Today’s art of the day is La Pietà by Michelangelo.