I just ordered some books collecting the sketches of Kim Jong Gi, a phenomenally talented draftsman. Below is a 75 minute demo of the artist at work. I may be mistaken, but I think this is all stream of consciousness drawi...
Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Monday, 30 July 2012
by Arnie FennerA new record price for an original piece of American comic art was set last week when Todd McFarlane's cover to The Amazing Spider-Man #328 sold at the Heritage auction for $657, 250. Still shy of matching the amount paid last year for a piece of comic art, period (see below), it is nevertheless a staggering sum.If you've watched pen & ink pages by John Romita, Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby & Co. sell for prices ranging from a few...
Sunday, 29 July 2012
A while back we mentioned that Rebecca Guay, the brains behind the Illustration Master Class, was starting a new online mentorship program called smART School. The roster of instructors is very impressive, and includes Muddy Color's very own Eric Fortune.Apparently, the program has been received quite well, as just there are literally just a few seats left. So if you were debating whether or not to sign up for the mentorship with Eric Fortune......
Friday, 27 July 2012
-Tim BrucknerLet’s say you’re a 2D artist. Well, you my friend are the Supreme Master of Your Universe. You decree the time of day. Location is yours to decide, be it under the sea, on a distant planet, an endless desert or a Starbucks. The light bends at your desire; blinding sun, dappled shadows, the brooding gloom of a cloud sliced moon or the humming neon of an office cubicle. Time? Your call. Pick a century. Make up a century! In your Universe,...
Fairy Tales With a TwistHey everybody my name is Vanja Todoric, and I will be your guest bloger for today.First of all I would like to thank Petar Meseldzija, the man who most certainly was one of my biggest role models while growing up, for giving me a chance to share some of my thoughts with you.When Petar asked me to be a guest on Muddy Colors, the first idea that came to my mind was to write about the technique, and technical process I...
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Thursday, 26 July 2012
By DonatoComic-Con opening night when it wasn't that crowded!Well, another year has past and another crazy five days spent at the San Diego Comic-Con!I have been attending the event for over 12 years now and while each year gets easier to pack and mentally prepare for the convention, the professional atmosphere on the main floor seems to diminish. While I am making as many business dealings as ever, the shear mass of humanity that fills the...
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Gregory ManchessLast week, I taught a class on painting at the Norman Rockwell Museum. It was the third time I’ve held a workshop there and it was a full class at eighteen painters. It was a bit difficult for everyone to see the model, but we adjusted well enough.We loosened up the first day working quickly from the live model, and then, in order to give the entire class the full advantage of working from the same angle, I photographed her in a new...
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
By Justin GerardSo I have been busy working on some new imagery for DragonCon 2012. I will have a booth there (as will fellow Muddy, Dan Dos Santos.) If you will be attending, stop by and say hello. It will be my first year at the convention, and I want to make a good impression. So I canned my original idea of Ninjas vs. Bears, it seeming out of place for this event, and went with something more traditional. (I am not ruling out Ninjas vs. Bears...
Monday, 23 July 2012
For years, I've only offered prints for sale at conventions, or through third-party vendors, making it pretty difficult for the average person to their hands get one. This is mostly because the notion of fulfilling online orders all day in a cramped studio just never appealed to me. But I've gotten a bit more organized recently, and have a really fantastic assistant now, so I finally set up my website to take orders. The first, of what will...
Sunday, 22 July 2012
By Paolo RiveraMythos: X-Men, Page 8. 2005. Oil on board, 16 × 24″.I've been a Muddy reader since the blog's inception, so it's a great honor to be a contributing artist. My favorite posts have always been about process, so I thought an appropriate introduction to my work should involve just that. Specifically, my first few posts will explore the series of styles and media I've employed over the years, as well as the reasons for shifting...
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