Sometimes the photo reference is more entertaining than the final painting. I'm posing as Arthur Denison. From Dinotopia: Journey t...

I have a nephew with Down Syndrome, and I once sat beside him and drew pictures.  I don't get to see him too often, but the last tim...

The way artists painted running horses changed forever once artists saw photos by pioneering photographer Edweard Muybridge. ...

I'm not going to write a whole treatise on the "line of action" because the veteran Disney animator Preston Blair already di...

Rob Legato creates visual effects for big-budget movies. ( Video link ) In this TED talk, he shares how he created effects sequences for...

Soft robots make use of pliable structures instead of hard forms like gears, pistons, and hinges. ( Video link ) Engineers can now design...

There's just a week left of the exhibit " At the Edge: Art of the Fantastic " at the Allentown Art Museum in Pennsylvania. Th...

The worldwide artist network known as Bluecanvas has just released an exclusive interview that I did with them. ( Video Link ) The interv...

One way to define the contour of a landscape is by means of cast shadows. In late afternoon, the shadows from trees or utility poles wrap o...

Blog reader Amber Wallin recommends the museum exhibition Alphonse Mucha: Inspirations of Art Nouveau   at the National Czech & Slova...