All of the films by Laika Animation have "Art of" books available, including Paranorman, Boxtrolls, and Kubo . But their first f...

Frederic Edwin Church had the ability, even in a small field study, to capture a lot of convincing detail and texture, working quickly over ...

  Donkeys are very friendly and sweet, but it’s hard to sketch when you’re in there with them.

Cell phones occupy so much of people’s attention that they hold still and they don’t notice you sketching them. I paint this guy in a New Y...

 When light comes from the farther, foreshortened, or “short” side of the face it's called "short" lighting.  It’s still three...

In today's Substack post I paint a street scene where the goal is to capture the feeling of objects against a bright sky.   The techniq...

  Getting the best light on your artwork while sketching outdoors makes a huge difference. Ideally you want soft, diffused white sunlight at...

Lilias Trotter’s mentor, John Ruskin, said that if she stuck with it, she could become the “greatest living painter” and create immortal wor...

Let’s consider three essential factors: Aptitude, Interest, and Market, which you can remember with the word “AIM. *AIM diagram by James Gur...

My Dinotopia books are intended for all ages, but my favorite readers are between ages 8 and 18. That’s the age where their brains are almo...