Art blogsTwitter series Roundup: 21 - 40

#coolartblogs 21 to 40

40http://benmauro.blogspot.com/
39 http://dc-concept.blogspot.com/
38 http://leontinegreenberg.tumblr.com/
37 http://www.lewistrondheim.com/blog/
36 http://www.travislouie.blogspot.com/
35 http://cameronstewart.blogspot.com/
34 http://karinjurick.blogspot.com/
33http://www.creaturespot.com/
32 http://www.tomgauld.com/
31 http://www.antoniocaparo.com/
30 http://nathanfowkes.blogspot.com
29 http://www.sketchwich.com
28 http://www.sarahmensinga.blogspot.com
27 http://www.conceptsofalex.com
26 http://armandserrano.blogspot.com
25 http://mattiasa.blogspot.com
24 http://sparthconstruct.blogspot.com
23 http://dan-may.com
22 http://www.allisonsommers.com
21 http://www.mattstewartartblog.blogspot.com


I am still on the lookout for more artist blogs for the next series on Twitter. If you have an art blog or would like to suggest a good one for my next series, leave the link in the comments here or tweet me on Twitter @fossfor66

Francis Vallejo - Ink Techniques video

Art blogsTwitter series Roundup: 1 - 20

#coolartblogs 1 to 20

http://gregbroadmore.blogspot.com/
http://sketchsam.blogspot.com/
http://edlisketch.blogspot.com/
http://darktreestudios.blogspot.com/
http://fabien-m.blogspot.com/
http://aqualelis.blogspot.com/
http://gorillaartfare.com/
http://lungbug.blogspot.com/
http://crayonboxofdoom.blogspot.com/
http://ecartez-vous-jarrive.blogspot.com/
http://johnkenn.blogspot.com/
http://joebeale.blogspot.com/
http://chloepaintings.blogspot.com/
http://didyoudrinkmybeer.blogspot.com/
http://benpowis.net/afar/
http://www.jonathanburtonblog.net/
http://mikelaughead.blogspot.com/
http://tiffanyprothero.blogspot.com/
http://stlewis.blogspot.com

I am looking for more artist blogs to tweet about. If you have an art blog or would like to suggest a good one for my next series on Twitter leave the link in the comments here or DM me on Twitter @fossfor66

Wheel of Time - Lord of Chaos Painting by Greg Manchess

The Art Center: get some advice from the experts

'The Art Center is a brand new place where Artists will share Ideas, Tips, and Tutorials. It will quickly grow both in content and artists from all the different art mediums. The Art Center will be a sister site to the Character Design blog'
This is a relatively new site but already has many fascinating posts full of advice about drawing and design written by pro artists. You can follow this blog on Twitter to be sure not to miss any great tidbits.

Imagine FX new issue out now

The latest Imagine FX mag has some good stuff this month.There's an article on how to make up a good portfolio, some interesting workshops including 'paint smarter, not harder' and another of their series of development sheets for game concept art.

An article titled' Photoshop vs Painter' takes on this endless argument, which I think is a futile one since they are both useful for different purposes. Anyway the contest ends in a draw here which makes sense. It is worth reading this article though if you are not familiar with one or either of the big P's, as they use 10 good examples to show how and when to choose Photoshop over Painter or vice versa.

3 Art podcasts not to miss

I am a podcast addict and recently came across some really good art pods via Twitter:
Escape from Illustration island podcast
Chris Oatley artcast
Art and story podcast

the guys who do these podcasts also have super sites so have a look at them while you listen to their pods.

Mike Dutton One Swoop Fell video

One Swoop Fell is a fantastic webcomic made by Mike Dutton. It is one of the best webcomics out there by far, really well drawn with beautiful backgrounds. The story is poetic and sometimes dreamy but also funny and exciting. Something about it reminds of Miyazaki so I was not really surprised to read that he took part in the Totorro Forest Project
There is a film on Vimeo of Mike drawing an episode, I especially loved the inking part of this.

Nic Klein Takes Us Inside His Process

Nic Klein shows his process for painting Viking, a new series for Image comics in this interesting little article. He must work really fast to do two of these a month. I really like the mixture of an acrylic monotone base and digital colours.
I wrote about Nic a while ago on this blog.

Hobbit paintings by Justin Gerard

Justin Gerard is an illustrator I had not heard of before I came across his blog where he has some fantastic paintings illustrating the Hobbit. He works on paper with watercolours and then continues the pieces digitally. I think he manages to get the best of both techniques this way when you see the great results.
He has posted the process of the Battle of the Five armies and explains why this scene is so exciting to paint. If you are a Tolkien fan like me you must see these paintings and even if you're not they're still stunning.
There is also an interview on the excellent Tor Sf and fantasy site.

Right or left brain quiz for artists

This quiz made me chuckle as the some of the questions seem a bit obvious, but I tried to answer honestly and got a score of 70 % in favor of being right brained. This was surprising as I thought it would be the opposite, so maybe it's quite a clever quiz after all.
Have a go and leave me a comment with your score, I would like to know what sort of brains read this blog!

Work process by Alon

Alon's Art Work blog has a very interesting process of how he painted this fantastic Waterfall castle. He shows how he to use photocomposition, 3D models and matte painting to bring all it all together.

Dan Blomberg

Dan Blomberg is a concept artist who lives in Spain. His sketchy style and vibrant colours remind me of Goro Fujita and Craig Mullins. There are some fantastic images on his website, and be sure to visit the sketches section.

David Kassan

I recently started seeing references to this artist all over the place. His work is amazing, I like the drawings even more than the paintings, especially this self portrait. I think it shows how hard this man must work, he looks exhausted.
There is also a video of a 3 hour drawing condensed into 7 minutes. It is low res but still gives a pretty good idea of how he works. Have a look at his website and blog to see more.

Making fairy tales on Youtube

Pj Lynch is an Irish illustrator who has an interesting Youtube channel. I especially liked watching 'Making fairy tales part 2', in this video he shows us how he paints a very nice fire -breathing dragon, from the sketch to the final watercolor.

Kristin Elder : demo

Kristin Elder paints beautiful intricate watercolors. She has posted a work process on her site so you can see her progress from a doodle to this amazing finished painting.

Color vision and Art

Color vision and Art is a site about color theory and the way we see and respond to color. It is fun to read and concise without being simplistic. There are also interactive examples so you can experiment with certain effects for yourself. I wondered who wrote all this and then found a credits page with art historians and neuro biologists. It's well worth a visit.
This site led me to another interesting one called Causes of Color. this goes into detail about why things are a certain color. Some of this involves a lot of physics which gets a bit complicated (well for me, anyway) but it's still fascinating.

My Drawing day favorites on Flickr

June 7 was Drawing Day. These are my favorite entries from the Flickr site. My effort is the monkeystack at the bottom! Click on the images to go to the artist's Flickr galleries.

Moira Hahn

I love the paintings of Moira Hahn, particularly her series from 2006-2007 which seem to combine many of my favorite things. They are watercolors that resemble Japanse prints with fantastic animal characters, cats, tigers ,fish , owls and many others. The colors are glowing and very beautiful. This one is called 'Food Fight'.

Kim Cogan

Kim Cogan paints beautiful cityscapes of his native San Francisco and New York City.
What I like about these images is the way some parts are sharp and others blurry which is often the way you really see a busy street or buildings. When you look at a scene with so much detail you can't take it all in so most of what you see is out of focus and only parts will be clearly detailed.
The various types of light are also very well done, the contrast of neons and bright windows against the glowing night skies of a city.
Kim also has some good photos on his blog. He also has a website.