art of jim coffin

drawings from the conservatory

walk textures

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"Big Byrd" Richard E Byrd was one of the first people to fly over Antarctica in 1927. I wanted to capture how crazy that must have felt for the residents already living there... This was a final demo for my Sketching With Purpose 2 students. We investigated how sketching skills can be used to prepare for an ambitious illustration. Before beginning this painting, I did thorough studies of the subject matter and a lot of thumbnails and reference gathering. By the time I started my final draft, I was able to work mostly from imagination and invent what I needed to suit my narrative. Class registration opens soon, get on my mailing list to be the first to know! I've got a 20 minute painting timelapse with commentary on my youtube!

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dunno why the cameras got all blurry for this scene

moka pot study

Going to start regularly uploading these informative draw-alongs! Check it out if you want to get better at sketching.

Knight's Favor Ink 2024