Guest Blogger: ERIC DESCHAMPS

Hello. I am incredibly excited to be here on Muddy Colors and share a little of what I do. As a freelance illustrator and concept artist, I spend most of my time creating game art as well as character concept art for video games.Since much of this blog is dedicated to traditional painters, I thought I would talk about my process as a digital...

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Once upon a time...

Once upon a time artists would study under a master artist, adopt his technique, mix paint and learn how their teacher approached and dealt with the various commissions that came into his workshop. Sadly this method is no longer practiced in today's art colleges.When I first started out on my journey to become an artist, I didn’t have a...

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Marble Faux Finish

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3-D Wall Art!

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Beginnings & Endings

Leading up to my recent show at LeBasse Projects I had been working around the clock to finish up the paintings. After coming back from LA it was straight to Altoona, Pa for Illux Con. And currently, I'm house/dog sitting in NY for a cousin of mine. I have been doing nothing for the passed few weeks but absorbing other peoples art; galleries...

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Professional Framing & Happy Thanksgiving!

Ever since I started to attend conventions and exhibit original artwork in a public settings, I have always viewed framing as an integral part of promoting and advertising the quality of my work. In the context of exhibition, the frame is a physical extension of the artwork and for that reason I have always placed the greatest care and consideration...

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A Note on What´s Important

By Jesper EjsingI was drunk yesterday. Here in Denmark we have a tradition that goes like this: when Christmas time is around the corner, we get all together for Christmas lunches (meaning lots of old-fashioned greasy, meaty dishes and lots of alcohol) Well; this particular lunch happened to be with the guys at the studio, present and old...

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Painting a Series

-By Dan dos SantosOne of the great things about painting the covers to Science-Fiction and Fantasy novels, is that the genre tends to reap a lot of sequels and trilogies. The benefit of this is two-fold. Not only does this mean more reliable commissions (as an AD will rarely swap artists mid-series), but it also presents the Artist with...

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Rule of Thumb

Occasionally I'm asked for advice from artists fresh to the field (some of you who know me far too well are shaking your heads and muttering, "Those poor, misguided boobs"). Though I'm happy to blather about any number of things, I'm always quick to point out that a career in art isn't the same as baking a cake. There's no set recipe which,...

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The Mud of Venus, Part 2

"I can paint you the skin of Venus with mud, provided you let me surround it as I will."- Eugene DelacroixIn the first part of posting on this comment by Delacroix I dealt with the technical aspects of his work, this second part will deal with the business.A highly successful artists like Eugene Delacroix did not achieve such broad recognition...

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St. Patricks Day Coloring Pages

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Online Christmas Coloring Pages

Have online access over these coloring printables based on theme of Xmas full of happiness, cheer, celebration mood and pleasing feel to be part of Christmas holidays. All are free to surf these Online Christmas Coloring Pages showcasing different theme images of santa claus, reindeer, tree, candles, holly, berry and mor...

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Christmas Winter Coloring Pages

Enjoy the winter season of snowfall, ice, snowman, snow covered pine trees, fireplace and many other things of winter Xmas holidays by accessing any of these Christmas Winter Coloring Pages adding up sizzling cold feel of weather, winds, temperature and the warmth of fu...

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Christmas Decorations Coloring Pages

Decorate your home and Xmas tree with glittering hangings, balls, bells and other ornaments to create happy environment and mood of festive celebrations. Be part of these Christmas decorations coloring pages to bring that glowing beauty to your coloring book by best utilizing holidays in such creative activitie...

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Christmas Fairy Coloring Pages

Get in to the World of coloring sheets based on cute images, pictures and graphics of Xmas theme. Here, visitors are free to explore Christmas Fairy Coloring Pages to gift this cute gift of god to kids and children to fill colors in the blank fairie...

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Unknown angels, coloring-printables

I had the pleasure of meeting Jordu Schell the other day as he gave a wonderful presentation of his work, the field of special effects, as well as a sculpting demo to a massive audience At Rhode Island School of Design. I must confess I am a huge fan of Jordu, I love sculpting, love to see sculpture, love to learn the process (I am the annoying...

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Jesus Coloring Pages

Offer your words of prayers and worship to Jesus, God of Christianity on this holiday season of Xmas by letting your kids color Lord of Christ by accessing from here. Download Jesus Coloring Pages from here by clicking and saving for future usage. Even religious quotes could be written near the imag...

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"The Vanishing" photo ref

I was asked about my photo ref from my previous post. As you can see the figure in my final is fairly different. But the ref allows me to flesh out the piece and add in details and information that I think improve the piece greatly. I could try and make it all up from my head but even then I'm just referencing the vague images in my memory...

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