Video - Drawing of a Male Portrait by David Kassan

Watch David Kassan drawing a male portrait using PanPastel. Time lapse from a live webcast film on 2.15.11 in NYC. Please visit David's website and You Tube to see more of his work.


Loki (sketch card from Dangerous Divas) By Melike Acar

This is one of Melike Acar's sketch cards from the Rittenhouse Archives' Marvel Dangerous Divas trading card set.


The following images shows the step-by-step using pencil, ink, and markers. 


Thank you Melike Acar for, again, letting us share your amazing talent! Please visit her facebook page. :)

Red Skull ATC (Artist Trading Card) By MARLO

MARLO shows us how to make an ATC (Artist Trading Card) with a cut-out. MARLO used a recycled cardboard, pencil, white gel pen, copic markers, ruler, and an x-acto knife. See more of MARLO's work here.


How To Carve A Basswood Bottle Stopper by Bob Stuart Of OLD MAN CARVINGS

Bob Stuart of OLD MAN CARVINGS shows us how to carve a basswood bottle stopper. Thank you Bob for giving us the permission to share your awesome talent! Please visit OLD MAN CARVINGS to see more amazing carvings.

Cut Basswood to 2" sq. x 4" long.

Drill a hole for the sealing cork.

Shaping the Basswood block with a carving knife.

 More shaping of the Basswood block with a carving knife.

Bob's still at it :)

Shaping and Outline completed.

Detail power carving with a flexible shaft foredom and burr.

 Power carving the details.

Detail carving's completed.

Wood stain applied.

 Multiple coats of Marine grade Urethane applied.

 Sealing cork added.

 Completed Basswood Bottle Stopper with display base.


ACEO Of Chewbacca From Star Wars By Jeff Lafferty

"I'm Jeff Lafferty and I draw ACEO sketch cards. Here's a short video about how I create my sketch cards and some of my thoughts about what I do."  ~Jeff Lafferty




Sketch Cards From Pencil To Color By Nestor Celario

Nestor "JesterretseJ" Celario is a freelance illustrator from the Philippines.
Here you see the progression of two Artist Proofs from the Marvel 2012 Greatest Heroes Trading Cards set from pencils to inks to fully colored. You can find more of Nestor's work on his facebook page.





Painting "Hang Among The Stars" By Laurie Maves

Laurie Maves is a Denver artist who strives to live her life with purpose and meaning. She loves doing commissioned artwork and live paintings. Laurie was commissioned by the Denver band, I'm With Her, to create their CD album cover. Thank you for the permission to share your work, Laurie! :)

"I am here on this planet to make your painting." ~Laurie Maves



How To… Make a Polymer Sculpture By Lisa Marie Owens

Lisa Marie Owens is an artist. She sculpts her passion… FAIRIES. Today's installment is her step-by-step of male fairy Phileurus. The descriptions were written by Lisa. To find more of her sculptures please visit her SHOP. Thank you Lisa for giving us permission to share your process of making Phileurus' sculpture.  :)

1. The armature, about 6 ½" miniature sculpt.
2. Working on the under armature.
3. I like to do the upper body first, adding to the arms, then I smooth it over.
4. I like to play out the shape of the face before I attach, then details come out later.

5. Head is on and sculpting the neck. More clay add to the torso and hip area and arms smoothed out.
6. Details are made to back and rear, adding the legs now. I build up under the rear to make the thighs.
7. Adding more clay to torso, building up the chest and doing some shape to arms.
8. Adding to the legs, lots of smoothing.

9. Same to the backside, adding and smoothing.
10. Shaping and smoothing to torso, waist and things. No he will not be anatomically correct. lol
11. More details and smoothing.
12. And the back side as well.

13. Working on the feet now, I usually do the shape of the foot, attach, carve away excessive clay and add where it's needed.
14. Feet and hands are not my specialty but I make it work. :)
15. I always add a thicker wire in the legs. I usually do this before I sculpt the feet and shape the legs but it's been a long day. HAHA!!
16. More chest and face details.

17.Working on the hands.
18. I attach at the wrists and smooth.
19. More face details. Hands are now on.
20. Making the hole for the wings.

21. Fitting him with real Hercules Beetle wings.
22. After the first fire I sculpt the ears.
23. I sand the legs and some other areas as needed. Because of the sculpt size and small details I don't sand too much.
24. Ears and sanding before the second fire.

25. After firing, I smooth him down with light acetone all over, then I rinse him off under water and dry.
26. Getting ready for blushing the body.
27. Body finished, testing out a stand for him.
28. Hand painting eyes using acrylics.

29. I add mod podge to the paint for a glossy finish.
30. After the painting, I move on to the hair. This is brown tibetan lambs hair.
31. I add small sections at a time.
32. A little goes a long way.

33. A rustic braid for a forest fairy.
34. Hair is wet here. I will let it dry naturally. Next will be the stand and his clothing.
35. Starting with the clothes.
36...

37 - 40. Worked on the clothing and finished up with all the details.

Finished product.
MidDreamers 6 ½" One Of A Kind Male Fairy by Lisa Marie Owens