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April, 2016

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TRANSFERRING YOUR ARTWORK

April 26, 2016 / by Dave Messing / Advice & Art Tips, Art Mediums & Product Spotlight

“No amount of shading, color, or detail will ever offset poor structure or poor cropping” … Me. So here you are, about to draw a portrait, and with your reference photo and pencil in hand you find yourself starring at the photo that’s loaded with colors, values, lines and shades. Next, you look at your […]

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FIVE STAGES OF CREATION

April 4, 2016 / by Dave Messing / Advice & Art Tips

  There is no doubt that the many stages of creation can be and are different with every artist. For me, there seems to be five stages. INSPIRATION. Sometimes I will hang-on to an idea for months or years before the idea is revisited. One example is my sculpture, “Corvus”.  I saw a huge, black […]

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