I earned a BFA at university, but I could never relate to the "fine art" mentality AT ALL. Luckily I took a concentration in graphic design and those classes were much more aligned with my strengths. I worked in graphic design for eleven years. Now I'm going to study my desire from childhood, illustration, what was often called back then "commercial art." I'm very impressed with the instruction here and the level of work you all are showing.
I'm a fan of all kaiju ... really sorry to have missed the Godzilla challenge! Maybe I'll do it anyway.

@bradyblack

I like to use an underpainting, that is, tint the entire sheet of paper. I find it gives a cohesive look to the color added on top of it. Best to use a staining or semi-staining color so that it is unlikely to lift and mix with painting colors. This only works if you are mask out the whites before adding the tinting wash OR you don't care about holding out pure whites. Because that tinting wash is going to be your lightest light (unless you use white gouache). The tint can be graded, too, from a tint to white on the page, or from one color tint blended into a second color.

Thank you, everyone who greeted me! It means a lot. It might take a bit for me to work up the nerve to share some work, so bear with me. This seems to be a very encouraging and positive group.

Hi Aaron, I think you'll really like the classes.

@bradyblack

I like to use an underpainting, that is, tint the entire sheet of paper. I find it gives a cohesive look to the color added on top of it. Best to use a staining or semi-staining color so that it is unlikely to lift and mix with painting colors. This only works if you are mask out the whites before adding the tinting wash OR you don't care about holding out pure whites. Because that tinting wash is going to be your lightest light (unless you use white gouache). The tint can be graded, too, from a tint to white on the page, or from one color tint blended into a second color.

Excellent! Charley Parker has chosen some nice examples of Will's work AND there's a link to SVS Learn, too.

Consider this a plug for Lines and Colors which is a wonderful resource for aspiring illustrators.

Hi Aaron, I think you'll really like the classes.

Thank you, everyone who greeted me! It means a lot. It might take a bit for me to work up the nerve to share some work, so bear with me. This seems to be a very encouraging and positive group.

I earned a BFA at university, but I could never relate to the "fine art" mentality AT ALL. Luckily I took a concentration in graphic design and those classes were much more aligned with my strengths. I worked in graphic design for eleven years. Now I'm going to study my desire from childhood, illustration, what was often called back then "commercial art." I'm very impressed with the instruction here and the level of work you all are showing.
I'm a fan of all kaiju ... really sorry to have missed the Godzilla challenge! Maybe I'll do it anyway.