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Prepare a sketch for scratchboard
With this sketch I took some inspiration from the architecture of a catholic church I passed while on a family outing. The church is tall, yet simple. My drawing doesn’t look much like the church, but...
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Russ McMullin – Church on Agave Hill
My work schedule has been brutal, but I finally found time to finish this piece. My opportunities to do illustration are few these days and this project is one I did for fun. The church is loosely...
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Russ McMullin – Teddy at the Table
Another “just for fun” piece. This is based on a sketch I did a long time ago. It’s more of a conceptual still life than a story—an exercise in composition, light, and value. The rendering is pretty...
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Jeff Gregory – And I saw a pale horse….
According to the site, this is digital scratchboard. It looks like the real thing. This image is part of a larger piece. I actually like the composition of the cropped close-up.
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My entries for the ISSA Exhibition
The International Society of Scratchboard Artists just happens to be having their 3rd Annual Juried Exhibition in the town where I live—Cary, North Carolina. The show starts Friday, June 27, and runs...
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If you show it, why not show it off?
Looking through online artist portfolios, it’s common to see small images that don’t give the viewer a full appreciation of the work. In those situations I find myself wondering why the artist chose to...
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Roadside lily in scratchboard
I was going to take some work-in-progress shots of this, and then got too focused on trying to finish. The reference comes from some huge lilies that were growing up the street a while back. The light...
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Russ McMullin – Owls, tree, and stars – progress and finish
My latest scratchboard is more illustrative than realistic. For it I borrowed the basic design of an owl that my sister burned into a wooden spoon. I wasn’t trying to achieve realism, but I wanted to...
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Every so often I return to Brian Gallagher’s illustration blog, and I’m always captivated by his handling of buildings. I like how the rendering is actually fairly simple, but they really convey a lot...
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