jeffmiracolaIn this video I create an acrylic painting on the backside of a Magic: the Gathering card. However, this is a special M:TG card. It's called an artist proof and is only given to the artists that work on Magic: the Gathering.
FYI, our second annual Fantasy Art Workshop Illustration Intensive 5-day workshop is coming up this June 17-21, 2019 and takes place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at Alverno College. If you want to get in-person instruction from me and a bunch of other amazing artists, you should head over to http://www.illustrationintensive.com
Our guests include:
Thomas Blackshear II (Artist Guest of Honor) SooJin Buzelli (Art Director Guest of Honor) Mark Nelson (Guest Faculty) Howard Lyon (Guest Faculty) Aaron Miller (Core Faculty) Steve Prescott (Core Faculty) Jeff Miracola (Core Faculty) Jeszika Le Vye (Guest Artist) Tony Moy (Guest Artist) Melissa Sue Stanley (Studio Assistant)
Deadline to sign up is May 13, 2019. Only a partial payment is needed to secure your spot. Housing and food for the entire week is included in registration cost. We also offer a student discount :-)
Acrylic Painting on a Magic: the Gathering Artist Proof by Jeff Miracolajeffmiracola2019-01-20 | In this video I create an acrylic painting on the backside of a Magic: the Gathering card. However, this is a special M:TG card. It's called an artist proof and is only given to the artists that work on Magic: the Gathering.
FYI, our second annual Fantasy Art Workshop Illustration Intensive 5-day workshop is coming up this June 17-21, 2019 and takes place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at Alverno College. If you want to get in-person instruction from me and a bunch of other amazing artists, you should head over to http://www.illustrationintensive.com
Our guests include:
Thomas Blackshear II (Artist Guest of Honor) SooJin Buzelli (Art Director Guest of Honor) Mark Nelson (Guest Faculty) Howard Lyon (Guest Faculty) Aaron Miller (Core Faculty) Steve Prescott (Core Faculty) Jeff Miracola (Core Faculty) Jeszika Le Vye (Guest Artist) Tony Moy (Guest Artist) Melissa Sue Stanley (Studio Assistant)
Deadline to sign up is May 13, 2019. Only a partial payment is needed to secure your spot. Housing and food for the entire week is included in registration cost. We also offer a student discount :-)
Here's a drawing of Captain Phasma I made during my buddy Aaron Miller's Figurative Illustration Workshop a few years ago.
Special thanks to Rowen Monks (model and costume), J.R Monks, and Aaron Miller for making this all happen. A super thanks to my wife, Silvia, for filming.
I used a Loew-Cornell brush for the larger strokes, a Pentel Fude Medium Brush Pen for the smaller strokes, a toothbrush for splattering, and a Pentel White Ink Brush Pen for highlights.
Here's another "no pencil sketch" ink drawing. This one is done with a Size 1 Round Watercolor brush on the title page of my new art book, Miracola Ink Drawings: Volume One which features hundreds of my ink drawings.
You can pick up a copy of my art book, which comes signed by me and with two free art prints (while supplies last), here:
Challenge yourself! Try creating an ink drawing without doing any pencil sketch first. It's okay if your drawing doesn't turn out well. Not all of mine do either and I've been doing this for 26 years! :-)
Here's a quick, no pencil sketch, ink drawing done with a menso brush on the title page of my new art book, Miracola Ink Drawings: Volume One which features hundreds of my ink drawings.
You can pick up a copy of my art book, which comes signed by me and with two free art prints (while supplies last), here:
Want a more detailed look at my ink drawing techniques? I have an over 3 hour long video for sale at Gumroad where I walk through the creation of multiple pieces and also give you loads of info about the inks, paper, and tools I use, plus so much more.
I have a new art book out called "Miracola: Ink Drawings - Volume One" that has 160 pages containing hundreds of ink drawings. Available now at www.threepointspublishing.com or Amazon.com
If you purchase the book from http://www.ThreePointsPublishing.com, it will be signed by me and come with two free art prints (while supplies last).
If you'd like to learn, in detail, about my oil painting process, consider purchasing my "Fantasy Art Workshop's Oil Painting Techniques" video (in DVD or Digital Download format). It has over 6.5 hours of content. Visit http://www.threepointspublishing.com/shop
If you want to get in-person instruction from me and a group of other professional illustrators, consider attending this workshop that my wife and I have created: http://www.illustrationintensive.com
Beebles are tiny, mischievous creatures I created back in the 1990's. They first appeared on an illustration I did for the cover of Duelist Magazine. The team at Magic the Gathering saw the creatures, liked them, and asked if they could include them in the card game. I said yes, and over the years they have appeared on numerous Magic the Gathering cards, all but one illustrated by me. With the release of Unsanctioned, the Beebles have now become a Legendary Planeswalker.
The original, 24"x36" painting is being auctioned (ends Monday, February 3, 2020 at 10pm Central Time) here:
For a full week you'll get one-on-one instruction from an award-winning faculty with decades of experience in fantasy gaming, video games, editorial, conceptual art, children’s books, and more.
Get in-person instruction from me and an incredible list of other faculty and guests at Fantasy Art Workshop's Illustration Intensive, which is run by myself and my wife. Learn more at: http://www.illustrationintensive.com
Come join us for five intense days of illustration goodness. Our guests and faculty include:
Thomas Blackshear II (Artist Guest of Honor) SooJin Buzelli (Art Director Guest of Honor) Mark Nelson (Guest Faculty) Howard Lyon (Guest Faculty) Jeff Miracola (Faculty) Aaron Miller (Faculty) Steve Prescott (Faculty) Jeszika Le Vye (Guest Artist) Tony Moy (Guest Artist)
Students discounts. Limited spots left. Sign up deadline is May 13, 2019.
If you’re an artist or lover of 19th Century French art, this is a must-see show. Hop on a plane, jump in a car, do what you have to do to come see this show because there may never be another show like this again. The exhibit features over forty paintings by French academic painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905).
I am not affiliated with the Milwaukee Art Museum. My wife and I put this video together to share our experience with you and promote the museum that I have been visiting since I was a child. I have very fond memories of the Milwaukee Art Museum and would love as many people as possible to see the incredible collection of art they have. If you can’t visit the Milwaukee Art Museum, please visit and support your local art museums.
Thank you Milwaukee Art Museum and Memphis Brooks Museum of Art for making “Bouguereau & America” a reality.
Sincerely,
Jeff Miracola Get in-person instruction from me and other professional illustrators. Attend the Illustration Intensive Workshop my wife and I created! Learn more at: http://www.illustrationintensive.com
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Thank you to the following musicians for the use of their music:
Get in-person instruction from me and other professional illustrators during the 5-day workshop created by my me and my wife. The Illustration Intensive takes place June 17-21, 2019 in Milwaukee, WI at Alverno College. Registration includes all food and housing. Check out our website for a complete list of guests and faculty.
Registration is now open. We offer a student discount :-)
I love putting all kinds of textures into my paintings. And I don’t just use a brush and painting knife to do so. I have a stable of unusual tools for creating unique textures and am happy to share some of those tools with you in this video.
This video was posted to the Muddy Colors website at the beginning of October 2018, so the message about Inktober is outdated since it is now November 2018. However, the message about challenging yourself is timeless. I did manage to do Inktober drawings 17 days out of the 31 days in October. And for each ink drawing I did no pencil sketch or prep work. It was absolutely a challenge for me. You may have seen me posting those videos, too.
So make sure you do something to challenge yourself with your art. Experiment and be ok with making mistakes. It's how we grow as artists.
If you’ve created a painting on a surface that needed taped borders to either hold down the painting surface or because you wanted clean edges to your final painting, then you know how exciting removing that tape can be. In this video I share a deceptively simple art tip that will help you to not ruin your painting as you remove your taped borders.
ONLY 5 DAYS LEFT to get my Ink Drawing Techniques DVD & Art Book through my Kickstarter campaign. We reached the third stretch goal, so anyone that pledges for a reward level that includes the art book will receive a second FREE art print now :-) Please head over there and pre-order my new in-depth inking video and/or art book. I deeply appreciate your support.
Only six days left to support my Ink Drawing Techniques DVD & Art Book Kickstarter campaign. We're close to reaching our third stretch goal. Once we reach that goal, every backer that pledges to get the art book gets another FREE, signed art print. Please head over there and pre-order my new in-depth inking video and/or art book. I deeply appreciate your support.
Check out my Ink Drawing Techniques DVD & Art Book Kickstarter campaign. It's still going strong :-) Please head over there and pre-order my new in-depth inking video and/or art book. I deeply appreciate your support.
Check out my Ink Drawing Techniques DVD & Art Book Kickstarter campaign. It's still going strong :-) Please head over there and pre-order my new in-depth inking video and/or art book. I deeply appreciate your support.
Check out my Ink Drawing Techniques DVD & Art Book Kickstarter campaign. It's still going strong :-) Please head over there and pre-order my new in-depth inking video and/or art book. I deeply appreciate your support.
I did this piece during my live stream this morning :-)
Check out my Ink Drawing Techniques DVD & Art Book Kickstarter campaign. It's still going strong :-) Please head over there and pre-order my new in-depth inking video and/or art book. I deeply appreciate your support.
Check out my Ink Drawing Techniques DVD & Art Book Kickstarter campaign. It's still going strong :-) Please head over there and pre-order my new in-depth inking video and/or art book. I deeply appreciate your support.
Also, join me for a Live Stream Event Ink Drawing Demo and Q&A on Wednesday, October 10th at 11am Central Time. Subscribe at the following link so you know when it goes live. You can also submit questions early at this link, which I encourage you to do. But my wife, Silvia, will also be moderating.
Check out my Ink Drawing Techniques DVD & Art Book Kickstarter campaign. We've passed our first stretch goal :-) Please head over there and pre-order my new in-depth inking video and/or art book. I deeply appreciate your support.
Also, join me for a Live Stream Event Ink Drawing Demo and Q&A on Wednesday, October 10th at 11am Central Time. Subscribe at the following link so you know when it goes live. You can also submit questions early at this link, which I encourage you to do. But my wife, Silvia, will also be moderating.
Check out my Ink Drawing Techniques DVD & Art Book Kickstarter campaign. It's still going strong :-) Please head over there and pre-order my new in-depth inking video and/or art book. I deeply appreciate your support.
Also, join me for a Live Stream Event Ink Drawing Demo and Q&A on Wednesday, October 10th at 11am Central Time. Subscribe at the following link so you know when it goes live. You can also submit questions early at this link, which I encourage you to do. But my wife, Silvia, will also be moderating.
Check out my Ink Drawing Techniques DVD & Art Book Kickstarter campaign. It's still going strong :-) Please head over there and pre-order my new in-depth inking video and/or art book. I deeply appreciate your support.
Check out my Ink Drawing Techniques DVD & Art Book Kickstarter campaign. It's still going strong :-) Please head over there and pre-order my new in-depth inking video and/or art book. I deeply appreciate your support.
Check out my Ink Drawing Techniques DVD & Art Book Kickstarter campaign. It's still going strong :-) Please head over there and pre-order my new in-depth inking video and/or art book. I deeply appreciate your support.
Check out my Ink Drawing Techniques DVD & Art Book Kickstarter campaign. It's still going strong. I added stretch goals! Please head over there and pre-order my new in-depth inking video and/or art book. I deeply appreciate your support.
Also, my Ink Drawing Techniques DVD & Art Book Kickstarter campaign got funded overnight! I'll be gathering my thoughts on stretch goals today. Please head over there and pre-order my new in-depth inking video and/or art book. I deeply appreciate your support.
Also, my Ink Drawing Techniques DVD/Video & Art Book Kickstarter campaign is NOW LIVE! Please head over there and pre-order my new in-depth inking video and/or art book. I deeply appreciate your support.
My Ink Drawing Techniques DVD & Art Book Kickstarter campaign goes live tomorrow, October 1, 2018 at 10am Central Time. Please check it out and consider joining me to make this project a reality.
MUSIC: "Ticker" by Silent PartnerZombie Ink Drawing on a Tortilla by Fantasy Artist Jeff Miracolajeffmiracola2018-09-29 | What to do with a defective tortilla? Draw a zombie on it of course :-)