Awhile back, I talked about how I recorded two songs with David Lichtenstein. It’s funny. I’ve always thought it must be tough being the child of someone famous. You’re always living in their shadows. People will often compare you to them. For instance, I’d hate to be Walter Payton’s or Barry Sander’s sons. I of… Continue reading Artists I like – Roy Lichtenstein
Author: Roman
Pinup Artist. Composer. Writer.
When painting pinups, the magic happens…
When painting pinups, the magic happens in the initial sketch. Once you get good at sketching, everything else just falls in place. In the old days, artists took anatomy classes and dissected bodies. I won’t go that far. However, I strongly recommend that you know bodies very well. I’m a damn good masseuse and also… Continue reading When painting pinups, the magic happens…
How to deal with distractions
Distractions. Nowadays, it seems like we have more than we’ve ever had before. Before, we had the telephone and the television. And that was it. If nobody called and nothing was on TV, you got shit done. So much easier to have a creative mindset back then. Note that I wrote this article mainly for… Continue reading How to deal with distractions
Why I prefer hot press paper
I personally prefer hot press watercolor paper. Why? Because the bread and butter of my art are not the colors. It’s the drawing under the colors. Hot press watercolor paper is the most smooth, and the easiest to draw on. If you’re wondering the difference between the two papers, cold press paper has a bumpier… Continue reading Why I prefer hot press paper
Artists I like – Francisco Goya
Francisco Goya isn’t my favorite artist of all-time. I’m writing about him first in my Artists I like series because he’s the very first non-American artist I studied in real life. My wife and I have a hard rule. Every year, we have to leave the country to a country we haven’t been to before.… Continue reading Artists I like – Francisco Goya