“Learning is the only power that grows stronger the more it’s shared.” In a world obsessed with speed, strength, and certainty, it’s easy to forget the quiet magic that built every great civilization — the ability to learn. Not the classroom kind, but the kind that hums beneath everything alive. Learning is the original superpower — invisible, Continue Reading
64 Composition Arrangements for Artists and Graphic Designers
“To do it is not to learn it. To do it again and again is the learning process." — Fred Griffin, PNW artist, instructor at Burnley School of Art, and Cornish Fine Art, Seattle, WA and creator of the Fred Griffin Design Code The previous lesson described Perspective and all variations. This 11th and final tutorial, 64 Compositional Arrangements in Design Continue Reading
Perspective Variations in Design
“Aerial perspective has nothing to do with line, but concerns tones and colours, by the delicate manipulation of which an artist can suggest infinite distance. —Walter J. Phillips The previous tutorial covered a general overview of the Frame Composition and eight variations. This art design tutorial describes the Perspective Device plus all the Continue Reading
Practicing Art While Developing Intuition Makes Us Smarter
"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift, and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift." - Albert Einstein In her seminal book, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, Betty Edwards illustrates how engaging the brain's right hemisphere—responsible for visual and spatial Continue Reading