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True Blood 5 Minute Portraits

Posted on June 12, 2012 by mrlich

Another quick portrait collection – this time it’s Tara, Eric, and Jessica from HBO’s True Blood. This was tonight’s warm up work.

Tagged with: 5 minute portraits, art exercises, celebrity art, digital artwork, human face, portrait illustrations, true blood, vampires
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Retro Sailor Girl and a 10 Minute Portrait of Jason Lee

Posted on March 11, 2012 by mrlich

The Lady and the Sea… A while back, a friend of mine told me that a band she was helping to promote was getting a lot of search engine leads for “Retro Sailor Girl”. This led to a discussion on…

More 5 Minute Art

Posted on March 9, 2012 by mrlich

It’s interesting to see that there’s a real difference in quality between the first of the five minute portraits that I do and the the last. The previous portrait was the last of those that I drew that day, and…

More 3 Minute Portraits

Posted on December 23, 2011 by mrlich

In my quest to be a better portrait artist, I’ve been doing some 3 minute portraits. I’ve posted a few, and I plan to continue this little exercise as time goes by. As with the previous posts about 3 minute…

Tagged with: 3 minute art, 3 minute portraits, art exercises, illustration, pen and ink, portrait illustrations, quick drawings
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Calling All Photographers!

Posted on November 9, 2011 by mrlich

Let’s face it – in the world of professional illustration, time = money. It’s true in most professions, but when the work to create your product is work that you can’t delegate, you need as much time to produce as…