So instead, heres a follow-up to Thursdays roundup of things I read this year that helped me write.
Hopefully you find some of these resources interesting.
Muddy Colors
Muddy Colors is my favorite art website.
Every day it has a new post from a working fantasy artist or art director.
Scott Fischers Youtube Channel
I sort of hate-watch many youtube artists.
Theyre often so formulaic and smug.
But Fischer isnt a typical youtube artist.
Theyre soothing and relaxing, and always leave me inspired to try new things.
Forged in Fire / Smoking Meat
This one is straight out of left field, but Ill explain.
Sometimes Ive got too much going on inside my head to draw well.
Theres so much noise that I have a hard time buckling down to execute a single idea.
And thats whereForged in Fireand Smoking Meat come in.
Forged in Fire
Smoking Meat has a similar effect on me.
I dont smoke meat.
I dont even eat very much meat, but I love this group.
Its aggressively non-political, and un-ironic.
But analogue art always calls my name.
And this year a few analogue artists in particular have stood out to me.
Miles Tsangdoes incredible screen print work for gig posters.
And his blog does a really good job of covering his process.
Screen printing is magic, and reading about Tsangs work feels like a glimpse into the sorcerers cave.
Skyline Printworks, AKA Sara Finger is an incredible block printing artist in Bellingham.
Ive been a huge fan of her work for a while.
And it turns out shes a really cool person to ride bikes with too.
Aaron Horkeyis really good at drawing lines.
Lots of little lines.
He does texture and inking and hatching so well.
Print Ain’t Dead
I love print magazines, and a few are still out there ticking strong.
Each one inspires me in different ways.
Freehub
Freehub is just good.
This is what a great mountain bike magazine looks like.
When Bike, Powder, Surfer, etc.
Bomb Snow
The Bomb Snow Yearbook was one of the magazines that got me into drawing skiing.
It featured so many great mountain artists, in a cool indy way that was really appealing.
And then Bomb Snow went away, and now, its back.
I really love opening my mailbox and finding the latest issue.
But this mag is good, really good.
The writing is top notch, the photography is incredible, and the formatt is so, so cool.
I love consuming Mountain Gazette, but creating for it is really challenging and inspiring.
Conclusion
So there you have it.
Thats the somewhat art-adjacent stuff thats been filling my brain this year.
Lets see how weird we can get in 2022!
