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Sunday, April 6, 2008

How To Draw A Vargas Girl


This image is an illustration I did some years ago now back in the day before the advent of the personal computer. Back in a time when illustrations were ALL done by hand.

The technique of choice for me in the 1980's and early 1990's was Airbrush.

You could achieve ultra realism by the smooth flow of paint that you could produce. But like all tools, fairly useless in the hands of the unskilled. This meant many, many, many hours studying other artists, reading books, and practicing before being able to produce anything worthwhile looking at let alone showing to another living being.

So what do you think?

Would you like to learn how to do this? Leave a comment.


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Greg Gillespie
I have been making art, design, illustration, 3D animation for over 25 years now. As a commercial illustrator I have earnt over $2 Million in commission fees. I am here to help people to build their own art careers with advice on how to draw and where to go to sell your art skills. Best practices and pitfalls to avoid. Believe there are many and without the right guidance you may just head off in the completely wrong direction. Like all things in life, there many ways of doing things, and then there are the best ways. This knowledge I wish to impart to you, so you can miss out on some of the speed bumps I have had to encounter over my years as an artist. Good Luck and happy reading but don't forget to be a doer!
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