Some examples of how to paint or render plastics. In short, I'd start with a matte surface, make sure you can see through it, if the...

Knowing what values to paint on and in your scene can be frustrating. Here's a cheat sheet. Although it's mechanical in nature, at least...

I'm not the biggest fan of floating props in vacuums, though this is quite common in Design Studios. If you can, painting your props in...

This week wraps up the alien flame thrower project. I take the rough sketch to develop a painting, something that can be submitted for...

A new week and a new style for an old prop design class. We start with reference gathering, thumbnailing, and move into a "sketch...

If your object has a matte surface, you can generally avoid having to put any reflective patterns on it. However, if you have what is...