watercolor and other media
I announced in my last post that I had started posting to my channel and it's been one month since I started. One month in and I have 500 views and 28 followers. I know I'm not setting the YouTube world on fire, but hey, 28 followers is a over-filled traditional classroom. I am happy …
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After a semester-long setback in getting started on my new YouTube channel... I have posted my first introduction video. I have been practicing my screen presence/talking head skills in short daily videos (that I haven't posted). I use these videos to improve my speaking skills and familiarize myself with the video setup and recording workflow. …
May and June so far have had nothing but distractions keeping me from my goal to get something going on YouTube for watercolor tutorials and developing digital courses to sell. But, thats just making excuses. It feels like painfully slow progress, but I am making progress towards knowing what I don't know. I do know …
About nine years ago as I was settling in as chair for the art department, I realized I wasn't getting much done creatively. Other than a few freelance book cover designs, I was not producing at a level I wanted. My gouache technique was too time intensive for the time I had available. Fortunately, much …
I came across a good article on design in Wired magazine. Here's the link. Putting it on my website/blog for future class reference.
In the last few years, I have been using birds as subject matter for quick watercolor demonstrations in the illustration class I teach. The illustrations are typically around 8 x 10 inches in size and completed in a two-hour class period. I always appreciated watching someone work on and complete artwork. I try to show …
This illustration was a technique demo for my illustration class. I like doing faces for this technique. It typically yields positive results for the students. I found and chose an image of Del Corning, a distant great uncle. I liked his moustache and the photo had strong lighting which helps in this illustration technique. My paternal …
The Delphi Chronicles is a faux pulp fiction cover based on an actual close encounter incident that took place in Delphos, Kansas in the early 1970's. This was prior to the Spielberg movie being released. Good story, Google it. I even saw it featured once on a History channel show about UFO encounters. I created …
These two digital illustrations were inspired by student speculation as to how I lost my ring finger. There were multiple stories circulating around the art department. My favorite Involved a paper cutter and another student. Also at the time, several students were attempting to develop their skills in graphic novel artwork and I thought this …
RUSTY NELSON 
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