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  • – LESSON 3: SHAPE UP (3D) PT. 2 –

    – LESSON 3: SHAPE UP (3D) PT. 2 –

    G. Charles Wayne

    “How do our minds go from the flat 2D plane of a circle and its straight lines, to naturally perceiving this curvature of space and the resulting volume? The trick of this question is that we think too much about what is happening, but our minds already do it, even though we don’t perceive it.“ Read more

  • – LESSON 3: SHAPE UP (3D) PT. 1 –

    – LESSON 3: SHAPE UP (3D) PT. 1 –

    G. Charles Wayne

    So, who’s ready for more Geometry!? Obviously, if you’ve read Lesson 2 (which I reccomend before coming to this one) then you know Geometry here is a good thing. However, this time it gets even better; because now not only are we not doing any mathematics, but this time we’re not even bothering with history either!… Read more

  • – A.I. IS POWERLESS –

    – A.I. IS POWERLESS –

    G. Charles Wayne

    This is quite a time we live in, isn’t it? 2025, We’re seeing a lot of anxiety inducing possibilities on the horizon, one of which being the advent of commerical and personal use of “Artificial Intelligence.” As artists, this of course is quite the touchy subject for us. Many questions have been put out over the last… Read more

  • – LESSON 2: SHAPE UP (2D) –

    – LESSON 2: SHAPE UP (2D) –

    G. Charles Wayne

    So, who’s ready for geometry!?  If this sentence is ever said aloud and seriously, it would be safe to wager that the vast response would not be one of enthusiasm. Yet, our geometry teachers were actually right. Geometry is important, it is very important. Geometry is also fun; And I’m not making a joke. The real joke is actually the… Read more

  • – WHAT IS REAL? –

    – WHAT IS REAL? –

    G. Charles Wayne

    “This is why we do, and should, create as much and as often as possible. We are not just in this world to experience it, but to make it. Not just for our own sake, but also for others.“ Read more

  • – EYE ON THE MOUNTAINTOP –

    – EYE ON THE MOUNTAINTOP –

    G. Charles Wayne

    Who is your favorite artist, or what are your favorite works of art? Something that sticks in your mind and soul, with a fire of inspiration after engaging with them. We all have at least one-most likely many- that fit that criteria, that feeling. What also happens more often than not, unfortunately, is that feeling… Read more

  • – A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE –

    – A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE –

    G. Charles Wayne

    A thought for the day. As visual artists, there are many examples of styles and mediums across our art forms. Be it the countless brazenly imaginative styles of the Japanese and Korean Mangakas and animators  Or the hauntingly realistic, yet beautiful painting styles of Italy and Northwestern Europe, Or, be it the symbolic and otherworldly… Read more

  • – LESSON 1: STARTING LINE –

    G. Charles Wayne

    So, before we begin our art journey with this first official lesson, I want to give a quick overview of what to expect as we move forward. I don’t want to give any impression that these methods that we’ll be discussing now and in the future are the end-all of art practice and learning. In… Read more

  • – THE DREAM –

    G. Charles Wayne

    We ALL have dreams. Yes, I am referring to our goals, ambitions, and aspirations, but also referring to literal dreams; our unconscious journeys, revelations, and hallucinations. No one knows how exactly they occur, where they come from, or why. I have no intention of trying to explain these things myself, nor could I, no matter… Read more