The Making of Half Her Heart's Duet (PDF)
2009, originally published in It's Art Magazine
Intermediate/Advanced
Discussion of compositional planning process, symbolism, color choices, and digital painting techniques that went into creating the piece “Half Her Heart’s Duet,” for the purpose of demonstrating a digital painting start-to-finish.

Photo Finish (PDF)
Intermediate/Advanced
Discussion of the use of photos as source material and looks at intermediate and advanced techniques for photo-realistic digital painting.

Dramatic Figure Lighting (PDF)
Beginner/Intermediate
Ideas for lighting setups to help combat "flat lighting."