tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588994208299931070.post8601854678553767389..comments2012-06-10T15:52:40.019-07:00Comments on Moe Balinger: Moe Balingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14041690482366676000noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588994208299931070.post-20539766946371382332012-06-10T15:52:40.019-07:002012-06-10T15:52:40.019-07:00You should check out Imaginitive Realism by James ...You should check out Imaginitive Realism by James Gurney.<br />It's sort of like the bible of fantasy art.Moe Balingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041690482366676000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588994208299931070.post-46025312610496507862012-06-08T21:22:55.790-07:002012-06-08T21:22:55.790-07:00ah, i'm the same way! i've never gotten to...ah, i'm the same way! i've never gotten to the point of making a a model before, but that's a pretty awesome idea i'll have to try sometime. <br /><br />thanks! always cool to hear how other people work.Laura Shullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16275601250371011730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588994208299931070.post-77882684476293534162012-06-07T15:43:34.512-07:002012-06-07T15:43:34.512-07:00Thank you so much, Laura. I really appreciate that...Thank you so much, Laura. I really appreciate that.<br /><br />Actually, I'm terrible at drawing and painting out of my head. I usually spend a lot of time acquiring a lot of source imagery that I use as references that I just sort of visually compile together. That helps me a whole lot. Then I look at images with similar lighting to the ones I want or I even break down and make a loose maquette. It really does make a difference.Moe Balingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041690482366676000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588994208299931070.post-30813712050294083222012-06-04T13:21:50.922-07:002012-06-04T13:21:50.922-07:00i stumbled upon your work whilst surfing through a...i stumbled upon your work whilst surfing through artists and friend's stuff. just wanted to say i really like your work! <br />when coming up with a background do you just dive in and draw from your mind?<br /><br />-lauraLaura Shullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16275601250371011730noreply@blogger.com