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The Weekly Roundup – 10/5/20

Check out the latest Visual Arts Passage updates. This week, we dive into #inktober2020 prompts, the latest Life Drawing Livestream episode, and Concept Art classes are beginning October 10th!

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Illustration Isolation: Episode 26, Figure Drawing Bryan Rodner Carr part V

About the episode: This episode features illustrators such as Bill Koeb, John English, and Raymond Bonilla. Watch them draw, join in the fun and share your progress as we paint and draw from amazing photo reference provided by photographer Bryan Rodner Carr. This is the 5th and final episode featuring Bryan’s amazing work and he will be missed. Next week will feature an entirely new photographer.

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The Weekly Roundup- 9/29/20

Check out the latest Visual Arts Passage updates. This week, we dive into #inktober2020 prompts, the latest Life Drawing Livestream episode, and what we listen to when we draw.

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Illustration Isolation: Episode 25, Bryan Rodner Carr part IV

About the episode: Join talented artists like John English, Bill Koeb, Ashly Lovett, Audrey Benjaminsen, and C. F. Payne for a free life drawing session. During the episode we discuss illustration history, fun stories, career development, and fun segways on how to stay sane during unpredictable times.

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The Weekly Roundup- 9/22/20

Check out the latest Visual Arts Passage updates. We dive into what we’re listening to when we draw, what to watch this week, and what we’re doing this Fall to make sure your art career goals never get postponed!

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Illustration Isolation: Episode 24, Bryan Rodner Carr part III

About the episode: This episode features artists such as Montalvo Machado, Dale Stephanos, George Pratt, Bill Koeb, and John English. Draw from photo reference provided by Bryan Rodner Carr, an internationally recognized photographer in fine art and commercial industries.

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Illustration Isolation: Episode 23, Bryan Rodner Carr

About the episode: In this episode of Illustration Isolation, we kick off our month of photography by Arthouse's Bryan Rodner Carr. Join our team of talented illustrators and draw alongside some serious pros. Bryan is recognized internationally for his skills as a photographer.

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Illustration Isolation: Episode 22, Bryan Rodner Carr

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Episode 20: Tim Trabon & The Cousteau Society

Part 2 of our Tim Trabon, Amazon expedition, French exploration episode. The photography featured in this episode is from Tim Trabon’s time traveling with the Cousteau Society through South America during the early 1980s. Photos feature local contacts who assisted the crew as well as indigenous people they met and who were featured in the documentary.