Creating Orthographic Reference Images For 3dsmax

Posted a new video discussing my technique for creating orthographic image planes for 3dsmax to use as templates to build 3d models. Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZobMeFBTxo

January Doodles

Doodles from January's Drink 'n Draw with The Workshop Academy in Seattle

Soulburn Education Section Revamp

I've done some major spring cleaning and revised all 172 of the art lessons on my website with modern info! Also added 20 Blender tutorials. See this short intro video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCIWCBIfc0Y and then see the new tutorials here: http://www.neilblevins.com/art_lessons/art_lessons.htm

Holiday Doodles

Happy new year everyone! Gonna start this year off with a few holiday doodles, but expect some bigger things coming up in the next few weeks as I kick 2025 into high gear!

Goodbye 2024

Here's my year wrap up, my 9 most popular pieces of art from 2024. This year has been a complex roller coaster of awesome and terrible. For everyone in the entertainment industry, may 2025 be when things finally turn around for everyone, and we can focus again on making magic. Love you all!

Best bot heads of 2024

My favorite robot sketches from 2024, think my next book will likely be Vol 2 of my sketchbook series, this time on robot heads.

Space Baroque Venrusi Forest 3

A sister piece to Venrusi Forest 2, this is kind of the reverse shot looking the other way, maybe a few hours closer to sunset. Playing more with a painterly style, really trying to push the color complexity in this one. 

PDF Bundle

For those of you who're interested in my 4 digital books in a bundle, added a package deal, you save almost $15 if you buy the set. Check it out here: https://artofsoulburn.gumroad.com/l/kufndh Maybe a good Christmas treat for yourself :)

Bot Heads

I live near Seattle, and the whole region got hit was a major storm last week, half a million people without power for days. Only upside for me was more time to sketch, but lets not do that again, 4 days without power or heat in the house was not fun. 

Thumbnailing Tutorial

For students learning concept art, this lesson discusses the purpose of thumbnailing, the different techniques you can use (silhouette, line, 3d, color and photos), and under what situation a certain kind of sketch might be more appropriate. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDEOUteE9g0