Course Curriculum
- Intro (0:30)
- Lesson #1 - Creating a Narrative Painting. Using concepts, reference and composition in creating a final sketch. (3:27)
- Lesson #2 - Transferring the sketch to board, and beginning the painting process. (10:07)
- Lesson #3 - Blocking in background colors to create space. (11:33)
- Lesson #4 - Finishing techniques leading to a successful conclusion. (9:17)
Meet James Bennett
Bennett's conceptually humorous illustrations have since appeared as covers and interior pieces for The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Business Week, TIME, MAD, The L.A. Times, Golf Digest, Maxim, and Readers Digest among others. He has produced art for RCA Records, American Express, Paramount Pictures, Citibank, Hasbro, and Milton Bradley.
James Bennett has completed a number of picture books, two of which have appeared in the top 5 of The New York Times Best Seller list." Tell Me A Scary Story... But Not Too Scary," written by Carl Reiner and the picture book "Halloween," written by Jerry Seinfeld." The 2000 Year Old Man Goes To School," written by Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner, and "Tell Me A Silly Story" by Carl Reiner have been added to the celebrity bookshelves.
Bennett's awards include the prestigious Hamilton King Award, which acknowledges an illustrator's outstanding body of work represented by the "Best Illustration of the Year," the Stevan Dohanos Award from The Society of Illustrators in NYC. The "Creative Show" in San Diego which recognizes the best in advertising for the year, awarded him a gold medal, and he has won both gold and silver medals from the Society of Illustrators Annual Shows in New York and Los Angeles. He has been featured in magazines such as Communication Arts and Fantasy Art from China.