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Digital Fantasy Illustration with Matt Duckett
📆 Tuesdays @ 6pm PT | Starting July 18th

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    Join artist and illustrator Matt Duckett for an extraordinary 8-week Live Class on fantasy art. Learn to create captivating digital illustrations from start to finish. Master rendered shapes, simplify complex objects, and infuse life into your artwork. Explore thumbnail sheets, draw inspiration from master studies, and develop original scenes. Refine your skills with detailed thumbnails and sketches, leading to a final illustration with refined details, textures, colors, and lighting. Don't miss this opportunity to unlock your artistic prowess. Sign up now for an extraordinary creative adventure with Matt.

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Matt Duckett is an accomplished fine artist and freelance illustrator. Duckett's art explores themes of displacement and identity, particularly resonating through his poignant reflections on disaster-ravaged communities in the Philippines. Internationally exhibited and featured in distinguished publications, Duckett's diverse portfolio ranges from indie publisher book covers to card games and splash art, skillfully marrying tradition with modern design. Beyond his creative work, he actively contributes to arts communities via nonprofits, artist incubators, and arts boards. His art goes beyond mere aesthetics, linking cultures, histories, and shared resilience, challenging viewers' perceptions of identity and tradition. Duckett holds an MFA in Painting from the Laguna College of Art and Design and a BA in Fine Art from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.