Horsing around

Desafuente, known as Desi, is an Andalusian stallion I have painted several times. I decided not to paint a straight profile but to depict him engaged and interested in the painter and the viewer, wit

Any painter who has tackled the challenge of capturing wildlife will know it presents one obstacle more significant than any other: movement. Before the development of photography, this challenge was

Painting wildlife is beset with difficulties not often experienced with other genres. This style of painting can be divided into many categories. One of the problems of painting wildlife is that anima

Find out how EL GUNTO improvises a T-rex from scratch, using contrast, shapes and more for a striking illustration

I’VE COME FROM A VERY TECHNICAL BACKGROUND. When I started getting busier and time spent on artwork became much more precious, I began looking for ways to streamline the process without losing the pre

AS SOMEONE WHO SPECIALISES in coloured pencil pet portraits, I’m very familiar with layering fur and capturing texture, but this time I wanted to explore smoother surfaces, bolder shapes and underwate