About Austin
A jack of all trades, Austin compulsively takes on far too many projects at once. He has found this a good strategy for curing perpetual boredom and a head stuck in the clouds. Austin lives in Arizona where he writes, paints, and looks for new stories to enjoy.
100 paintings: 02/100 – Barad-dûr
Acrylic on Paper (98 lb), 7x10 in Painting Materials Acrylic Heavy Body Paint: Permanent Red Naphthol Crimson Mars Black Orange Yellow Deep Neutral Gray Other materials: White Gesso Synthetic paint brushes Plastic diamond-shaped palette knife [...]
100 Paintings: 01/100 – Talion in Mordor
Talion in Mordor | 01 / 100 Acrylic on Paper (98 lb), 7x10 in Painting Materials Acrylic Heavy Body Paint: Mars Black Titanium White Neutral Gray Orange Red Lemon Yellow Other materials: White Gesso Synthetic [...]
100 Paintings: Learning to Paint the Fantastic
Artistic Purpose & Long-Term Goals My goal is to paint realistic and stylized fantasy art that is comparable to the professional standard featured on book covers, card games, and role-playing games. I want to learn [...]
How long does it take to write a book?
After more than ten years of writing, I have collected a great deal of data while writing books to figure out how long it takes to finish a book. So, how long does it take [...]
Starting Old School RuneScape in 2025
Starting Old School RuneScape in 2025 https://youtu.be/xoN-psLso-E I started playing RuneScape in 2006 when I was nine years old. From the time I was in the fourth grade until I was fourteen, I [...]
Make Art and Give Yourself Permission to Be Bad
https://youtu.be/ibOMBKs3zt8?si=v1ZXvAW_41ftWgxV Have you ever wanted to make art but are afraid of making something bad? Have you made art in the past that wasn’t good? Do you want to get better at art but [...]
