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Making a 12 Hour Comic (Part 1)
Well, more like a 24 hour penciled comic that still needs inks, colors, and lettering… but hey, the intention was there and now I have a...

Tina Ritchie
May 16, 20253 min read


A Month of Figure Drawings
This year, I didn’t make New Year’s Resolutions. I made January resolutions instead, and one of them was to FIGURE DRAW every day. Since...

Tina Ritchie
Jan 31, 20253 min read


2024 Year-End Review
The New Year is one of my favorite holidays; it is a time ripe with opportunity and change. It’s a chance to start fresh, to discard the...

Tina Ritchie
Jan 15, 20252 min read


Painting the Smoky Mountains
The mountains were calling, so I went. But to be honest, the mountains are always calling. A trip to the mountains doesn’t happen every...

Tina Ritchie
Aug 9, 20242 min read


Self Portraits Through the Years
Over the years, we all change…right? I’m not sure about you, but I feel like a much different person today than the Tina of last year, or...

Tina Ritchie
Apr 12, 20243 min read


Drawing Dragons in a World Gone Mad
Nothing blots out the dark, bleak present like a white-hot dragon’s breath. (Paintings from memory after sketching) I have often used...

Tina Ritchie
Mar 1, 20242 min read


To Post or Not to Post? Some Thoughts on Leaving Instagram
Last month I decided to leave instagram. I didn’t deactivate my account or anything, and I’ll still be posting periodically. But my...

Tina Ritchie
Feb 9, 20243 min read


Why Be an Illustrator AND Have a Blog?
Like, who cares about what I have to say, really? I just draw pretty pictures, right? Yes, I do draw pretty pictures. AND I have things...

Tina Ritchie
Feb 9, 20241 min read
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