April 6, 2010 by Bruce Hembd
Archived under: Horn soloists, Inspiration & The Big Picture | Dennis Brain, Photoshop
Dennis Brain Illustrated
(original)
Dennis Brain (after)
In the process of learning a new illustration technique, I have been using images of great horn players from the past as practice.
This image is used without permission, so if someone official objects to me making their picture look too super-cool, I would have no choice but to take it offline.
Today’s example is legendary horn player Dennis Brain.
Over the next few weeks I will post others.
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