I just hit an important artistic milestone and I’m so happy to share that with you and tell you a bit about what my next goals are. I’ve been drawing since I was six years old. Without being specific, that was a long time ago. In my 20s I published…

If you’re like me, there is a select group of movie directors that you follow religiously. Every film they release is a special experience. For me, Edgar Wright is one of those directors. Edgar Wright directed two of my most favorite films: Baby Driver, and Scott Pilgrim Versus the World…

Let’s Put an End to This Forever! — By Dirk Hooper For some reason, creating artwork has been associated with some sort of magical ability that some people have and some people don’t. While I’m sure that there are a handful of people who could create amazing art instantly, those people are wonderful mutants and there might be one of those…

Over the past couple of months, AVN Stars and Switter announced that they were shutting down their platforms. While both of these social media platforms were nowhere near as large as Facebook, or Twitter, or TikTok, they were unique because they allowed most adult content to be displayed on their…

You may have noticed that there’s something new on my Twitter profile. It’s a link to my newsletter from Revue. I’m going to tell you why I started a newsletter, why I picked Revue, and the benefit you can get from doing the same thing. Newsletters I started collecting emails on…

It’s not as bad as you’ve been told though Solo: A Star Wars Story is a light pleasing dip into the Star Wars universe. But it lacks the stakes of its predecessors, and the analytical approach to storytelling will leave many disappointed. Solo is certainly not a terrible film. There’s…

This advice from successful writers will put you on the right path — Even if you don’t start writing when you’re young, it’s never too late to start. And it’s never been more important to master this skill. In fact, good writing skills are crucial to success, whether you want to be a professional writer, or if you’re just looking for a job. …

I don’t do “writer’s block” anymore… — I’ve read advice from many great writers, editors, and readers. But one piece of advice really lit a fire under my ass. That piece of advice was from my favorite writer Neil Gaiman, “If you’re only going to write when you’re inspired, you may be a fairly decent poet, but…

by Dirk Hooper I started drawing when I was five years old. I got serious about it in my teens and sold my first piece of artwork during that period. …