Translating Traditional Painting Techniques to Digital Art
While brushes, textures, and settings can help you replicate the effect of tradi…
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Using Overpainting to Create a Dramatic Scene
Learn how to use overpainting techniques, incorporating photos to add details to…
Speedy Mecha Design: A Step-by-Step Breakdown
Environment artist Scott Zenteno shares how they use photo collages as a base to…
How to Design Characters with Bold Fashion and Strong Silhou…
The design of a character has a huge impact on how the viewer will perceive them…
Creating Visual Narratives and Storytelling
How can you effectively tell a story through a single image? Visual development …
Brushstroke Exercises to Improve Your Digital Art
Control over your brushstrokes is essential for creating an independent style, w…
Shading and Lighting Techniques for Portraits
In this tutorial, German illustrator Luisa Preissler shows how she draws realist…
Guide to Creating Color Schemes
Struggling with colors and color schemes in your art? In this article, comic art…
How to Draw Expressive Faces
In this essential guide for drawing facial expressions, concept artist Magda Pro…
Printing Your Art
Thinking about selling or exhibiting prints of your artwork, but not sure where …
Tips for Becoming a Professional Artist
How do you become a professional artist, living from what you create? The first …
Gothic Stylization using the Fundamentals of Illustration
With her signature gothic Victorian-inspired aesthetics as an example, Hugo Awar…
Five Ways to Improve Your Drawing Skills
Getting better at drawing isn't easy. However, there are noteworthy basics and e…
How to Draw Fantastical Dragons with a Touch of Realism
Lindsey does a step by step walkthrough on how to design a realistic dragon. Wit…
An Introduction to Matte Painting
Matte painting is the creation of imaginary or realistic sets for filmmaking, mo…
Tips for Creating Vertical Scrolling Webtoons
What makes reading comics on a smartphone different? Try drawing something diffe…
Introduction to Color Management for Printing (How to Switch…
As many artists discover, the RGB colors displayed on the computer monitor can t…
