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Art composition might sound like something very theoric and boring, especially when all you want to do is have fun and relax while drawing. I admit, a lot of times, I’m just mindlessly doodling, until I decide to pick one sketch and decide to make a final piece from it. Read more…
If you’re reading this, you’re thinking of selling your art online or already have one (or a few) shops set up and want to sell more. I’ve been in the same place as you are right now. And I know it can be troublesome looking at all the ways that Read more…
A lot of people tell me that the thing they feel more complicated to draw is the hands! And believe me, I’ve been there. In fact, I always had a kind of love-hate relationship with hands. Because I always loved to watch hands on cartoons or illustrations and how much Read more…
The hardest part of nailing down a face is using the right proportions. Once you get that part, drawing faces will be easy peasy! For me, the hardest part was always drawing the eyes in the right size and right place. We look at drawings or photos and it looks Read more…
Why oh why is shading so hard? From all the people that wrote to me, telling what they find harder to do, shading is probably the one that pops up more often. Drawing hands and feet as well. And I gotta say, I’m with you folks! Here we are, our Read more…
For some years I struggled with how my art was going. I didn’t feel like I was getting better and felt stuck. I wanted to draw the human body but the way I was learning just didn’t click with me. That’s when I discovered Gesture Drawing! I can say, without Read more…
Perspective is key to almost any painting. It is one of the fundamentals of art that you need and should understand. It is with perspective, that we give a feel of 3D to our drawings! Perspective is something very hard to pull off correctly. Imagining things in the right perspective Read more…
Using color correctly is an Art Skill that can be very hard to get the hang of. You need to set the mood and the atmosphere right, it can change your art completely depending on what colors you pick. Even just choosing colors that go well together can be a Read more…
A thumbnail sketch might sound weird and a waste of time. Why draw whatever I want to draw, but in a small size?? The answer is very simple: planning! A thumbnail sketch is very useful to avoid problems like, “uh-oh I made this drawing too big and now I can’t Read more…