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Portal. Character Design's Videos | 564 videos. CG Persia. Tutorials – Enliighten. Figure Painting – Reclining Female Figure This is a short preview of the Figure Painting – Reclining Female Figure demo. In this section of the demo, Daarken shows his process for painting the face. If you would like to see the full video, please visit his Gumroad. Figure Painting – Female Portrait from Daarken on Vimeo. Creating a Romance Cover – Without Painting In this tutorial Daarken shows you how to create a sweet romance novel cover that will make your legs quiver and your loins tingle. Plus you don’t even have to do any actual painting! Creating Muzzle Flashes – Two Techniques In this tutorial Daarken shows you two different techniques for creating muzzle flashes.

Huion GT-220 – Review & Testing The Huion GT-220 is a 21.5″ tablet monitor with an IPS display. Wacom Companion – Review & Testing This is my review of the new Wacom Companion. Figure Painting – Female High Angle Jaja Stylus – Testing on the iPad Painting Light – One Pixel at a Time Elysium Sneak Peek – The Art of Daarken. Pinterest. Tales of Amalthea | Art Instruction. Digital Painting In Photoshop: The Magic Box. Learn HUNDREDS Of Digital Painting Pro Workflows, Techniques & Time-Savers Step-By-Step! Detail image from my ‘Animal Farm’digital painting for ImagineFX Magazine.[ click to enlarge ] Digital painting is powerful. The various effects and moods you can achieve with Photoshop and a digital tablet now seem infinite. The speed at which you can craft a beautiful image of an imagined world is mind-blowing.

Digital painting is unlike any artistic medium in the history of visual storytelling. It can make you feel like a magician. Unfortunately, most digital painters feel more like Ron Weasley than Harry Potter. Ron Weasley Broke His Wand: Remember when Ron broke his wand? I think it was in the second Harry Potter book/ movie. He could still cast spells but much to Ron’s dismay, the spells didn’t have the intended effect. Lots of stuff went wrong but the most memorable consequence was when Ron spent an entire day barfing slugs. Gross. …but the spells go wrong all the time and you end up barfing slugs. ChrisOatley.com: Disney Character Designer answers your questions about Concept Art & Illustration.

Get inspired. Practice. Improve your drawing skills! Land Sketch. CREATIVE FREEDOM & INDEPENDENCE. Crimson Daggers. The ArtOrder. Proko - How to Draw, Draw Step by Step, Draw People, Draw Face, How to Paint, Learn to Draw, Drawing Tutorials, Figure Drawing. Parka Blogs | Art Book Reviews, Anime Artbooks, Animation & some Pop Culture. I'm from Singapore. Ctrl+Paint - Digital Painting Simplified. The Lamp Post Guild. FREE Andrew Loomis Art Instruction Downloads. The great Andrew Loomis created several amazing and useful books on Illustration, Drawing, and Painting. These rare, out-of-print books are free to distribute, and Illustration Age is honored to offer the following free downloads in pdf format.

Please help to spread the word by sharing this post with your fellow artists. Also be sure to browse our own selection of self-published ebooks and audiobooks! Creative Illustration (Click to view, Right-Click to Download) Drawing The Head & Hands Eye Of The Painter Figure Drawing For All It’s Worth Fun With A Pencil Successful Drawing Also be sure to check out 15 Steps to Freelance Illustration for a step-by-step guide on starting your own freelance Illustration business!

Related Introducing the Illustrator's Survival Kit! Ready to supercharge your Illustration business for the new year? In "Stuff" New Book for Illustrators by Bobby Chiu "The Perfect Bait" is a brilliant companion for "15 Steps to Freelance Illustration. " In "Editorial" Schoolism.

Online Art and Environment Design Classes, Concept Design Art School - CGMA.