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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. 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. 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 In this video Daarken takes you through his process of painting a female figure from a high angle using a black and white photo ref. Jaja Stylus – Testing on the iPad In this video Daarken shows the Jaja Stylus in action on an iPad using Procreate. Painting Light – One Pixel at a Time

Freelance Guide | CalArts More and more graduates see starting their own business as a valid career choice. Also, freelancing can offer flexible income for students. The information below is a quick reference guide to give basic business know-how to the self-employed artist. Students and alumni who wish to take on freelancing as a source of income should use the following information and resources as a base to do more in depth research of their own. Marketing & Self Promotion Unlike giant cookies and the Forum, "build it and they will come" does not necessarily apply to your new freelance business. Your first priority should be to do the best work you possibly can for your clients, and make their experience working with you as pleasant as possible. As for new clients, if you do good work, you should get some referrals. Besides browsing job listings on the CalArts Job Bank, newspaper classifieds, etc., online databases are another way to get work. Time Management Protecting Yourself and Your Work: Copyright U.S. Or

free art lessons online instruction - learn how to draw, sketch paint The Art of Freelancing · Everything I Wish They Had Taught Me in Art School Schoolism How to Be a Successful Freelance Artist or Designer January 28, 2015 4:40 am Mark Masters Becoming a freelance artist isn’t typically something decided overnight. There may be many reasons why you’re considering taking this route with your career. Becoming a freelance artist isn’t typically something decided overnight. While it may be tempting to work at home in your pajamas, becoming a successful freelance artist is not an easy task. Be Prepared This might be the most important tip for you to consider if you want to be a freelance artist. That is why you shouldn’t quit your job or suddenly dive into freelance work if you aren’t prepared. It can be hard to be creative when you’re worrying about where your next meal is coming from, so being prepared with some money up front can help. Set a Schedule As a freelance artist you’re pretty much you’re own boss, so it’s up to you to keep yourself accountable. You can even take this a step further and find a time clock application on your computer or mobile device. Be Persistent Avoid Distractions

Art Mentors — Art Mentors Seth Godin's Freelancer Course Contents and Overview This course begins with an introduction into what it means to be a freelancer, regardless of what industry you work in. You'll realize that you have the opportunity to take control of your career, regardless of your previous experience, by seeing the world the way your clients do. Seth walks you through choosing your clients and how to be at the right place at the right time to find them. By pushing yourself to produce remarkable work, the clients will start coming to you. Each short, intense (and sometimes funny) lecture helps you identify ways to build your reputation and promote your business so you can step out of invisibility. You have the opportunity to become a well-known specialist in your field. Also included: In-depth answers to FAQs that Seth has collected from his audience in preparation for this course. Throughout the course, you'll have the opportunity to complete exercises that will help you forge a path you can easily follow.

Muddy Colors Environment Design Digital Production The Gnomon Workshop offers the most comprehensive set of Digital Production tutorials anywhere. The broad scope of the tutorials contained in this section range from foundational understanding of the software tools all the way to the professional application of these tools and concepts used by artists working in the film and game industries. Entertainment Design The Gnomon Workshop is widely regarded as the global leader in training tutorials for the designer working in the entertainment industry. Industrial Design The Gnomon Workshop offers tutorials focused on Industrial Design software and techniques. Fine Art and Illustration The Gnomon Workshop also offers a number of tutorials focused on the fine art and illustration fields. Tattooing As the tattoo industry has seen an explosion in popularity over the last few years, the need training in this field has also grown. Software

Top 5 Online Art Courses That Are Worth Paying For ResourcesThis post may contain affiliate links.If you buy something we get a small commission at no extra cost to you(learn more ) Self teaching is a completely viable route for learning to draw and paint. There are so many great courses you can watch from your home computer that it’d be foolish to ignore this potential. But there are way too many video courses online that promise to make you a great artist. The truth is that you need to make yourself a great artist; these videos can only act as guides. And with so many options to choose it can be tough knowing where to start. This post specifically covers the best paid courses that can be streamed online or downloaded to your computer. 1. I cannot think of a better place to start than the Proko video courses. Stan publishes a few video series online teaching artists different techniques that he’s learned over the years. Every video he uploads to YouTube is free, but these free videos are only a small part of his full premium courses. 2.

Digital Painting & Concept Art with Photoshop If you are completely new to Photoshop, you may want to go through these lessons, they provide a fantastic starting point for beginners: Photoshop Guide You must consider many things while painting: Layers, Exposure/Lighting, Shadows, Highlights, Surfaces, Materials, Textures, Translucency, Reflections, Composition, and Color Temperatures Article by Arne Niklas Jansson The onion (Thinking in layers) Before laying down a stroke, there's a number of things you need to think about. Feel volume and angle of the form. Note that this mainly goes for realistic styles. Light stuff There's really just one kind of light. Note that all surfaces have speculars, because speculars is just reflected light. Depending on where the eye/beholder is, it'll see different light and different specular spots on a curved surface such as this. Photo - Speculars do exist on cloth, diluted and subtle. When light hits a surface and bounces, it also change color. (Too orange to be some sort of skintone anyways.) Shadows

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