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How Does One Develop A Personal Coloring Style?

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In today's article I want to discuss artistic identity through color style. I'm sure many of you enjoy that part of my art and it's not something I commonly speak about. Let's d...

Characters Are Cool, But PROPS Can Pump The Composition - 'Toast' Process Video & PSD File

Hey everyone, here is a quick description of the process behind "Toast

Concept

I was having a conversation about the reference I use for this illustration and the word ...

My Most Important Pro Tip For Beginners

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I often share a wide range of tips with no explicit knowledge requirements on behalf of the reader, this means that whether you are a beginner or a professional, you can still f...

My Straightforward Strategy to Create "Hit" (A Four Characters Complex Composition) - Video Process + PSD File

Hey everyone, some thoughts about the process behind "Hit".

Concept

I decided to make an interpretation of this picture with raccoons because I thought this contrast be...

Three Simple Tips to Get Out of Art Block

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The art block is an issue many of us suffer every once in a while, we lack direction, motivation, and sometimes frustration does not allow us to give one single step forward. Everyone ha...

The Key Moment That Solved My Art's Story Puzzle - "Snack" Process Video + PSD File

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Some thoughts about the process of "Snack".

Concept

For this process, I wanted to try an original idea that I could support visually with animals. My idea initiall...

Perspective! - Simple Exercises to Nail Fisheye Compositions and Characters From Imagination

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Art is about portraying the subjective experience of the artist trought techniques. Sticking to the usual rules of perspective is good for understanding but can hold you back wh...

3 Fundamentals of My Art Style Illustrations - Bet Video Process + PSD File

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Some thoughts about the process of "Bet".

Concept

So, as always I thought this would be a quick one, as you can see in the video (6h) it was not. It was around 8h ...

The Best Out Of 16 Art Articles 🥳 - October Summary

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Some patrons struggle to catch up with the amount of information I share weekly. In this post, I'll wrap up the essential points from this past month of October...

The Challenge I Didn't Expect: Unique Designs in Identical Characters! - "Twins" Video + PSD

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Some thoughts about the process behind "Twins".

Concept

The inspiration behind this concept was an old idea about "the two brothers": the 'bad' and the 'good' one....

3 Tips for Capturing Historical Fashion Design

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Have you tried to design a character for a specific historical aesthetic but you don't know how to capture specific visual aspects of that period of history?. In today's post, I...

Gesture + Costume + Story - Characters With Style "Dance" (Video + File)

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I'm really struggling to make these articles short as I want to encapsulate the process in a few useful words, but I find myself rambling about superficial subjects, so let me t...

Stylizing Anatomy - 2 Steps Into Breaking Rigid Realistic Characters

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Many artists, despite understanding anatomy and having clear character visions, struggle to create dynamic and stylized drawings. This challenge often stems from adhering too st...

Three Simple Steps To Quickly Create Character Sketches - Gotcha PSD File + Video

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So here is briefly the process behind "Gatcha".

Concept

I've been getting inspired by several artists about this "angel" specific subject. It's of...

Chasing Perfection: When Is Your Artwork Really Finished? - 3 Key Tips/Solutions

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Last week I was talking about When is Less Truly More?. Briefly, the article was a...

Creative Block? Two Steps to Translate References Into Stories! - Aunties PSD File + Process Video

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Some short insights about the "Aunties" process.

Concept

I'm sure you have seen this reference of the two cats "protecting" the little kitty aroun...

How to Manage Art In Social Media - My Experience (3 Key Tips)

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Lately, I've been sharing technical tips about art execution and portfolio building but not too much about social media management, which I consider important as visibility play...

In Costume Design: When is Less Truly More?

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Some insights about "Widows" my last piece.

Concept

The idea behind this piece was influenced by the two birds in the references, they looked like tw...

"Good Artists Copy; Great Artists Steal" - A Formula for Capturing Your Favorite Artist's Style

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We all have our favorite artist or inspiration that shows us their particular way to see the world, and sometimes we want to capture the world in this same way too, but understa...

Here is Why Simple Execution Solves Complex Visual Problems - Magic Video Process + File

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Let me give you a brief explanation of the process so you can have some fun with the video and file.

Concept

The concept behind t...

First Step Into Environment Design - Fundamentals

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In concept art presentation, as well as narrative driven art (illustration, animation, films, comics), making realistic and interesting environments can be toug...

Visual Storytelling: Using Clichés and Symbolism to Your Advantage (Crime File + Video)

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Some toughts about the process behind "Crime", my last piece.

Concept

At first, the concept was not very clear for me. I did a brief exploration into shapes to try...

Sketches Looking Better Than Line Art? - 4 Tips for Line Quality

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When redoing sketches with line art sometimes we lose some of that line quality the sketch had. This often comes from over refining or a lack of understanding concerning line we...

Composition! - How One Detail Can Change a Whole Picture - "Captain!" File and Video

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Almost ten hours making this piece. Am I crazy? This is the kind of thing that screams yes to me. Let's dissect this piece into the essentials of the building process for you to...

If "Everything Has Already Been Created", How Can We Create Something Unique?

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In today's article, I want to try to answer a question many of us ask as artists: how to create something unique?

I'm not sure if this is only an artist thing, since I bel...

Dealing with Bad Gesture: A Quick Journey Into Frustration

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In today's process, I'll document what constitutes a "bad day" for me in terms of conceptualization and execution. In both phases, I struggled to come up with a...

Dynamic Anatomy (Head, Torso and Hands) - Shape Building Tips

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Building body parts is a broad topic in the art community. If you search enough, you will find plenty of content on how to make a proper anatomy interpretation by simplifying re...

The Magic of Selective Color and Gradient Colors/Values: 'Hunters' Video + File

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Here are some insights about the "Hunters" process. Let’s keep it short and consistent.

Concept

Why did I choose these three pictures? I often sav...

Concept Art Portfolio Direction: Part 2 - Execution! A Guide for Lost Artists

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Continuing from our last article about Concept Art Portfolio Direction! in today's...

Composition - Crafting Stories by Merging Multiple Narratives (PSD + Process Video)

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Here are some insights about my process for the "Test" piece!

Concept
Often, I picked a single picture and created a piece from it, but I didn’t want...