Practising basic skills is more important than finding the right brushes or software. These basic skills are called the art fundamentals. Without foundational knowledge you will be more likely to get frustrated with your artwork. I’ve learned that even a tiny bit of knowledge can make a huge difference to your artwork. You can think…
In 2004 the only options for digital painting I had were MS Paint, Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter. Fast forward to 2017 and there is a bewildering choice of software and tablets. These days getting into digital painting is easier and more affordable. When I started out, prices of digital painting software were much more…
Coming up with ideas for what to create can be pretty tricky, here are some methods I use. Random Generation The random generator approach is fun. Random generator websites exist for making generated phrases which might spark an idea or a whole picture in your mind. You can find lots of random idea generators on…
There are some more podcasts in particular I’ve found around the internet. Here is a round up of the ones I’ve listened to so far. Edit: I keep adding more as I find them so check back from time to time :-). Most are art related but listening to other topics such as science, social…