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30 Day Nomad Sculpt Challenge – Day 4: Cupcake
Day 4 of my 30 Day 3D challenge. Today it is Saturday, kids are home running around all the time, so I chose something relatively easy. Or so I thought. I went for a ”simple” cupcake, that not only wasn’t simple, but also turned out fake and plastic. I rushed ...
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30 Day Nomad Sculpt Challenge – Day 3: Snowman
Day 3 of my 30 Day Nomad Sculpt Challenge. To be honest, I had planned to make Olaf today. But I still lack the knowlegde of my tools and 3D sculpting fundamentals. So the Olaf I managed to do, looked nothing like real (or as real as a cartoon can ...
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30 Day Nomad Sculpt Challenge – Day 2: Peppa
Day 2 of my 30 Day 3D sculpt challenge. My first ”glimpse” (yes, just a glimpse) of 3D sculpting, and let me tell you this: Sculpting and thinking in 3D is hard. At least not as easy as I expected it to be, with my background in heavy raster and ...
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30 Day Nomad Sculpt Challenge – Day 1: Bishop
I have just embarked on my 30 day 3D journey. You can read more about this challenge here.Oooook, Day 1 wasn’t too crazy because I am mainly trying to figure out how everything works. Since I wanted to create something solid, (and not randomly watching tutorials or sculpting without purpose) ...
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30 Day Nomad Sculpt challenge
I’ve been ”suffering” from a pretty bad art block lately. If you an artist (professional or hobbyist, it doesn’t matter) chances are that you experienced an art block at least once in your artistic journey. If you are not, an art block is when you lose all motivation to do ...
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Draw this again – Steve Jobs vol2
If you’ve been following me for a while, you might have noticed that I tend to draw the same subjects again and again. There is a reason for that. Some people/characters inspire me so much that I wanna draw them … again and again! (Also, if you want to become ...
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Affinity Photo, how could I live without you?
2024 EDIT: This article was written in 2021 and has nothing to do with the 2024 Adobe Scandal. My opinion about Affinity photo hasn’t changed, but if you want to know my current thoughts on Affinity vs Adobe, you can check out this article. Seriously now. Long story short: I ...
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Draw this again: Jennifer Lawrence / Mystique
Once upon a time I was a BIG cinema nerd. I am not any longer. I don’t know exactly what happened and how it happened, I just took a break from cinema when I had my two kids, and then, when I tried to come back, everything had changed. The ...
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How to add texture to your digital paintings
Today I will be talking about how to add texture to your digital paintings. Although I paint in procreate app, the same principles apply to photoshop as well. I love digital painting, creativity options are endless, BUT it comes with a drawback, especially if you are a beginner. It is ...
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Ioanna Ladopoulou
I am a designer and illustrator and I love everthing creative!
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