Tools and materials – part2 (colored pencils)
This is a follow up to my previous blog post where I list all tools and materials I use for my graphite drawings. Here I am talking about what I use for my colored pencil drawings. Like, what I use all the time. Fortunately (for you!) I am the weird minimalism artist, who doesn’t own […]
iPad Pro 2015 vs iPad Pro 2020 – Do you really need to upgrade?
With technological advances, new devices are coming out every year, but … do you really need to upgrade? I studied electrical engineering and computer science at university and I come from a generation that started off with floppy disks (I guess I just gave up my age, yep, I’m ancient!), so believe me, I know […]
Do you need an iPad Screen protector?
What is an iPad Screen protector? It is a thin protective membrane that is placed on top of your iPad screen and supposedly protects the screen from dust, provides a paper-like feeling when using the Apple Pencil, reduces glare, etc, etc, etc, the list goes on. Here I will be sharing my own thoughts, so […]
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 easy to overblend and artworks […]
Filmic Pro lost videos (and what can you do)
Filmic pro is my favorite video app, which I use extensively to film my videos. It is easy to use and I can easily export my high quality videos to a video editor, so that I can eventually publish them. But filmic pro has some really frustrating bugs… which lead to lost videos (disclaimer: I […]
Male skin with graphite
Hello everyone! Oh my Gosh, is it July already?? (And it’s almost over!) Damn Coronavirus! Left me with an enormous load of work and I have neglected my blog. Anyways, here I am with a much anticipated tutorial: how to draw male (textured) skin with graphite pencils. Let’s break down the process to a few […]
Fast, easy background with colored pencils
Story of my life: I wanna draw a detailed portrait with a background, but I don’t want to spend countless hours on the background itself. Why? Because I cannot afford spending that many hours (time-wise), because drawing a background is boring and it drives me nuts and because the focal point is the portrait after […]
Drawing Will Smith as the Genie from “Aladdin”
I watched the 2019 “Aladdin” movie only recently (yep, yep, yep, shame on me, I know…) and I immediately fell in love with everything! Which says a lot, because I have not been a huge fan of Disney remakes lately. Drawing Will Smith as the Genie came naturally! Not without drama however… My town is […]
Running low on art supplies? No problem!
Today is the 22nd of March 2020, and like the rest of the World I am stuck home due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Being primarily a colored pencil artist, I am already beginning running low on art supplies. Cannot buy from local stores, everything’s shut down and I cannot order, the post office is really […]