Draw this again vol. 2: Steve Jobs
I have no words for this man. He was such a huge inspiration of mine. I know there is a lot of controversy around his name, but I believe he was a good man and great at what he did. He is one of the reasons I am such a huge Apple nerd. (If you […]
Tutorial: How to paint a simple Space Scene in Procreate
I’ve been always a sucker for everything Space: astronomy, technology, movies. It was a matter of time before I tried to paint something spacey! In fact, it took too long! Anyways, better late than never, here’s my little piece. Normally such stuff is a …piece of cake in photoshop! It requires a bit more effort […]
The Easiest Way to Draw Realistic Hair with Graphite
Like most pencil artists out there I was utterly intimidated by hair when i started drawing portraits. Not finding something that could actually help me, I started developing my own technique. After so many years, this initial way of drawing hair is still my favorite because it is the easiest, fastest and most accurate way […]
Painting Nathan Drake in Procreate and creating skintones
Painting Nathan Drake in Procreate and creating skintones When I was young(er) my wildest dream was to work in the game industry. Yep, I am a funny person! Naturally I abandoned my dream too soon but my love for game art is very much alive. When I saw this poster from Uncharted … all I […]
Bevel and Emboss Effects with Procreate
As a designer who works exclusively on an iPad Pro, I use Procreate app about 95% of the time. Naturally, some photoshop/illustrator features are missing. However, they did such an awesome job with the app, and they update in so frequently that my tutorials will be useless after a while! In the meantime, however, let’s […]
Skintones with graphite and choosing the right paper (ft Emilia Clarke)
How to choose the right paper when drawing with graphite (ft Emilia Clarke) So, I started this graphite drawing the other day, after a veeeeery loooong break. Unfortunately, as expected, I had many issues, not having drawn anything in a while. I could not concentrate as much as I normally do, I had to take […]
How to fake vector-based, letter designs in Procreate (yes, it is possible!)
Those of you who have been following me for a while, should know that I do most of my work on an iPad Pro. I progressively started replacing my pc with my iPad about three years ago, and now I use my iPad 95% of the time. I do almost everything here, including digital painting/design, […]
From raw material to presentation – A journey every artist has to make sooner or later
When it comes to art, presentation is the key factor, and surprisingly no one seems to be talking about it! So, this post is about all of you, great artists out there who struggle with marketing their own art. I, myself, (as many of you I am sure) made the same mistake when I was […]
How to create a simple gold/silver text effect in Procreate (and photoshop!)
Here’s a small tutorial on how to create a gold/silver text effect with procreate app. The best part? The best part? It works for photoshop too! Before getting started let’s gather our resources. They are not many, it’s a simple tutorial. All you need is two images. An image with your text, and an image […]