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The struggles of a (wannabe) digital artist
Hey everyone! Happy March and happy spring! I couldn’t have started spring with a darker and moodier piece! Done on an iPad Pro, with an Apple Pencil, in Procreate app. I began making a font the other day, based on the 2014 “Warcraft” movie logo. For no particular reason I decided ...
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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 ...
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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! ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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How to create a “Supernatural” text effect in Procreate
A simple and quick, but also useful tutorial on how to create a “Supernatural” text effect in Procreate. I am talking about this one: Here is my Procreate workflow: 1. Choose your background It can be a simple one-color background or a complex illustration. Since we are talking about “Supernatural”, ...
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Catching Fire – Procreate Painting Demo
Catching Fire. Heavily referenced by Katniss, however she is not supposed to look like her. Anyways, this post is all about using and manipulating fire in a digital painting. Painting was done on an iPad Pro, using Apple Pencil and procreate app, but the process can be applied in photoshop ...
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Painting Javier Bardem as Captain Salazar
Painting Javier Bardem as Captain Salazar today, and demonstrating how to use my custom crack (and other) brushes in an artwork. Pirates of the Caribbean 5, aka “Dead Men tell no tales” was an amazing movie and the least I can do is pay a small tribute. 🙂 Like most ...
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Painting Gal Gadot as WonderWoman
My hand was itching to make a few strokes the other day and I ended up painting Gal Gadot as WonderWoman. I haven’t been able to draw traditionally lately, and it seems a lot of time will pass until I will have the time and energy to do so. Sorry ...
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Ioanna Ladopoulou
I am a designer and illustrator and I love everthing creative!
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