Review: Wacom Intuos 2015 tablet: Draw Art Photo Comic
Wacom has just refreshed their Intuos product line in September 2015 with the release of 4 new tablets, namely Intuos Draw, Art, Photo and Comic.Note that Wacom has the Intuos Pro and Intuos product...
View Article6 Pencil Photoshop Brushes for Sale
A reader just told me of some Pencil Photoshop brushes he has created for sale, currently priced at 10 DeviantArt points (aka $0.10) for the first 20 customers.They look good and you can get them at...
View ArticleBook Review: Dungeon: Monstres – Vol. 5: My Son the Killer
DUNGEON Monstres, Vol.5 My Son the Killer is published by NBM and translated from French.The Dungeon comic series is the brainchild of Joann Sfar and Lewis Trondheim and focuses on anthropomorphic...
View ArticleBook Review: Parker: Slayground by Darwyn Cooke
Parker: Slayground is the 4th graphic novel that Darwyn Cooke has adapted from Parker universe. The hardcover book is published by IDW with beautiful art and cover design. For the uninitiated, the...
View ArticleReview: Winsor & Newton oil paints
This review is written by Lisa Clough aka Lachri (website | youtube)Lion in oil (video)I’ve been using the Winsor and Newton oil color for over 15 years. I’ve tried several other brands, but I keep...
View ArticleWhite Cloud Worlds - Volume 3 (Kickstarter)
The artbook 'White Cloud Worlds - Volume 3' is on Kickstarter.The campaign ends on 11 Sep 2015. Check it out at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ignite-inc/white-cloud-worlds-volume-3Tags: kickstarter
View ArticleReview: Drawn to Painting by Rob Zeller (Craftsy course)
Rob Zeller's Drawn to Painting course is on portrait drawing with a model cast, in this case Michelangelo's "Guiliano de' Medici".The lessons in the 245-minute course areMeet Rob Zeller - 10...
View ArticleBook Review: CLEWORTH: an ARTFULLlife
Harold James Cleworth is the most well-known automotive artist know for his realistic paintings of automobiles. He has painted over 300 paintings in the last 30 years.CLEWORTH: an ARTFULLlife is a huge...
View ArticleHow to sketch big buildings: The Thought Process
A reader told me that he could draw small objects well but not big objects. So here's a sketching tip for drawing big objects, specifically buildings.In this video, I go through my thought process when...
View ArticleBook Review: Game Art: Art from 40 Video Games and Interviews with Their...
Game Art talks about the art of making games more than the visual art of the games themselves. Highlight of the book are the interviews with the video game designers. I really enjoyed reading those and...
View ArticleDrawing in Sketchbooks of Different Sizes
When you draw in sketchbooks of different sizes, you're forced to think and work differently. Constraints can be useful at times. Tags: sketching tipsyoutube sketching tips
View ArticleWhat the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil Announcement Means to Artists & Designers
Oh yeah, Apple just released the biggest iPad ever, the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. And they also released a stylus called the Apple Pencil specifically for the iPad Pro.Here are some of my thoughts on the...
View ArticleReview: Superbelle Sketchbook One & Two by ArtGerm
Two months ago, I wrote about my friend's inkink online store. Today, I just received two sketchbooks mailed to me for review.The two sketchbooks are by Stanley Lau, aka ArtGerm, the illustrator,...
View ArticleTable comparing iPad Pro, Surface Pro 3, Cintiq Companion 2, Galaxy Note Pro...
This table is for artists looking for a portable drawing device.Main thing to note is the OS, because that will determine the software you can run on it. The OS will also determine productivity. And it...
View ArticleHUMAN Vol 1 by Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Wow. HUMAN, the film by filmmaker Yann Arthus-Bertrand, is being promoted on the homepage of Google. That says something.Tags: video
View ArticleBook Review: Japanese Design: Art, Aesthetics & Culture
This book is for those who admire the sense and sensibilities of Japanese design. Author Patricia J. Graham, a former professor and museum curator specialising in Japanese, has compiled this volume to...
View ArticleBook Review: Culture+Typography: How Culture Affects Typography
Culture+Typography is a visual resource of pictures on how typography is used out on the streets, in the real world. Author and designer Nikki Villagomez has collected hundreds of examples and...
View ArticleBook Review: The Watercolor Course You've Always Wanted
Focus of the book is actually on mastering shapes to use them effectively in watercolour paintings. So it's rather conceptual in a way that it forces you to think about your painting before you start....
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