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Creativity without limits: discover this month's most inspiring and popular projects on Domestika
New skills, projects, ideas and fun facts about the world of illustration

Creativity without limits: discover this month's most inspiring and popular projects on Domestika

October is behind us and, with it, one of the challenges we like the most at Domestika, the one that invites you to make a drawing every day for a month. Through the hashtag #31Days31Drawing, the participants of this challenge shared their works, which had to be based on a certain theme.

Welcome to this video tutorial on drawing lips. In this guide, we will explore some valuable tips and shading techniques that are versatile for both digital and traditional artists.

5 basic tips from Sergio Bleda to learn how to shade with ink taking into account the light focus

Travel notebooks are windows to experiences, capturing rich details and stimulating creativity. Ready to start your own adventure on paper?

Vector illustration techniques to draw food in a simple way by Aarón Martinez

Design your tattoos step by step in Procreate and discover all the options that this tool offers you.

Transform an accordion notebook into a perfect postcard to rule this holiday season with inks and markers

Learn the keys to understand and recognize the characters before creating your children's book, with Valentina Toro

Dive into the eerie spirit of Halloween with these captivating timelapses. Watch creativity come to life in a spooky way.

Learn one of the most fundamental skills in drawing: The human head

Discover how modern animation revolutionizes visual storytelling and the art behind creating realistic textures in digital painting. Join us!

Mika Takahashi teaches the possibilities of Indian ink and the reaction of paint to water on different types of paper

Get ready to unwind and tap into your creative side as we guide you through the process of drawing a fox using basic shapes and this easy-to-follow video.

Learn step by step how to draw a tree starting from references and combining different techniques and processes with Paulina Maciel Botanical illustration, whether realistic or absolutely fantastic, is one of the most beautiful genres a creative can practice, thanks to its abundance of colors, its ability to enhance our powers of observation and its multiplicity of applications, from editorial design to story illustration, through packaging designs or other graphic needs. In this tutorial, Paulina Maciel (@pau_maciel), designer and illustrator behind Canela Estudio, explains how to draw and paint a tree from scratch, with a very simple method and using materials available to everyone. Find out in the video below:

Colors and composition in portraits: reflecting human psychology and personality.

Download Alessia Trunfio's free brushes for Photoshop and Procreate to give a unique touch to your illustrations!

Follow these artists raising awareness of and reframing the narrative around mental health

Discover mangaka artists who become influential along History

Draw for 31 days in a row and participate in Domestika's illustration challenge. Let your creativity flow with the daily concepts that we propose.

Elevate your illustrations with ten essential strategies, transforming characters into heartwarming and utterly enchanting creations.

Discover how to generate effective and attractive color combinations using this color theory technique Color plays a vital role in the world we live in. It influences our thoughts, affects our reactions, and causes strong emotional associations. Color also impacts us on a physical level: our eyes can be soothed or irritated by a color; colors can increase blood pressure or suppress appetite. And when used correctly, color can even help us save energy. As a communicative tool, color is irreplaceable. The universality of its language helps us make our messages flow and invoke certain emotions more easily. For all these reasons and more, it’s essential to learn to speak the language of color theory. And within this language, a technique we should acquire is color harmony.

Discover these profiles of tattoo artists that will inspire you if you are thinking of getting a minimalist tattoo or want to learn how they are done.

Find out what it is, what types of infographics exist and get to know some examples.

Are you prepared to take your Adobe Fresco skills to new heights? If you're eager to uncover the hidden gems within this remarkable app, then read on to learn 5 expert tips and tricks that will empower you to master Adobe Fresco like a seasoned virtuoso.

Enhance your designs with Jessica Roux's free, high-quality mock-up templates.

Ramona Wultschner, a digital art instructor, shares 10 essential Procreate tips.

Learn how to get better at drawing with this free guide! Discover the secrets of simplifying, proportions, and angles.

Crafting a Visual Symphony: The Art of Illustrating Children's Literature. For those intrepid enough to venture into the enchanting realm of children's literature, the marriage of image and text is a dance of necessity.

Don’t miss these books about comics selected by Charles Glaubitz González There is no greater inspiration for an illustrator than to study other illustrator's work, and when we talk about comic authors, having a good library with your favorite issues is practically mandatory. But the shelves of an aspiring graphic novelist should not only hold comic stories. It also needs to feature books from other artistic fields and, above all, manuals and guides dedicated to comic book creation. Below, you will find a selection of great books about comic writing curated by Charles Glaubitz González (@mrglaubitz): Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art, by Scott McCloud Written and illustrated by Scott McCloud, Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art is a comic about comics. It deals with graphic novels' language and explains how they are created, how they are read, and how the reader interprets them; all this makes the book an essential title for any comic book lover who is thinking of becoming an author.