Grab a pencil and a piece of paper and let your imagination soar, no matter what your level.
Do you consider yourself a Weeaboo, an Otaku, or a, so called, Wapanese? Are you looking to become one? This article doesn't go into such depths but it might get you started in your path to ostracization. Sour joking aside...! You will learn how to draw the vibrant manga eyes you've always wanted to draw (for whatever ostracizing reason...!) following these simple steps:
Boost your animation skills in 2024 with these must-read books. A curated list blending art, technique, and industry wisdom for animators. If you are an amateur or a professional animator, I'm sure you would benefit from some reading in general, and so maybe if you started with something familiar you might not fall asleep immediately! Let's learn how to read together! In all seriousness, I'm an animator myself so I speak from experience! These animation books will keep you at the edge of your seat the whole time (with the same bad posture you develop whilst animating for hours on end).
Learn to draw flora and fauna using the imaginary as a reference to find your own style with Violeta Hernández The best way to learn to draw is to familiarize yourself with the technique through exercises that help us to experiment with different materials and visual references. Once you master the first phase, Violeta Hernández proposes that you go even further to find your own stamp: draw from your imagination. What does that mean? To create from what you remember and the sensations an animal or a bunch of flowers have made you feel, for example. In this process, memory, creativity and a desire to let yourself go, will be key. Below, designer and illustrator Violeta Hernández (@soyvioleta), will show you some key tips on how to draw from your memories and the results of her own adventures.
Leave the screens aside and reconnect with creativity through drawing, cooking, or jewelry. Don't miss these 7 courses to do this Christmas.
Learn these techniques to add detail and realism to your illustrated portraits with José Rosero Realistic portraiture is returned to time and again throughout art history. It may be intimidating at first but you can learn how to do it, little by little, starting with some basic concepts that will allow your drawings to become progressively more complex. José Rosero (@rosero), visual artist and teacher, is an expert in portraiture with techniques ranging from pencil to quill to Indian ink. He knows better than most how to draw all the accents of a face. In the following video tutorial, he reviews some of the most common facial features, so you can learn how to draw them from scratch:
Learn how to draw hands and fingers in an anatomically correct way with Zursoif (Miguel Bustos Gómez). Drawing hands is one of the most recurrent difficulties faced by artists. The amount of bones, joints, muscles and tissues that compose them make them a challenge when it comes to capture them on paper. Luckily the artist Zursoif (@zursoif), an anatomical illustrator, explains step by step how to draw a hand starting with the bones and ending with the muscles and skin. Get pencil and paper ready, and let's go!
Learn the technique and tricks for inking your sketch in Procreate, as well as the best brushes to do it, with Óscar Lloréns. Full of resources, Procreate allows you to give a perfect finish to your creations through the use of simple and intuitive tools. Illustrator Óscar Lloréns (@ollorens), whose work includes creations for Coca-Cola, the United Nations and Cirque du Soleil, as well as artistic pieces exhibited in Spain, Mexico, France and China, is an expert in this versatile program and teaches us the inking technique. This is a classic drawing method that consists of inking your sketch and then coloring the inside of the line. This technique is often used in classic comics and manga. Find out more below:
Marco Mazzoni shows how to use this technique to create shadows and lights in a portrait In art, chiaroscuro is the use of strong contrasts between light and shadow, creating depth and drama. Beyond giving a sense of volume, it also draws the viewer's attention to the focus of the drawing. Some artists known for its use include Goya, Vermeer, Rembrandt and Caravaggio, and it is a technique that is still widely used, not only in paintings, but also in film and photography. In this tutorial, artist and illustrator Marco Mazzoni (@marcomazzoniart) demonstrates how you can transform a simple drawing of a face using the chiaroscuro technique to add shadows. Using just a pencil and a piece of paper, the result can be a work of art in itself or serve as the basis for a more detailed and colorful composition.
Learn step by step how to redraw, refine and polish the vignettes that will shape your comic, with Charles Glaubitz Nowadays, virtually all comic book artists have to know how to work both analogically, with pencil and paper, and digitally, taking advantage of the drawing tools offered by programs such as Manga Studio or, more recently, the iPad software Procreate. Procreate allows us to import our sketches and work on them with a wide range of brushes that we can customize to our liking. Mastering it is an essential skill for any good self-respecting comic artist, and the good thing is that its simple interface makes things a lot easier. In the following video tutorial, comic creator and multidisciplinary artist Charles Glaubitz (@mrglaubitz) shows us step by step the process to import a sketch on paper to Procreate and start working with it, to get a fully digitized comic. Discover it below:
Master the technical rules of perspective drawing to represent spaces with these exercises and play with movement
In this step-by-step tutorial we will focus, for once, on the simple beauty of the sparrow, since this charming member of the "Passeridae" family, is so common, that it is often overlooked. Follow a few guidelines, and learn how to bring a sparrow back to life...! Although maybe that's going too far... You don't need to know alchemy to follow this tutorial!
Learn the keys to drawing characters in Procreate through basic shapes, with Jimena S. Sarquiz Although there is a lot of creativity and imagination behind artistic creations, it is also true that creative people have been developing formulas to facilitate their production process. In illustration, the basic figures – circles, squares, triangles, among many others – play a very important role in determining the bases of a character, of a scene. Illustrator Jimena S. Sarquiz, creator of the monitosbonitos project (@monitosbonitos), has children's editorial illustration projects for clients such as Editorial Norma, Edebé, Santillana, Macmillan Education, Cambridge University Press or Editorial Televisa. She teaches us simple proportion tips, as well as how to transform basic shapes into characters for your creations. Discover more in the video:
Learn the Fist technique to draw animals with basic shapes from scratch The good thing about drawing is that it gives us infinite possibilities: we can follow all the rules, or break them to let ourselves be carried away by our intuition and imagination. Regardless of whether we have a better or worse style, the important thing about drawing is that it allows us to express ourselves to have a good time of fun. In the following video tutorial, illustrator and educator Puño (@puño) invites us to put aside shame to learn how to create animals with simple geometric shapes, just with a marker and a sheet of paper or cardboard. Based on his advice, we can begin to realize that drawing is within everyone's reach. Discover them below:
Learn with Fist the best dynamics to warm up your hand before facing any drawing If you are looking for a teacher to start drawing without fear, that is, without a doubt, Puño (@puno). He has been drawing since he can remember and, in addition to attending film school and studying audiovisual communication, he makes a living in two ways that he is passionate about: as a children's writer and illustrator, and as a creative educator in Holland, Spain and Colombia . If what you are looking for is someone who will make you lose your fear of the blank page and help you grab the pencil with will, he is your man. And in these three exercises he is going to demonstrate it to you, don't miss the following video:
Learn these basic tips for painting outdoors with your sketchbook, with David Morales
Learn how to preserve and store your pencil drawings
Naranjalidad tells us what types of brushes to use for watercolor painting, how to use them for each type of stroke and how to store them to last longer.
Steps to create and configure a round brush for realistic painting in Procreate with Jaime Sanjuan
Are you getting started with digital art? Are you a pro revisiting the basics? Does your latest portrait have two empty eye sockets in desperate need of filling? Regardless of your current situation and level of expertise, in this easy to follow step by step tutorial you will find a trusty guide to kickstart your creative journey or finally jump the hurdle you might be stuck on.
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
Transform an accordion notebook into a perfect postcard to rule this holiday season with inks and markers
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
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:
Discover what the vanishing point is and apply it in your drawings to give an interesting depth to your drawings.
Learn how to get better at drawing with this free guide! Discover the secrets of simplifying, proportions, and angles.
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.
