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  • 5 Courses to Get You Started in Lettering
    Typography, Calligraphy and Lettering

    5 Courses to Get You Started in Lettering

    Learn to master the basics of lettering with top professionals in this field For many artists, letters are their greatest muse. These artists extract a sentiment from a word that catapults their creativity. Lettering is a medium that many use to capture their passion for letters. Discover the methods, tips, and unique visions of these five lettering experts, who will help you to channel emotion through illustrated letters: Illustrated Digital Lettering, a course by Birgit Palma Austrian illustrator and artist Birgit Palma shows you have to convey meaning with words through shape, color, and volume. Her projects are brimming with positive energy and have so much more to say than a plain and simple word. In this course, you’ll learn to create expressive letters.

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  • 5 Courses to Perfect Your 3D Modeling and Design Skills
    Design

    5 Courses to Perfect Your 3D Modeling and Design Skills

    Learn how to use different programs and techniques to improve your 3D design and modeling skills The world of 3D design and modeling is so broad that the possibilities are truly endless; that means that you can choose the software and style that bestfit your creativity and skill level. Whether you are taking your first steps or improving your 3D modeling and design skills, these five online 3D modeling courses will inspire you to reach new levels in your professional career. Low Poly Character Modeling for Video Games, a course by Daniel Gutiérrez The low poly style is one of the most attractive contemporary aesthetics in video game creation, animation, and illustration. The objects and characters created with this technique show clearly defined polygons and flat faces but achieve an emotional impact nonetheless. Daniel Gutiérrez teaches you how to make them perfect in this course.

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  • Challenge: 3 Fun Ways to Stimulate Creativity
    Illustration

    Challenge: 3 Fun Ways to Stimulate Creativity

    Art director, graphic designer, and illustrator Rogério Puhl tests out his own challenge and surprises himself with the results Since he was a teenager, Rogério Puhl had always dreamed of being an artist. At the age of 14, he enrolled at Chapecó School of Arts in Brazil. After discovering the world of digital illustration at the age of 18, he began a career in advertising, and went on to work for some of the most successful agencies in Brazil: AlmapBBDO, DM9DDB, Africa, Ogilvy, WMcCann, Young & Rubicam, and more. His portfolio includes projects for clients such as MTV, McDonald's and Red Bull, and he has created copyrighted murals around the world. Thanks to many years of experience, Rogério has lots of tips on how to get your creative juices flowing. In this challenge, the artist shares three ways to keep your mind active. The exercises can be carried out anywhere using whatever tools you have at hand. Not only will you have fun but your brain will also get a workout. Rogério was in fact very surprised with the results he got when he tried it out himself.

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  • Jon Berkeley: Illustrations That Tell a Story
    Teacher Illustration

    Jon Berkeley: Illustrations That Tell a Story

    Editorial illustrations complement a text and tell a story without using words Irish illustrator Jon Berkeley (@jon_24) found his call in editorial illustration. While he usually enjoys drawing for younger audiences, he has also found that working for newspapers and magazines is ideal for educating, informing, and entertaining readers, an activity he finds challenging and gratifying in equal parts. Berkeley was born in Dublin, the city that saw him grow and develop into a professional illustrator. He took his first steps in this field when the internet had yet to become the hive of creative opportunities it is nowadays and carved himself a career by knocking on every possible door. This is how he got to collaborate with Time, Newsweek, and The Economist.

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  • 7 Questions To Answer Before Every Illustration
    Illustration

    7 Questions To Answer Before Every Illustration

    The 7 questions award-winning illustrator and author Jon Berkeley asks before starting any illustration Jon Berkeley has illustrated over 150 magazine covers during his career for publications including The Economist, Newsweek, and Nature, and has worked on numerous commercial projects for the likes of Vodafone, Smirnoff, and Ted Baker. In this article, Jon, who teaches the course Acrylic Techniques for Creative Illustration, shares the 7 questions that three decades of illustrating have taught him are crucial to answer before embarking on a project. 1. Where’s it going to be? The location of your image is one of its most definitive elements. There are ideas that only work vertically or horizontally and considerations change according to a picture’s position. 2. What’s the page layout? For example, if you are creating a piece for the front cover of a magazine, the design is probably going to have to strictly adhere to an established layout. Elements that will affect your concept and its effectiveness include titles, prices, barcodes and dates.

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  • Storyboarder: Free Digital Storyboarding Software
    Web & App Design

    Storyboarder: Free Digital Storyboarding Software

    This tool allows anyone to create a digital storyboard in just a few seconds, as if it were on paper The maxim that "less is more" becomes especially relevant when speaking about apps. Even more so when we discover that simplifying how they work doesn’t reduce their functionality. Storyboarder, a free and open source software for sketching stories digitally, complies perfectly with this premise, getting rid of unnecessary tools and embracing extreme simplicity to make creating a digital storyboard practically the same as doing it on paper.

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  • Domestika Diary: Alfonso de Anda
    Illustration

    Domestika Diary: Alfonso de Anda

    Mexican illustrator Alfonso de Anda tells us about his creative routine and sources of inspiration during confinement Confinement can undermine the inspiration of even the most creative people. Alfonso de Anda (@deandaalfonso), a multifaceted Mexican illustrator who has working on projects in areas as varied as editorial illustration, animation, advertising, mural design, fashion design and gallery exhibits, has not been immune to this effect. However, he has found ways to stay creative and productive. In this Domestika Diary, the illustrator opens the doors of his home, his routine, and his studio to share his daily life with us and the strategies with which he has fought the feared creative block during the pandemic. Discover it below:

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  • Domestika Projects: Greetings From Ha Tachana
    Teacher Illustration

    Domestika Projects: Greetings From Ha Tachana

    The Ink Bad Company's founder tells us about one of his most exotic illustrated projects: postcards from Tel Aviv My name is Juan Carlos, and I manage a one-person studio devoted to illustration: Ink Bad Company. I was born in a small town in Jaén (Andalucía, Spain), where I learned to harvest olives the traditional way, by shaking the trees. I made my mother happy choosing to study in Granada instead and ended up moving to Valencia, where I'll happily draw anything in exchange for financial compensation. My field of expertise is adult, commercial, and media illustration. And even though I have worked for important clients and agencies in pretty awesome projects, I want to believe that I really draw for myself at the end of the day. I love to dig into my brain, extract things that I have seen out there, mix them as well as possible, and try to make the result drinkable and tasty. Basically, this is how I work.

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  • Challenge: Pixel Art in Procreate
    Illustration

    Challenge: Pixel Art in Procreate

    Illustrator Samuel Rodriguez takes on the Domestika Challenge Through his work, illustrator Samuel Rodriguez (@samrodriguezart) offers a new perspective in today's cultural landscape, creating striking portraits that incorporate graphic design and unusual visual elements. With clients that range from public art commissioners and non-profit organizations to brands and corporations, his pieces are both playful and powerful. In this Domestika Challenge, for the first time ever, Rodriguez tries to recreate one of his portrait illustrations in a pixel art style. How will it turn out? Find out in the video below:

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  • Exercise: How to Add Realistic Lighting to Your Illustrations
    Illustration

    Exercise: How to Add Realistic Lighting to Your Illustrations

    Learn how to add realism and volume to your illustrations with this simple exercise by Óscar Lloréns Light is, without a doubt, one of the most essential elements of any illustration. Understanding how it behaves in nature will make your creations look more realistic and professional. Illustrator Óscar Lloréns (@ollorens) shares some tips that you can use to play with the different light sources in your illustrations, so you can give the desired volume and depth to the objects you draw.

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  • Draw Yourself: Mauro Martins
    Illustration

    Draw Yourself: Mauro Martins

    How did illustrator Mauro Martins start drawing? Did you know he lives in Brasilia? In this Draw Yourself, Martins recalls moments from his childhood, explains the concept of Brasilia, and defines the essential ingredients of a perfect city.

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  • What is Doodle Illustration?
    Illustration

    What is Doodle Illustration?

    Learn how the scribbles we make when daydreaming can become art from a master in the craft: Mauro Martins Illustrator Mauro Martins (@mauromartins) stood out as an art director in advertising and later established himself as a creator, applying a refined and personal version of doodle style artwork. His characterful work has secured him commissions from companies like Absolut, Domino’s Pizza, Amarula, and many more. He believes in the ability to tell small narratives through a style of drawing we typically call doodling, drawings that can grow in complexity as we improve. Below, he explains the characteristics of this playful and attractive style of illustration.

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  • Free Download: 5 Photoshop Brushes for Digital Painting
    Illustration

    Free Download: 5 Photoshop Brushes for Digital Painting

    Samuel Smith shares a collection of his favorite brushes for digital illustration The possibilities of digital painting are only getting better and more exciting. Visual Development Artist Samuel Smith (@samuelsmith), after some years of hard work and dedication, achieved an understanding of this creative discipline, and he started to work on important animation projects and was hired by SPA, Spain, as a color artist. He has worked on many commercials, TV shows, and two feature films: Klaus for SPA Studios and another upcoming animated film for Illumination Studios.

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  • Challenge: Make a Digital Illustration Look Handmade in 10 Minutes
    Teacher Illustration

    Challenge: Make a Digital Illustration Look Handmade in 10 Minutes

    Alex de Marcos, illustrator and expert in digital painting techniques, faces the Domestika Challenge Alex de Marcos' career is broad and varied: he has worked in everything from editorial illustration to advertising, and regularly collaborates with major international brands such as Nike, Oysho, Movistar, Levi's and Ron Barceló. In this Challenge Domestika, the illustrator puts all his skills and experience to the test: he has just 10 minutes to make a digital illustration look like it was made using traditional methods by hand. Will he succeed? Find out in the following video:

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  • How to Create Memorable Characters
    3D & Animation

    How to Create Memorable Characters

    Five tips for designing unique protagonists for your stories Sociedad Fantasma (@sociedadfantasma) is an animation and illustration studio, comprising Carlos Rupit, Gabriel Pichardo and Lizeth Rodríguez. They create wonderful stories through illustration and animation and have worked with clients such as Netflix, Gatorade, Google, and Nike. Their characters are one of the main pillars in each of their stories; they bring great substance to the plots and make the worlds they create all the more magical. While they’ve designed so many different characters, they all share characteristics that make them stand out. Here, Sociedad Fantasma shares their secret to creating memorable characters.

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  • What is Concept Art?
    Film & Video

    What is Concept Art?

    We spoke with concept artist and artistic director Jean Fraisse to learn more about concept art Experienced illustrator, graphic designer and concept artist, recognized for creating worlds in various audiovisual projects and video games such as Elixir, Jean Fraisse (@jbfraisse) is an art director at HuevoCartoon and teaches several courses at Domestika on stage design, character design for animation and video games, and art direction for concept art. He focuses on learning the theoretical method to define a visual style and tell a story, find memorable characters, and create incredible worlds. That's why we decided to talk to him and clear up any doubts about concept art: what it is, what is the first known example of it in the industry, and the differences that exist with respect to illustration.

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  • 8 Impressive Hyperrealist Illustrators and Painters
    Teacher Art

    8 Impressive Hyperrealist Illustrators and Painters

    A selection of paintings, drawings, and illustrations by artists around the world Armed with pencils, oil paint, acrylics, and their imaginations, these hyperrealist painters and illustrators inject life into artworks that are so detailed, they could easily be mistaken for photographs. Despite the fact that lots of people have access to high-quality cameras on their phones these days, the following creatives continue to push the limits of figurative art with their hyperrealist styles, seeking to create lifelike reproductions of landscapes, objects, situations, and people. This style was seen in the United States around the 1970s, long before the term hyperrealism had even entered the dictionary. This style can be found in the work of artists who have been active in the distant past (Canaletto), the more recent past (Edward Hopper, Daniel Ridgway Knight), and very recent decades (Antonio López, David Parrish). Today, it is employed not only in paintings, but also in sculpture, including famous works by Ron Mueck, Kazuhiro Tsuji, and Giovani Caramello. Néstor Canavarro is an example of a celebrated hyperrealist artist working today. He is also a member of the Domestika community and teaches the course, Realistic Portrait with Coloured Pencils.

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  • How to Import Fonts to Procreate?
    Illustration

    How to Import Fonts to Procreate?

    Procreate now allows you to add text to your illustrations, drawings, and designs. Learn how to use your favorite fonts Procreate has become, without a doubt, the favorite app of illustrators, cartoonists, designers and creatives around the world. The iPad software allows you to use the screen as a notebook and has a number of extremely useful features for digital artists, but until a few months ago you could not do something as simple as adding text to images. With the arrival of the function to add text comes a big question: how do you add fonts to Procreate? Here, we explain how, step by step.

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  • Free Download: Fantasy Portrait Brushes Pack for Photoshop
    Teacher Illustration

    Free Download: Fantasy Portrait Brushes Pack for Photoshop

    Artist Karmen Loh (Bearbrickjia) shares this collection of brushes for amazing portraits Karmen Loh, better known as Bearbrickjia (@bearbrickjia), is an illustrator from Malaysia whose experience has allowed her to work in the video game industry, participating in productions such as Street Fighter V or Steel Circus, among others. As a freelancer, she has managed to position her fantastic style in her illustration work, and one of the keys to achieving perfection in her work has been the configuration of brushes that help her achieve her style.

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  • Free Download: Brush Bundle for Procreate
    Illustration

    Free Download: Brush Bundle for Procreate

    Designer Nubikini is temporarily sharing a free download that you can use to create unique letters for social media Layering letters on top of a unique photograph can transport us to unexpected places. The work of Nubikini (@nubikini) does exactly this. She channels emotion through letters and creates visuals that are both mesmerizing and fun. Nubia Navarro–a graphic designer living in Bogotá (Colombia)–has a passion for typography, letters, and photography. Since discovering her fascination with letters after attending a lecture on experimental typography, she’s been experimenting with them non-stop. Nubikini has worked with such international brands as Adidas, Coca Cola, and UNICEF. Always enthusiastic to share her knowledge and love of letters, today Nubikini is offering up her favorite Procreate brushes to the Domestika community. Try them out and be transported to wherever your imagination takes you.

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  • Free Download: Photoshop Brush Pack
    Illustration

    Free Download: Photoshop Brush Pack

    Felixantos shares over 70 brushes for illustration and concept art Víctor Félix Díaz (@felixantos) is a Peruvian concept artist and illustrator. He specializes in the creation of characters and settings, as well as portraits and caricatures. He has worked in advertising, animation and video game projects. His concept art style consists of turning everyday characters into the protagonists of stories with attractive narratives.

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