Best digital artists
https://www.deviantart.com/stephen-0akley/gallery/ - https://www.artstation.com/possum Stephen Oakley. Great characters. https://www.artstation.com/lukeberliner Luke Berliner. Good stories and mix matte painting. God of War. https://www.artstation.com/americanbean...
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Advanced brush settings in photoshop
I am going to share some advanced brush settings in photoshop, that I have been experimenting with during the last two years. My goal has been to create a more organic approach and trying to emulate real media using Photoshop. There are some "hidden" treasures in...
read morePortrait of Astrid, step by step
Here it is the step by step:
read moreFrom ideas to execution, mosaic of roses step by step
The very first idea may come from other painting, perhaps something that is lost in the memory and suddenly gets to the surface. I normally don't seach for ideas, if they do not come naturally then I don't dare to go ahead. Here the initial trigger was a flow of...
read moreHow to make the transition from traditional to digital painting
During the last two years I am finally taking the challenge and embracing digital painting after fifteen years or more with traditional media. My goal is to be able to have the same "organic" or "real" feel with the digital media compared to what I have been able to...
read moreHow to create a perfect blender using the mixer brush
This is the continuation of the article about the Photoshop mixer brush for digital painting. One of the most useful tools to create using the mixer brush is a blender. A real blender in traditional media must be: Shape adjustable. With traditional media normally I...
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I have not found good info about the Photoshop mixer brush for digital painting so after all this time practising I think it is a good idea to share. The standard brush panel looks like this: This is the mixer brush tool panel. There are a few more...
read moreProcreate settings for artists
Here there are several Procreate settings for artists that make a big difference. What I would like is to make my drawing experience as similar as possible to the real media, but unfortunately the default settings in Procreate are not useful. The standard and default...
read moreThe tools I use for digital media
Digital tablet Wacom Intuos. Wacom Cintiq 13HD Touch. Ipad Pro + Apple pencil. Software Photoshop. Procreate. Corel Painter.
read moreThe art supplies I use for traditional painting and drawing
Paper. I use mid to high density paper. 150gr/cm2 is good enough for drawings and allows for light wet technique too. Sketchbook. The ones I like the most are by the brand Stillman & Brin, simply fantastic. Graphite. I use Faber Castell, HB, 2B, 5B. Normally I...
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go to Traditional Media portfolio.
read moreThe importance of traditional media for digital artists
These days we are living an art revolution, powerful tablets in the market like Wacom Cintiq, Intuos and the iPad Pro with the digital pencil are making art accessible for most of the people. For someone who has been trained in traditional media all this seemed...
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On this website I am collecting some of the paintings and drawings I've left scattered around several other websites, external hard drives and gloomy storage rooms. Finally I decided to start this website in 2016 with the initial target to avoid loosing the work done...
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