Do you want to draw dogs, wolves, foxes, or canines of any kind? Would you like to draw them from imagination, without having to look for a references for any specific pose? In order to gain that ability, you need to understand all the secrets of the canine body—and this is exactly what I’ve made…
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I’ve drawn so many dragons in my life that I can do it very intuitively, with no reference. With one exception: the head. Side view? Fine. 3/4 view? Harder, but still ok. 3/4 view with open mouth and slightly raised head? That’s a recipe for 2-3 hours of sketching, erasing, sketching, erasing… It’s not even…
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The ability to draw under the lineart is one of the perks of digital art. But for this to work, your lineart has to have a transparent background, which isn’t always the case—for example, if you drew your sketch on paper, or just forgot to create a separate layer for your lineart. Whatever the reason,…
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This year’s holiday contest is over, and here’s the winner—Sophie from Germany! She’s already been contacted and the prizes, a Wacom One S and a license for Sketchbook Pro are coming her way. As for the other contestants—I’m sorry I couldn’t get you your first tablet this time, but I hope this New Year will…
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On November 13th, 2025, user SpaceDev1 posted some fan art on Reddit (specifically, r/Frieren), and it quickly went viral. See, what SpaceDev1 did was to attempt to draw Frieren, a character from the series Sousou no Frieren, from a notoriously tricky angle. And they failed so (endearingly) badly that the drawing became a meme, inspiring…
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Digital drawing is amazing, but you can’t do it efficiently without a graphics tablet. The smallest ones are not expensive, but no cheap is cheap enough when you don’t have your own money, and your parents don’t take your passion for drawing seriously. They may not understand that this “toy” can affect all your future,…
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I’ve drawn many dragons in my life, but I never had a chance to draw Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon—at least, not in a finished way. So since that new live action HTTYD is now out, I decided to use it as an excuse and see how a realistic Toothless would look in…
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Last time we talked about all the components of colors—Hue, Saturation, Brightness, Chroma, and Value—and how they’re handled in digital drawings apps. Today we’re going to talk about the more practical side of color theory, and how to combine multiple colors in once scene to achieve the desired results. I’ll cover color psychology, as well…
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Digital artists have it easy—they get all the colors of the rainbow, and they can make them slightly brighter or slightly more saturated just by dragging sliders. No need to pre-mix the colors, or guess what paints you need to combine to achieve a desired shade! And yet, the issue of color remains one of…
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Over the last 2.5 years, I’ve been studying feline anatomy on my Patreon—bone by bone, muscle by muscle. I’m happy to announce that I finally reached the end of the study! For my final assignment, I’ve created a series of feline anatomy diagrams—a mini anatomy atlas, designed specifically for artists. This set contains: Each page…
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