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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About a year ago I experimented with running an art Patreon (as opposed to my animal anatomy Patreon), but it didn’t really work out. I did create a few posts though, and I don’t want them to go to waste, so I’m going to share them now for free on this blog. Enjoy! Tiger Friends…
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About a year ago I experimented with running an art Patreon (as opposed to my animal anatomy Patreon), but it didn’t really work out. I did create a few posts though, and I don’t want them to go to waste, so I’m going to share them now for free on this blog. Enjoy! Cappuccino Tiger…
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This year the contest wasn’t that popular—I’ve only got 9 entries, but choosing the winner was still as hard as always. Finally, I chose this piece, created by Mayke from the Netherlands: I’ve already contacted the winner, and they should receive their prizes soon—a Wacom Intuos tablet, and a license for Sketchbook Pro, courtesy of…
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