Some time ago someone on Reddit asked about a Sketchbook grass brush, so I shared mine. And since custom Sketchbook brushes are so hard to find (it’s an underrated app, unfortunately), I decided to post it here as well. Enjoy! How to Download and Install the Sketchbook Grass Brush Set You can download the grass…
Read Post
Digital art has many perks, one of them being able to reduce repetitive tasks. For example, instead of signing your work every time you finish one, you can just create a signature brush and re-use it indefinitely. This is especially handy if you’re using a detailed signature, or a watermark. In this quick tutorial I’ll…
Read Post
The desktop users got their Clipping Mask update months ago, and finally it has come to mobile devices as well! You can read more about this feature in general in that older post—here I’d just like to show you quickly how it looks on the iPad (it should work similarly on Android as well). Disclaimer:…
Read Post
When the inspiration strikes, you don’t want anything to stand between you and your new drawing—so that window that appears right before you create a new file may seem like nothing more than a hindrance. It may be tempting to just accept the default values and move on, but be careful—this decision has huge consequences…
Read Post
You can find the up-to-date info about my commissions here: https://monikazagrobelna.com/commissions/
Read Post
We’ve had the Alpha Mask feature in Sketchbook Pro for a while, which is a counterpart of Photoshop’s Layer Masks. With the new update, we got another popular feature: the Clipping Mask. The Clipping Mask is similar to the Alpha Mask—it defines an area that other layers cannot cross. So for example, you can draw…
Read Post
People will always tell you to use a reference, but sometimes you have a photo right in front of you, and your drawing still turns out bad. You may think that you lack the manual skill, but the truth is, the manual activity of creating marks on paper accounts for just a minuscule fraction of…
Read Post
I received 24 beautiful entries this year, and as always, deciding who would win was a painful process. Luckily, this year I could choose two winners, and here they are! The first place: Alicja from Poland: The second place: Afley from Canada: I’ve already contacted the winners, and both Alicja and Afley should receive their…
Read Post
In digital art, your brush is the main tool for bringing your vision to reality. And while in theory you can draw anything with a simple round brush, creating a set of custom brushes designed for different purposes can make your workflow more efficient. Sketchbook is my favorite art program, but it’s not very popular,…
Read Post
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,…
Read Post