Most people are capable of producing great things in their imagination—interesting characters, terrifying creatures, breath-taking locations, and captivating scenes. But bringing these creations into reality always required skill, skill required practice, and practice required time and effort. Most people can’t afford that, so they had to accept the fact that they will never see the…
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There were 18 beautiful entries this year, and as always the choosing process was pretty painful for me, but after long consideration I managed to pick the winner: The winner of this year’s edition is Sonia from Poland, and this is her submission: I’ve chosen Huion H580X as the prize—it’s a nice medium size tablet,…
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,…
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After Sketchbook was bought by a different company, it could no longer use the color swatches known as the Copic Library for legal reasons. However, now that the newest update allows us to create our own Color Palettes, it’s possible to bring them back! How to Get the Copic Library Back in Sketchbook Pro Step…
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The newest Sketchbook Pro update brought many changes to the app, but some of them are less apparent than others. For example, did you notice this new icon next to each of the brush sets? What does it do? This is the Brush Set Randomize mode, and if you turn it on and start drawing,…
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The newest version of Sketchbook Pro comes with a completely new panel called Custom Colors. At first it may seem just like a window for color swatches—but it’s far more than that! How to Use the Color Sets in Sketchbook Pro The Custom Colors window has two tabs: Palettes and Images. The Palettes tab (1)…
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The newest update to Sketchbook Pro has brought some improvements to the Color Editor to make it more convenient to use. However, this has also made the Color Editor panel look more complicated at first glance, so here’s a quick guide on how to use it. Current and Previous Colors Let’s start from the top….
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Yes, that’s right—the newest Sketchbook Pro update gave us the long awaited feature, the Clipping Mask/Alpha Mask! Let me quickly show you how to use it and why it should become an essential part of your workflow from now on. How to Create an Alpha Mask in Sketchbook Pro First of all, if you’re familiar…
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They say that practice makes perfect, but how to practice drawing? In most cases it’s not that simple, but there is one kind of exercise that you can do almost without thinking. It’s easy, it’s quick, and it’s perfect if you want to practice drawing everyday, but have little time to do so. I’m talking…
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Long story short, I’ve launched a Patreon page! But this isn’t just a page that you can pledge to to support me in creating art—it’s something completely different. I’m going to do a cat écorché—cover a plastic cat skeleton with all the muscles, one by one. I’m going to create plenty of notes for each…
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