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Messy brushstrokes and choppy rendering are the bane of beginner paintings. Even the most creative ideas lose steam when ...

To get the most out of digital painting you'll need to let the computer do some of the work for you. Repeated objects are a great ...

Choosing a few pieces of art to represent yourself is a challenge. What pieces should you include?This video considers the ...

Practical steps for adding polish and detail to your paintings. Once you have a clear grasp of basic painting techniques, it can be ...

Portfolio Builders - When it comes to concept art, planning and brainstorming are just as important as drawing and painting.

Learning to critique and improve your own work is hard. Finding issues with your own creations is hard. In this video I recommend ...

Painters are not cameras. But if what you're striving for is realism, what is so different between an illustrator an a camera?

The more you learn about digital painting, the more you'll begin to find tool synthesis. These are techniques that require the ...

As you practice traditional drawing, you'll want to indicate a light source and cast shadows. Though shadows can be rendered in a ...

Like the buttons and dials in your car, keyboard shortcuts are the "user interface" with which you control Photoshop. Have you ...

It's easy to see the sketches of a professional artist and think "no way I'll ever get there". The control, the detail.. it can seem like an ...

The world of "Color Theory" can seem deep and confusing. This video will help break the ice by introducing two basic color ...

Hopefully by now you're familiar with Blending Modes. What if I told you there was a totally different way to create a texture overlay ...