What pencil to use for drawing? Susan stared at her You Tube screen, frustrated again. "What pencil to use for drawing?" she wondered. As a newbie just starting to draw she was addicted to video tutorials, but none of them started with the basics. "I have no idea what...
Drawing backgrounds can be a chore, yet they're essential for creating a context for storytelling purposes. There's also something incredibly satisfying about providing rich, entertaining scenes for your cartoon characters. Here's a shortcut for finding and adapting...
Cartoon face drawing isn't rocket science but perhaps you (like Tammy down below) would like to know the principles behind drawing rounded, realistic, 3-D ones? Tammy thwacks her pencil down onto her notebook in frustration. Despite copious amounts of erasing and...
Knowing how to draw stick figure profiles is far more useful than simple "face-on" stick figures. However, it comes with a couple of challenges around perspective and foreshortening. Your face-on stick figure is symmetrical, and you can see 2 eyes and ears, 2 arms and...
Wondering if you need an illustration process? Barbara’s mobile phone rings and she recognises her best friend’s number on the screen. She knows what the call will be about. That story that her friend has written but can’t draw well enough to illustrate herself....
"Do you have a book on how to draw stick figures?" You could have knocked me down with a feather when someone asked me that question the other day. I'd never even considered it, because it seemed too simple. my newsletter subscribers get free access to my videos on...
Mindfulness exercises: do you know any fun, creative ones? With mindfulness all the rage and New Year resolutions making their annual appearance, why not find out how to use mindfulness to relax and re-energise in the next 5 minutes? I know, not everyone believes in...
How to turn photo into drawing: this may not be the most conventional way to do this, but it's a valid one nevertheless! Using photo references to draw cartoons is something that every illustrator or cartoonist does to fast-track their character development. How do I...
So you're drawing with Photoshop ... "Do I use the Brush tool or the Pen tool?" you may be wondering. The short answer is: use the Brush tool. Read on to find out why, and watch the video down below for tips on setting up your brushes for success. Drawing with...
When you keep drawing till its a habit, you build massive momentum Here are 24 practices you can embrace today, to keep drawing and slip into greater cartooning momentum. attach your daily drawing habit to another (established) daily habit choose a fun theme (e.g....