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...
Drawing in Photoshop (and using layers) is a great choice if you are dabbling in digital. And if that is the road you have chosen, this post will kickstart your digital work by setting out some rules of thumb for your workflow. The video lesson below walks you through...
Halloween greetings card customisation The silly season is upon us! Halloween greetings cards are scarcely a 'thing' in Cape Town (though becoming more so as commercial interests ratchet up their pumpkin/bat/zombie paraphernalia sales each year), this is a tip you can...
Do you keep a sketch journal or cartoon diary? If so, chances are your sketch journal records memories of all sorts of tiny, rich happenings in your life that you would otherwise have forgotten. Is it a disaster to forget the little things? Well, no. Or......
Wondering how to draw a face in 3 dimensions? Flat faces are easy, but how to draw a face when your character turns her head is a bit more challenging. Time to figure out how to put some depth in there ? Drawing a face in 3D involves: deciding which direction your...
How to draw movement in cartoons, particularly the arms - aargh! It's the torment of us all: learning to create dynamism so that our characters look effortlessly entertaining. We've examined ways of doing this with legs, and also with expressions. Huzzah! The same...
Cartoon legs running, walking, jumping and dancing. They all have one thing in common — the legs work independently of each other, but in tandem. It's our old pal asymmetry all over again! Drawing your cartoon legs running is one thing But what is the trick to making...
Cartoon face expressions — drawing the basics is simple enough, but you may be itching to step things up to the next level. Bye-bye beauty = hello reality for cartoon face expressions While ideas of traditional beauty revolve around how the symmetry of facial...
Storytelling is the reason for cartooning. After all a picture speaks a thousand words, so we want to make sure they're the right words! We've moved from avoiding the Floating Factor, to positioning our ground lines right. What's the next step? It's time...