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Knowing what your drawing.

Have you ever been drawing background characters, or other items that won’t really be seen, but add to your artwork, but have trouble or give up trying to really draw … Continue reading Knowing what your drawing.

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Creating a Reference Library

Have you ever tried to draw something, but couldn’t find a good picture? Then two weeks later a good picture showed up in the paper. Most artists keep what they … Continue reading Creating a Reference Library

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Making something into a cartoon

Have you been trying to make a regular object into a cartoon? To do that you have to do a couple of things, one don’t use a ruler as it … Continue reading Making something into a cartoon

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Backgrounds for Comic Books

Did you know that backgrounds art very important to the design of a comic book? It helps to set the time, place, and date of the book. How do you … Continue reading Backgrounds for Comic Books

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Creating Characters

Have you ever tried to create a cartoon character and have it turn out to simliar to something already on the market? Well most things have been done so coming … Continue reading Creating Characters

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Creating a style

Have you ever wondered how people create that unique style for their artwork? Many times it is just from using certain type of materials, or holding your tools in a … Continue reading Creating a style

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Figuring out art books

Have you ever bought an art book and once you got it home couldn’t figure out how to work with the steps? That happens to many students who enter my … Continue reading Figuring out art books

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Finding reference material

Have you ever wondered how artists find pictures of all of the many items they draw? Well nowadays the internet is a big part of the search, but you local … Continue reading Finding reference material