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Next feature refs for are these BEAUTIFUL POSES by the incredible ! Look at the LIFE that bursts from this character! Filled with ENERGY, FUN and TRUE PERSONALITY. Characters you CARE ABOUT come to LIFE!

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2018-10-26

Our next tutorial for is this BEAUTIFUL digital painting tutorial by ! This is the key to keeping the FOUNDATIONAL FORMS within your design VISIBLE, even at the final render - so useful for maintaining CLARIY.

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2018-10-22

Our feature reference for today is this WONDERFUL set of FABRIC SWOOSHES (I've decided that's a real term!) by the talented SENBON UMISHIMA (anyone know if there's a twitter account?). BEAUTIFUL!

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2018-10-19

Our first feature reference set for is this BEAUTIFUL page of HAND STUDIES by the amazing ! I love in particular the examples with the fingers INTERACTING and TANGLING together, so well observed, and SO USEFUL to study from!

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2018-09-30

Our feture reference set for today is this WONDERFUL page of HAIR and FACE LIGHTING REFS by the very excellent ! SO USEFUL for thinking about how shadows CAST + it make me want all my characters to have glowing hair! :)

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2018-09-16

Our next feature reference for is this beautiful set of ANIMAL ILLUSTRATIONS by the excellent ! Look at how the FORMS are divided up so BEAUTIFULLY, reminding us everything is made in SECTIONS!

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2018-08-24

Time for some Our first feature reference set is this wonderful group of STONES from the awesome ! I love how this shows so beautifully that VARIETY is the key to EVERYTHING! :)

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2018-08-24

It's time for Our first feature reference set is this BLISTERINGLY KINETIC set of CHARACTER POSE REFERENCES by the excellent ! Note how all the motion in the HAIR and the JACKET ENHANCES the action!

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2018-08-17

Next for today we have this AMAZING page of HANDS from Disney's MOTORCITY (if you know the artist who created these, or you ARE that artist, let us all know in the comments below!) Beautiful, simplified shapes and gestures in here!

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2018-07-29

Our next feature tutorial today is this great tip on dodging PILLOW SHADING by the excellent ! Thinking of FORM and how that TAPERS you shadows is so important, and this is a good reminder of the best way to AVOID flattening your forms!

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2018-06-24

Our feature reference for today is this FANTASTIC set of EYE ANGLES by the always generous ! Such a useful approach to getting those tricky angles right, and understanding the SHAPE CHANGE in the FAR EYE!

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2018-04-29

FINAL 4 HOURS LEFT to get YOUR COPY of the 200 PAGE How to THINK when you draw TUTORIALS BOOK! Here's how to draw SNOW part ONE taken from the book - get it NOW on Kickstarter before it CLOSES SOOO SOON! HERE:https://t.co/o5QoycOiv7

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2018-04-07

Our second set of feature reference for today is this BEEEEEUTIFUL selection of environmental designs by Artsammich (Sam Nielson) on Instagram! Check out the use of SMALL, MEDIUM and LARGE shapes across all these - such lovely VARIETY!

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2018-03-25

How to THINK when you draw TREE BARK part ONE - my 200 page tutorials book is NOW on Kickstarter HERE:https://t.co/L6u9F1QvvC

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2018-03-24

Here's more from the Art of Stranski book, which sold out last year, but is AVAILABLE AGAIN for just SIXTEEN DAYS as part of my kickstarter HERE: https://t.co/o5QoycOiv7

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2018-03-21

3D Don is actually 30+ png files parallaxing and scaling at different speeds. When you can't afford actual three dimensions, improvise!

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2018-03-18