Blog & Art Tips

Establishing a mood in your illustrations is one of those things where if you’ve done it right, your design strategy won’t be immediately obvious. This makes it rather...

THE HEAD This is the first blog post in a series that will cover the basics of drawing human heads and facial features for stylized illustrations.  There are...

Drawing animals can be wonderfully relaxing, and provide you with something adorable to hang on your wall. Many animals are a bit more forgiving to draw than humans...

For many centuries, flowers have been popular painting subjects, not only because of their beauty but also for the life they bring. In today’s blog post, we’ll take...

The new year is upon us and you know what that means: it’s that time of year when people resolve to be different, better, more spectacular versions of...

If you’ve ever done any kind of landscape painting, you probably know how important it is to create some sort of depth. For today’s blog post, we’ll take a...

In my previous articles, I’ve described the process for drawing in both one-point and two-point perspective. Now it is time to tackle three-point perspective, the kind used when...

Artistic block. It happens when the flow of creativity stops because something has gotten in the way of art-making. We’ve all experienced it, but even when you know...

Ahoy, there all ye landlubbers! Although most of us live on land, there has always been a mysteriousness to the sea, not just because we can’t live in...

Linear perspective intimidates many people because they see the rulers and grids and then assume it’s going to feel like their Grade 10 geometry class. Now, I have...