Category: Digital Paintings & Drawings

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The Process of Drawing – Learn the Fundamentals

Most beginners in drawing and painting miss essential points with regards to learning how to draw. Also the material mentioned in this post are not mentioned in drawing books or online drawing courses. This post will be ideal for beginners and advanced artists who want to become more comfortable with the drawing journey. Comfort means Read More

Photorealism drawing in digital, the easy way!

Photorealism is a form of art that has won a lot of fans over the last few decades. Most of the photo realistic art is confined to the traditional mediums and there is little that can be found in the digital medium. Most of the artwork in the digital medium ultimately appears animated and computer Read More

ChatGPT on Photorealism in the Digital Medium

I wanted to find out what all the fuss was about the ChatGPT AI (artificial intelligent chat bot) that everyone has been talking about. Out of interest, I have submitted some questions through the ChatGPT and was impressed by it’s immersive and detailed responses to the questions. It was almost like talking to a professor Read More

Why do traditional and digital artists not see eye to eye.

There is no denying that when it comes to creating art with traditional materials such as brushes and paints as opposed to digital art, the two do not see eye to eye. I have been trying to find answers to these questions with regards to the way I draw and paint in both mediums. I Read More

The three traits (DPD) of mastering art skills

Why is it that many adults find it hard to draw! Drawing is a much loved hobby throughout the world and enjoyed by many at any age, young or old. Sadly, many miss out on this intensely gratifying pastime, thinking that you have either got it or you haven’t.Many adults reflect back to their childhood Read More

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Digital Drawing & Painting – The Forgotten Skills

Introduction: This paper is a continuation of the blog post that you can find here… The digital art medium has exploded in the last ten years with the introduction of the tablets from the Google Android and Apple platforms. An abundance of drawing apps now available from these platforms have allowed many people to get Read More

The Fundamentals of Drawing & Painting

There is a lot of confusion of what exactly are fundamentals in drawing and painting. The actual concept is easier to understand if you understand the usage in other subjects such as maths as an example. We know that fundamentals are required in maths in order to understand the derivation of a maths problem. The Read More

Paint by Numbers on your Phone!

Paint by Numbers App over 300 Drawings! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paintology.lite.paint.by.number Paint by numbers or painting by numbers is a very popular hobby amongst people who want to get into drawing and painting. The paint by numbers kit that you get in hobby stores comes in the form of a numbered canvas and pots of paints with brushes. Read More

How to make Unique Digital Paintings from Grand Masters

In this detailed tutorial, I discuss a new approach to creating unique digital paintings from an old grand master painting. In this example, I take the work of Monet and apply the block method of creating the reference painting and then using our own skills to create a new twist to the painting. The block Read More

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Portrait drawing approaches of Chadwick Boseman

You may have read some of the techniques developed on the Paintology app, namely the block coloring method to drawing. This involves making small blocks of color of an underlying image that you want to draw and doing this repeatedly until you complete the drawing. You can find more information from the post below. We Read More