Art
From art supplies, inspirational techniques and the funniest art botches, this is all you need to know about the art world. Expect how tos, news pieces and buying guides.
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These surprising art tricks will help you paint a beautiful samurai geisha
Artist Chuma Hill reveals his process on Creative Bloq. "I usually work traditionally, with watercolour my speciality. I usually combine it with other traditional techniques such as ink, the best coloured pencils, the best markers, and so on. The fusion of these techniques in a single illustration provides the tones and textures I find attractive for telling the stories I want in an image. I also use digital retouching tools in my work as a cover illustrator."
Superman is "difficult" to draw – here's how 9 iconic artists mastered it
Do you have a favourite Superman comics artist? Ahead of DC's new movie release next month, we spoke to nine legendary artists who have depicted the Man of Steel over the years, including Jamal Igle (top) and Frank Quitely (bottom). Some of the artists say they actually find drawing Superman really difficult.
British myths and legends inspire beautiful and ferocious new stamp artwork
Do you know your selkies from your grindylows? A series of eight new stamps with illustrations by Adam Simpson celebrates the rich folklore of British myths and legends, including some regional tales you might not know. Which is your favourite piece?
Inside the artist sketchbook
Sergio Mancinelli is a character designer and visual developer based in Italy. He worked on the Netflix feature film Klaus for Spa Studios in Madrid and as a layout artist for the Oscar-winning short film The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse. He's currently working on his personal projects and painting on the side.
This artist was huge in the '80s. Now, he's taught AI to steal his style
Both of these artworks are by the famous postmodernist David Salle. One was hand-painted from scratch back in around 1999. The other, more recent, was painted over an image generated by an AI model that the artist trained on his own previous work. Can you tell which is which? (Link in comments).
Greg Manchess art insight
"Painting is really just drawing with colour" – artist @gmanchess just simplified everything for me, and I'm grateful I read this interview. He says: "I would have told myself to be patient and let the hard-won process of training guide me, and to not get confused by what others might have thought or suggested. And I would have told myself to trust my instincts sooner, but as monitors to my learning, the way an Olympic athlete trains."
Peek inside an artist's sketchbook
Peek inside the inspirational sketchbook of illustrator Valerya Milovanova – she mixes traditional and digital techniques. "I do carry a small sketchbook with me everywhere, but I still don't use it every time. It's nice to have it and draw on the way home after meeting with friends, or while waiting for a coffee and a bun, or at the busy London pub where people won't notice you are spying on them," she says.
15 tips to master retro board game art.
I’ve been creating illustrations in the good old, traditional way for more than 25 years; hand-drawn and painted using the best artists pencils, brushes and acrylic paint on grainy paper. It’s proudly upholding the history and heritage of documented, credible and lifelike conventional art, while at the same time developing modern sensitivities, contemporary perspectives and approaches to visual storytelling. Read my advice for creating vintage-style art for board games on Creative Bloq.
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