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Juni 2024

  • Drawing Tutorial: How to Flesh Out some Loose Sketches of a Creature
    Docent Illustration

    Drawing Tutorial: How to Flesh Out some Loose Sketches of a Creature

    Let's dive right in and explore the step-by-step process that Iris will walk you through: Start with loose sketches: Rather than getting caught up in the intricacies of every single sketch, Iris encourages a mix of rough and detailed illustrations. These initial loose sketches can serve as charming illustrations in the margins of your work, adding depth and personality to your creations. Embrace details: In this stage, it's not just about the creature's overall form, but also about the smaller elements that make it unique. Explore the intricate details, such as the claws or footprints, and incorporate them into your sketches. These subtle touches will enhance your creature's authenticity and contribute to building a comprehensive field guide. Cultivate character: As you experiment with different angles and variations, you'll discover the importance of developing distinct characteristics. For example, a juvenile creature may have shorter horns, bigger eyes, and a rounder face. These subtle variations help establish a culture or species identity, adding depth to your storytelling. Breathe life into your sketches: Don't be afraid to infuse your creatures with vitality. Consider their movement, expressions, and unique features like open mouths. By paying attention to these details, you'll enhance the narrative aspect of your illustrations, captivating viewers and immersing them in your imaginative world. Explore the extraordinary: Let your imagination run wild and experiment with unconventional ideas. Perhaps your creature has a branch for a horn, or maybe it supports a few leaves, hinting at an interconnectedness with nature. These whimsical details add depth and intrigue to your artwork, sparking curiosity and engaging the viewer's imagination. Throughout the tutorial, Iris emphasizes the importance of continuous sketching and exploration. By trying out different angles, ideas, and variations, you'll gain a deeper understanding of your creature and its unique characteristics. This process of discovery and experimentation is key to creating captivating and authentic illustrations.

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  • How to Draw Flowers and Leaves Step by Step in 5 min (TUTORIAL)
    Docent Illustration

    How to Draw Flowers and Leaves Step by Step in 5 min (TUTORIAL)

    Learn the steps to sketch well-proportioned, symmetrical leaves and flowers on white paper, with Maya Hanisch Floral illustration, with its wavy and lively forms and infinite colors, is present in disciplines from graphic design to fine art, always balancing the freedom of nature and the control of the illustrator, who's able to create attractive patterns based on floral elements. In the following tutorial, artist and graphic designer Maya Hanisch (@mayahanisch) shows us how to sketch symmetrical and well-proportioned leaves and flowers, as a starting point for our floral compositions.

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  • YouTube Tutorial: Tips to Give Your Videos Visibility Online
    Docent Film & Video

    YouTube Tutorial: Tips to Give Your Videos Visibility Online

    Discover how the world’s biggest online video platform can help you secure maximum visibility for your music projects with Lyona Ivanova In the era of self-production, self-publishing and self-promotion, everything seems easier for music video directors. Seems, being the operative word. Experienced music video director Lyona Ivanova has worked with artists as big as Aitana, Love of Lesbian, Carlos Sadness and Amaral. She teaches you that publishing videos on YouTube is an artform akin to production and directing. This tutorial gives you valuable tips on how to enhance the visibility of content uploaded to your channel on the world’s biggest video platform:

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Mei 2024