Art Tutorials

Beyond the Visuals: Making Original Characters People Will Love

What does it take to create original characters people love? In June of 2019, after 5 years of drawing, I made my third OC. Megane-chan (or Em-chan) would go on to become my mascot and most popular OC. I had no idea she’d rack up a following, with thirty-plus fanart works to her name. Though …

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Introduction to Thumbnail Sketching + Examples

You might’ve found yourself commission work for the first time (or even the hundredth time, congrats!). Excited, you start sketching your idea. It’ll be perfect, your client will be super happy. Then you hit roadblocks. That arm doesn’t look right. The colors don’t seem to pop. You start adjusting things on the fly, moving further …

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