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How to paint in greyscale for powerful, moody digital art

Creative Bloq

Painting greyscale images forces you to take a different approach to your digital art process and, its usually much harder than painting in full colour. Nevertheless, I think there are two good reasons for giving painting in black and white a go. So how to approach painting in greyscale? Here’s how it works.

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The 20 illustrators inspiring us the most in 2025

Creative Boom

Her work is highly accessible and engaging, making complex topics approachable through visual storytelling. Beth Walrond Beth Walrond is a UK-born, Berlin-based illustrator who focuses on editorial, health, and cultural topics, bringing a signature warmth to her visual approach. She also enjoys teaching and mentoring.

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How to paint fabric and metal textures that bring clothing to life in digital art

Creative Bloq

Every object you paint has weight, texture and purpose, and capturing those qualities is the key to strong visual storytelling. Every object you paint has weight, texture and purpose, and capturing those qualities is the key to strong visual storytelling. Paint soft, curvy folds with the highlights at the top of each fold.

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10 Procreate tips every aspiring illustrator should know

Creative Bloq

In the past, painters used paints and canvas, but today we use an iPad and Procreate. TOPICS Illustration Art procreate iPad Apple Daniel Włodarski Social Links Navigation Illustrator Daniel is an illustrator. Times have changed, and we have galleries in our pocket, so it’s worth taking care of how you present your work.

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The BEST Spoon Graphics Tutorials from 2024

Spoon Graphics

2024 is coming to an end, so lets take a look back at my tutorial videos from the past year and see which topics proved to be the most popular. Once again my Neon Light Effect Photoshop Tutorial from back in 2021 continues to dominate my YouTube Analytics as my best performing video, now with 2.8 million total views.

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Simz reveals his 12 top tips for great comic art

Creative Bloq

You may like Perfect your panels and pacing with these comic art tips from an expert Discover Greg Manchesss art tips for more dynamic paintings 20 pro sketching tips to help you elevate your skills If you need new tools, see our guides to the best drawing tablets and the best digital art software.

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You don’t need loads of cash to be a great creative – and we can prove it

Its Nice That

Vincent van Gogh was known for painting over old canvases, and Jean-Michel Basquiat skipped the canvas altogether, choosing to paint on doors, windows, refrigerator parts, and discarded wood he found on the street. Krita is a free, open-source digital painting software great for concept art, illustration, and animation.