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character design challenge: go to one of those random name generator websites, then pick a name, and design a character from what you imagine they'd look like based on their name

have fun!

#startips #characterdesign #art #arttips

New #photography blog post:

A Guide To Shooting Low ISO

https://rosehlacroix.wordpress.com/2026/04/28/a-guide-to-shooting-low-iso/

#filmphotography #tutorial #HowTo #essay #arttips #technique #analog #lowISO

New #photography blog post:

A Guide To Shooting Low ISO

https://rosehlacroix.wordpress.com/2026/04/28/a-guide-to-shooting-low-iso/

#filmphotography #tutorial #HowTo #essay #arttips #technique #analog #lowISO

New #photography blog post:

A Guide To Shooting Low ISO

https://rosehlacroix.wordpress.com/2026/04/28/a-guide-to-shooting-low-iso/

#filmphotography #tutorial #HowTo #essay #arttips #technique #analog #lowISO

New #photography blog post:

A Guide To Shooting Low ISO

https://rosehlacroix.wordpress.com/2026/04/28/a-guide-to-shooting-low-iso/

#filmphotography #tutorial #HowTo #essay #arttips #technique #analog #lowISO

New #photography blog post:

A Guide To Shooting Low ISO

https://rosehlacroix.wordpress.com/2026/04/28/a-guide-to-shooting-low-iso/

#filmphotography #tutorial #HowTo #essay #arttips #technique #analog #lowISO

Want to draw a convincing apple? This quick tutorial breaks shape, shading and texture into easy steps—perfect for beginners or anyone sharpening fundamentals. Grab a pencil and follow along! #Drawing #Sketching #ArtTutorial #StillLife #ArtTips #HowTo #Apples #English #PeerTube
https://video.valme.io/videos/watch/0fe9c358-a94a-4447-a025-21987e6ddfda

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Last but not least, the BACKGROUND of your painting will affect how warm, cool, light, dark, vibrant, or dull the skin on your portrait or figure appears.

You can use the same paints that you used to mix skin & hair for harmonious effect, OR go wild and add a new contrasting color (like green, turquoise, purple, red). If you do that, mix a bit of the background color into shadows so the portrait is not separated like a cutout.

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolorpainting

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Last but not least, the BACKGROUND of your painting will affect how warm, cool, light, dark, vibrant, or dull the skin on your portrait or figure appears.

You can use the same paints that you used to mix skin & hair for harmonious effect, OR go wild and add a new contrasting color (like green, turquoise, purple, red). If you do that, mix a bit of the background color into shadows so the portrait is not separated like a cutout.

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolorpainting

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Last but not least, the BACKGROUND of your painting will affect how warm, cool, light, dark, vibrant, or dull the skin on your portrait or figure appears.

You can use the same paints that you used to mix skin & hair for harmonious effect, OR go wild and add a new contrasting color (like green, turquoise, purple, red). If you do that, mix a bit of the background color into shadows so the portrait is not separated like a cutout.

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolorpainting

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If you want to paint backlit skin (like ears), you need a transparent yellow-orange. I hardly use warm yellow (I have Rosa Aureoline hue PY150) so here's a resource: https://www.idyllsketching.com/colors/orange-yellow/

Quin rose/red violet/magenta (PV19 or PR122) can't hurt if it's not in your limited palette.

Scarlet/orange red can be useful for blush or backlit skin, pyrrole or quinacridone are good choices (mixed or single PR255, PR209, PO73).

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolour #watercolorpainting

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If you want to paint backlit skin (like ears), you need a transparent yellow-orange. I hardly use warm yellow (I have Rosa Aureoline hue PY150) so here's a resource: https://www.idyllsketching.com/colors/orange-yellow/

Quin rose/red violet/magenta (PV19 or PR122) can't hurt if it's not in your limited palette.

Scarlet/orange red can be useful for blush or backlit skin, pyrrole or quinacridone are good choices (mixed or single PR255, PR209, PO73).

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolour #watercolorpainting

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If you want to paint backlit skin (like ears), you need a transparent yellow-orange. I hardly use warm yellow (I have Rosa Aureoline hue PY150) so here's a resource: https://www.idyllsketching.com/colors/orange-yellow/

Quin rose/red violet/magenta (PV19 or PR122) can't hurt if it's not in your limited palette.

Scarlet/orange red can be useful for blush or backlit skin, pyrrole or quinacridone are good choices (mixed or single PR255, PR209, PO73).

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolour #watercolorpainting

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Your palette choices will come down to style preferences and subjects. You can paint portraits with ANY colors you like!

Here are some of my experiments with bold colors: https://neladunato.com/sketchbook/watercolor-portrait-studies-vibrant-palette/

I can't live without dioxazine violet (PV23).

I paint fantasy characters with green skin often (see: my avatar) so I replaced ochre with green gold (PY129). Green gold can do anything ochre can do, and more.

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolour #aquarelle #watercolorpainting

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Your palette choices will come down to style preferences and subjects. You can paint portraits with ANY colors you like!

Here are some of my experiments with bold colors: https://neladunato.com/sketchbook/watercolor-portrait-studies-vibrant-palette/

I can't live without dioxazine violet (PV23).

I paint fantasy characters with green skin often (see: my avatar) so I replaced ochre with green gold (PY129). Green gold can do anything ochre can do, and more.

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolour #aquarelle #watercolorpainting

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Your palette choices will come down to style preferences and subjects. You can paint portraits with ANY colors you like!

Here are some of my experiments with bold colors: https://neladunato.com/sketchbook/watercolor-portrait-studies-vibrant-palette/

I can't live without dioxazine violet (PV23).

I paint fantasy characters with green skin often (see: my avatar) so I replaced ochre with green gold (PY129). Green gold can do anything ochre can do, and more.

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolour #aquarelle #watercolorpainting

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You don't need black paint because brown and blue mix a pretty neutral black (ultramarine + burnt sienna are a famous couple).
But if you want a shortcut for dark hair get neutral tint, indigo, sepia, or vandyke brown - a dark pigment mixed with black, just avoid the ones containing fading PR177, PR170, PR176.

If I want a flat, graphic black background or frame, I use black gouache. I tested many mediums and it worked the best: https://neladunato.com/blog/best-black-gouache-acrylic-ink-pastel-compared/

#ArtTips #LearnArt #watercolorpainting

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You don't need black paint because brown and blue mix a pretty neutral black (ultramarine + burnt sienna are a famous couple).
But if you want a shortcut for dark hair get neutral tint, indigo, sepia, or vandyke brown - a dark pigment mixed with black, just avoid the ones containing fading PR177, PR170, PR176.

If I want a flat, graphic black background or frame, I use black gouache. I tested many mediums and it worked the best: https://neladunato.com/blog/best-black-gouache-acrylic-ink-pastel-compared/

#ArtTips #LearnArt #watercolorpainting

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You don't need black paint because brown and blue mix a pretty neutral black (ultramarine + burnt sienna are a famous couple).
But if you want a shortcut for dark hair get neutral tint, indigo, sepia, or vandyke brown - a dark pigment mixed with black, just avoid the ones containing fading PR177, PR170, PR176.

If I want a flat, graphic black background or frame, I use black gouache. I tested many mediums and it worked the best: https://neladunato.com/blog/best-black-gouache-acrylic-ink-pastel-compared/

#ArtTips #LearnArt #watercolorpainting

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4. Deep brown like burnt sienna (PR101 or PBr7) OR transparent brown (PBr23) OR benzimida brown (PBr25). Does a lot of heavy lifting in portraits. You can complete an entire nude figure study with just brown and blue, and it will look pretty decent.

5. Add white gouache (PW6) for highlights. Preserving tiny specks of white paper during painting is totally not worth the hassle, and only the strictest of purists even care about it.

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolorpainting

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4. Deep brown like burnt sienna (PR101 or PBr7) OR transparent brown (PBr23) OR benzimida brown (PBr25). Does a lot of heavy lifting in portraits. You can complete an entire nude figure study with just brown and blue, and it will look pretty decent.

5. Add white gouache (PW6) for highlights. Preserving tiny specks of white paper during painting is totally not worth the hassle, and only the strictest of purists even care about it.

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolorpainting

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4. Deep brown like burnt sienna (PR101 or PBr7) OR transparent brown (PBr23) OR benzimida brown (PBr25). Does a lot of heavy lifting in portraits. You can complete an entire nude figure study with just brown and blue, and it will look pretty decent.

5. Add white gouache (PW6) for highlights. Preserving tiny specks of white paper during painting is totally not worth the hassle, and only the strictest of purists even care about it.

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolorpainting

If you're wondering which colors to start painting #watercolor portraits with, you could do worse than the classic palette:

1. Yellow ochre (PY42/PY43) is a good base & will dull the other colors.

2. Crimson/maroon red like pyrrole (PR264) or perylene (PR179). More useful than rose/magenta in a limited palette because these can get a lot darker.

3. Violet-blue ultramarine (PB29) or indanthrone (PB60).

(cont.)

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolour #aquarelle #watercolorpainting

If you're wondering which colors to start painting #watercolor portraits with, you could do worse than the classic palette:

1. Yellow ochre (PY42/PY43) is a good base & will dull the other colors.

2. Crimson/maroon red like pyrrole (PR264) or perylene (PR179). More useful than rose/magenta in a limited palette because these can get a lot darker.

3. Violet-blue ultramarine (PB29) or indanthrone (PB60).

(cont.)

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolour #aquarelle #watercolorpainting

If you're wondering which colors to start painting #watercolor portraits with, you could do worse than the classic palette:

1. Yellow ochre (PY42/PY43) is a good base & will dull the other colors.

2. Crimson/maroon red like pyrrole (PR264) or perylene (PR179). More useful than rose/magenta in a limited palette because these can get a lot darker.

3. Violet-blue ultramarine (PB29) or indanthrone (PB60).

(cont.)

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #watercolour #aquarelle #watercolorpainting

I love Rosa Gallery #watercolor paints, I use a couple of them ALL the time, easily the most affordable decent quality paints in my part of the world, HOWEVER.

This "portrait set" is bullshit. 💩
Do NOT buy it if you're not 100% certain you understand the pigment content of these paints.

I've found 2 different sets of swatches and I don't know which one is newer, but the differences are minimal. Here we go.

1/?

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #RosaGallery #watercolour #aquarelle

I love Rosa Gallery #watercolor paints, I use a couple of them ALL the time, easily the most affordable decent quality paints in my part of the world, HOWEVER.

This "portrait set" is bullshit. 💩
Do NOT buy it if you're not 100% certain you understand the pigment content of these paints.

I've found 2 different sets of swatches and I don't know which one is newer, but the differences are minimal. Here we go.

1/?

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #RosaGallery #watercolour #aquarelle

I love Rosa Gallery #watercolor paints, I use a couple of them ALL the time, easily the most affordable decent quality paints in my part of the world, HOWEVER.

This "portrait set" is bullshit. 💩
Do NOT buy it if you're not 100% certain you understand the pigment content of these paints.

I've found 2 different sets of swatches and I don't know which one is newer, but the differences are minimal. Here we go.

1/?

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #RosaGallery #watercolour #aquarelle

I love Rosa Gallery #watercolor paints, I use a couple of them ALL the time, easily the most affordable decent quality paints in my part of the world, HOWEVER.

This "portrait set" is bullshit. 💩
Do NOT buy it if you're not 100% certain you understand the pigment content of these paints.

I've found 2 different sets of swatches and I don't know which one is newer, but the differences are minimal. Here we go.

1/?

#ArtTips #PortraitPainting #LearnArt #RosaGallery #watercolour #aquarelle

The main thing that tipped me off that I might be #ActuallyAutistic (ie. #AuDHD) is my obsession with systems.

I updated my 10 year old blog post to add my current system for keeping and managing ideas for more elaborate drawings and paintings: https://neladunato.com/blog/how-to-handle-crazy-influx-of-ideas-and-keep-ideas-organized/

Since I have a million paper sketchbooks, this is the only way to keep my all ideas where they're easy to find.

#artist #BlogPost #blog #ArtBlog #productivity #ArtTip #ArtTips #ADHD #ADHDBrain

The main thing that tipped me off that I might be #ActuallyAutistic (ie. #AuDHD) is my obsession with systems.

I updated my 10 year old blog post to add my current system for keeping and managing ideas for more elaborate drawings and paintings: https://neladunato.com/blog/how-to-handle-crazy-influx-of-ideas-and-keep-ideas-organized/

Since I have a million paper sketchbooks, this is the only way to keep my all ideas where they're easy to find.

#artist #BlogPost #blog #ArtBlog #productivity #ArtTip #ArtTips #ADHD #ADHDBrain

The main thing that tipped me off that I might be #ActuallyAutistic (ie. #AuDHD) is my obsession with systems.

I updated my 10 year old blog post to add my current system for keeping and managing ideas for more elaborate drawings and paintings: https://neladunato.com/blog/how-to-handle-crazy-influx-of-ideas-and-keep-ideas-organized/

Since I have a million paper sketchbooks, this is the only way to keep my all ideas where they're easy to find.

#artist #BlogPost #blog #ArtBlog #productivity #ArtTip #ArtTips #ADHD #ADHDBrain

If you're digitally painting any winter artworks that involve trees, this video is less than a minute long and will save you loads of time adding snow on those branches. You're welcome :)

❄️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB3UwGO0SV8 (<1 min)

#tutorial #artresources #howtodraw #arttips #drawingtutorial #arttutorial #drawingtip #art #mastoartist

If you're digitally painting any winter artworks that involve trees, this video is less than a minute long and will save you loads of time adding snow on those branches. You're welcome :)

❄️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB3UwGO0SV8 (<1 min)

#tutorial #artresources #howtodraw #arttips #drawingtutorial #arttutorial #drawingtip #art #mastoartist

If you're digitally painting any winter artworks that involve trees, this video is less than a minute long and will save you loads of time adding snow on those branches. You're welcome :)

❄️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB3UwGO0SV8 (<1 min)

#tutorial #artresources #howtodraw #arttips #drawingtutorial #arttutorial #drawingtip #art #mastoartist

If you're digitally painting any winter artworks that involve trees, this video is less than a minute long and will save you loads of time adding snow on those branches. You're welcome :)

❄️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB3UwGO0SV8 (<1 min)

#tutorial #artresources #howtodraw #arttips #drawingtutorial #arttutorial #drawingtip #art #mastoartist

Like I said, I don't do Hypnovember, but I do have a passion for hypnoart, so here's my first attempt to offer my own insight on drawings of hypnosis.

#hypnoart #hypnoartist #hypnosis #hypnotized #hypnosiskink #hypnokink #art #arttips #guide #mesmerized #entranced #agedup

Us artists can be stressed enough as is, even without dealing with shipping or production issues, or anything getting in the way of mailing products.

That's where digital products come in! Set it & forget it. No stress! Here are loads of ideas for you to sell:

https://www.sambeawesome.com/blog/2025/2/5/digital-product-ideas-for-artists-to-sell

#arthelp #artist #arttips #artadvice

Us artists can be stressed enough as is, even without dealing with shipping or production issues, or anything getting in the way of mailing products.

That's where digital products come in! Set it & forget it. No stress! Here are loads of ideas for you to sell:

https://www.sambeawesome.com/blog/2025/2/5/digital-product-ideas-for-artists-to-sell

#arthelp #artist #arttips #artadvice

Us artists can be stressed enough as is, even without dealing with shipping or production issues, or anything getting in the way of mailing products.

That's where digital products come in! Set it & forget it. No stress! Here are loads of ideas for you to sell:

https://www.sambeawesome.com/blog/2025/2/5/digital-product-ideas-for-artists-to-sell

#arthelp #artist #arttips #artadvice

Us artists can be stressed enough as is, even without dealing with shipping or production issues, or anything getting in the way of mailing products.

That's where digital products come in! Set it & forget it. No stress! Here are loads of ideas for you to sell:

https://www.sambeawesome.com/blog/2025/2/5/digital-product-ideas-for-artists-to-sell

#arthelp #artist #arttips #artadvice

Thank you SO MUCH to the person who left a 5⭐ review on #VGen for my art exercises ebook! 🥺🙏 Reviews can be hugely helpful for boosting sales for creators AND for potential buyers.

✨ https://vgen.co/sambeawesome/product/art-exercises-for-improvement-ebook-/7af199bc-aa4a-4026-9c91-1e95fa1d8cf4

Word of mouth, reviews, testimonials, etc. = 🥰

#VGenShop #artshop #shop #artresources #arttutorial #arttips #vgenartist

Thank you SO MUCH to the person who left a 5⭐ review on #VGen for my art exercises ebook! 🥺🙏 Reviews can be hugely helpful for boosting sales for creators AND for potential buyers.

✨ https://vgen.co/sambeawesome/product/art-exercises-for-improvement-ebook-/7af199bc-aa4a-4026-9c91-1e95fa1d8cf4

Word of mouth, reviews, testimonials, etc. = 🥰

#VGenShop #artshop #shop #artresources #arttutorial #arttips #vgenartist

Thank you SO MUCH to the person who left a 5⭐ review on #VGen for my art exercises ebook! 🥺🙏 Reviews can be hugely helpful for boosting sales for creators AND for potential buyers.

✨ https://vgen.co/sambeawesome/product/art-exercises-for-improvement-ebook-/7af199bc-aa4a-4026-9c91-1e95fa1d8cf4

Word of mouth, reviews, testimonials, etc. = 🥰

#VGenShop #artshop #shop #artresources #arttutorial #arttips #vgenartist

Thank you SO MUCH to the person who left a 5⭐ review on #VGen for my art exercises ebook! 🥺🙏 Reviews can be hugely helpful for boosting sales for creators AND for potential buyers.

✨ https://vgen.co/sambeawesome/product/art-exercises-for-improvement-ebook-/7af199bc-aa4a-4026-9c91-1e95fa1d8cf4

Word of mouth, reviews, testimonials, etc. = 🥰

#VGenShop #artshop #shop #artresources #arttutorial #arttips #vgenartist

I'm gonna be a bit annoying about my #VGenShop to try and get verified, don't mind the spam ;) But you can grab tutorials on how I create my art & follow along with instructions to make your own projects :D Level up your art! 💪

✨ https://vgen.co/sambeawesome/shop#Art%20Lessons%20&%20Demonstrations

#Vgen #shop #artshop #tutorial #arttutorial #arttips #tips #art #supportsmall #supportartists #marker #watercolor #copic #howtodraw

I'm gonna be a bit annoying about my #VGenShop to try and get verified, don't mind the spam ;) But you can grab tutorials on how I create my art & follow along with instructions to make your own projects :D Level up your art! 💪

✨ https://vgen.co/sambeawesome/shop#Art%20Lessons%20&%20Demonstrations

#Vgen #shop #artshop #tutorial #arttutorial #arttips #tips #art #supportsmall #supportartists #marker #watercolor #copic #howtodraw

I'm gonna be a bit annoying about my #VGenShop to try and get verified, don't mind the spam ;) But you can grab tutorials on how I create my art & follow along with instructions to make your own projects :D Level up your art! 💪

✨ https://vgen.co/sambeawesome/shop#Art%20Lessons%20&%20Demonstrations

#Vgen #shop #artshop #tutorial #arttutorial #arttips #tips #art #supportsmall #supportartists #marker #watercolor #copic #howtodraw

I'm gonna be a bit annoying about my #VGenShop to try and get verified, don't mind the spam ;) But you can grab tutorials on how I create my art & follow along with instructions to make your own projects :D Level up your art! 💪

✨ https://vgen.co/sambeawesome/shop#Art%20Lessons%20&%20Demonstrations

#Vgen #shop #artshop #tutorial #arttutorial #arttips #tips #art #supportsmall #supportartists #marker #watercolor #copic #howtodraw

If you're curious how I do my charcoal portraits, I go over quite a few tips in this video!

❤️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blTDH1EtCgo (33 min)

✨ And you can find more tips/tutorials on charcoal/graphite here: ko-fi.com/s/7666805834

#artresources #arttips #charcoal #traditionalart #art #tutorial #mastoart #youtube #youtubeartist