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WHICH SKETCHBOOK TO BUY? (BEST SKETCHBOOK FOR ARTISTS)
There are all kinds of different sketchbooks out there with different paper weights, paper tooth, paper for wet or dry media, different sizes, number of pages, and of course, prices!
It's so hard to know which one to use.
Lucky for you, I've got a lot of thoughts on sketchbooks so check out the below blog post to get my tips.
Art Style Tips | Discover Your Art Style w/ 5 Easy Tips
Discover your own Art Style with my top 5 easy tips! Art Style Tips! In this blog post, I go over my top 5 tips & tricks for finding your art style. To discover your art style, you need to go through 3 phases: Explore, Create, and Focus where you create 30 pieces of intentional art during each phase.
Finding your art style is more like developing your art style through a cyclical process. It's a gradual process of seeing how you work, identifying artistic, stylistic elements in your artwork and repeating them over and over again so that people can recognize your art style!
100 Hands Challenge
Human hands can be especially difficult to draw, because they are pretty complex body parts! With four fingers, wrinkly knuckles, and a thumb that’s so different from the other fingers - the visual info can feel overwhelming and confusing. Read more to improve your drawing skills!
Find Your Art Style in 90 Days or Less! | Find Your Drawing Style
Join my style challenge + learn how to develop your own art style, design style, or drawing style by following my 90 Days of Design project! #90DaysofDesign
Let's face it: every successful artist has their own style. Learn how to create your own original art in 90 days or less.
Join my DESIGN TRIBE FB group below!https://www.facebook.com/groups/DesignTribeLaurenLesley/Use hashtag #90DaysofDesign
In this episode of the Design Tribe podcast, I'm chatting with Ilana and Katie from Loomier about pricing your work as an illustrator, surface pattern designer, or hand-lettering artist.
The surface pattern design industry can be opaque especially around pricing and especially if you're new to the industry. Thankfully, more and more artists are sharing their knowledge about how to price your designs, what you should be charging clients, what kinds of royalties are normal for art licensing, and how to uplift the industry standards for pricing so that all artists can make a decent salary and the living they deserve! :)