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Hey, friends! It’s Meg with another TUTOR TUESDAY!, I’ve finally bit the bullet and tried out a hand tutorial! Hopefully there’s something new that will help you along with hands! If you have any tutorial recommendations for next week, lemme know! As always, keep practicing, have fun, and I’ll see you next week!

Found this set of cool tutorials on how to draw crystals Text is in what I assume to be chinese but you get the idea!

Sketchbook Original: How to Draw from Imagination

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Why is Hard to Draw from Imagination by the lovely https://monikazagrobelna.com

These articles are each long, thought out, and wonderful. Definitely go check them out along with her other amazing resources. 

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Precision Excercises

I’d like to tell you a little bit about the warm-up process I do when I’m getting ready to start for the day or settle into a long drawing session.  These mini-exercises loosen up my arm and help me identify posture problems and other issues before I start drawing.  They work for digital as well as traditional drawing. 

Stage 1- Just Scribbles

For a few minutes just doddle fluid loops and curves on your drawing surface.  Close your eyes and meditate on what it feels like to be there right that very moment.  Feel your pen/pencil on the surface you’re using and think about what makes that medium unique.  Get reacquainted with the feeling of drawing without burdening yourself with expectations.

Stage 2- Parallel Lines

In this mini-exercise you’ll draw four sets of parallel lines: vertical, horizontal, diagonal up-left to down-right, diagonal down-left to up-right.  It doesn’t matter what order you do them in, but I like to go clockwise in the order that I’ve shown them here, starting with vertical. In each set, draw one series of lines from one direction, then between them draw another from the opposite direction.  Do not use the rotation tool for this if you are working digitally, as this defeats the purpose.

Stage 3- Lines & Curves

Start by drawing a constellation of dots or x’s on your drawing surface.  For the first part of this stage, connect the marks you’ve made with straight lines.  Make them as smooth and even as possible.  Don’t feel the need to start and stop your line exactly on the marks.  In fact, it’s better to start and stop a bit beyond each mark.  Try to strike each mark directly through the middle and focus on minimizing hand shakiness.

For the second part, make another set of marks.  Now, instead of connecting two marks with straight lines, connect three marks with a curved line, once again taking care to draw in an unbroken smooth sweep.

Stage 4- Segmented Circles

Sometimes I skip this stage if I’m pressed for time or already feel confident about my precision control for the day.  This exercise is a little more free-form than the others.  Basically just draw circles as evenly as you can without using a template or digital tools to help, and divide them in various ways with lines and smaller circles.  Feel free to throw in other varieties of geometric shapes, ellipses, and whatever else.

Here is a round-up of all eight of the free digital brush packs that I’ve released so far for Photoshop CC, Clip Studio Paint, and Procreate!

You can download them on this page (click) Type in “0″ for a free download or tip any amount you so desire!

All my brush packs are totally free (tips optional but always very appreciated!) and can be used freely in any work, including commercial work that you profit off of, with no license or credit required. My goal with these brush packs is to make digital painting feel more achievable and accessible - especially painting environments, something I now LOVE but that used to intimidate me, & felt much more approachable with the right tools! Many of the packs also come with tutorial video content. I hope you enjoy!