This is three more additional tips and technique you can apply to your digital painting technique.  I just made a few video demo these helpful tips that will save you time and avoid trouble while painting. 1) Three ways avoid muddy (dirty) color in digital painting. In this tutorial, we are using Photoshop for digital painting. In this tutorial, we are using Photoshop for digital painting. The video tutorial shows you Photoshop painting tips, 3 ways to smooth (blend) color and avoid muddy color and inconsistency. 3 ways to avoid muddy color in digital painting 2)  Photoshop painting tips, five ways to find darker color or shadow. Value or lightness varies vertically along the color solid, from black (value 0) at the bottom, to white (value 10) at the top. Neutral grays lie along the vertical axis between black and white. Decide what is in light and what is in shadow and don't mix them up. Photoshop painting, 5 ways to find darker color  or shadow . 3) ...

Here are a few new female superheroes sketches along with step by step tutorials.  I've been busy working on some illustrations for card games, apart from trying to finish my personal comics #02 Though I am still doing some daily sketches for fun.  This time I have a few sketches of female superheroes from Marvel comics, Dazzler, Moonstar, Surge and BlackCat. Here is Dazzler, Alison Blaire, from Marvel comics. How to draw Dazzler, Alison Blaire . Here is a sketch of Moonstar. How to draw Danielle Moonstar , Below is a sketch of Surge or Noriko Ashida from X men. How to draw Surge from X-men . And final image is a sketch of BlackCat from Spiderman. How to draw BlackCat from Spiderman . I hope you all will enjoy the step by step tutorials. Peace!

It's been a while since I last posted on this blog.  I just want to keep this blog cleaner since I started another just solely for tutorial purpose.  I would still keep this blog but it would just be more of a personal blog now.  I would still keep update my new work over on this blog though because that's what I do.   This update are a few conceptual sketches along with tutorials. The first one is a concept sketch I was working on for a project.  I will post a finished color along with tutorial soon.  But for now it is just black and white sketch comp. Concept art tutorial drawing Medusa . Below is a concept art tutorial drawing Qigong or Hong Qigong 洪七公 from Legend of Condor Heroes 射雕英雄传, a wuxia novel. Concept art tutorial drawing Qigong . And the last one is some doodle of Ifrit, one of my favorite character from FF7, FF8,FF9.  I no longer play the game but still love the older ones. Photoshop digital painting process Ifrit ...

Below are some new and old tutorials I did for many of the Street Fighter characters.  I am trying to collect them all from Street Fighter I to the latest.  More are coming. How to draw Ryu from Street Fighter. Learn how to Draw and Sketch comics character, male hero character Ryu from Street Fighter. How to draw Ryu How to draw Chun Li Street Fighter from drawing video instruction and step by step. In this tutorial, you will learn to draw woman body comics or video game character design style. How to draw Chun Li   How to draw Cammy Street Fighter Manga and comics. Learn how to draw Manga way, Street Fighters’ characters. Drawing and sketching technique for manga, can also be used in any cartoon and comics. How to draw Cammy   How to draw Akuma from Street Fighter. Manga tutorial, draw Akuma from Street fighter. Learn how to draw Manga way, Street Fighters’ characters. Akuma (the great Demon). How to draw Akuma How to draw B...

7 most useful digital painting tips for artists.  These are the most requested or most asked questions that I get for the past five to six years since I started the blog. 1) What size of canvas to paint in Photoshop ? or How to set up canvas size in Photoshop? FOR WEB PUBLISHING I usually base the format sizing on standard paper or illustration sizes are 5x7, 9x12, 11x14, 11x17 inches. Then I set it at the 72 dpi. So if my final size is 9x12 at 72 dpi resolution, I will have to work 2 times bigger. So it would be 18 x 24 at 72 dpi or 9 x 12 at 144 dpi FOR PRINT, this will required a higher resolution. I usually base the format sizing on standard paper or illustration sizes are 5x7, 9x12, 11x14, 11x17 inches. Then I set it at 200 dpi. (200 to 300 dpi is best for printing resolution) So if my final size is 9x12 at 200 dpi resolution, I will have to work 2 times bigger. It would be 9 x 12 at 300 dpi 2) What is your tablet setting? For tablet setting, I u...

How to draw Margaery Tyrell from Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings. Learn to draw Margaery Tyrell using Chiaroscuro technique from step by step with instruction. How to draw Margaery Tyrell How to draw Arya Stark from Game of Thrones. Learn to draw Arya Stark in semi-realistic illustration style from step by step with instruction. In this tutorial, you will learn to draw Arya Stark  How to draw Arya Stark How to draw rhino or Rhinoceros. Learn to draw rhino step by step with easy to follow instruction. Again this time is another wild animal or creature so I decided to sketch something basic. How to draw rhino How to draw hippopotamus. Learn to draw hippo step by step with easy to follow instruction. How to draw hippopotamus

10 most popular digital painting video tutorials from TheArtClasses.com aka idrawgirls.com  Digital painting is a beautiful art that requires quite a lot of practice, understanding and discipline.  I’m doing these video tutorial because I am always amazed by the incredible talents around the internet.  Back then when I want to learn, there is no Youtube or place where I can actually see them in action.  So in 2007, I started my own video series, I learn a lot from working as a professional concept artist for many video games.  Here are the 10 most popular digital painting tutorials on our website.  Digital painting tutorial is something that a lot of our readers requested.  Take your time to go through them and maybe some of them can spark your interest in digital painting too. 1) Digital painting tutorial Master chief from Halo . 2) Digital painting tutorial Ironman Warmachine 3) Digital painting tutorial Thor 4) Digital painting tu...

Here are the two new step by step drawing tutorials from idrawgirls.com or the other new name TheArtClasses.com   How to draw Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games. Learn to draw portrait of Katniss Everdeen from step by step images with instructrion. In this tutorial, you will learn to draw Katniss Everdeen or as played by actress Jennifer Lawrence.   Katniss Everdeen is the protagonist and narrator of the Hunger Games trilogy. After her sister, Prim, was chosen to participate in the 74th Hunger Games, Katniss volunteered to take her place as the female tribute from District 12. How to draw Katniss Everdeen   And then here we have h ow to draw Daenerys Targaryen, also known as Daenerys Stormborn or Dany, from Game of Thrones. Learn to draw Daenerys Targaryen in portrait illustration style from step by step with instruction.    h ow to draw Daenerys Targaryen  

How to draw Jon Snow and Tyrion Lannister from Game of Thrones.  How to draw Jon Snow from Game of Thrones. Learn to draw Jon Snow in comics illustration style from step by step with instructrion. In this tutorial, you will learn to draw Jon Snow or as portrayed by actor Kit Harington in the illustrated comics style. How to draw Jon Snow How to draw Tyrion Lannister from Game of Thrones. Learn to draw Tyrion Lannister step by step easy to follow in comics illustration style. In this tutorial, you will learn to draw Tyrion Lannister or as portrayed by actor Peter Dinklage in the illustrated comics style. How to draw Tyrion Lannister

How to draw Magneto, Claire Bennet and Peter Petrelli. In the first image is   how to draw Magneto  , Erik, from X-men. Learn to draw comics character Magneto from video tutorial and step by step images with instruction. In this tutorial, you will learn to draw a muscular male superhero character from Marvel comics Magneto. You will get to watch a how-to video lesson start with loose sketch to finished drawing then digital coloring or painting.  Click on the text links below any image to access the video tutorial and step by step. How to draw Magneto How to draw Claire Bennet  from Heroes. Learn to draw Claire Bennet comics style from step by step with instructrion. In this tutorial, you will learn to draw Claire Bennet in the comics style that resemble Hayden Panettiere the actress. You will learn to draw facial structure or portrait of a person from a TV series Heroes. How to draw Claire Bennet The third one is   how to draw Hiro N...

How to draw Bane, Tigress and Mohawk zombie.  Hello again, it's been a while since I last post on this blog.  Though I've been updating daily on idrawgirls.com/tutorials blog.  I was also been busy trying to finish up my comics or Manga, whatever you want to call it.  Ultimately it is just story telling along with sequential images.  Good news is the first issue almost there, as soon as it get done with proof reading/ editing.  Then it is good to go for the distribution.  If you subscribe to us via e-mails, facebook, twitter and youtube, you will all be notified. My new idea for 2012 is to turn this original blog into a personal blog so that I can post things that artists will be interested in along with art tutorials.  This blog is soon to become just my personal blog, but for sure I will always post summery of tutorials.  In this post, I have a few how to draw videos together with digital painting tutorial.  Below there are...