Month: January 2016

New sketching pens ! Love the Signo Uni-Ball colours from Mitsubishi.

Tonight I was chilling in the shopping mall NEX at Serangoon, and “randomly” went to the pen shop! In this article below, you will see few quick sketches I made with the Signo Uni-Ball gel pen showing you some Tips about circles on cubes. If you want to glearn more from a video tutorial, you can have a look at the previous article: How to draw ellipses in perspective. Spring or Autumn colour collection? Love the alternative colours that are much more fun than the regular blue and red...

How to Draw Ellipses in Perspective | 7 Steps Easy Tutorial

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How to Draw Ellipses in Perspective | 7 Steps Easy Tutorial How to draw ellipses in perspective step-by-step. How to Draw Ellipses in PerspectiveStep 1 | Draw a box with a 2-point perspectiveStep 2 | Divide the front face into 4 equal parts and find the center.Step 3 | Draw the Minor axis going through the Vanishing point and the center.Step 4 | Find the middle of each edge of the squareStep 5 | Trace your ellipse!Step 6 | Optional: Check that the Major axis is Perpendicular to the Minor...

How to draw faster with your Wacom Cintiq 13HD (with a simple IKEA accessory)

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Last week I bought some felt pad to stick under a table so it wouldn’t scratch the floor. I realized then that the heavy table actually slide easily on the ground. So we wouldn’t even need any wheel. Later on, I started to sketch on my Cintiq 13 HD and kept frustrated with the adherence of the tablet to the table surface. (Rubber below the tablet) I suddenly made the connection and stick some Ikea felt pad under my tablet. Let me share with you how you can also increase your speed in digital...

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