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50+ Free Procreate Tutorials for Digital Artists

Using Procreate for digital art? Sharpen your artistic skills with 50+ free Procreate tutorials.  Featuring guides for every skill level and art style.

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Ramona MacLean | The Middle Is the Hard Part

Ramona MacLean (@freckledpage) has a distinct worldview when it comes to creativity: The world could do with a little more silliness. Known for her whimsical style, the Vancouver-based illustrator...

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Iain Macarthur - Paperlike Sessions London 2019

In Summer 2019, the Paperlike team set out to the UK to interview some of the most inspiring up-and-coming digital artists in London. These are the Paperlike Sessions, and today we're bringing you ...

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Andrew Rae | From Daydream & Imagination to Full-Time Illustration

If you were to ask Andrew Rae where he finds inspiration, he might point you to the trails of London’s Hampstead Heath on a brisk morning or a roundabout trip on the Tube. A quick trip to the cafe ...

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Lidia Cambón Periscal | Paperlike Sessions

In mid 2019, the Paperlike team set out to the UK to interview some of the most inspiring up-and-coming digital artists in London. These are the Paperlike Sessions, and today we bring you the first...

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Rich Damm | A Hidden Passion for Handmade Lettering

It’s impossible to know how creative aptitude will turn out. That’s something that lettering artist and designer Richard Damm, knows all too well.  The Long Island-based artist specializes in cre...

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Lara Georgia Carson | Culture, Confidence, and the Art of Staying Personal

When it comes to approaching complex, artistic challenges, illustrator Lara Carson prides herself in taking unconventional approaches. Where artists would zig, she would rather zag. Based in Vanc...

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Guillaume Wiatr | The Art of Visualizing Conversations

Though he might self-identify in many roles — management consultant, business coach, entrepreneur — Guillaume Wiatr doesn’t consider himself an artist. At least, not in the traditional sense of t...

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Catherine Herold | Learn, Experiment & Grow

If there’s one thing Catherine Herold doesn't like, it’s a bouquet of cut flowers. It’s not that the flowers aren’t pretty or that they won’t look great on the kitchen table.  It’s just that cut ...

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Martin Morrison | On Trading Comfort for Joy

You’d never hear Martin Morrison say that his long road toward an illustration career has been easy, but he’ll tell you that his first foray into painting and illustration started with a camel. O...

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Rob Sketcherman | Hong Kong’s Urban Sketch Hero

If you were to ask Rob Sketcherman about the formula behind his impressive foray into urban sketching, he would give it to you like this: urban sketching = place + time + eye. That’s the equation...

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Bo Feng Lin | How this digital native ignored the critics and transcended borders to sell his art all over the world.

Bo Feng Lin is a digital artist based in Hamburg, Germany, though he considers himself an “aspiring Canadian” (you’ll find out why later). He specializes in drawing portraits of women, women who ...