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21 Procreate Tips You Have to Know (2022 Update)

If you're a busy digital creative, Procreate is one of the best drawing apps out there. But you probably don't have time to read through their ridiculously comprehensive handbook. So we did it for ...

Procreate vs Illustrator for iPad

Procreate and Illustrator for iPad represent two schools of thought when it comes to digital art creation: pixels vs. vectors. That’s a big deal, because the type of art that you want to create ca...

Procreate vs. Photoshop

In the world of digital art, two apps are definite standouts: Procreate and Photoshop for iPad. Both are powerful apps that have a lot to offer digital artists, but figuring out which app is right...

5 Best Procreate Brush Sets for Lettering Artists

As a digital lettering artist, have you ever struggled with the preloaded brush options found in your favorite drawing apps? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Lettering artists just like you have tak...

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...

Behind the Pen with Hand Lettering Artist Shelly Kim

If you ask Shelly Kim (@lettersbyshells) how she describes her artistic style, she’ll be the first to tell you that her art is focused on inspiring positivity and self-love. And it’s true. As a ful...

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 crea...

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 the...

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 fl...

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. Or,...

Nolan Harris | A Journey from Struggling Artist to Successful Art Entrepreneur Helping Up and Coming Artists Succeed

Lots of kids grow up obsessed with cartoons and comics, but few can turn that interest into a thriving art career with a client list that boasts big names like Amazon, Microsoft, and Marvel. But th...