(VIDEO) Painting Elephant Murals at the ReRouting Arts Festival 2020

Early in 2020, right before South Africa entered its hard lockdown, I had the opportunity to do some street art at the ReRouting Arts Festival in Pietermaritzburg.

Daughter of the Sea – Digital Painting in Krita

This is my latest piece in the series of greyscale digital portrait paintings, featuring the endangered African penguin and painted in Krita 5 beta. With African Penguin Awareness Day passing recently, I wanted to do a piece again that brought attention to these birds. Process This was the first time doing a full painting in

Digital Painting with 15year old drawing tablet – Old Douc Woman

So… I have recently gotten my hands on a few older drawing tablets to test out. I wanted to see if some the old Wacom Intuos models available on second-hand marketplaces would make good options for beginners to digital art. So far I have not been disappointed. My latest digital painting, The Old Douc Woman,

Golden snub-nosed monkey digital painting

So at last I managed to finally capture the process from start to somewhat-finished with a digital painting of mine. It was meant to be a quick study of a golden snub-nosed monkey, but I ended up taking it a bit further. I’ve used this particular type of monkey a couple of times, starting with

Old Monkey Man – New Digital Painting

It’s been a strange and busy few months but here is my most recent digital painting, The Old Monkey Man.

The Old Monkey Man is only ever seen perched on a very specific mossy boulder deep in the forest, puffing away at his pipe. What else he does is a mystery.

My Best Art Podcasts and streams to listen to while drawing

So I thought I’d put together a quick list of my favourite art-related podcasts and streams to listen to while I draw, paint, and get messy in my studio. They are focused on illustration and the entertainment arts industries so if that’s your jam, them maybe you’d like to give these a listen too.

Digital art on a budget – drawing tablets under $50 to get you started

If you’re a digital art beginner, or on a tight budget and don’t want to spend a fortune on fancy hardware, these are some pen tablet options for under 50 bucks to get you started!

Favourite presentations from Lightbox Expo 2020

Gathering my thoughts and favourite panel discussions from Lightbox Expo 2020, the biggest and best entertainment arts industry event.

How I make stickers – from first drawing to final product

Making stickers when I decided to do art full time became an important start for me in learning about digital painting and diversifying my products. I thought I’d take you through my process and how you can make your own custom stickers too.

Digital Art For Beginners – hardware, software, and online learning.

Maybe you’re a beginner artist dreaming about one day become a hot-shot concept artist, working for video games and movies, or become a comics or children’s book illustrator. Or maybe, like me, you’ve been at it a little while and are just trying to sharpen those skills to become a better independent artist. Then these may be some things you’d like to consider on the path.