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It’s EASY to create children’s books!

Do you believe this? In vain….Once at a party in Cambridge, in the circle of educated and successful people, a conversation started about who was doing what. I boasted that I create children’s books. To be honest, I am very proud of this fact. To which one of the neurosurgeons present exclaimed that it was …

Illustrator’s sketchbook. Why do you need it?

I haven’t drawn in sketchbooks for a very long time. I simply didn’t have them. Even when I became a professional illustrator, I worked mainly in Photoshop and immediately on commercial projects. It took many years before I “saw through” what was the meaning of the illustrator’s sketchbook and what the value of this small …

Where to study to be an illustrator?

Recently, I have been increasingly asked to talk about my studies at Cambridge and how I became an illustrator. The trick is that I entered the University when I had already achieved some success in illustration and only then went to study. I completed my MA in Children’s Illustration from the Cambridge School of Art. …

Create a Drawing Habit!

Once a year I run a Crocodile Day marathon. We draw together. Long time. After the marathon, I still receive letters for a very long time that a vacuum has formed, the incentive has been lost, and the next marathon is needed. How not to fall out of this mood to create?There is a lot …

Stamp and its use in illustration – my insights

I know that for many, Stamping is a complex topic. Many people cannot understand why they need it? What is this anyway? We used to draw with our hands, paint over with pencils, and think with lines, and a stamp is a completely new look at familiar things. It expands the space for creativity and …

What is important for an illustrator to know about brushes in Proprietary

Brushes in Procreate are one of the most important tools of the program, solving completely different tasks: lettering, shading, background filling, stylization. It is worth noting that the application has more than 180 built-in brushes, which can also be transformed into feathering and an eraser. And this, in turn, allows for an even more individual …