The Sketchbook blog
The impact of lighting
Placing light sources in your scene is a strategic decision that should be part of your creative process. Lighting drives color, how you approach highlights and shadows, and sets the tone of the overall piece.
Exploring shading techniques
Shading can bring your artwork to life. Even the simplest doodles can be transformed with the most economic placement of color and shadow.
Characters and their clothing
What a character wears provides valuable insight into who they are, what they do, and even hints at their attitude.
This post shares useful design considerations and tips on drawing fabrics and materials.
Painting Workflow - The Cowboys
This post takes you through key steps of a classic Western style painting, sharing valuable considerations and practical digital painting techniques.
Erasing Overview
Demonstration of the basics for eraser brushes and clearing paint from layers.
Creating Stitch Brushes
It’s easy to customize brushes to make repeat patterns. This tip shows how to create quick straight stitches in any version of Sketchbook and how to customize Nib Shapes in Sketchbook Pro or with the Premium Bundle.
Creating smooth strokes
A video demonstration using Predictive Stroke and Steady Stroke to create smoother line work.
Operation Snowflake
Try this month’s seasonal warm-up exercise to get the creative juices flowing and counter the winter blues.