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ART GUIDE: Dos and Don'ts for Beginners - Part 1 - "The importance of still life doodling" ๐Ÿ›ผ

ART GUIDE: Dos and Don'ts for Beginners - Part 1 - "The importance of still life doodling" ๐Ÿ›ผ

Hi everyone! 

With this post I'm starting a series based on observations of my students' exercises on Domestika. I had been giving them feedback on the forum regularly for half a year now. 

โœ๐Ÿผ Remember that my comments and observations usually apply to people who are just starting their adventu...

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POLL - Help me pick the photo reference ๐Ÿ—ณโœจ

I miss drawing with colored pencils ๐Ÿ˜Š Help me pick the reference photo to study!



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STEP BY STEP - Watercolor portrait studies ๐ŸŽจ + Steps, references and materials ๐Ÿ–Œ

STEP BY STEP - Watercolor portrait studies ๐ŸŽจ + Steps, references and materials ๐Ÿ–Œ

Hi Everyone! โœจ 

Unfortunately I started April with an illness. I'm in bed most of the time because I feel very weak but sometimes I feel a little bit better so I managed to paint two watercolor studies ๐Ÿ˜Š 

During the 100 Heads Challenge, I realized that I really enjoyed using watercolors. However, the sketchbook paper i...

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OPEN DISCUSSION: Content plans for April โœจ ๐Ÿ›ผ โ›…๏ธ

OPEN DISCUSSION: Content plans for April โœจ ๐Ÿ›ผ โ›…๏ธ

Hi Everyone! 

Another month has passed ๐ŸŒฑ

I wanna thank with all my heart for your support! โ˜€๏ธ The last month has been stressful for everyone, but at the same time it showed how people can unite and help each other in difficult times. I still plan to participate in the art workshops for children from Ukrai...

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MONTHLY SHOUTOUTS of your Art on my Instagram Stories ๐Ÿงก March 22โ€™

MONTHLY SHOUTOUTS of your Art on my Instagram Stories ๐Ÿงก March 22โ€™

Hello everyone! ๐Ÿค—

I canโ€™t believe how fast time flies! Itโ€™s almost the end of March ๐ŸŒฑ
Every month I share my Patrons art on Insta Stories as a big Thank You for their support!

โœจ Here are the rules:

โ€ข Add your Intagram handle to the comments section under this post ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ

โ€ข Stories wil...

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100 Heads Challenge: 78-100 ๐Ÿฅณ ๐ŸŽˆ๐Ÿพ

100 Heads Challenge: 78-100 ๐Ÿฅณ ๐ŸŽˆ๐Ÿพ

Hi everyone!

Great news! I finally finished my 100 Heads Challenge ๐Ÿ˜… It took more time than I planned but  Iโ€™m still happy I managed to finish it considering the circumstances ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›

My art block is gone, I feel motivated and to be honest a little bit sad that itโ€™s over! ๐Ÿฅฒ Maybe Iโ€™ll start another challenge becau...

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VIDEO: 100 Heads Challenge (67-68) Real time drawing session ๐ŸŽžโœ๐Ÿผ

VIDEO: 100 Heads Challenge (67-68) Real time drawing session ๐ŸŽžโœ๐Ÿผ

Hi everyone!

I hope youโ€™re having a lovely day ๐Ÿ˜Š

Thank you so much for voting in my last poll! โœ”๏ธ It was super helpful. Iโ€™m glad you enjoy real time drawing sessions even without the voiceover because itโ€™s great for the months like this, when Iโ€™m more busy and have less time to plan complexed videos ๐Ÿ...

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POLL - Type of videos ๐ŸŽžโœจ

Hi everyone!

I painted this piece today and recorded it but I wonder if itโ€™s worth editing (as you know I have limited time this month) ๐Ÿ˜Š

I need help choosing the most efficient way of making videos for you ๐Ÿช

Please let me know...

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VIDEO: 100 Heads Challenge (63-66) Real Time Drawing Session โœ๐Ÿผ ๐ŸŽž โœจ

VIDEO: 100 Heads Challenge (63-66) Real Time Drawing Session โœ๐Ÿผ ๐ŸŽž โœจ

Hi everyone! ๐Ÿงก

Hereโ€™s the video I promised ๐ŸŽž Itโ€™s a real time process but of course you can speed it up according to your needs ๐Ÿ˜‰ Itโ€™s the process of drawing 3 pencil portraits and a one with watercolor + colored pencils. I enjoy this method a lot ๐Ÿค—

Here are all the references I used so far in my 100 Heads C...

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100 Heads Challenge: 75-77 (Matt pencils โœ๏ธ ๐Ÿ–ค) + little update

100 Heads Challenge: 75-77 (Matt pencils โœ๏ธ ๐Ÿ–ค) + little update

Hi everyone!

How are you? For me it's such a crazy month! โ˜„๏ธ

1. I am considering publishing a book on drawing portraits! ๐Ÿ“– I am in the process of arranging the details with an American publishing house. If everything goes as planned, next year you will be able to buy a real, paper book of my ...

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100 Heads Challenge: 69-74 (Matt pencils โœ๏ธ๐Ÿ–ค)

100 Heads Challenge: 69-74 (Matt pencils โœ๏ธ๐Ÿ–ค)

Hi everyone!

Hope youโ€™re all feeling well ๐Ÿป  Iโ€™m feeling very good and Iโ€™m still learning at workshops for children from Ukraine ๐Ÿ’› I must admit it felt difficult at first but now Iโ€™m starting to get how to work with them and weโ€™re having so much fun! 

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100 HEADS CHALLENGE: 60-68 โœ๐Ÿผ (Pencils, Karin markers and Crayons) ๐Ÿ“š

100 HEADS CHALLENGE: 60-68 โœ๐Ÿผ (Pencils, Karin markers and Crayons) ๐Ÿ“š

Hi Everyone! 

I hope you are doing well and have creative energy ๐Ÿค— Fortunately, it began to come back to me slowly. 

100 HEADS CHALLENGE: Recently I got a box of Faber-Castell's matte pencils from my partners - Paper Concept. Finally found time and energy to try them โœ๏ธ  I really like the matt f...

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100 HEADS CHALLENGE: 56-59 /Colored pencils/ ๐ŸŒป

100 HEADS CHALLENGE: 56-59 /Colored pencils/ ๐ŸŒป

Hi Everyone!

Iโ€™m coming back to my challenge ๐Ÿค— 

Here is a quick post with my latest sketches because in a moment I am going to the city center where Iโ€™m going to teach at art workshops for children from Ukraine ๐Ÿ•Š

Iโ€™m a bit nervous because itโ€™s my first time teaching anyone in person, especially children but I...

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SNEAK PEEK: Make Art Not War Illustration ๐Ÿ•Šโ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒป

SNEAK PEEK: Make Art Not War Illustration ๐Ÿ•Šโ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒป

Hi Everyone! ๐ŸŒป

I hope youโ€™re well and safe ๐Ÿ’›

Hereโ€™s the illustration I finished today. I used a cartoonish portrait study made a while ago. Wanted to create an appealing illustration in โ€œcomic book styleโ€œ with half tones and warm palette ๐Ÿงก

My last illustration on this topic was filled with sadness and now Iโ€™m...

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UPDATE: Unusual piece of art ๐Ÿฎ, some positive news and a HUGE HUG for you all ๐Ÿ’– ๐Ÿงธ

UPDATE: Unusual piece of art ๐Ÿฎ, some positive news and a HUGE HUG for you all ๐Ÿ’– ๐Ÿงธ

Hi everyone! ๐ŸŒธ

I hope you are safe and full of hope ๐Ÿ•Š  Thank you all so much for so many supporting messages after my last post ๐Ÿฅบ You don't even know how much it means to me! 

A lot has happened recently so I wanted to give you a short update:

1. I became a volunteer

I started helping w...

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IMPORTANT: Plans for the next month ๐Ÿ’™ ๐Ÿ’›

IMPORTANT: Plans for the next month ๐Ÿ’™ ๐Ÿ’›

Hi everyone ๐Ÿ’™ ๐Ÿ’›

I would like to inform you that in the near future I may have less time to create complicated or time consuming content. As you know, our neighbors were attacked and I want to help them. I am proud that my country gathered in beautiful solidarity to help Ukraine and I want to be a part of it. I want t...

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MONTLY SHOUTOUTS of Your Art on my Insta Stories ๐Ÿงก February 22โ€™

MONTLY SHOUTOUTS of Your Art on my Insta Stories ๐Ÿงก  February 22โ€™

Hi my Dear Patrons! ๐Ÿค—

Every month I share my Patrons art on Insta Stories as a big Thank You for their support!

โœจ Here are the rules:

  • Add your Intagram handle to the comments section ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ
  • If you want, you can write few words about yourself ๐Ÿ˜‰
  • You can b...

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ART CRITIQUE Video: Review and my changes on 3 of your artworks ๐ŸŽžโœ๏ธโœจ

ART CRITIQUE Video: Review and my changes on 3 of your artworks ๐ŸŽžโœ๏ธโœจ

Hi everyone ๐Ÿงก

I hope youโ€™re all safe during these crazy times. For me itโ€™s very difficult to focus on anything else ๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ•Š I hope it will all end soon.

Hereโ€™s the last video promised for this month. I reviewed 3 of your artworks and made some changes but I can do it also differently next time - just give my tips. This way ...

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100 HEADS CHALLENGE: 40-55 ๐Ÿ’–

100 HEADS CHALLENGE: 40-55 ๐Ÿ’–

Hi Everyone!

Iโ€™m continuing the 100 Heads Challenge ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ

ITโ€™S DIFFICULT BECAUSE:

๐Ÿ‹ Iโ€™m not happy with about half of these sketches

๐Ÿ‹ Iโ€™m trying to be much faster (about 10-15 min per sketch)

๐Ÿ‹ Iโ€™m using many various media, not just a pencil


๐Ÿ‹ Iโ€™m experi...

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REAL TIME TUTORIAL - Drawing the 2nd Eye ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘„๐Ÿ‘

REAL TIME TUTORIAL - Drawing the 2nd Eye ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘„๐Ÿ‘

Hi Everyone! ๐Ÿงก

I hope youโ€™re having a pleasant Monday ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿผ

Hereโ€™s the new Tutorial in which Iโ€™m showing my tips on drawing second eye ๐Ÿ‘€ First method is super technical and itโ€™s not a usual way but I hope it helps to understand my thinking process ๐Ÿ’ญ Video is in real time because I know the โ€œAha! momentsโ€ are o...

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100 HEADS CHALLENGE: Real Time process of 3 pencil portraits

100 HEADS CHALLENGE: Real Time process of 3 pencil portraits

Hello everyone! ๐Ÿ’– 

Here's a new Real Time video with 3 pencil portraits made during 100 heads challenge

I usually draw light hair or just mark them without going into dark values. This time I practiced different way and focused more on drawing dark hair ๐Ÿ‘Œ I must admit I really like drawing flowing h...

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100 Heads Challenge: 25-39 ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿฅญ

100 Heads Challenge: 25-39 ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿฅญ

Hi everyone!

I hope youโ€™re feeling well ๐Ÿ˜Œ

Here are some new sketches of 100 heads challenge ๐Ÿ˜ After about 30 heads I felt confident enough to start working with new media - Karin markers ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ Iโ€™m not sure how to use them yet so Iโ€™m just experimenting ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿ”ฎ๐Ÿ”ฌ

  • In case you missed previou...

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REAL TIME VIDEO: 28/100 heads challenge - Portrait of Barbie Ferreira ๐ŸŽžโœจ

REAL TIME VIDEO: 28/100 heads challenge - Portrait of Barbie Ferreira ๐ŸŽžโœจ

Hi everyone!

I hope you have a pleasant Saturday! ๐Ÿ“

Hereโ€™s the full video (real time) I recorded yesterday. You could already 17 seconds version on my Instagram.

ITโ€™S A VERTICAL VIDEO SO ITโ€™S BEST TO WATCH IT ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICES๐Ÿ“ฑโœจ

Iโ€™m going to share with you also the real time ...

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100 heads challenge: 13-24 โœ๏ธ

100 heads challenge: 13-24 โœ๏ธ

Hi everyone! ๐Ÿงก

I hope you had a pleasant weekend ๐Ÿ˜Œ

Here are some new sketches and reference photos. Iโ€™m still not completely happy with some of them but Iโ€™m surely getting faster again ๐Ÿ˜

100 Heads Challenge: 6-12 โœ๐Ÿผ

100 Heads Challenge: 6-12 โœ๐Ÿผ

Hi everyone! ๐Ÿงก

Howโ€™s your weekend?

Iโ€™m working on my 100 heads challenge but itโ€™s still a bit difficult to draw more than 3 heads a day. Hoping to get faster soon ๐Ÿ˜ I sticked these 2 pages from my previous (almost finished) sketchbook to the new one cause I want to have the whole challenge in one place. Itโ€™s the...

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Whatโ€™s new in February ๐Ÿ”ฎ + 100 heads challenge: 1-5

Whatโ€™s new in February ๐Ÿ”ฎ + 100 heads challenge: 1-5

Hello everyone ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿผ

Here are some plans for this month. Let me know what you think ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ’ญ

10/25/50/100 HEADS CHALLENGE ๐ŸŒŸ

I started the challenge again! Iโ€™ll share the references with you and youโ€™ll see all the updates before anyone else. Iโ€™d be very happy if youโ€™d like to joi...

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PROCREATE BRUSH STUDIO - 3 Quick Adjustments for Beginners ๐Ÿช

PROCREATE BRUSH STUDIO - 3 Quick Adjustments for Beginners ๐Ÿช

Hi Everyone!

I hope youโ€™re having a good weekend ๐Ÿ˜Š

Today Iโ€™m presenting you a very quick tutorial with 3 tips that helped me the most at the beginning of using Procreate and that I still often use when setting my brushes ๐Ÿ–Œ

Another helpful thing was using the PaperLike screen protector. It was difficult for me to swit...

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MONTLY SHOUTOUTS of Your Art on my Insta Stories ๐Ÿงกโœจ January 22โ€™

MONTLY SHOUTOUTS of Your Art on my Insta Stories ๐Ÿงกโœจ January 22โ€™

Hi my Dear Potato Angels ๐Ÿค—

I decided to create new post every month to keep the clarity of this event ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿผ

Every month I share my Patrons art on Insta Stories as a big Thank You for their support!

โœจ Here are the rules:

  • Add your Intagram handle to the comments section ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ
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ART GUIDE VIDEO - Tips on improving line quality in your drawings โœ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿฟ

ART GUIDE VIDEO - Tips on improving line quality in your drawings โœ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿฟ

Hi Everyone! 

Here's the new video with exercises that helped me to improve line quality in my drawings. Let me know what you think! I hope you'll enjoy this more condensed form of a tutorial ๐Ÿฅฐ

Here are some additional info on this topic from my previous posts, that might be helpful: 

SNEAK PEEK - Commission work, book illustrations ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿผ

SNEAK PEEK - Commission work, book illustrations ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿผ

Hello my Dear Patrons! ๐Ÿงก

I hope youโ€™re all feeling well. I still struggle a bit with my art block but managed to work on a new commission so YAY ๐Ÿ˜ It will be a second book with baby drawings ๐Ÿ˜Š The first one was about the first 3 months after the baby is born. This is a continuation because after that mums need to decide if theyโ...

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