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Better Ways to Measure Art Progress
nelson · Posted on November 5, 2019November 5, 2019

I reviewed my Insta today. And it turns out my numbers over Inktober have been lower than ever. But yet I feel like I’ve improved and my creative potential is so much greater than before. It got me thinking. There has to be better ways to measure art progress. The education system taught me a …

Creative Advice: You don’t have to do only one thing
nelson · Posted on October 24, 2019October 24, 2019

I remember one of the illustration teachers in Porto giving us advice along these lines. It was referring to how most professional illustrators also have side jobs to keep the lights on. I’ve heard other illustration professionals like SVSLearn’s Will Terry and Jake Parker saying this as well. Do what you need to do, so …

Art Mindset Tip: Don’t Compare Yourself to Others
nelson · Posted on September 4, 2019September 4, 2019

I started writing this original blog post during the Porto Illustration Summer School in July 2019 but got so caught up with the experience I didn’t get round to editing or posting it. There will be a review post about it, but this post is about comparing yourself to others as a creative. What is …

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Little Red Riding Hood Vignette
nelson · Posted on May 29, 2019September 6, 2019

As I mentioned in a previous Facebook post, I’m in the process of educating and upskilling with SVSLearn and various other illustration schools. On SVSLearn there’s a great course called Creative Composition, which inspired me to make this red riding hood illustration. I wanted this piece to diversify my portfolio too, which is why it’s …

Cutting Down Social Media in my Career Change to Illustration
nelson · Posted on May 26, 2019May 26, 2019

For a few good weeks in April, I was consistently posting and putting art out on Instagram. The likes were coming in, and the comments too. And it felt nice. But I didn’t feel like I was improving. This month on Instagram has looked very different. I haven’t been posting as much. And the reason …

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Clip Studio Paint Pro
nelson · Posted on February 21, 2019February 22, 2019

The more I’m drawing and painting digitally the more I’m falling in love with Clip Studio Paint Pro. I’ve had the software as long as I’ve had my Surface Pro, but I used it like I used Microsoft’s Paint or paint.net. That means, drawing a little, adding some layers, and maybe using the fill bucket. …

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