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18 Tips for Comic Book Artists by Moebius aka. Jean Giraud

nelson · December 5, 2019December 5, 2019

Have you checked out Moebius yet? If not, google him. He was a French artist who made some of the best comic book art, and influenced some of the greatest creatives living today. It’s funny because I had been shown his work years ago while flicking through some of my instructors’ art books. So when …

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Better Ways to Measure Art Progress

nelson · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 …