All' Illustration Tutorials

A basic introduction to masking - the process of defining your edges and the best way to keep track of and copy, or otherwise alter your sections and areas when painting and coloring

If you want to draw expressive characters, it's not about what you see, but what you feel - here's some ideas on how I approach things, and some rules of thumb for eyes and mouths

Your art is coming along nicely, but there is something missing. Something about your drawing that just isn’t cohesive, it doesn’t meld, it doesn’t invoke what you were hoping for, and you are not sure why. Every thing is colored correctly, your trees are green and your sky is blue, but suddenly it hits you: You’re missing out on the real power of Color!

This tutorial lays out the basic methods I use to draw mostly straight or slightly wavy hair in Photoshop.

One way of going from sketch to finished picture, without the chaos that usually brings.

Using layer blending modes to simplify the process and get dynamic results.

This tutorial will show you how I draw anime-style hair eyes and basic head structure.