Reviews
Best Anatomy Books For Artists – Human, Animal and Comparative
Let’s face it, the secret to great drawing is understanding form and structure, and when it comes to drawing the human figure or animal body the best way to improve your skills and knowledge is to study anatomy. Whether you’re using a pencil and paper or a digital drawing tablet, by knowing what’s […]
Best Art Mannequins – Posable Figure Drawing Models
“One must always draw, draw with the eyes, when one cannot draw with a pencil.” Balthus Being a better artist or animator begins with improving your drawing of the human figure, understanding anatomy and using good reference for your work. Now, we all know that life drawing is the best way to improve […]
TikTeck LED Light Pad Review – Best Value A4 Light Box?
LED light boxes and drawing pads are getting better and more affordable all the time and the TikTeck A4 Ultra-Thin Light Pad is one of the most popular and least expensive on the market today. TikTeck is a small independent company that has been producing their A4 light box for a couple of years and […]
Huion L4S LED Light Pad Review – Best A4 Light Box?
Do you remember when light boxes were big, heavy, cumbersome things that required a huge amount of desk space and a lot of money to buy? And even if you had the budget and the space, where on earth would you get hold of one? You had to go to a specialist art or photographic […]
Huion Inspiroy Q11K V2 Review – Best Wacom Intuos Pro Alternative?
Not that many years ago the graphics tablet market was almost totally dominated by Wacom, to the extent that if folks talked about a tablet they would just simply call it a Wacom – much like asking for a Kleenex when any tissue will do. But over the last decade things have been […]
The Best Wacom Cintiq Alternatives – Top Drawing Tablets With Screen
While Wacom is widely acknowledged as the world leader in graphics tablets, and their Wacom Cintiq series redefining the way we produce digital art (read our Wacom Cintiq review here), they are not the only company out there changing the way we draw. A bit like the way Apple are not the only folks […]
Best Stylus Pens For Drawing – Sketching On An iPad Or Tablet Just Got Easier
If you’re like me you might be old enough to remember the first stylus pens available for the Windows-based handheld PCs back in the late 90s. I remember seeing a guy on a train using one and it looked so cool and futuristic…until I tried to use one myself. Cumbersome, “scratchy” and wholly unpleasant […]
Learn Toon Boom Harmony? – The Best Courses and Tutorials
Toon Boom Harmony has cemented itself as the premier 2d animation software on the market today, in terms of global user base as well as professional studio use. It can handle traditional paper animation done on a tracing light box and then scanned in, or a fully paperless set up with an inexpensive drawing […]
CTP Pro 5 Review – Crater Software’s 2D Animation Program
The Cartoon Television Program (CTP) Pro software is designed to be a used by the traditional frame-by-frame 2d animator without the need for expensive cameras and other equipment. It is Crater Software’s flagship program and has been around for nigh on 20 years. The latest version 5 has some new updates and additions […]
Best Stop Motion Animation Kits – Creative Fun For Kids and Beginners
If you’re anything like me, you (or your children) loved and still love watching stop motion animation like Wallace and Gromit, Morph, or the old Ray Harryhausen masterpieces like “Clash of the Titans” and “Jason and the Argonauts”. There’s something about the animated movement of a real object, be it a simple plasticine model, […]