Archive for November, 2011

Creating custom brushes in Photoshop is easy and sometimes necessary in order to keep up with your freelance schedule. That being said, it is also important to realize that the brush does not make the artist and custom brushes are not required in order to make you a professional artist. Most of Daarken’s paintings are…

Brushes are your main weapon when it comes to digital painting, so you need to be prepared to go into battle! Daarken talks about his commonly used brushes and what he uses them for. He also explains how to change the brush controls to customize your brushes to suit your needs.

In the freelance world time is money. Searching for windows and palettes can waste a lot of time and energy. Daarken will show you how to improve your workspace by creating and saving custom workspace layouts in order to increase your speed and efficiency.

Learning Photoshop for the first time can be a very daunting task. How do you use Photoshop? How do you setup and customize your tablet? Daarken will take you through some of the basics of how to start using Photoshop in order to begin painting right away. He also discusses how to bind shortcuts and…

Beginners to the digital world may not know which type of tools they should use. Whether it is from a tablet to a Cintiq, Daarken talks about the different tools he uses and which ones are good for beginners and professionals. Wacom Fujitsu ST5112 Nostromo My Fujitsu ST5112 specs: Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit Photoshop CS2…

Still life painting is one of the foundations of every good artist. Learning form and value is crucial for any artist, and it all starts with a metal pot. Painting a metal pot or an apple may not seem like fun and games, but it is a necessary step in learning how to understand form,…