Stay inspired, and sharpen your craft with "The Pencil Progress" weekly newsletter. Consider a donation by clicking here. Thanks! Today, let's talk about something we all encounter but seldom celebrate. Mistakes. The True Value of Mistakes in Art “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” -Scott Adams This quote really resonates with me. I do make a lot of mistakes. But I never see them as a negative thing. They just are. It's information. I would...

Stay inspired, and sharpen your craft with "The Pencil Progress" weekly newsletter. ✨ Looking for an easy way to render shadows and figure out your colors? Grab your free Grisaille Method Guide and master the secrets of values and shadows! 👉 Download the Grisaille Method one-page guide In this week's video, I'm discussing the Grisaille Method. The video shows an excerpt from the workshop "Baby Luke"! I show you a couple of different segments toward the middle of this drawing process. I start...

Stay inspired, and sharpen your craft with "The Pencil Progress" weekly newsletter. Kickstart your creativity with the Goals Workbook. Time to get ahead with Q4 planning! 🎉 New year, new art goals!👉 Download Goals Workbook In this week's video, I walk you through creating a line drawing of a 3/4 turn on a male model from our weekly Friday Follow-Along series! I'm starting with the Procreate app and moving on to Photoshop, and I show you how I transfer the initial line drawing to paper. One of...