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There are two extremely common concerns that are expressed to me through email, comments and forum posts, that both have their answer in better control over how much weight you place on your pencil when drawing. The first is being unable to go from under-drawing construction to completed work without seeing the "messy" under-drawing peeking from underneath. The second is being unable to produce anything... Continue reading →

It's been a long long while since we saw new full-body models for the figure study tool, but over the last week we assembled just over 50 new images for you! There's lots more, but I know some of you prefer to use the tools with the "Decent" models only filter enabled, so I won't post more previews here. Happy drawing!!  ... Continue reading →

Thank you to everyone who has been writing in about your experiences with the timer bug. I've identified two different cases that could cause similar symptoms. One has been patched -- I hope that some of you will see this problem vanish because of it. The other is still being worked, but I'm happy to say that we now at least have a solid direction to go in. Please do continue sending in your bug reports!... Continue reading →

For the last several weeks I've been receiving sporadic reports that people are encountering an occasional (or sometimes constant) bug that causes the timer to not work, and remain on a particular image forever, or until manually advanced. This issue is often (but not always) accompanied by a subsequent distortion of the image. So far, this bug has proved elusive to track down. I wanted to post some... Continue reading →

We did finish uploading the last of the images from our first shoot, which included a lovely new model. With everything said and done for photoshoot #1, our collection of hands & feet photos is 699 photos strong, and our faces collection contains 443 photos. Yowzers. For photoshoot #2, we're aiming to increase our hands/feet/faces diversity by adding elders and children to the mix. I'll... Continue reading →

Wow, what a busy day! I'm so excited to bring you the photos from this second round of shooting. We're going to rest for a few days and then get to work sorting and touching up the new set. Here's a sneak preview!! ... Continue reading →

This week we added the facial stylings of this handsome chap: As well as some great hand poses from him Amongst all the models that volunteered at that shoot, he definitely wins the award for reddest pants. So far, the hands & feet and face tools have hundreds and hundreds of photos in them. I'm loving the variety I see in my practice sessions -- it's hard for me to believe that we still... Continue reading →

A huge batch of new photos for this week! Took a little longer than usual to get them all in. This round included 217 photos between hands, feet and faces. Roughly half were of a new model, who we had not as yet managed to upload any images of. Hurrah for more diversity of models! ... Continue reading →

Computer issues delayed our being able to upload the rest of the hands/feet/faces images from our first photo shoot, but never fear! We gathered up another 100 animal images for you instead. Can't wait to see what you draw with them!... Continue reading →

If you've been using the tools for awhile, you might be getting tired of drawing the same 300 odd animals -- I know I was personally pining for a new batch of critters to practice with! Today, we buckled down and got 100 new animal photos uploaded and categorized. Special thanks to Sanne for her diligence in sorting through all of these. This pace of updating wouldn't be possible without her assistance. Here's... Continue reading →