Painting Maps with Avant Novis & ArtRage
The folks at Avant-Novis have been making maps and taking videos! Check out a series of tutorials on how to paint fantasy maps using ArtRage. […]
Category: Tutorials
Creating A Mixed Media Commission with Jim Pavelec
Professional illustrator and fine artist Jim Pavelec walks us through the process of creating a commissioned fantasy portrait using his unique mixed media approach that moves between traditional and digital media, combining real world pencil and paint with the ArtRage for iOS app.
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ArtRage Watercolors Tutorial by Randel Washburne
Getting Traditional Watercolor Effects with ArtRage: iPad Artist Randel Washburne explains the different settings for the Watercolor tool and techniques for getting washes and glazing effects in the iOS app for ArtRage. […]
APPtitude Landscape Art on the iPad with Alison Jardine
Learn how to paint a simple expressive landscape using the oils and palette knife in ArtRage for iOS with Alison Jardine, the author of Make Great Art on your iPad. In this tutorial, I want to show you how you can get virtually dirty with viscous, unctuous paint in ArtRage, in an original expressive landscape composition. […]
Floating Underground Sphere Tutorial by Steve Goad
Learn to create an underground landscape with a science fiction twist. Follow along with professional illustrator Steve Goad as he creates a unique landscape full of environmental detail, interesting perspective, and interesting textures in ArtRage 5. Steve Goad is one of our featured artists and painted some of the official artwork for ArtRage 5 (you may recognise his work from the startup screen in the program). […]
How to Illustrate A Book Cover Three: Colour & Special Effects
How to Illustrate a Book Cover (Part 3 of 3): Colour & Special Effects. An ArtRage 5 tutorial by Nick Harris. Design a book cover from scratch. Part three of this art tutorial shows how to choose colors, finalize the composition and details, and experiment with special effects and finishing touches. […]
Illustrating a Book Cover Two: Sketching, Flats and Shading (Tone)
How to Illustrate a Book Cover (Part 2 of 3): Sketching, Flats and Shading (Tone). An ArtRage 5 tutorial by Nick Harris. Part two demonstrates sketching the design and laying out the main elements of the composition, then adding flat colors and tone to plan the shadows and lighting. […]
Illustrating a Book Cover One: Setting Up the Canvas
How to Illustrate a Book Cover (Part 1 of 3). An ArtRage 5 tutorial by Nick Harris. In this three part tutorial, Nick Harris uses ArtRage 5 to design a book cover from scratch and share some of his experience and techniques. This tutorial assumes that you are somewhat familiar with ArtRage 5 and covers customising the canvas resolution and interface, guides, toolboxes, the Custom Brush, filters, layers and advanced layer properties, standard painting tools (Pastels, Pencil, Palette Knife, Watercolor Brush), symmetry, text, stencils, transform and … […]
Drawing & Coloring in ArtRage Lite Video Tutorials
Learn how to Draw and Color in ArtRage Lite (Simple Line Art). Create a simple illustration from sketch to color. This video tutorial covers sketching, inking, coloring, stencils, selections, and basic canvas settings in ArtRage Lite, as well as the Fill Tool in ArtRage 5. These videos are 3-5 minutes long, and the entire series is about half an hour. You can also watch the entire series as a single half hour video here. […]
How To Choose Inking Brushes in ArtRage
How To Choose Inking Brushes in ArtRage? Choosing the Right Tool For Different Inking Styles and Techniques? Choosing a Style Traditional inking uses a soft (felt) tip, a hard nib, or a brush to apply ink lines and washes. The ink can be solid and opaque, quick drying, watery, or blend with the ink around it with every stroke. The paper may be anywhere from perfectly smooth to roughly textured. These differences create the signature looks and effects of different inking styles. […]