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Figure Painting – Female High Angle 21 Feb 2013 | 12:04 am
In this video Daarken takes you through his process of painting a female figure from a high angle using a black and white photo ref. The video is sped up by 8x. Hyper Angle books – http://www.animeboo...
Jaja Stylus 6 Feb 2013 | 10:07 pm
In this video Daarken shows the Jaja Stylus in action on an iPad using Procreate. He talks about the pros and cons and gives you a little peek at a sketch he did using the Jaja. Jaja Stylus 1024 level...
Painting Light – One Pixel at a Time 2 Jan 2013 | 02:53 pm
In this tutorial Daarken takes you through his process of painting a female nude from photo reference. The actual painting took a little less than 2 hours to paint and was painted back in 2011. Refere...
Elysium Sneak Peek – The Art of Daarken 25 Sep 2012 | 01:56 am
Preorders through the 3DTotal site are finally open! If you preorder through 3DTotal’s site, the first 100 people will receive 3, 8.5×11 signed prints! Preorders from other sites like Amazon have been...
Creative Painting – Using Only One Brush 22 Jun 2012 | 03:50 pm
In this video Daarken challenges you to create a sketch or a painting using only one brush. Don’t pick a typical brush like the round or chalk brush, pick something that you would never consider doing...
Painting Fur – With Only the Round Brush 20 Jun 2012 | 03:36 pm
In this video Daarken shows you how to paint fur using only the round brush. The purpose of this tutorial is to show that the brush you use doesn’t matter. Even though you need to paint something that...
Male Figure Drawing – From Reference 16 Jun 2012 | 01:08 am
In this video Daarken paints a male figure from reference. Instead of starting with a line drawing, he starts by blocking in large shapes and silhouettes. Music by Trash80 from Icarus Sycamore Driv...
Freelance Basics – Invoicing with Billings 13 Jun 2012 | 03:16 pm
In this video Daarken talks about invoicing as a freelance artist and how to use the program Billings. Unfortunately Billings is only for the Mac, so PC users will have to try and find another invoici...
Female Nude Seated – Part 03 Final Details 8 Jun 2012 | 03:18 pm
This is the third and final part of the female nude painting. In this part Daarken finishes up the face and adds the final details. Warning – There is no commentary in this video, so if you feel that...
Female Nude Seated – Part 02 Adding Value 6 Jun 2012 | 03:57 pm
This is part 2 of 3 of the Female Nude Seated pose from reference. In this part Daarken adds value to the line drawing. The face and final details will be added in part 3. Warning – There is no comme...