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Bonjour my little demon, ready to collect gem #26?
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When I started, I felt like a fraud.
You saw it in yesterday’s gem—I had zero talent. For years, I barely made progr...
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Bonjour my little demon, ready to collect gem #25?
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The bedroom floor, a few pencils, and some paper... That's where my quirky artistic journey began, back in 2020.
I'v...
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Bonjour my little demon, ready to collect gem #24?
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It's already the last Sunday of November, and I’ve got something special for you.
Since the start of Portrait Gems, ...
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Bonjour my little demon, ready to collect gem #23?
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Most artists can draw portraits with decent proportions, interesting storytelling, and accurate shading.
But here’s ...
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Bonjour my little demon, ready to collect gem #22?
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In the hundreds of emails I’ve received since launching Portrait Gems, one question keeps coming up: proportions.
Yo...
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Bonjour my little demon, ready to collect gem #21?
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Yesterday, I shared 5 rules to improve storytelling in your portraits, and I mentioned a key tip: create a paradox.
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Bonjour my little demon, ready to collect gem #20?
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I’m not a technical artist. Yes, I’m good at portraits (it’s my job, after all). But hyper-detailed shading, flawles...
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Bonjour my little demon, ready to collect gem #19?
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Yesterday, I shared a few thoughts about art blocks and how to overcome them. One common reflex many of us have when ...
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Bonjour my little demon, ready to collect gem #18?
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Yesterday, I shared how I spent an entire year stuck in an art block. Today, I want to tell you how I finally broke ...
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Bonjour my little demon, ready to collect gem #17?
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I spent an entire year trapped in an art block.
It all started in January. I was traveling through Asia, my first dra...
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Bonjour my little demon, ready to collect gem #16?
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Tilting and turning the head is probably one of the trickiest challenges in portrait drawing. The perspective shifts...
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Bonjour my little demon, ready to collect gem #15?
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Here’s a little reminder: when I start a portrait, I always simplify the features into basic ovals. Why? Because I’m...
