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It’s that time of year and I’m so excited! 🤩
Registration for Illustration from Imagination (IFI) is officially open! 🎉

What is IFI?
IFI is an 8-week mentorship program designed to feel like a game. You’ll be “hired” by a fictional company to create promotional artwork for a film. Choose one of ten projects and let the adventure begin!

Each week, you unlock new foundational skills like composition, color theory, light, anatomy, and more to help you complete your project.

The result? A finished illustration created entirely from your imagination that you can be proud of.

Are you ready? Pick your project now: pntbl.cc/IFI-2025-march

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It’s finally here!! 🤩 OWC starts tomorrow! 🎉

Challengers! You’ll receive a link to the live classes in your inbox before each session starts. Haven’t registered yet? There’s still time! 👉 pntbl.cc/owc-registration

Challenge Schedule:

🔸 Monday, March 10th – 7 AM PT: Anatomy Made Easy
🔸 Tuesday, March 11th – 7 AM PT: Costumes That Tell Stories
🔸 Wednesday, March 12th – 7 AM PT: Hidden Secrets of Color & Light
🔸 Monday, March 17th – 7 AM PT: From Concept to Canvas: 3 Secret Steps That Make a Difference + Winner Announcement! 🏆

Submit your finished character by Sunday, March 16th at midnight for a chance to win an awesome tablet from @ablet

Get your tablets ready—we kick off tomorrow at 7 AM PT with the first lesson. Can’t wait to see you there! 🤩

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POV: You’ve had an OC stuck in your head for the longest time, just waiting to be painted...

During the One Week Character Challenge, I’ll show you how to turn your idea into a finished original character, and you'll even have a chance to win awesome prizes from ‪@HuionTablet‬! ❤️

Secure your spot: pntbl.cc/oneweekcharacter

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📌 Secure your spot: pntbl.cc/oneweekcharacter
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This is your chance to level up your character design skills with free One Week Character Challenge classes! Create an original character in just one week and get a shot at winning a premium tablet from ‪@HuionTablet‬! 🎁
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We kick off on Monday, don't miss the registration! ⌛

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I start with a character description, then pull together a moodboard with references. My reference photos aren’t always conventional, I used a flamingo for the coat on this character. 😄

Once my moodboard is full, I piece the character together, taking inspiration from all those different references.

I’ll be showing you my character design process during the One Week Character Challenge, and you can try this method too! We start on March 10th, so don’t miss the registration. 👉 pntbl.cc/oneweekcharacter

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It’s back!! 🎉 One Week Character challenge is coming back, and I couldn't be more excited! 😍

The challenge: Create an original character (OC) in just one week. Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered with 3 free classes to help you complete the project.


📃 How to participate:

1. Register for the challenge: pntbl.cc/oneweekcharacter
2. Before the challenge starts, you’ll receive the client brief with unique character descriptions to choose from
3. Starting Monday, March 10, you'll get access to classes and live Q&A sessions where I'll help you develop your character
4. Win awesome tablets from @ablet Read more for the details:


📌 What to do to win:

• Follow @paintable.cc on Instagram
• Leave a comment on this post
• Share this post on your story and tag @paintable.cc
• Share your process every day and tag @paintable.cc
• Share your progress all week long inside the Discord community!

Three winners will be selected on Instagram, and three will be selected inside the Discord community.


🏆 Prizes

• Kamvas 16" Gen 3 tablet (1X)
• Kamvas 13" Gen 3 tablet (2X)
• Frego M tablet (3X)

Shoutout to our friends at @ablet for providing the OWC prizes❣️

*The prizes are drawn at random at the end of the challenge- so you don’t need to be the “best” artist to win!

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Everybody wears make-up!

At least in my art. 😄

This is my secret to avoiding dull, lifeless skin. Right after my flat colors, I add blush on the cheeks (and paint the nose and ears red too). Most of it gets covered by the end, unless the character is actually wearing makeup, but this step helps me add add enough color so I don’t end up with ghost-like skin. 👻

I go over my whole skin-painting process in my Skin Tone Secrets FREE mini class on Instagram. Grab the brushet and go over to the Paintable Instagram to get access to the exclusive content: pntbl.cc/daily5

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What are details? 🤔

Back in the day, I used to grab my smallest brush, zoom in, and spend a loooong time adding tiny details. But I don’t do that anymore because it’s time-consuming, and nobody’s going to zoom in and appreciate those details. 🤷‍♂️

Now, for me, details are more about the edges between light and shadow. I keep the hard edges and add a few lines to stylize them. It’s quicker, it’s fun, and I really like how it looks. ☺️

But details should be the finishing touch. What really makes the difference is what's underneath: colors, light, and shadow. I’ll show you how I paint these in my free Skin Tone Secrets mini class on the Paintable Instagram.

Grab my free brushes and head over to Instagram to get the free class: pntbl.cc/daily5

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✨ Want to paint metal on a complex object? ✨

Here’s how:
1️⃣ Start with flat base colors
2️⃣ Focus on the overall light first
3️⃣ Add shadows: both form shadows and cast shadows
4️⃣ Then go smaller—add highlights and fine details to the focal points

Feeling adventurous? Throw in a colored light source for extra flair! 😀

🎨 Ready to try it? Grab my free brushes and get started: pntbl.cc/daily5

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Small effort ⏩ Big reward!

I'm always amazed at how much a secondary light source can transform a portrait. It doesn’t take much effort, but the difference is huge! It adds depth, dimension, and, if you’re using colored light, it can completely change the mood too. 💡

I break down exactly how I paint light on portraits in my Skin Tone Secrets mini-class on the Paintable Instagram.
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​Grab my free brushes and head over to Instagram to get started: pntbl.cc/daily5

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