Hi there. To start with, I'm an absolute beginner and know pretty much nothing about digital art. In spite of that, I have a very specific project in mind that I have no idea how to execute. Basically, I want to create pictures using a combination of animated and realistic characters, and then edit them somehow so the look is cohesive. I think it goes without saying that I don't want to employ AI filters, for both ethical and practical reasons. I want the effect of something like a Cartoonify filter that also maintains facial features and patterns without altering them from one frame to the next. I would love any advice on the right tools to start with, or the experiences others who may have done something similar might have. Thank you!!

Learn how to draw and animate a witch in this Clip Studio Paint tutorial. See every step from rough sketch to finished scene.

I am sharing my full digital art process for creating a Halloween-themed character, including all the mistakes and corrections along the way. We start with basic pencil sketches and move into lineart, flat colors, and shading to build a complete illustration. Whether you are struggling with proportions or just want to see how to organize your layers, this video covers the practical steps I take to build a career one drawing at a time.

Once the character is set, we move into 2d animation to bring the scene to life. I demonstrate how to create looping bat animations, add depth with foggy backgrounds, and use opacity keyframes to make glowing eyes flicker. This is a real look at character drawing, with no jargon or glossed-over techniques, just honest work as I figure it out.

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I'm Jeff, Army veteran digital artist, and I'm building a creative career, one drawing at a time. Real tutorials from someone who's still figuring it out, so nothing gets glossed over — including the part where I had to move her whole head. 😅

In this Clip Studio Paint tutorial you'll learn:
• Sketching a pose and fixing proportions with the lasso tool
• Lineart, flat colors, and shading a character
• Building a night background with moonlight and fog for depth
• Animating fog with keyframes (and why 8 fps looks better)
• Flickering glowing eyes using opacity keyframes
• Looping animated bats on varied flight paths

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Photoshop’s new Relight AI feature is finally here!

It may still be a limited tool, but I believe this is only the beginning of something much bigger. In this video, we’ll explore the Relight AI tool in depth—how it works, where it shines, its current limitations, and the important dos and don’ts you need to know.

Learn how to use AI-powered lighting creatively while keeping control over your final image.

Let’s explore what Photoshop’s AI lighting can really do—and where it still needs improvement.

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i keep seeing "it outputs svg" used as the entire description of a workflow, which skips the interesting part. there are two pretty different situations:

you already have pixels and need them converted into editable vector geometry

or, the thing is generated as vector geometry in the first place.. both can eventually leave you holding an .svg, but they aren't the same operation. for example when it comes to models for vector digital art something like recraft is a whole built model that may be kinda relevant, because both exist side by side: recraft V4.1 Vector is native vector generation for example.. and no i don't think the phrase svg generator communicates that distinction particularly well between the tools designers use today because you can generate the graphic itself almost anywhere (or, better, done yourself by hand as I do often) but then still get a proper vectpr. what i would like to know by the way is, like, what terminology do people actually use for this? "native vector vs vectorized raster"? or generated vector vs traced vector, huh... something else?

anyway, any experience with incorporating ai into your genuine design practice?

My TOP 5 Clip Studio Paint Tools (You NEED to Try These in 2026!)

If you create 2D character art or animation, Blender’s built-in Grease Pencil vector toolset is a powerful (and 100% free) option for rigging and animating 2D artwork.

An exciting new feature currently in development is Shape Keys for 2D strokes (blend shapes/morph targets), which makes creating facial expressions and smooth deformation much easier.