The JustSketchMe blog

Drawing tutorials, artist interviews and ideas to keep you creating.

• 01 Jan, 2023 The negative implications of AI generated art

  How AI art is eating the world

• 05 Dec, 2022 On staying motivated as an artist

  To stay motivated as an artist, remember your talent is a gift, face challenges and setbacks, find inspiration, and stay true to your artistic vision.

• 19 Sep, 2022 PoseSpace is in the right head space

  Douglas Johnson basically originated the realm of digital poses and drawing references, now he's letting us in on how it all came about!

  
• 27 Jul, 2022 When is something Good Enough™?

  We've all been there

  
• 30 Jun, 2022 Creative Brew featured us! Yay!

  Check out the fine folks over at Creative Brew and what they're stewing and brewing.

  
• 15 Jun, 2022 Code for cool: Sergey Shmidt talks shop

  Siter and Designmodo wizard Sergey Shmidt talks to us about being a creative in the tech space.

  
• 06 Jun, 2022 Talented tarnished: An interview with wünderkind Jya Yan

  Jya Yan is serving straight up magic and you're invited.

  
• 24 May, 2022 Recipes for Greatness: An interview with the creator of Magical Confectionary

  Kaine Akizuki is definitely one to watch.

  
• 23 May, 2022 Stock Market: An interview with Jookpubstock

  Jen talks to us about what it takes to strike a pose.

  
• 04 Apr, 2022 UwU How to get noticed by publisher senpai UwU

  Let's get you published!

  
• 28 Mar, 2022 Intellectual property rights are a social contract. NFTs don't change that.

  JustSketchMe founder Herman Martinus gives his thoughts on those non-fungible tokens.

  
• 14 Mar, 2022 An interview with SowSweet Greetings' Nicole Teschl

  Plant puns and the good kinds of seedy dealings

  
• 07 Mar, 2022 An interview with Peach Momoko

  She made time in her busy schedule to have a chat with us

  
• 28 Feb, 2022 An interview with A.L. Kaplan
  
• 01 Feb, 2022 Faebruary is here!

  Magic awaits in the month of February!

  
• 26 Jan, 2022 absurd.design gets sensible: An interview with Diana Valeanu

  Get to know the mastermind behind absurd.design

  
• 20 Jan, 2022 How to sell your illustrations online

  Make art, make coin.

  
• 04 Jan, 2022 How to not totally suck at new year’s resolutions

  Are we human or we goalbot.exe

  
• 01 Jan, 2022 What makes JustSketchMe a great Magic Poser alternative

  A comparison of JustSketchMe and Magic Poser

• 13 Dec, 2021 Creating complex scenes with JustSketchMe

  Yeah, posing is great but have you ever made entire worlds?

  
• 07 Dec, 2021 Define your art style

  Your art is special. Let's make it your own.

  
• 29 Nov, 2021 How to collaborate with other artists on Instagram

  Let's link and build, my good dude.

  
• 02 Nov, 2021 How to get your instagram feed aesthetic and fun to look at

  Let's get those IG's popping!

  
• 18 Oct, 2021 How to draw facial expressions

  Facial expressions can be tricky, so here are a few helpful pointers to get you emoting in no time.

  
• 11 Oct, 2021 Let's draw from every angle

  Let's get angular and see our art from a new angle

  
• 04 Oct, 2021 Let's do blind contouring

  No peeking!

  
• 30 Sep, 2021 What to draw this Halloween

  Need some inspo to make your #Spooktober… spooky?

  
• 06 Sep, 2021 DTIYS: Celestial Destroyers vs Planetary Defenders

  A deep dive into our #DTIYS

  
• 30 Aug, 2021 How to create cool weapons for your character

  Weapons. Any genre protagonist worth mentioning has a cool one and these vicious implements often end up being characters themselves.

  
• 22 Aug, 2021 How to draw Ratcatcher 2 from The Suicide Squad

  Suicide Squad 2 stars a new character - Ratcatcher 2 - and we love her!

  
• 15 Aug, 2021 Let's Draw King Shark

  Suicide Squad is back, and this time with a host of new characters to fill up our beloved Task Force X.

  
• 10 Aug, 2021 How to Get Better at Designing Characters

  AKA Thoughts while drawing and pretending I'm an expert Vol. 1

  
• 04 Aug, 2021 The Suicide Squad characters ranked by how likely they are to die

  Let's speculate! No spoilers!

  
• 29 Jul, 2021 10 Characters We’d Like to See in the Next Suicide Squad

  See what James Gunn has done with his incredibly bonkers and deranged take on the iconic team of despicable villains.

  
• 27 Jul, 2021 9 Games with Incredible Character Design

  The best characters you played as or fought against.

  
• 15 Jul, 2021 Let's draw Black Widow!

  The wait for the movie is finally over, now let's celebrate with fan art.

  
• 15 Jul, 2021 Fast Slow Travel

  A Defence of the Modern Open-World Game

  
• 13 Jul, 2021 How to draw a cute anime witch

  Something wicked this way comes! Let's make a cute witch; no spells required.

  
• 24 Jun, 2021 How video game fashion went from Inspired to Nickelback... to worse.

  Look, we need to talk about the looks.

  
• 23 Jun, 2021 8 Aesthetically Pleasing Anime to Watch

  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so why not feast yours on these visually arresting titles.

  
• 17 Jun, 2021 Getting rid of creative block

  Let's talk about the elephant-shaped sleep paralysis demon in the room.

  
• 14 Jun, 2021 How to draw a FEMALE Shonen character

  Our new stylized models are perfect for drawing Shonen heroes (and villains)

  
• 10 Jun, 2021 Introducing: Flip

  Let's use our new features and make cool things

  
• 07 Jun, 2021 Introducing: Clone

  Let's use our new features and make cool things

  
• 02 Jun, 2021 Thor. High. Heels.

  Let's dive into our neat list!

  
• 31 May, 2021 How to draw a male SHONEN character

  Our new stylized models are perfect for drawing Shonen heroes (and villains)

  
• 27 May, 2021 A brush with destiny

  Let's dive into our neat list!

  
• 24 May, 2021 Drawfee Withdrawal

  Let's dive into our neat list!

  
• 20 May, 2021 TV shows about Mermaids!

  For #Mermay, we're going under and taking a look at some of our favourite mermaid or mermaid-adjacent characters in pop culture.

  
• 17 May, 2021 Planning a fight scene with JustSketchMe

  Ready... FIGHT!

  
• 12 May, 2021 Mermaid-y video games!

  For #Mermay, we're going under and taking a look at some of our favourite mermaid or mermaid-adjacent characters in pop culture

  
• 10 May, 2021 How to draw a JustSketchMe Mermaid!

  Alida Loubser gives us an in-depth look at how to use the JustSketchMe mermaid model to full effect, and make a damn cool #mermay sketch in the process!

  
• 05 May, 2021 Cool mermaid movies to check out!

  For #Mermay, we're going under and taking a look at some of our favourite mermaid or mermaid-adjacent characters in pop culture.

  
• 03 May, 2021 Best Mermaid Anime!

  For #Mermay, we're going under and taking a look at some of our favourite mermaid or mermaid-adjacent characters in pop culture.

  
• 29 Apr, 2021 Add flair to your fight scenes!

  Get good scrub.

  
• 22 Apr, 2021 Plan your comic panels with JustSketchMe

  Planning makes perfect.

  
• 19 Apr, 2021 Let's use the T Pose!

  Ever walked past an NPC and they just jump into position like they are about to start doing the YMCA?

  
• 15 Apr, 2021 Let's make: Urban fashionista

  Let's draw a fashionable urbanite on the hunt for a new adventure.

  
• 13 Apr, 2021 Figuring drawing reference: How to pose an outfit

  Poses that can show off those outfits you spent hours designing.

  
• 29 Mar, 2021 Let's Draw: Ahsoka Tano

  Create the perfect Ahsoka pose to use as a drawing reference!

  
• 16 Mar, 2021 Let's Draw: Attack on Titan's Mikasa Ackerman

  Use JustSketchMe to create a dynamic Eldian warrior

  
• 24 Feb, 2021 Anime figure drawing references

  See how JustSketchMe can help you in your anime and manga drawing efforts.

  
• 21 Feb, 2021 Get to know: Fred Tornager

  For our Creator Series, get to know the talented people behind some of your favourite titles!

  
• 18 Feb, 2021 Iconic Black Anime Characters

  Let's take a look at some black excellence in comics, manga and video games.

  
• 15 Feb, 2021 Let's Draw: Alphonse Elric

  Draw your favourite anime characters

  
• 08 Feb, 2021 Iconic black characters in video games!

  Let's take a look at some black excellence in comics, manga and video games.

  
• 03 Feb, 2021 Iconic black superheroes that aren't Storm or Black Panther!

  Let's take a look at some black excellence in comics, manga and video games.

  
• 02 Feb, 2021 Get to know: Oscar Fong!

  For our Creator Series, get to know the talented people behind some of your favourite titles!

  
• 28 Jan, 2021 Best Saturday AM titles to read right now!

  Learn more about these genre powerhouses and to see some of your all time faves pop up!

  
• 25 Jan, 2021 Let's Make: Rei Ayanami

  Learn more about these genre powerhouses and to see some of your all time faves pop up!

  
• 20 Jan, 2021 Get to know: Rashad the Art God

  For our Creator Series, get to know the talented people behind some of your favourite titles!

  
• 19 Jan, 2021 Best Anime of 2020

  We take a look at some of the new and returning anime released in 2020 that prove the medium is going absolutely nowhere but up.

  
• 12 Jan, 2021 Let's Make: Sailor Moon

  We're taking a deep dive into the wonderfully insane and exciting worlds of anime and manga.

  
• 07 Jan, 2021 Get to know Jey Odin!

  We sat down with the inimitable Jey Odin, creator of Lemonade Code and talked about his journey to becoming a graphic novel demigod.

  
• 21 Dec, 2020 Drawing apps you should check out!

  A list of some lesser known beauties worthy of your attention.

  
• 14 Dec, 2020 How to promote and self-publish your own manga

  Write and publish your very own manga creation

  
• 07 Dec, 2020 The most popular tropes in anime and manga!

  Familiar faces or at least personalities popping up time and again.

  
• 29 Nov, 2020 How to draw an anime schoolgirl uniform

  Draw your own anime uniform in a few simple steps.

  
• 26 Nov, 2020 How to draw anime hair

  Learn how to draw anime-looking hair for your characters

  
• 17 Nov, 2020 How to draw hands!

  Learn some basics on how to get hands right from the jump

  
• 10 Nov, 2020 5 steps to techniques and methods for rendering characters.

  Using Flamenco dancers as a reference for character rendering

  
• 09 Nov, 2020 From Bro Force to Gorn: Luc Wolthers talks game development

  Luc Wolthers is a concept artist at Free Lives.

  
• 08 Nov, 2020 How to draw perspective

  Handy tips on how to draw perspective.

  
• 01 Nov, 2020 How to keep a colour journal

  Colours!

  
• 13 Oct, 2020 How to make Mjolnir with JustSketchMe

  Thor just wouldn't be Thor without it!

  
• 04 Oct, 2020 What a concept! Artist Interview with M.C. Jordaan

  MC Jordaan takes us on a tour through her love of animals, environmental splendour and some things she's learned along the way.

  
• 01 Oct, 2020 How to stay motivated as an artist

  Staying motivated is one of the most persistent problems an artist faces

  
• 01 Oct, 2020 Buddy Up: Character Design Challenge

  Making art with friends

  
• 30 Sep, 2020 How to draw anime eyes

  Learn how to make your own anime style eyes from scratch.

  
• 28 Sep, 2020 No Choice but to Stan: Artist Interview with Scott Bodin

  Scott Bodin shares his love of creatures and how he commits to his craft

  
• 22 Sep, 2020 No Choice but to Stan: Artist Interview with Tessa Wessels

  Tessa Wessels, concept artist extraordinaire, carved some time in her busy schedule to talk to us

  
• 13 Sep, 2020 No Choice But to Stan: Interview with Jay Kupiec

  Jay Kupiec tells us about his journey.

  
• 13 Sep, 2020 Character Design - How to go from silhouettes to thumbnails in 5 steps

  Taking your silhouettes to a proper thumbnail drawing

  
• 10 Sep, 2020 How to create axes for drawing reference with JustSketchMe

  Learn how to create some fierce axes for you to use as reference

  
• 07 Sep, 2020 How to make a spear for drawing reference with JustSketchMe

  Learn how to create a quick and easy spear to use in your drawing references

  
• 06 Sep, 2020 No Choice But to Stan: Interview with Nicola Baalbergen

  Nicola Baalbergen, a concept artist and illustrator from Cape Town, shares her career experiences and tips with us.

  
• 02 Sep, 2020 How to draw a Shinto Gate

  Need an impressive shinto gate to liven up your sketch's background?

  
• 31 Aug, 2020 How to draw a graveyard scene

  Need an appropriately spooky background to set the scene of your night time battle?

  
• 26 Aug, 2020 How to create a compelling villain

  Learn how you can create a compelling villain for your story

  
• 26 Aug, 2020 Character posing with silhouettes

  Get your character right with this neat trick

  
• 24 Aug, 2020 How to start writing a comic book

  Useful tips for getting into the world of comic book illustration

  
• 19 Aug, 2020 How to create a superhero pose

  Learn how to craft and illustrate a super hero from start to finish

  
• 19 Aug, 2020 How to create a flying pose

  Learn how to pose a character in flight for illustration.

  
• 12 Aug, 2020 How to draw a fight scene

  Learn how to draw dynamic action and fight scenes

  
• 04 Aug, 2020 5 Ways to Get Creative with Character Design

  Learn how to design awesome characters.

• 27 Jul, 2020 Anime poser - How to draw anime characters

  Some tips that you can use to nail your next anime character!

  
• 16 Oct, 2019 How to draw a person

  Learn some tricks and tips to sketch out a person.

  
• 06 Oct, 2019 Digital body kun

  Why references and visual guides are important.

  
• 05 Oct, 2019 Figure drawing reference

  Learn how to draw figures from reference poses