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Oil Painting Techniques

The mistake ruining your oil paintings (and how to fix it)

Apr 2, 2026

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3 min read

The mistake ruining your oil paintings (and how to fix it)

Simple way to fix your paintings

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Drawing Techniques

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The mistake making your clothing folds look fake

Mar 31, 2026

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5 min read

The mistake making your clothing folds look fake

Here's what nobody teaches you about drawing folds...

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

How to Draw

The one thing killing your animal sketches before the details even start

Mar 29, 2026

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5 min read

The one thing killing your animal sketches before the details even start

It's not the stripes or fur. Skipping this will ruin your animal drawings.

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Color Theory

Your art lacks impact and it’s not about skill

Mar 26, 2026

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5 min read

Your art lacks impact and it’s not about skill

If your colors aren’t hitting, it’s not a palette problem. It’s a contrast problem.

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Drawing Techniques

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Why you never know what to draw (and how to fix it fast)

Mar 24, 2026

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4 min read

Why you never know what to draw (and how to fix it fast)

If you're stuck with a blank page, here's the fix.

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Drawing Tools

The tool upgrade that instantly improves your art

Mar 22, 2026

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5 min read

The tool upgrade that instantly improves your art

The frustrating reason your digital art feels harder than it should.

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Procreate

Turn your Procreate art into scalable vectors

Mar 19, 2026

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4 min read

Turn your Procreate art into scalable vectors

If your Procreate artwork falls apart when you scale it up, here’s the quick fix.

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Drawing Tools

Stop Shading Like This If You Want Depth

Mar 17, 2026

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4 min read

Stop Shading Like This If You Want Depth

If your sketches feel dull, the problem usually isn’t your skill.

Jae Johns
Jae Johns
Why your oil paintings feel flat (even with good color)

Mar 15, 2026

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5 min read

Why your oil paintings feel flat (even with good color)

Are your oil paintings looking flat no matter how carefully you paint them?

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Procreate

The fastest way to color in Procreate (most artists miss this)

Mar 12, 2026

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4 min read

The fastest way to color in Procreate (most artists miss this)

The Procreate feature most artists completely ignore

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Drawing Books

The perspective trick most artists miss

Mar 10, 2026

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4 min read

The perspective trick most artists miss

How pro artists actually build complex scenes

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Oil Painting Techniques

The mistake that’s killing your colors

Mar 8, 2026

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3 min read

The mistake that’s killing your colors

Most painters overdo this without realizing it

Jae Johns
Jae Johns
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