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Over 30 years experienced artist that wants to help you improve your art skills and help you make money with your art.

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

How to Draw

Stop drawing hedgehogs wrong (Do this instead)

Mar 5, 2026

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3 min read

Stop drawing hedgehogs wrong (Do this instead)

Draw a hedgehog in minutes, not hours

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Watercolor Techniques

Why Your Colors Look Dull (It’s Not You)

Mar 3, 2026

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4 min read

Why Your Colors Look Dull (It’s Not You)

Avoid your watercolors from falling flat by doing this ...

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Procreate

Stop these Procreate drawing mistakes

Feb 26, 2026

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4 min read

Stop these Procreate drawing mistakes

If you want to improve your Procreate skills, this will help you

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Drawing Techniques

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The background mistake almost everyone makes

Feb 24, 2026

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3 min read

The background mistake almost everyone makes

It’s not perspective. It’s not detail. It’s something quieter.

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Drawing Techniques

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Stop drawing feathers first

Feb 22, 2026

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4 min read

Stop drawing feathers first

The order you draw a swan matters

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Drawing Techniques

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If your drawings look shaky, read this

Feb 19, 2026

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4 min read

If your drawings look shaky, read this

This small mistake is ruining your line work

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Color Theory

This is why your paintings feel flat

Feb 17, 2026

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4 min read

This is why your paintings feel flat

Stop making this color mistake

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Watercolor Techniques

Stop killing your watercolor glow

Feb 15, 2026

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5 min read

Stop killing your watercolor glow

The real reason your watercolors look flat

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Drawing Techniques

You’re not lazy...you’re just starting wrong

Feb 12, 2026

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5 min read

You’re not lazy...you’re just starting wrong

The fix for that “I don’t feel like drawing” feeling

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Drawing Techniques

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Why your drawings look wrong (it’s not your hand)

Feb 10, 2026

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3 min read

Why your drawings look wrong (it’s not your hand)

It’s not shaky lines, and it’s not talent

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Procreate

Your art isn’t broken. Your workflow is.

Feb 5, 2026

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4 min read

Your art isn’t broken. Your workflow is.

You’re fixing the wrong problem in digital art

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Watercolor Techniques

Your paint isn’t the problem... your approach is

Feb 3, 2026

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5 min read

Your paint isn’t the problem... your approach is

Your watercolors lack depth because you're not doing this

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Drawing Techniques

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Stop drawing jellyfish that look... wrong

Jan 29, 2026

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3 min read

Stop drawing jellyfish that look... wrong

You're jellyfish drawings aren't good because you're not doing this

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Drawing Tools

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Free Procreate Brushes

Jan 25, 2026

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3 min read

Free Procreate Brushes

Sharing some amazing and free digital brushes with you

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Drawing Techniques

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Why your foreshortening feels off (and the quick fix)

Jan 22, 2026

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3 min read

Why your foreshortening feels off (and the quick fix)

I want to share a foreshortening tip you can do quickly

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Drawing Techniques

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The 5-second pose test that shows if your drawing works

Jan 20, 2026

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3 min read

The 5-second pose test that shows if your drawing works

Discover this pose test to fix your foreshortening

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Drawing Techniques

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Your poses are stiff because you’re drawing THIS first

Jan 18, 2026

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3 min read

Your poses are stiff because you’re drawing THIS first

Do you have problems with stiff poses, then you might be making this mistake...

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Drawing Techniques

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Want energy in your drawings? Start with this invisible line.

Jan 15, 2026

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2 min read

Want energy in your drawings? Start with this invisible line.

Here's the one line to help you get a dynamic pose...

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Drawing Techniques

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How pros sketch poses that look alive in seconds

Jan 13, 2026

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3 min read

How pros sketch poses that look alive in seconds

Here's a trick pro artists use...

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Drawing Techniques

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The biggest pose mistake you don’t even realize you’re making

Jan 11, 2026

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1 min read

The biggest pose mistake you don’t even realize you’re making

I want to share a mistake people have when drawing poses

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Drawing Techniques

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Your action scenes fall flat because you forgot THIS

Jan 4, 2026

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3 min read

Your action scenes fall flat because you forgot THIS

Don't forget this when drawing action poses

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Drawing Techniques

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This quick trick makes your poses tell a story without words

Jan 2, 2026

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4 min read

This quick trick makes your poses tell a story without words

I want to share a technique to add a story to. your poses

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Drawing Techniques

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The secret to drawing poses that actually feel 3D

Dec 30, 2025

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4 min read

The secret to drawing poses that actually feel 3D

Discover how to make your poses more three dimensional

Jae Johns
Jae Johns

Drawing Techniques

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Copy this one rhythm line and your poses will NEVER look boring again

Dec 28, 2025

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4 min read

Copy this one rhythm line and your poses will NEVER look boring again

Do this to prevent boring poses

Jae Johns
Jae Johns
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