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Spring Art Challenge
Revitalize your creativity this spring with RetroSupply Co.'s Spring Art Challenge! Join a community of artists and creatives and get inspired with weekly drawing prompts designed to reinvigorate your art. Share your work on Instagram for a chance to be featured and win amazing prizes. Don't miss out on this opportunity to push your creativity to new heights!

Half-as-Big and the Tiger Inspirational Images
Discover the inspiration that awaits in "Half as Big and the Tiger," a timeless children's book by Bernice Frankel and illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. This blog post explores Weisgard's use of negative space and a limited color palette, as well as the techniques of stenciling and sponging used to create the illustrations.

From Analog to Digital: How to Bring Traditional Art Techniques to Your Digital Work
Learn how to bring analog elements to your digital art with these five tips. Achieve a vintage and authentic look by thinking lo-fi, using your eye, investing in your craft, killing time sucks, and experimenting with tiny projects.

Black Trailblazers in the Creative Industry
As a Black creative, I can honestly say that the past few years have been interesting and encouraging. Since the pandemic’s beginning, when more people were on social media, there was much more emphasis on following Black creatives online, especially during Black History Month.

How to Make Time for Side Projects
Side projects are the lifeblood of creativity. Whether you want to become a better illustrator, venture into a new artistic field or simply remind yourself why you got into this game in the first place, a well-planned passion project has the power to boost your craft, build your reputation and even win you work.

Fright-Fall 2022 Wrap-Up
Another year, another Fright-Fall, and with that, our team recaps some of the highlights and lessons we've learned. Learn some tips to help you next year, and relive the memories of Fright-Fall 2022!

How to Get the Most Out of a Daily Drawing Challenge
Here are 10 tips for preparing and participating in a daily drawing challenge. Including how to prepare, finding inspiration, saving time, and creating a drawing assembly line.

Our Top 10 Retro Photoshop Texture Picks
Looking for the best Photoshop Textures out there? You’ve come to the right place! The RetroSupply Co. Team has put together our Top 10 list for you to find the secret weapons in your creative workflow.

Our Top 10 Favorite Photoshop Brushes
Our ten favorite photoshop brush packs were created using authentic vintage prints and an unhealthy obsession with bringing mid-century analog art to the digital drawing world. Look over our suggestions and get creating!

Fright-Fall 2022 Calendar
The Fright-Fall 2022 drawing challenge starts in just a few short weeks. Below you'll find the official drawing prompts for the challenge. Plus, a few important notes on the challenge.

Customer Work: August 2022
Want to see RetroSupply products in action? Here are some of our favorite customer art made with RetroSupply products, including cartoons, comics, client work for Nickelodeon, and links to check out products and artists. Want to have your work featured? Here's how...

The 5 Best Halftone Photoshop Brush Sets
Finding halftone brushes for Photoshop can be easy, but good ones, not so much. The RetroSupply Team has put together 5 of the best Photoshop halftone brushes on the market. Get the best bang for your buck when it comes to authenticity, value, and ease of use.
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