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The 5 Best Halftone Procreate Brush Sets
Finding halftone brushes for Procreate can be easy, but good ones, not so much. That's why we've put together a list of the 5 best Procreate halftone brushes available on the market. Here is our list of the 5 best Procreate halftone packs based on quality, authenticity, and ease of use.
5 Reasons Why You'll Love Office Supplies
Transparent "drag and drop" textures are more popular than ever. We've compiled a list of 5 reasons why you'll love our new Office Supplies transparent textures.
The 5 Best Risograph Procreate Brush Sets
Risograph printing was nearly extinct until zinesters, and independent artists brought it back from the dead. Now Risograph printing is more popular than ever! We put together a list of the 5 most high-quality and authentic Procreate brush collections on the market. Check out our pros and cons for each and pick your favorite.
Smells Like Victory!
Imagine if a Xerox machine and an offset press had an ugly baby. However, if you look at the prints being produced, it’s another thing entirely. The inks in Risograph prints are layered, gorgeous and highly distinct -- and even have a unique smell.
Look at me! I’m the Cap’n now! A shallow dive on brand mascots
Since the 1930s, American cereal has been festooned with some of the most popular brand mascots ever designed. In this article, we'll take a shallow dive into the history of brand mascots and some of the most popular and notable brand characters created in American pop culture.
Westinghouse Brochure Inspirational Images
Inspirational images from a 1955 Westinghouse brochure for a dishwasher. Includes classic retro illustration, 1950s color palette, and tons of images to get ideas to capture the style of mid-century advertising.
Fright-Fall Drawing Prompts
Our daily drawing prompts for the Fright-Fall Drawing Challenge. Includes calendar, download PDF, and list so you can easily find each day's drawing prompt in October.
LOVESTRUCK, or Can’t Get Enough of Your Font, Babe!
Artist and educator Chris Sperandio guides us through three old-school methods of type production for print and design work. Learn a little bit about the dark days of setting type by hand and how you can recreate the warmth and nostalgia of the 1970s with Lovestruck.
Retro Surf Art and Design Inspiration
Soak in a cool mix of retro surf art from the 1950s and 1960s including surfing posters, posters from surf movies, album artwork for surf music, and advertisements for surf fashion from the 1950s and 1960s.
5 Reasons to Try Our New Phantom Paper Texture Pack
Works like magic, easy to control! Here are 5 reasons you should try Phantom Paper textures to add authentic paper textures to your art and design work.
The 10 Best Vintage Affinity Brushes
Our Affinity Textures, bundles, and brushes don’t just save you time; they save you hassle, headache, and hand cramping too. And yes, we did it all for you!
Retro Digital Art: How to Start Drawing Digitally
We’ll walk you through how to start drawing retro art digitally so you can start creating unique pieces of work with the hand-sourced vintage tools designed to make the entire process a walk in the park.
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