Resources
January 9, 2020

Learn How to Draw a Magical Unicorn in This Step by Step Tutorial

Unicorns are among the most romantic mythical creatures. Even today, children fawn over their beauty and magical presence in books, television, and movies. However, it's never too late to indulge in a fairytale drawing. Regardless of your age or drawing level, practicing the basics will have you on your way to a magical unicorn illustration. Traditionally, unicorns are portrayed as a horse with one horn.

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Drawing
January 9, 2020

Beautiful Illustrations Tell the Story of a Woodworker Grieving the Love of His Life

Illustrator Tom Booth creates images that tell stories. Whether it's in the form of a single picture or through a series of them, his tales excel in their character design as well as their ability to have his figures convey emotions ranging from joy to sorrow. Booth does this through a range of media, but some of his most compelling pieces are made with digital drawing and painting.

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Design
January 7, 2020

Ingenious Billboard Uses Shadows to Turn Into Dracula as the Sun Goes Down

Bram Stoker's Dracula is a well-known tale, which is why ad executives in the UK needed to get creative when coming up with a campaign for the BBC's new series. Dracula premiered on New Year's Day and in the lead-up to the event, BBC Creative dreamed up an eye-catching billboard that gets spookier as the sun goes down. Just as vampires only appear at night, there's no trace of Dracula as the sun shines.

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Renaissance Art
January 5, 2020

Who Is Titian? Exploring the Life and Art of the Renaissance Master of Color

Among the great names of the Italian Renaissance—Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael—there is also Titian (c. 1488-1576), the master of color. Born into the Late Renaissance, Titian's artwork was produced within a different painting philosophy to his predecessors. At the time, there were two leading schools of thought in painting: the Florentine and the Venetian. They can also be seen as “disegno” versus “colore,” or drawing versus color.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.