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Repetition is a form of shape design. Its main goals are to guide the eye throughout the artwork as well…
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Repetition is a form of shape design. Its main goals are to guide the eye throughout the artwork as well…
It’s been some time since the creature prompt generator was built for Life to Legend. This with the help of…
It has been some time coming. AI took the art world by storm halfway into the year 2022. The biggest…
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I’m happy to announce that a new Life to Legend course has been released on Skillshare! Alright, it has been…
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As we all know: Time can fly. And boy, did Life to Legend fly! This is the first bi-annual update…
Stay tuned, because real soon Life to Legend will have a brand new course available! It’s about time that the…
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Anthropomorphism. To those that don’t use English as their first language, it is quite the word. As a Dutchy, I…
This is a bit of an unusual post for Life to Legend. Normally I only advise artists about how to…
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If you have been spending any time in the art world you will very likely have been approached for NSFW…
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Weird features of the plant kingdom is an awesome series that will inspire any artist that’s involved in drawing characters,…
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The Life to Legend overpaint contest is a monthly challenge in which anyone can participate on the Life to Legend…
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Life to Legend is ever-growing, and so is the demand for specific articles, tools, and more. The last update was…
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Color theory is a tough subject as is. When you ran through our other color theory articles, you will know…
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Understanding color theory also means understanding the different terms and combinations used to make up color theory. In this article,…
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Art fundamentals of color theory is a treasure of knowledge that will make your artwork pop. But it can also…
Becoming a successful freelance artist is a long road to take and a route that proves to be a rocky…
Especially when you’re just starting out, it may be hard to understand what people are talking about when it comes…
Setting up a timeline for your client is not only essential for said client, but also for you because it…
Copyright is one of the most important things you should have a good understanding of whenever you’re selling your art.…
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After nearly 1,5 years of writing articles, it’s time to backtrack a bit and make you some archives! This time…
A contract is key for good cooperation between you and your client. Never make art for anyone without a contract.…
Nothing sucks more than to do someone else’s bidding and not get paid for it. And sadly: This happens a…
The storyline of Flax is an important part of creating a good concept for a story. Although little was known…
Concept art has many facets. One of the most important ones is storytelling. Your concept could just be of a…
Rendering the final pick of all the concepts you sent in earlier is much the same as any drawing. There…
Concept art can be roughly divided into three phases. The idea-generating part is also known as the Blue Sky phase.…
Concept art is idea-generating based on a prompt or brief. This brief can be as simple as ‘We need ideas…
2022, new year, new chances. Time to up your art output! Here are some tips and tricks for you that…
Spend your time on the internet searching for a job, and sooner rather than later you will come across an…
Animals come in all shapes and forms. Each of them had millions of years to evolve into what they are…
When I just started drawing I had a lot of difficulties understanding the difference between ‘normal’ art and concept art.…
It’s been a strange year, just like the one before. Strange in a way that it became ‘normal’ involuntarily. But…
Thought about and discussed a lot, discussed about in a constructive way: Maybe not so much, and even less so…
Picking the right audience for your art can be a tricky thing to do. There are so many channels to…
Weird animal features, things you may have heard of, or never knew before. In creature and character design it can…
Autumn, you either hate it or love it. It means the end of the summer, but it’s also the beginning…
Why today you may think? Well, today exactly a year ago I decided to change the old Facebook group called…
Anyone that ever had a job knows that effective planning is key, especially when you are responsible for your own…
Catering to an audience is a challenge on its own. Being a pro artist is, like any other profession, a…
Having more than one audience is totally fine. Honestly: Catering to more than one audience means that you’re having a…
Hi, my dear reader! This post is a little bit different from what you’re used to. I always do my…
The animal kingdom is full of weird specializations and features. A mutation happens and suddenly an animal has a different…
There is a lot of controversy around Inktober. In 2020 the name Inktober was officially legally claimed by the person…
Creating a world for characters and creatures sounds easier than it is. Each habitat comes with its own challenges and…
Knowing where to go when you want to become a self-taught artist isn’t easy. Some people choose to base all…
Locomotion is key to understand the anatomy of an animal properly. You can’t draw an interesting and believable pose without…
Creature design is a relatively small, bur flourishing field. Up to roughly 20 years ago, you needed a giant library…
When you’re new in the art world, it’s hard to navigate and find what you’re looking for. Partially because you’re…
We like to keep things as simple as possible, so instead of elaborating on Facebook with its limited tools to…
Very close to the upcoming changes, time to give you some more details about what you can expect! When will…
You see them everywhere! They were a thing long before Inktober and still are a thing today. In fact: There…
If you’re an artist you probably heard of the imposter syndrome before. If not: You most likely felt it and…
Life to Legend is roughly 1,5 years old now. Started in February 2020, shortly before the Corona pandemic became a…
Color is very important in our lives. It can determine our mood, whether we like something or not, and it…
When you work on a design, you will want to spend your time communicating something that makes sense. This could…
Shape language, you probably heard about that before. Shapes can communicate something to the onlooker. It sets a mood or…
The micro-cosmos, a world we only truly started to explore in the past few decades. If you’re looking for complexity…
We people are quite privileged with our ability to see color. Our sight is our main sense, unlike that of…
The fact you decided to visit this article proves of some healthy interest in the topic, or maybe a bit…
Artistry is a hobby, right? Yea, of course, you can’t be an artist when it isn’t a passion to start…
Starting your journey as an artist can be really frightening. There are many things you need to know, which can…
First of all: Unlike most of the other articles, this one is about my own journey. How did I get…
The planet we live on screams specialization. Every single organism you see is specialized, one more than the other, but…
11 tips for creating your own creature design will help you in the right direction when you’re looking to become…
Our planets waters are full of strange creatures. The deeper the water and the saltier it is, the more likely…
Natural environments are subject to weather, location, height, if water is nearby and what kind of water this is the…
Evolutionarily seen, animals are subject to their environment. There are only a few species that can build their environment around…
Bio-luminescence is a magically beautiful phenomenon that’s for many people a rarity to see. Bio-luminescence is an emission of light…
There are many amazing artists out there, and some of them use YouTube as a platform to teach. So, if…
If you think legends and myths are stories from the past, you are mistaken. The Chupacabra is excellent proof of…
Unless you live in Australia, you may not have heard of the Yowie, but you surely know the Sasquatch, Yeti,…
Life to Legend is an initiative, especially for artists. The focus is around creature design, but it really doesn’t stop…
The Unicorn speaks to anyone’s imagination. We grow up with them displayed in any kids store, and featured in many…
Sooner or later this will happen to all of us. Your art will be stolen for one or another reason…
Creature design is a wonderful subject. Few artists didn’t attempt at least once to make a creature design work. Be…
There are many scammers out there, and many ways they can scam you ánd others at the same time. Back…
Creating a creature from scratch sounds wonderful. You wake up from a dream and have this wonderful impression of a…
How the jellyfish lost its shell is one story of many about the dragon god Ryujin. Jellyfish are strange creatures.…
Jellyfish, though simple beings, are truly remarkable creatures. Just look at their life cycle and you know you hit gold.…
The adult jellyfish, though enigmatic, isn’t the most popular kind of animal. However, they’re a great creature for creatives. Their…
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cultural way with as goal to not only educate, but also give clear directions to anyone that has some sort…
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