Many of us are familiar with the Paint by Numbers and have tried it when they were young. The basic way that Paint by Numbers work is that you get a sheet with an outline of a drawing with each segments labelled with numbers. The numbers are usually represented by colors. The Paint by Numbers Read More

Update: November 2021 I am pleased to say that the Sony app is still available from the Google play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonymobile.sketch You should still be able to download this app from the Google plays, just remember you need to sign in to the Google paly store to download the app. All you require is an Read More

Most of us are familiar with art since we have in some way did art when we were young. Many of us don’t carry the same passion in art into our adult lives and this is unfortunate indeed. As a child we create and see something take shape right in front of our eyes and Read More

Many people have heard the phrase that you can’t learn or grow if you don’t take the time to practice. All of us hear the words ‘practice’ but some many are still baffled as to why with all the practice, they still can’t get to the next level. Believe it or not, there is such Read More

Many folks are defeated by the idea of drawing even before they start. Little do they know that they are missing out on one of the largest pastime in the world. There is a good reason why many people pursue the art of painting and drawing and it does not always stem from ability. In Read More

I often get asked this question by many folks including the readers from Quora. I will try to add some of my thoughts and experience to this topic so you can better decide. Coming from a traditional approach to drawing ie. pencils, pastels, acrylics etc. I often find myself trying to divulge into other mediums. Read More

We are very pleased to announce the launch of the brand new app Paintology! We think you are going to love this app for the powerful features but also the sharing and learning capability. Newbies will feel perfectly at home doing all the online tutorials to develop your skills. Advanced users will use the exceptionally Read More

Sony Sketch is no longer available for support and the community features are all gone. There is an alternative though in the form of Paintology. This app has all the capabilities of the Sony sketch and more but also has modern chat features for likes, sharing and following other artists. Check it out!     Read More

In less than one day, the community service of the Sony Sketch app will be closed. Now is the time to export all of your sketches over to Paintology and continue being part of another better art community there. Watch the video below on how to export your data before the services closes. Paintology offers Read More

In 3 days the community service of the Sony Sketch app will be closed. The sketch community has amassed a huge population of art lovers around the world in the last 5 years. Now is the time to export all of your sketches over to Paintology and continue being part of another better art community Read More

In 5 days the community feature of the Sony Sketch app will be closed. Now is the time to export all of your sketches over to Paintology and continue being part of a community there. Watch the video below. For a detailed written description for how to export your data, click here Paintology offers you Read More

In 6 days the community feature of the Sony Sketch app will be closed. Now is the time to export all of your sketches over to Paintology and continue being part of a community there. Watch the video below. For a detailed written description for how to export your data, click here Paintology offers you Read More

Update: April, 2020 We are proud to announce that the community features of Paintology has been completed and now running for several months with thousands of users enjoying it! Please download the latest version from the Paintology store below. Download the free Paintology app from the Google play store.https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paintology.lite We have a much anticipated launch Read More

Update: April, 2020 As of April 7th, 2020 the Sony Sketch is no longer available on the Google play store. You may want to try the alternative, Paintology which has been designed from the bottom up to provide the community feature that Sony Sketch had along with a powerful drawing app. Check it out. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paintology.lite Read More

Update: August, 2020 As of April 7th, 2020 the Sony Sketch is no longer available on the Google play store. You may want to try the alternative, Paintology which has been designed from the bottom up to provide the community feature that Sony Sketch had along with a powerful drawing app. Check it out. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paintology.lite Read More

Many portrait artists have heard of the Loomis method for drawing heads which are based on spherical shapes and concentric lines to define the head. The basic building block enables artists to get proportions right when drawing a head. However, this method is not used when it comes to portrait drawings. In this post, I Read More

This is a third attempt at drawing a manga face on the Paintology app. The techniques for drawing a face is somewhat similar to ways that have been taught in drawing classes ie. sphere for a head followed by intersectional lines for the eyes, lips, mouth, ears etc. You may want to check out Part Read More

This is a continuation from the previous post of the ‘Draw a Manga Face – Part 1‘. On that post we learnt a few methods to draw manga faces at different angles by sketching out a sphere for the head and then drawing concentric circles for the eyes, nose and mouth. It is a method Read More

I have always been intrigued by manga and how so many people are avid followers or artists that love this genre. I decided it was high time that I tried my hand in manga drawing. This is a 3 part quick tutorial on how to draw manga on the Paintology app. If you follow this Read More

Some of you may not know that Derren Brown has a talent in portrait drawing and caricatures besides his celebrated talent as a mentalist and illusionist. This is not surprising since many well known artists had amazing talent in the creative arts such as Cat Stevens, Boby Dylan, Jim Carrey and many more. I recently Read More