Digital tools and software

iPad Pro (compatible with!) Apple Pencil and Procreate app

It is my favourite way of on-screen digital painting and drawing. The pen is very close to the screen and it feels the angle and pressure of the pen, that reminds me of traditional drawing a lot. It is light and small so you can take it anywhere. Plus you get a very cool tablet that you can use for kinda everything. You can find other types of iPads, the point is to make sure if it has a compatible Apple pencil.

Wacom Drawing Pads, Wacom Products

The tool I started digital painting with - in around 2003 - was called Wacom Bamboo. It is a way that you draw on a drawing pad (with a special Wacom pen you get with it) but you need to watch it on the computer screen not on the drawing pad itself. I got used to it within some weeks or months but it is still more difficult than drawing right on the screen. Now Wacom has many different tools that I haven’t tried yet but once I may get a Wacom Cintiq.

Traditional tools

Recently when I have some time to sit down for drawing on a paper, I often use graphite and colored pencil, ink pen, brush pen, and watercolor. In my kid and teen years, I've experimented with many other techniques, and my favorites were dry pastel crayon and acrylic paint.

Books for learning

Mike Mattesi: Force Drawing Human Anatomy

My most-liked one from all the anatomy books I know. It is clean, practical and explains very effectively.

Scott McCloud: Understanding Comics

Incredible book not just about comics but visual communication in general.

Artists' books I like

I would recommend the following books if anyone needs inspiration, cares for developing, loves trying out new things, or just desires to see beautiful art. These artists are highly skillful, I love their styles, and the worlds what they create or resonate with.

Lois van Baarle: The Art of Loish
Djamila Knopf: Komorebi
Cassandra Calin: Still Just Kidding
Heikala: The Art of Heikala
Gretel Lusky: Wayfinder
Simone Ferriero: The Art of Simz

Comic books I like

Next to the great stories, I choose comics for the same reasons I like someone's art: the style, the technique, the details, the moments. Here are some of my favorites:

Juan Díaz Canales, Juanjo Guarnido: Blacksad
Jennifer Muro, Thomas Krajewski, Gretel Lusky: Primer
Gabriel Picolo: Teen Titans series, Icarus and the Sun
Rejtő Jenő, Korcsmáros Pál: Az elveszett cirkáló
Melissa De La Cruz, Thomas Pitilli: Gotham High
Becky Cloonan: Gotham Academy
Nana Yaa: Goldfisch

Other inspiration

I listen to many kind of music, my favorite genres are mostly progressive rock, punk-rock, folk, folk-metal, lofi, movie soundtracks and world music. You may check my Spotify. Pinterest is also a big help where I also tend to be lost - in a good way -, see my boards. Last but not least other artists and nature are always noteworthy inspiration🍂