I’d like to start a kind of monthly feature where we link up some of the best illustration tutorials out there on the web and include some of our own cutie tuties from days past as this site grows. I hope you will find these as useful as I have.

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In a world where you’re asked to by an art director to do some concept art, one site gives you a video tutorial example. It’s time for Monster Cutie to unlock the secrets of concept art painting! Turns out, there aren’t all that many secrets.

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Speed is one of the reasons many artists choose to go digital. But it can take weeks, months, even years before an artist develops a digital workflow that really takes advantage of the medium’s true advantages. When faced with a program as robust as Photoshop, figuring out the fastest way to perform certain tasks can be a bit daunting. Monster Cutie comes to the rescue with 9 Quick Photoshop Tips that should get you started developing your own speedy digital jutsu

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Tired of being chased down by the cops in the middle of throwing up a proper burner on a terribly drab wall?  Martin Lihs’s Wii Spray project may be the perfect answer.

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This week, Monster Cutie takes a test drive of Autodesk’s latest release, Sketchbook Pro 2010. Is this update worth grabbing? Is Sketchbook Autodesk’s Photoshop killer? Only one way to find out. It’s review time!

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Animation director and producer Ralph Bakshi has a message for young, aspiring animators. Just freaking do it already! With the advances and affordability of digital technology, there’s absolutely nothing holding you back from making your own animated feature film. So why aren’t you doing it? Read more »