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Book Review: Mastering Clip Studio Paint by Bruna Belfort

Submitted by  Teoh Yi Chie on  July 16, 2025 - 6:30 pm

Update: Publisher is now giving away a free CSP brush set, and you can win a one-year license for CSP. Visit this link with proof of book purchase to claim.

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Book Review: Framed Environment Design by Marcos Mateu-Mestre

Submitted by  Teoh Yi Chie on  March 29, 2025 - 11:30 am

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Book Review: The Artist's Guide to Sketching by James Gurney and Thomas Kinkade

Submitted by  Teoh Yi Chie on  March 26, 2025 - 8:00 am

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Book Review: Line and Wash in the Urban Landscape by Neil Whitehead

Submitted by  Teoh Yi Chie on  March 25, 2025 - 11:00 am

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Book Review: Sketch Your World: A Guide to Sketch Journaling

Submitted by  Teoh Yi Chie on  October 6, 2024 - 6:00 pm

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Book Review: Housesketching: Learn to Create Energetic and Expressive Architectural Drawings

Submitted by  Teoh Yi Chie on  July 25, 2024 - 11:00 am

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Book Review: Field Sketching for Environmental Designers

Submitted by  Teoh Yi Chie on  July 7, 2024 - 11:39 am

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Book Review: How to become a Successful Anime-Style Artist

Submitted by  Teoh Yi Chie on  May 27, 2024 - 11:13 am

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Book Review: The Field Guide to Witches: An artist's grimoire of 20 witches and their worlds

Submitted by  Teoh Yi Chie on  May 18, 2024 - 3:58 pm

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Book Review: Wayfinder: The Art of Gretel Lusky

Submitted by  Teoh Yi Chie on  May 13, 2024 - 9:14 am

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