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Don’t miss your chance to learn from one of the best in this exclusive card game illustration mentorship with <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xpijtblk76goqgysvu5gbjxf" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@leoniarte.bsky.social ✨🧑‍🎨
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Looking to level up your character design? Mooncolony art director Alex Pascenko can help! In his course, you’ll learn the secrets to designing believable characters that can fit any genre.

It’s part of our summer sale, which means you’ll save 25% off for a limited time!

Learn all about color!
Our latest blog post covers the holy trinity of color: Hue, saturation, and value. 🎨

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Silhouettes speak louder than details 🗣️

Characters should stand out in an art piece, not blend into the background.

Learn how to make your characters instantly readable in our latest blog post 👉 https://bit.ly/46M9CHS

Grab your ticket to an exclusive two-day masterclass with Gabriel Rubio and learn how to use visual storytelling techniques just like a professional. 😎

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Mentor Spotlight: Alexandre Leoni ✨🧑‍🎨

With 15+ years illustrating for iconic games like Hearthstone, Magic: The Gathering, and KeyForge, Leoni is a true card art 🔥 master 🔥.

This is your daily reminder that eyes are 3-dimensional!

Even artists making super stylized work like manga need to think about the 3D shape of the eyeball, the eyelids, and the surrounding skull. It's how you avoid flat faces 👌

Studies by Mattia Rangoni 🎨

Check out that progress! 😍 Haoqian "Pan" Wen made huge strides in his rendering, proportions and posing during Arthur Bozonnet's Fantasy Concept Art mentorship 👏

Get 30% off our Illustrating Creatures course with code LAUNCH30 👉https://www.lunaracademy.co/courses/illustrating-creatures

Struggling to make believable creatures?

Instead of trying to conjure unique designs from thin air, get inspired by real animals!

Mini-gryphon by <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:e7sj5dhpcju5n7ibubkcmo2r" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@milicraft.bsky.social 🎨 Get 30% off her Illustrating Creatures course with code LAUNCH30 👉bit.ly/4eOvbYI

Dreaming of creating fantasy art for games? 😴🧚‍♀️🧞‍♂️🦄 Develop industry-ready skills with our Fantasy Concept Art and Illustration mentorship with AAA games artist and Art Director Arthur Bozonnet!

Want to make a career out of illustrating your favorite card games? 🤔

Secure your place in our LIVE online workshop with expert card illustrator <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xpijtblk76goqgysvu5gbjxf" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@leoniarte.bsky.social!

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Does your art always tell a clear story? 📚

For games artists, storytelling is an essential skill. In his new course, Mooncolony Lead Artist Gabriel Rubio is here to help you control the narrative.

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Hands are fiddly—but they’re highly expressive too!

Instead of avoiding hands, use them as an opportunity to say something about your character’s state of mind.

Is your character relaxed? 🫴 Or are they full of tension and rage? 🤜

Hand studies by the brilliant Mattia Rangoni 🎨

Complex textures giving you a headache? 🤕 Don't worry, we've got you. ⬇️
Artist: @leoniarte.bsky.social

Are you making the most of the lasso tool? 🤠

@leoniarte.bsky.social makes full use of the lasso feature by:
✨ Creating edge variation
✨ Softening selections
✨ Switching between lasso types

📌 Save this for reference!

Hear that? It’s your OC begging you to take this character design course 🙃

Are you giving STRUCTURE to the female torso?

Beginner artists tend to oversimplify it ✖️

Next time you draw a female torso, try starting with the masses of the ribcage & pelvis!

This will help convey the 3D structure of the bones & muscles 💪

Studies by the brilliant Mattia Rangoni 🎨

This isn’t the reindeer I ordered 👀

Happy holidays from the Lunar Academy team! We hope you get everything you wished for… and that it arrives via dragonmail 🎁

Our team will be away between Dec 23rd and Jan 3rd. Catch you next year! 👋

Art by @milicraft.bsky.social 🐲

🔼 Triangle shapes make characters feel dynamic, dangerous and aggressive.

🟦 Square shapes make characters feel strong, solid and reliable.

🔵 Circle shapes make characters feel soft, natural and friendly.