TUTORIALS

FAQs, videos and things I've learned

Hello, I'm Cristina- Welcome!

Here you'll find posts about scientific illustration, digital art, drawing software, tips and tutorials. If you have questions for me, feel free to reach out. I'll be happy to help!

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VIDEO - Freepik Contributor

In this video I share a way to monetize your art online: by making stock images. I recently started uploading my art to Freepik and so...

VIDEO - Water molecule tutorial

In this video I explain how to create a cartoon water molecule in Adobe Illustrator, one of the illustration programs that I use daily....

How to create an online illustration portfolio

What should I put in my portfolio and what platform do I use?

VIDEO - Lipid brush tutorial

Video tutorial: how to create a custom lipid brush in Adobe Illustrator

Where can I find free images for my project?

List of sites where you can find free or licensable images for your projects.

What illustration software do you use?

Software I use for my drawings, animations and illustration work.

VIDEO - Painting Study in Photoshop

Timelapse video of a painting study of a wave in Photoshop.

What is a vector image?

What is the difference between vector and raster images?