• Iron Throne
    Art

    Jaime Lannister on the Iron Throne

    [Advertising] Who has watched Game of Thrones? Have you already seen my speedpainting fan art of Jaime Lannister sitting on the Iron Throne? Well, the original video was 8 hours long, but after editing it sized down to 6 minutes. This short amount of time is not sufficient for explaining how this drawing was created. So let me discuss it here.

  • Photo by Maksym Kaharlytskyi on Unsplash
    Music

    Songwriting in modal scales

    I have a natural aversion against music theory. I always thought, I could make it without understanding scales and cadences. But then I wrote my epic trance song The Awakening, which could not be fully explained in major or minor scales. Here comes a blog post about songwriting in modal scales, which is not too deep into music theory.

  • Dark Fan Art by Nadine de Macedo
    Art

    Dark Fan Art – From Comic to Realism

    [Advertisement] Have you ever failed drawing a realistic digital portrait? I bet you did. Drawing realism is hard. But here is something, that may embolden you: It is more about observing nature and light than matching the exact shapes and details. In this post I will turn a comic-like illustration of Dark characters Jonas and Martha to a realistic portrait.

  • Dark Vektor Fanart by Nadine de Macedo
    Art

    Dark Fan Art Jonas and Martha

    [Advertising] After watching the third season of Dark on Netflix, I had to draw a fan art of Jonas Kahnwald and Martha Nielsen. In this post, I will present my artwork and tell, why Dark is a science fiction series I will never forget.