How to THINK when you draw COMPOSITION tutorial taster

Ahem. Due to a little snafu on my part, this week's tutorial on COMPOSITION for The Phoenix was actually run in last week's issue, and the tutorial I showed you last week is in this week's issue. Oops! But never mind! What's important is that this week sees the 300TH ISSUE Of THE PHOENIX! And robin and I have had our scribblings and stories in almost every one of 'em :) Here's to the next 300!

PLUS!!! GO HERE to get 4 weeks of tutorials, plus 140 pages of incredible COMIC for £1!

Lorenzo!

Come see us do our LIVE SHOW at the BATH Children's Literature Festival THIS SATURDAY!

Just to remind you all that we'll be doing our thing in Bath this SATURDAY, a LIVE SHOW and book signing afterwards :) Tickets available here:

BATH CHILDREN'S LITERATURE FESTIVAL COMICS MASTERCLASS

Lorenzo!

How to THINK when you draw BREAKING GLASS tutorial

Today we're looking at how to draw breaking, smashing and shattering GLASS!

If you want to know how to draw LOADS more stuff, here's a link to
MY FIRST FIFTY 50 TUTORIALS!

And if you want EVEN MORE, here are links to my recent tutorials on how to draw... PERSPECTIVE BOXES        CHARACTER SHAPES      FOREGROUND MIDGROUND BACKGROUND           TREE BARK       LIGHTNING and ELECTRICITY        ROBOT ARMS         IN-WORLD TYPOGRAPHY            
BOOKS        CABLES and WIRES          
SAUSAGE DOGS       MUSHROOMS and FUNGUS         
MECHANICAL DETAILS

There are NEW TUTORIALS COMING EVERY WEEK, keep up with them on INSTAGRAM HERE and on TWITTER HERE.

PLUS!!! GO HERE to get 4 weeks of tutorials, plus 140 pages of incredible COMIC for £1!!

Lorenzo!

Instagram, Twitter and Tumblr sketches set THREE

Scroll down for this week's sketch photos from our INSTAGRAM, TWITTER and TUMBLR galleries.

If you want to see 18 more of these sketches, why not check out...

Instagram sketches SET ONE
Instagram sketches SET TWO 

Follow us on INSTAGRAM, TWITTER and TUMBLR through those links for more every day :)

Lorenzo!

STRANSKI Print Shop closes in 24 HOURS!

Hey, first up, THANK YOU to everyone who came to see us at the INCREDIBLE Thought Bubble show - what a mind-blowing weekend that was! Best. Show. Ever.

Secondly, you have just 24 HOURS left get your A2 Stranski prints, before they're GONE for at least another year!

Get them while you can at the Stranski print shop HERE! Once the shop closes, they're GONE!

Lorenzo!

How to THINK when you draw IMPACT DEBRIS tutorial taster

This week's tutorial for The Phoenix looks at How to THINK when you draw IMPACT DEBRIS and PARTICLE EFFECTS, here's a taster!

PLUS!!! GO HERE to get 4 weeks of tutorials, plus 140 pages of incredible COMIC for £1!

Lorenzo!

FOUR DAYS LEFT to get you STRANSKI prints ... then they're GONE!

Signing and boxing up some of these this morning - just FOUR DAYS LEFT to get YOUR Stranski prints (NINE designs available), RIGHT HERE!

Lorenzo!

Our location at THOUGHT BUBBLE - Table 170 in the COMIXOLOGY MARQUEE

Excited to announce we'll be sitting at table 170 in the COMIXOLOGY MARQUEE in Leeds Millenium Square at Thought Bubble this weekend, we're right by an entrance, so you should be able to find us very easily! Scroll down to see a map, and a little sketch of our table, so you know to look out for our Von Doogan and Long Gone Don banners, and that ole' red table cloth :)

Lorenzo!

FREE A5 CHARACTER HEAD SKETCH for EVERY customer at THOUGHT BUBBLE this weekend!

Hey guys! So, we have a new policy on sketches at cons, they're still FREE, but for the sake of Lorenzo's hand we're now limiting it to ONE SKETCH per customer, so if you buy one or more of our books at THOUGHT BUBBLE this weekend, Lorenzo will do you a free A5 head sketch of one of our characters from one of the books you buy.

The exception to this rule will be that for families that attend who have several comic-loving children, they'll EACH get a sketch :)

Scroll down for a massive list of the stock we're bringing to the show, as well as all our other offers, and stay tuned because LATER TODAY we'll be announcing our location at the show, right here on the blog!

How to THINK when you draw with PERSPECTIVE BOXES tutorial

There are many ways to approach developing your understanding of how to draw in PERSPECTIVE, and I want to cover one today which I think is really useful for getting your brain to start thinking instinctively about placing objects in space. The best part is, if you already have an understanding of perspective, it's a useful design tool, but if you have no understanding of perspective at all, it STILL WORKS! :) I recommend using this tutorial in conjunction with my How to THINK and DRAW in 3D guide.

If you want to know how to draw LOADS more stuff, here's a link to
MY FIRST FIFTY 50 TUTORIALS!

And if you want EVEN MORE, here are links to my recent tutorials on how to draw... CHARACTER SHAPES      FOREGROUND MIDGROUND BACKGROUND           TREE BARK       LIGHTNING and ELECTRICITY        ROBOT ARMS         IN-WORLD TYPOGRAPHY            
BOOKS        CABLES and WIRES          
SAUSAGE DOGS       MUSHROOMS and FUNGUS         
MECHANICAL DETAILS

There are NEW TUTORIALS COMING EVERY WEEK, keep up with them on INSTAGRAM HERE and on TWITTER HERE.

PLUS!!! GO HERE to get 4 weeks of tutorials, plus 140 pages of incredible COMIC for £1!!

Lorenzo!

The Art of Stranski 27

Stranski #27 is UP! See it at full size HERE, and see all the others, many of them animated, right HERE!

And the STRANSKI PRINT SHOP is open for JUST ONE MORE WEEK, then it's closed again for another twelve months! :)

Lorenzo!

Tickets are ON SALE for our BATH and LAKES FESTIVAL live masterclasses NOW!

Tickets are now on sale to our LIVE EVENTS at...

BATH CHILDREN'S LITERATURE FESTIVAL COMICS MASTERCLASS 30th September HERE!

LAKES INTERNATIONAL COMIC FESTIVAL COMICS MASTERCLASS 15th October HERE!

See you there!

Lorenzo!

How to THINK when you draw WOODEN BUILDINGS tutorial taster

This week's tutorial for The Phoenix looks at How to THINK when you draw WOODEN BUILDINGS, here's a taster!

PLUS!!! GO HERE to get 4 weeks of tutorials, plus 140 pages of incredible COMIC for £1!

Lorenzo!

FREE fully inked ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATION with EVERY SKETCHBOOK bought at THOUGHTBUBBLE!

WHOOP! Want to get your mitts on an original piece of my artwork? Then just head to THOUGHT BUBBLE on 23rd - 24th of THIS MONTH and pick up one of my monster 600 page sketchbooks, because if you do, you'll get a piece of  (A4) art from my sketchbooks FREE!!
Number are VERY LIMITED, so be sure to rock up to our table early to get your books and choose your original art! Stay tuned to the blog, as we'll be announcing our location at the show VERY SOON!

Lorenzo! 

How to THINK when you draw CHARACTER SHAPES tutorial

Today's tutorial is the beginning of a whole series (which I'll be dipping into randomly) looking at different ways to THINK when you draw using CHARACTER SHAPES. This is a MASSIVE topic, which I'll be returning to again and again, so these first two are just the tip of the iceberg :) I recommend you use this tutorial in conjunction with some of my other character design tutorials, such as how to draw... FEET & SHOES,  FEMALE HANDS, NOSES and EARS.

If you want to know how to draw LOADS more stuff, here's a link to
MY FIRST FIFTY 50 TUTORIALS!

And if you want EVEN MORE, here are links to my recent tutorials on how to draw... FOREGROUND MIDGROUND BACKGROUND           TREE BARK       LIGHTNING and ELECTRICITY        ROBOT ARMS         IN-WORLD TYPOGRAPHY            
BOOKS        CABLES and WIRES          
SAUSAGE DOGS       MUSHROOMS and FUNGUS         
MECHANICAL DETAILS

There are NEW TUTORIALS COMING EVERY WEEK, keep up with them on INSTAGRAM HERE and on TWITTER HERE.

PLUS!!! GO HERE to get 4 weeks of tutorials, plus 140 pages of incredible COMIC for £1!!

Lorenzo!

BIG RED

Signing and boxing up some of these this morning - just THIRTEEN DAYS LEFT to choose YOUR Stranski prints, RIGHT HERE!

Lorenzo!

AUGUST 2017 tutorials roundup!

Hey everybody, first up, I just want to say a HUUUUUGE THANK YOU to everyone who shared my FOREGROUND MIDGROUND BACKGROUND tutorial on twitter last week - TEN THOUSAND retweets and likes - incredible! Wonderful for me to think of all the people that are going to be able to use those ideas in their work, this is what it's all about!

Now, down to business - here's links to ALL of my tutorials from AUGUST 2017...!

How to draw BOOKS
How to draw IN-WORLD TYPOGRAPHY
How to draw ROBOT ARMS
How to draw LIGHTNING and ELECTRICITY
How to draw TREE BARK

And if you want more, here are links to...

ALL the tutorials from JANUARY 2017
ALL the tutorials from FEBRUARY 2017
ALL the tutorials from MARCH 2017
ALL the tutorials from APRIL 2017
ALL the tutorials from MAY 2017 
ALL the tutorials from JUNE 2017
ALL the tutorials from JULY 2017

PLUS!!! GO HERE to get 4 weeks of tutorials, plus 140 pages of incredible COMIC for £1!!

Lorenzo!

The Art of Stranski 26

Stranski #26 is UP! See it at full size HERE, and see all the others, many of them animated, right HERE!

And the STRANSKI PRINT SHOP is open for just 15 more days :)

Lorenzo!

How to THINK when you draw SQUIRRELS tutorial taster

This week's tutorial for The Phoenix looks at How to THINK when you draw SQUIRRELS, here's a taster!

PLUS!!! GO HERE to get 4 weeks of tutorials, plus 140 pages of incredible COMIC for £1!

Lorenzo!

Stranski BIKER GIRL A2 print - available for just 18 more days!

Signing and sending some of these today, and if I have time, framing one up for MY studio :)
This year's Stranski print shop is open for just 18 more days, NINE designs available, choose yours RIGHT HERE while you still have time :)

Lorenzo!

How to THINK when you draw FOREGROUND MIDGROUND BACKGROUND tutorial

See below for today's tutorial, which looks at how to THINK when you draw using FOREGROUND, MIDGROUND and BACKGROUND. I recommend you use this tutorial in conjunction with some of my other world building tutorials, such as THINKING IN 3D, and how to draw ROCK FORMATIONS.

If you want to know how to draw LOADS more stuff, here's a link to
MY FIRST FIFTY 50 TUTORIALS!

And if you want EVEN MORE, here are links to my recent tutorials on how to draw... 
TREE BARK       LIGHTNING and ELECTRICITY        ROBOT ARMS         IN-WORLD TYPOGRAPHY            
BOOKS        CABLES and WIRES          
SAUSAGE DOGS       MUSHROOMS and FUNGUS         
MECHANICAL DETAILS

There are NEW TUTORIALS COMING EVERY WEEK, keep up with them on INSTAGRAM HERE and on TWITTER HERE.

PLUS!!! GO HERE to get 4 weeks of tutorials, plus 140 pages of incredible COMIC for £1!!

Lorenzo!

WHAAAT?!!!! First 20 customers to buy THE ART OF STRANSKI at THOUGHT BUBBLE get an exclusive FREE A3 STRANSKI PRINT!

Very excited to announce that the FIRST 20 of you who rock up to the Etherington Brothers stand at Thought Bubble and buy a copy of The Art of Stranski will receive a FREE A3 (11.7 x 16.5 inches) print of Stranski #14! This print will be on heavy, 350gsm stock, a true work of art! :)

TONS more news on Thought Bubble coming in the next few weeks, including our location on the floor, and other exclusive offers we'll be running over the weekend! Keep it tuned to the E-bros!

Lorenzo!

The Art of Stranski 25

See this new Stranski piece animated at full size HERE, and see all the others, all animated, right HERE!


And the STRANSKI PRINT SHOP is open for just 21 more days :)

Lorenzo!

The most popular Stranski print so far is...

Hey folks, you have just 22 days left to get your Stranski prints! NINE designs available, just GO HERE to choose yours :)

Scroll down to see the best seller so far...

Lorenzo!

FANSKI: Check out this AWESOME nautical Stranski fanart by Nick Prolix!

Oh my GOODNESS! Look at this epic Stranski fan art by Nick Prolix! Amazing! Nick is an exceptional artist, vintage comics aficionado, and the best hand letterer working in comics in the UK today, so to see his take on Stranski is just amazing - thank you, pal!!

If YOU want to show us your Etherington Brothers fanart, just ping it to us via OUR TWITTER, or send it to theetheringtonbrothers@hotmail.co.uk :)

Lorenzo!

How to THINK when you draw SHOES tutorial taster

This week's tutorial for The Phoenix looks at How to THINK when you draw SHOES, here's a taster!

PLUS!!! GO HERE to get 4 weeks of tutorials, plus 140 pages of incredible COMIC for £1!

Lorenzo!