Sunday, 31 December 2017

#LEARNUARY begins TOMORROW!

OH MY GOODNESS, #LEARNUARY begins in LESS THAN 24 HOURS!! We have sooooo much stuff coming for you guys, allll through January, and even more excitingly for me, some of you have begun posting up teasers for what you've been working on too! 

It's going to be AWESOME, I can't WAIT to see and share what you all produce! :)

"Paywalls DOWN, Skills UP!"

Lorenzo!

Thursday, 28 December 2017

How to THINK when you draw FOREGROUND, MIDGROUND, BACKGROUND part TWO tutorial taster

The second tutorial from this week's bumper double-issue of The Phoenix is How to THINK when you draw FOREGROUND, MIDGROUND and BACKGROUND part TWO, taster below! And if you want to see PART ONE IN FULL, just GO HERE!

My tutorials BOOK is coming to KICKSTARTER in March 2018, just mail "Add me, Lorenzo!" to misterlorenzoboy@yahoo.co.uk to be on the launch day mailing list :)

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

Lorenzo!


http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/links-to-first-75-seventy-five-how-to.html

Wednesday, 27 December 2017

Five days to go...

#LEARNUARY begins JANUARY 1ST! GO HERE to learn more...!

Paywalls DOWN, skills UP!

Lorenzo!



Saturday, 23 December 2017

Happy Holidays

Thank you everyone for making 2017 so completely, unforgettably wonderful.
Happy holidays...

Friday, 22 December 2017

2018 preview 15: HUNDREDS of SKETCHES, DESIGNS and CONCEPTS coming next year!

Here's our FINAL 2018 preview!
I hope your eyeballs are ready, because next year I'm going to be dropping an INSANE amount of sketches, designs, concepts, model sheets, reference sets and fully inked illustrations here on the blog and DAILY over on our social media accounts, bringing MORE THAN EVER BEFORE to you every week!

WHOOP!

Lorenzo!

Thursday, 21 December 2017

How to THINK when you draw TREE BARK tutorial taster

If you enjoyed our recent tutorial on tree roots, than you may want to check out this week's tutorial in The Phoenix - How to THINK when you draw TREE BARK, here's a taster!

My tutorials BOOK is coming to KICKSTARTER March 2018, just mail "Add me, Lorenzo!" to misterlorenzoboy@yahoo.co.uk to be on the launch day mailing list :)

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

Lorenzo!



http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/links-to-first-75-seventy-five-how-to.html

Wednesday, 20 December 2017

The Etherington Brother's Guide to how to stay CRAZY ENTHUSIASTIC about your art, FOREVER!

Here's one for those of you with long journeys ahead this Holiday season, who want us Etheringtons chattering in your ears while you're on your travels :)

We're very chuffed to announce that we were recently interviewed by the fine folks over at the LICAF podcast, in which we talk about...
  • HOW TO MAINTAIN MASSIVE LEVELS OF PASSION AND ENTHUSIASM THROUGHOUT YOUR ENTIRE CAREER!
  • Why you should base your WORK ETHIC on the unstoppable ambition of A 7-YEAR OLD KID!
  • The official way to say MONKEY NUUUUTS!!!!
  • Why we're RIPPING UP the rule book on how we publish our comics, and why you should too!
  • Why we HARDLY EVER do any CONCEPT ART for our books!
  • HOW Robin and I chose which one of us would WRITE and which would DRAW!
We have a lot of fun in this one - think we spend more time laughing than actually answering questions :)
It's a long show full of all sorts of other non-Etherington stuff, but OUR INTERVIEW BEGINS 21m 35s in: LISTEN TO THE FULL INTERVIEW RIGHT HERE!

Lorenzo!

2018 preview 14: TONS of new STRANSKI art!

Very excited to announce that next year STRANSKI will be continuing with LOADS of new artwork delivered up here for your eyeballs to enjoy!
Huge thanks to everyone who continued to support this very personal project in 2017, especially those of you who helped raise £40,000 for the art book on Kickstarter, it's so amazing to have you all on board with this true labour of love :)

Lorenzo!

How to THINK when you draw SNOW tutorial

Today's tutorial is on how to draw SNOW! Just in case any of you are still designing your Christmas cards :)

Tutorials BOOK coming to KICKSTARTER March 2018, just mail "Add me, Lorenzo!" to misterlorenzoboy@yahoo.co.uk to be on the launch day mailing list - best chance to get ORIGINAL ART with your books :)  
If you want to know how to draw LOADS more stuff, here's a link to
MY FIRST SEVENTY-FIVE 75 TUTORIALS!
 
And if you want EVEN MORE, here are links to more recent tutorials on...

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

Lorenzo!


http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/links-to-first-75-seventy-five-how-to.html

Tuesday, 19 December 2017

Monday, 18 December 2017

2018 preview 12: A very VERY special STRANSKI event is coming...

2018 preview TWELVE! This one is really, REALLY top secret, but let's just say there's a very unique STRANSKI event happening next year that I think you guys are going to enjoy...!

Lorenzo!

Sunday, 17 December 2017

How to THINK when you draw LIGHTNING and ELECTRICITY tutorial taster

This week's tutorial for The Phoenix is How to THINK when you draw LIGHTNING and ELECTRICITY, here's a taster!

Tutorials BOOK coming to KICKSTARTER March 2018, just mail "Add me, Lorenzo!" to misterlorenzoboy@yahoo.co.uk to be on the launch day mailing list :)

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

Lorenzo!


http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/links-to-first-75-seventy-five-how-to.html

Friday, 15 December 2017

2018 preview 11: BAGGAGE finally back in print, PLUS the LAST TIME EVER to own an ORIGINAL PAGE from one of our COMICS!

YEEEEES! Our long-lost-book-about-long-lost-lost-property-being-returned is RETURNING!
BAGGAGE is being reprinted next year, to come inline with our new A4 softback format (joining Monkey Nuts 1 and 2). To celebrate this, we're going to be offering you a ONE-TIME-ONLY chance to get ORIGINAL PAGES of art from the book! This will be the LAST TIME I ever offer original comic pages from one of our books!

Lorenzo!

Thursday, 14 December 2017

2018 preview TEN: More NEW tutorials that EVER BEFORE coming in 2018!

It's been so amazing to get messages of thanks for the tutorials from so many of you, from kids, students and hobbyists just starting out, to professionals at companies such as Pixar, Sony Animation and Blizzard to name a few, all letting me know that these tutorials are useful and appreciated.

But we've only just begun! In 2018 I'm going to be giving you EVEN MORE new tutorials than I did this year, as I continue work towards my goal of building a COMPLETELY FREE online ENCYCLOPEDIA of drawing EVERYTHING!

Learning to draw is something which SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE, not just those who can afford art school or online courses and subscription services which charge a premium. I'm on a one-man mission to make a learning resource for drawing which is so comprehensive that you never need to pay to learn again, because online art education should be FREE for EVERYONE, FOREVER.

Paywalls DOWN, skills UP!

Lorenzo!

Wednesday, 13 December 2017

Links to ALL my tutorials from OCTOBER 2017!

Hey folks! For those of you who missed 'em, here's links to ALL of my tutorials from OCTOBER 2017...!

How to draw COMIC COVERS
How to draw JUNGLE PLANT CLUSTERS
How to draw MONSTER HEADS 
How to draw LAVA 

How to THINK when you draw BOOK coming to Kickstarter MARCH 2018! Mail "Add me, Lorenzo!" to misterlorenzoboy@yahoo.co.uk to be on the launch day mailing list! 

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
ALL the tutorials from AUGUST 2017  
ALL the tutorials from SEPTEMBER 2017

Lorenzo!

2018 preview NINE: Stranski print shop will re-open for just 30 DAYS in 2018 with NEW PRINTS!!

YES! Day NINE of our 2018 previews! I'm very excited to announce that the Stranski print shop will be returning next year, once again for just 30 days, with NEW PRINTS to adorn your walls! The opening date of the shop is currently TOP SECRET, so you'll have to keep it tuned to The Etherington Brothers if you don't want to miss out! :) 

Lorenzo!

Tuesday, 12 December 2017

2018 preview EIGHT: Announcing the FIRST FIVE DATES in our MASSIVE 2018 TOUR!

Very excited to announce the first FIVE shows in our BIG 2018 tour are now UP! We'll be appearing at...
And this is just the start! Many more events and show dates to be announced throughout the year, so wherever you live you have a chance to come see us! Stay tuned to that events bar on the right!

lorenzo!

Monday, 11 December 2017

2018 Preview SEVEN: Long Gone Don FIVE is finally here!

2018 preview SEVEN! This is ACTUALLY one we announced last year, but due to various clashes and delays it didn't happen in 2017, but it IS happening in 2018! I am of course talking about the triumphant return of Long Gone Don to The Phoenix, in our FIFTH feature length adventure! We've been working very hard to make sure this is our most epic, hilarious and downright MASSIVE adventure yet, so get your eyeballs ready for The Trouble With Crows!

Announcement EIGHT coming tomorrow!

Lorenzo!

Sunday, 10 December 2017

How to THINK when you draw ROBOT ARMS tutorial taster

This week's tutorial for The Phoenix is How to THINK when you draw ROBOT ARMS, here's a taster! Tutorials BOOK coming to KICKSTARTER March 2018 :)

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

Lorenzo!


http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/links-to-first-75-seventy-five-how-to.html

Friday, 8 December 2017

2018 preview SIX: Join our KICKSTARTER launch MAILING LIST to be in with a chance of bagging ORIGINAL ART!

So, as announced YESTERDAY, we're launching a multi-book kickstarter in MARCH 2018, BUT ... WE WILL NOT BE ANNOUNCING THE EXACT LAUNCH DAY AHEAD OF IT GOING LIVE!

The ONLY WAY to be the first to know when the campaign launches, and thus be in with a chance of getting your paws on one of the VERY LIMITED numbers of tiers offering original pieces of my artwork, is to join the LAUNCH DAY MAILING LIST!

Just write to me at MISTERLORENZOBOY@YAHOO.CO.UK and say "Add me, Lorenzo!" and you'll get a mail when the Kickstarter goes live :)

Lorenzo!

Thursday, 7 December 2017

2018 preview FIVE: The art of STRANSKI reprint!

Ooooooh YEAH!! For those of you who missed out, we're giving you ANOTHER CHANCE to get the RAREST Etherington Brothers book there is: THE ART OF STRANSKI!

Despite a large overprint of the first printing, (and not counting a few boxes of books we have locked away for shows in the first half of next year) The Art of Stranski completely SOLD OUT within months of it's release.

The book raised £40,000 on Kickstarter earlier this year, but has been unavailable to buy online since, so, in the HIGHER TIERS of our March 2018 kickstarter you'll finally be able to get your mitts on this lost title! The book is a 100 page full colour hardback, and will come with custom 3D glasses.

So, that's the titles we're launching, BUT the MOST IMPORTANT info comes TOMORROW, as I'll be announcing how you can join our TOP SECRET MAILING LIST to be one of the FIRST to know when the Kickstarter goes live!

Stay tuned...!

Lorenzo!

Wednesday, 6 December 2017

How to THINK when you draw BOXES tutorial

Today's tutorial is on how to draw BOXES! I recommend combining this with my  How to draw IN 3D tutorial!

How to THINK when you draw BOOK coming to KICKSTARTER MARCH 2018!

If you want to know how to draw LOADS more stuff, here's a link to
MY FIRST SEVENTY-FIVE 75 TUTORIALS!
 
And if you want EVEN MORE, here are links to more recent tutorials on...

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

Lorenzo!


http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/links-to-first-75-seventy-five-how-to.html



2018 preview FOUR: The DELUXE COLLECTION part THREE! New 600 PAGE SKETCHBOOK!

That's RIGHT! The second book in our MARCH 2018 super-Kickstarter is ... The DELUXE COLLECTION part THREE - a brand new 600 PAGE sketchbook!

FOUR YEARS in the making, this giant tome collects together literally THOUSANDS of my designs, concepts, sketches and illustrations for your eyeballs to enjoy!

Keep it tuned here to the ETHERINGTON BROTHERS, as tomorrow we'll be revealing what's in that third package...!

Lorenzo!

Tuesday, 5 December 2017

2018 preview THREE: How to THINK when you draw - THE BOOK!

RIGHT! 2018 preview THREE! I'm very very very very very very very very VERY excited to reveal the first of the titles in our multi-book KICKSTARTER coming MARCH 2018 is ...
How To THINK When You Draw - 
THE BOOK!!!!

More details about the book will be released closer to the campaign, BUT - stay tuned, as tomorrow we'll be announcing the next title in the Kickstarter!!

Lorenzo!

Monday, 4 December 2017

2018 preview TWO: Announcing EPIC MULTI-BOOK KICKSTARTER coming MARCH 2018!

2018 Preview part TWO! This is a big one :)
I'm excited to reveal that in March 2018 I'm going to be launching a SUPER-EPIC-MULTI-BOOK- KICKSTARTER! 
We're going to be revealing the titles ALL THIS WEEK, and on Friday I'm going to give you details of how to join a special mailing list to be the FIRST TO KNOW when the campaign launches! Stay tuned...!

Lorenzo!

Sunday, 3 December 2017

How to THINK when you draw FEMALE HAIR tutorial taster

This week's tutorial for The Phoenix is How to THINK when you draw FEMALE HAIR, here's a taster!

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

Lorenzo!


http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/links-to-first-75-seventy-five-how-to.html

Friday, 1 December 2017

2018 preview 1: WHAT IS LEARNUARY? How YOU can get involved, and what WE'RE going to be doing!

Right! Let's start this 2018 preview month off with the FULL DETAILS of just WHAT #LEARNUARY is, and WHY we're doing it!

As you know, I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT SHARING CREATIVE SKILLS ONLINE FOR FREE, and as such I want to begin a movement where for 31 days each year we all FILL THE INTERNET with accessible, useful, empowering FREE art education.

Over the past few years I've seen many of the best creative teaching resources being LOCKED AWAY BEHIND PAYWALLS, which is excluding millions of artists from being able to access quality teaching online. At the same time, the landscape of how people consume the web has changed, with many spending the majority of their time online on social media sites, which have VERY FEW great resources for creative learning.

I want to change that, by making FREE bite-sized, social-media-friendly, high quality online creative learning FOR EVERYONE, created BY EVERYONE, available FOREVER.

No matter what type of or art or creativity you enjoy, I'm hoping you'll join me in bringing a wealth of learning to social media this January!

"Paywalls DOWN, skills UP!"

Now scroll down for our handy tutorial on how it's all going to go down!  #LEARNUARY!

Lorenzo!