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I’m a bit late, but my April was really busy. This month, I’ve got some book recommendations, interactive sketchbook inspirations, and even more digital painting tips from Fungzau.

I’ve also been a bit more into watercolor recently, so there’s no many digital paintings to show. But, if you’re interested, go check out my mini-sketchbook watercolor paintings I did for the #PleinAirpril challenge on TikTok!

Also, a quick recommendation: Recently I started using Xiaohongshu (RED / Red Note). It’s a Chinese social app, something like a mix of Pinterest, Amazon, and Instagram. Though I can’t post there yet (idk, I can’t insert my phone number on mobile, if you know how to deal with it, let me known down in the comments or reply to this email plizzzz). Anyway, it’s a great source of inspiration - something different form what’s you probably used to on TikTok and Instagram.

Check out my update of this blogpost to learn more: 22 best social media for artists to post on in 2025 by category [April Update]

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Books (Art & Non-Art)

• Atomic Habits by James Clear

  • I wrote an article about how to keep on drawing based on my notes from this book: How to draw everyday: 4 laws to draw consistently

• Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter by James Gurney (THIS IS A MUST READ

Drawing resources

1. Free reference photos for artists by JOOKPUBSTOCK

2. Foliage is Lightest at Its Outer Edges - a blogpost by James Gurney (take a look at it to get a better idea of what you’ll find inside the book)

3. Be sure to read my LIST OF MAY ART CHALLENGES 2025: 🧜‍♀️ May Art Challenge 2025 [FULL LIST]

TV Series: Westworld (2016-2022)

I’m so in love with Westworld, especially season 1-2. Give it a go!

At the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, waits a world in which every human appetite can be indulged without consequence.

aaaand an ending meme: