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PROCESS VIDEO // hibiscus

Here’s the process video for my Hibiscus painting! This is a remake of an older work:

Here’s some more information about this video: 

• The process has been sped up by 300% - so 3 times the original speed. 

• This painting took me about 3 hours and 15 minutes to make in total. 

• I used the 2024-06-14 09:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post

UPDATE // June Q&A session

Hello Flame members! This month's Q&A session is taking place a bit earlier in the month, because I am going on vacation in the second half of June. It will be taking place on Saturday, June 15th at 5PM CEST. That's coming Saturday! Visit this time zone converter to see what time that is in your area.

As always, I'll be answering questio...

EARLY ACCESS // hibiscus

I decided to do another remake! It’s been such a long time since I made the original painting back in 2009: 

I wanted to revisit it with this quick speedpainting to see how I would approach the colors and anatomy differently. My approach to drawing figures has changed a lot because I am much less afraid to stylize, and as a result the proportions are way more exaggerated. I also have a ...

TUTORIAL // giving your digital art a traditional feel

New month, new tutorial! ✨ This one is on giving your digital art a traditional feel, and talks about the different qualities that traditional art has that we can channel into our digital work. It’s about how we can give our digital art charm, appeal and warmth and avoid common mistakes like over-rendering specific details, creating too much contrast, and polishing away things that give our art the human touch. It’s also secretly a rejection of the AI art aesthetic, but that’s more of...

MONTHLY CHALLENGE // value studies

This month we are ditching color and jumping into greyscale! We will be making value studies together. The goal is to block in the lighting gradually and learn more about how the highlights and shadows interact!

Visit this link to find all essential info about the challenge, including:

• an overview of the challenge information

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2024-06-01 09:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post

UPDATE // it's not gonna be may anymore

Summer is almost here! It's been a warm month, so I definitely feel like it's just around the corner. Here's a little review of how this month has gone for me:

PLAYGROUNDS BERLIN

I had such an amazing time at Playgrounds Berlin! I really enjoyed being able to give my talk together with Iris Compiet<...

RESOURCE // fish and aquatic creatures

Here's a little resource video about this month’s challenge! In this video, I do a quick review of the artwork posted in the discord, walk you through my process for creating the artwork for this challenge, and discu...

PROCESS VIDEO // fish tank

Here’s the full process video of my fish tank study! I didn't get to finish this one but I might do so at some point in the future.

Some info about this process:

• It has been sped up by 200%, so 2 times the original speed.

• The painting took a little over an hour to make.

I also made a resource video about my process for creating these studies, which...

PROCESS VIDEO // goldfish - phone recording

Here’s another process video of my goldifsh studies! This one was filmed with my phone. It's not the full process, but consists of some shorter snippets stitched together.

Some info about this process:

• It has been sped up by 200%, so 2 times the original speed.

• The drawing took me around 2.5 hours to make in total.

I also made a resource video abou...

PROCESS VIDEO // goldfish

Here’s the full process video of my goldifsh studies!

Some info about this process:

• It has been sped up by 250%, so 2.5 times the original speed.

• The drawing took me around 2.5 hours to make.

I also made a resource video about my process for creating these studies, which will be uploaded in a few minutes. Be sure to check that out if you want some ...

EARLY ACCESS // fish

This month’s challenge for flame members was on drawing fish and aquatic creatures! This is one of my favorite things to draw, and also happens to be compatible with those of you who participated in MerMay. I didn’t draw any mermaids this year but I had a lot of fun drawing these cute little chonkers! I also tried to draw a whole tank full of fish and got stuck on the rough painting phase. I might finish that one at some point, but for now I had to leave it in this unfini...

UPDATE // I will be at Playgrounds Berlin!

Hello lovely patrons! I'm going to be at Playgrounds in Berlin this weekend - packing my stuff to head over there as we speak! If you're gonna be there too, don't hesitate to come over and say hi! Here's my schedule so you know where I'll be ❤

PROCESS VIDEO // growth - phone video

Here is a process video of my growth painting which I filmed with my phone! It’s not the full process, but just some shorter bits edited together. 

Some basic information about this process video:  

• The process has been sped up by 200% - so 2 times the original speed. 

• I’m mainly using the hard round brush from 2024-05-22 09:49:13 +0000 UTC View Post

PROCESS // growth - part 3

Here is part 3 of the process for my growth painting! Part 1 is here, and part 2 is here.

Some basic information about this process video:  

• This is part 3 of 3 parts in total - so the fina...

  2024-05-22 09:46:41 +0000 UTC View Post

PROCESS // growth - part 2

Here is part 2 of the process for my growth painting! Part 1 is here. 

Some basic information about this process video:  

• This is part 2 of 3 parts in total. 

• The process has been sped up by 350% - so 3.5 times the original speed. 

• This ...

  2024-05-22 09:42:17 +0000 UTC View Post

PROCESS VIDEO // growth - part 1

I finally put together the process for my growth painting! I’m really pleased with this illustration - I feel like it brought together my ideas and stylistic choices in a way that feels unified and consistent. I really liked my original sketch and it was definitely challenging to make sure that my rendering and painting style didn’t change it too much. I had to strike a precarious balance between ...

Q&A // May 2024

Here is a recording of today's Q&A session! Thanks so much to everyone who came to hang out wth me. Together with the sound of rain in the background, it was so cozy and such a lovely way to spend my evening!

Some of the topics covered in this session are:

• Comments I've received on my work that stuck with me

• Avoiding commission scams and tips for doing commissions

• My old pixel art and whether I would draw them again now

• Whe...

  2024-05-18 20:29:03 +0000 UTC View Post

REMINDER // Q&A session tomorrow

Hello flame members! This is just a friendly reminder that this month's Q&A session is tomorrow, at 5PM CEST. Visit this time zone converter to see what time that will be in your area!

I hope some of you can make it, and as always, feel free to drop any questions you have into the #ask-loish channel on the discord server or drop them in the comments belo...

EARLY ACCESS // growth

I finally got around to finishing this WIP that I had posted back in March! This was the one that appealed to me the most out of the series, and I think it stood out to most of you as well. I had so much fun making this painting - it felt like it came straight from the heart! I’m working on the process video which I’ll post as soon as that’s done. For now, I hope you like this painting as much a...

UPDATE // backup payments

Hey lovely patrons! I know that in the past some of you have had issues with payments that get rejected. Sometimes you don't even find out until you notice that you're locked out of the content! Either way, it's super annoying and inconvenient.

Patreon has introduced a new feature called "backup payments." It allows you to set up a backup payment method that will kick in if your primary payment method fails. 2024-05-10 12:39:51 +0000 UTC View Post

EARLY ACCESS // random sketches

Here’s the latest update from my sketchbook! The first ones are some loosely referenced study and the No Girl was drawn during a meeting with my discord mods. Doodling while talking works really well for me, it’s always been a great way to draw more loosely and freely!

TUTORIAL // lighting as a design tool - subtitled

Here's the subtitled version of my tutorial on using lighting as a design tool. Be sure to read the description of the first video post for more information about the tutorial, as well as a cheat sheet that summarizes a lot of the info from the video. Hope you enjoy it ❤

TUTORIAL // lighting as a design tool

The May tutorial is here! This one is about using lighting as a design tool. By that, I mean that you use lighting in a way that serves your own creative goals, rather than feeling like you have to capture it accurately! It's a more flexible approach that is all about letting go and just doing whatever feels right to you.

The main brushes I use in this video are:

• The hard round brush I used come from my 2024-05-06 10:28:47 +0000 UTC View Post

UPDATE // May Q&A session

Hello hello! This month's Q&A session for flame members is taking place on Saturday, May 18th at 5pm CEST. Time for a weekend session once again! Visit this time zone converter to see what time that is in your area.

As always, I'll be answering questions from the ⁠#ask-loish channel and streaming the session directly into the dis...

MONTHLY CHALLENGE // fish & aquatic creatures

It's May! Many of you are participating in the MerMay challenge, so this month's challenge is compatible with all things underwater and mermaids . This month we will be drawing fish and aquatic creatures together!

Visit this link to find all essential info about the challenge, including:

• an overview of the challenge informa...

  2024-05-01 14:13:06 +0000 UTC View Post

UPDATE // it's gonna be...

...MAY!!! Long time patrons know that every April overview post will include this meme:

Now that we got that out of the way, here's a short overview of how April has been for me!

PLAYGROUNDS: THE ART DEPARTMENT

Last year I wasn’t able to make it to Playgrounds: The Art Department in Eindhoven, but this year I went and finally got to make up for last year! I had the most...

RESOURCE // drawing plants

Here's a little resource video about this month’s challenge! In this video, I do a quick review of the artwork posted in the discord, walk you through my process for creating the artwork for this challenge, and discuss common mistakes and tips for tackling studies like these in the future!

I hope yo...

PROCESS VIDEO // roses

Here’s the full process video of my rose painting, which I made for this month's challenge! It's a bit of a chaotic process in which I made multiple versions.

Some info about this process:

• It has been sped up by 350%, so 3.5 times the original speed.

• The drawing took me around 4.5 hours to make.

I also made a resource video about my process for creating ...

EARLY ACCESS // roses

NOTE: You may have received an e-mail about this post on Monday; what happened was that I tried to schedule this post and it ended up posting right away instead of going into the schedule queue! This is due to a glitch on Patreon's end. I deleted the post as soon as it went up, but many of you were notified of the post and couldn't access it for that reason. Apologies for the confusion! I contacted Patreon about the glitch and hopefully they will fix it soon!

This mont...

Q&A // April 2024

Here is the recording of this month’s Q&A session! Thank you so much to everyone who showed up - it was such a nice time! When I was done, I went straight home to my bed and watched tiktoks with Obi next to me :)

Some of the topics covered in this session are:

• Social media - planning posts and priorities when building a following

• How drawing is like driving

• Style: what to do about the feeling that art doesn't represent you, and where th...

  2024-04-23 10:42:52 +0000 UTC View Post