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PROCESS VIDEO // gesture sketches

here’s the full process video for the gesture sketches that I created for this month's drawing challenge! Some info about this process:

• It's been sped up by 200%, so just twice the original speed.
• This study took me about 1.5 hours to make.

I also made a resource video about my process for creating these sketches which I will be posting in a minute - be sure to check ...

EARLY ACCESS // gesture sketches

Here's my take on this month's drawing challenge for flame members! The challenge was on drawing gesture sketches, and I tried to keep these as quick and fluid as possible.  I would have liked to spend some more time rendering these, but I really need to keep my drawing sessions short because of my drawing injury. But that’s OK because part of this challenge was to keep the drawing session short and focused on gesture above all else! So in a way it was good that I could not spend too m...

Q&A // August 2023

Here is the recording of this month’s Q&A session! It took place in my living room so I got to introduce the cats. It was such a chill session! Thanks so much to everyone who joined!

Some of the topics covered in this session are:

• How to make a living as an artist
• Creating learning content
• Traditional sketching
• Dealing with loneliness as a freelance artist 
• Dealing with online negativity / being bullied online
• Reference...
  2023-08-27 15:23:18 +0000 UTC View Post

REMINDER // Q&A session in three hours

Hello lovely flame patrons! This is a reminder to let you know that I'm doing this month's Q&A session in about three hours, at 7pm CEST. I will be streaming directly into the discord server as always (check out this resource if you're not sure how to get into the server)! It would be great if you can join, but don't worry if you can't - as always it ...

UPDATE // pausing the Patreon in September

Hey patrons! I’ve got an announcement for you: I’ve decided to pause the Patreon in September. That means you won’t be billed that month, and I won’t be posting new Patreon content. However, you will be able to retain access to the backlog and discord community as long as you’re still signed up as a spark or flame patron.

The reason for this is because some of my arm problems have flared up again recently, and it’s gotten to a point where I ...

PROCESS VIDEO // scraps

Hey everyone! Here is the process for my scraps painting that I posted at the beginning of last week. I thought this would be an interesting process to share, because I take a kind of technical approach to setting it up.

Here’s the reference image that I started out with:

Here’s some things to ...

EARLY ACCESS // rose

It’s been a while since I sat down to finalize a painting! I created some WIPs earlier this year and decided to get to work on one of the black & white sketches. I ended up developing the concept a little further as I painted in more detail, and you can see her face tilting up more and more in each WIP version, since I watned to creat a stronger relationship between her and the petals / roses! Ho...

EARLY ACCESS // scraps

I love collecting memories in the form of scraps and photo books. I like digging through all of the little bits and pieces I’ve collected and figuring out what they’re from and why I decided to save them. The downside is that I have lots of shoeboxes full of random receipts and snippets that still need to be sorted through and glued into a memory book. I guess I’ll get around to that when I have oceans of free time and nothing to do (which is never), haha! Here’s a speedpaint where I ...

UPDATE // August Q&A session

Hello Flame members! This month I'll be giving the Q&A on August 26, 2023 at 7:00 PM CEST. I'd love it if you could make it to the session! Visit this time converter to see what time that will be in your area. 

As always, I'll be answering questions from the ⁠#ask-loish channel and streaming the session directly into t...

EARLY ACCESS // vanoise

Last summer, I went on a trip to the mountains in France. During one of the hikes we did, Arjen took a picture of me that is now one of my favorite pictures that anyone has ever taken of me. Something about the lighting, sense of scale and details just made it feel so special! I also wanted to practice my shapes a bit after the mountain studies challenge last month. I felt like there was room for improvement in drawing patches of snow on mountains, so I used the picture Arjen took as a starti...

EARLY ACCESS // sketches

I spent some time in my sketchbook in the last few days, just doodling random feminine stuff off the top of my head. I was also making a few quick sketches of No Girl from different angles and then I took it into Procreate and it evolved into an over-indulgent painting session! No Girl will always be my comfort zone. Hope you enjoy these ~

TUTORIAL // poses: common mistakes - subtitled

Here’s the subtitled version of the tutorial on poses: common mistakes! 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 // poses: common mistakes

It's time for this month's tutorial! This one is on the common mistakes that artists make when drawing poses. It features a few paint-overs, and I want to once again thank the patrons that sent in their artwork for me to use in this tutorial! Thank you so much for being so generous with your work and allowing me to use your work for this video.

As always, here's a cheat sheet with the most essential information about this tutorial. There's also a PDF version with clickable links at the ...

MONTHLY CHALLENGE // gesture sketches

August is here! And it's time for a new monthly challenge. This month we will be making gesture sketches together! Take your pick from the reference images to make some quick sketches that focus on movement. You can simplify your style and exaggerate the proportions as much as you want - as long as the focus is on capturing energy and motion!

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UPDATE // An overview of July!

Hello Patrons! I'm back with a little monthly update on what's been going on here on my Patreon page. It's the end of the month, so I figured it was a good time to look back on what I've been posting throughout July! 

LATEST TUTORIAL // Painting clouds 

2023-07-31 15:12:53 +0000 UTC View Post

QUESTION // do you struggle with poses?

Hey patrons! A few months ago, I did a tutorial on drawing faces which involved doing paint-overs of some of your art. In august, I'd love to do a similar type of tutorial on poses. I know that a lot of you struggle with anatomy and flow in your poses and I'd love to share my tips and advice on how to tackle these issues! 

Do you struggle with drawing poses, and are you willing s...