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EARLY ACCESS // obi & chewie

I want to make a cat-themed painting at some point in the future, so I've been practicing my cat drawing skills! These are sketches of my own kitties, Obi and Chewie. It started as a page in my sketchbook and I brought it into Photoshop and added some more rendering/shading to the sketches! Cats are really hard to get right, especially their faces - but I definitely had a lot of fun with these. Hope you like them!

I just updated my tutorial shop ✨

Did you know that you can purchase my tutorials from the Patreon shop? This is a one-off purchase that gives you access to the full tutorial without subscribing to any of my Patreon tiers - perfect for those of you who prefer not to take on a monthly subscription. 2025-02-19 14:38:38 +0000 UTC View Post

TUTORIAL // elevating your sketch by adding color

Have you ever wanted to boost your paper sketches with some digital color? This is the tutorial for you! In this video, I run you through how I scan my sketches, modify them in Photoshop, and add some color and magic to them. I talk about how you can do this in a way that doesn't overpower your sketch, but instead elevates it, bringing out its strongest qualities to create an eye-catching image. Key lessons include: How to combine digital and traditional to get the best of both worlds How to c...

PROCESS VIDEO // valentines DTIYS

For this month’s process video, I wanted to share the process of my Valentine’s DTIYS! I feel like it might help those of you who participate in the challenge, and I also think it’s a good opportunity to talk about how I go from greyscale to color - a workflow I don’t often use, so this video can help understand my techniques for doing that. 

Here’s some information about this p...

Q&A // February 2025

For those who missed it, here's the full Q&A session for this month! It was a great session full of conversations about coming up with ideas, feeling more confident in sketching from the imagination, and portfolio advice.

Some of the topics covered in this session are:

• Staying motivated when you don't like your art or style

• How to approach drawing on the side if you have a full time job

• Coming up with ideas / what to draw

• <...
  2025-02-16 19:02:08 +0000 UTC View Post

REMINDER // Q&A session this weekend

Hello flame members! This is just a friendly reminder that this month's Q&A session is this weekend, on Sunday February 16 at 5PM CET.  Visit this time zone converter to see what time that is in your area! As always, it will take place in the Discord server, in the 2025-02-14 10:21:36 +0000 UTC View Post

CHALLENGE // 2025 DTIYS for patrons! 🖤

Some of you have been asking whether I'd be launching a new DTIYS challenge soon! Since it's almost Valentine's day, I figured now is a great time to launch a new challenge that is all about love and appreciation 🖤

Feel free to draw this character in your own style - there are no rules, just have fun! You can post your version in the discord server where I created a channel for this challenge. It's called #dtiys-2025, and it's in The Drawing Table section! (If you're...

Here's a free process video! ✨

I'm so grateful that you're signed up to my free tier! As a token of my thanks, I've made the process video for my Ice painting available for free for one month - just for my free members 💖 It's been super cold lately, so...

I just posted a new tutorial on stylizing studies!

Have you ever painted something from reference, but found the result to be boring or predictable? I just created a tutorial on 6 simple tricks for stylizing studies! It's full of advice on how to make your studies more interesting, eye-catching, and unique.

In this 35 minute long video, you'll learn:

TUTORIAL // 6 simple tricks for stylizing your studies

This month's tutorial is finally here ✨it's on 6 simple tricks for stylizing your studies, and runs you through some techniques that you can use to make your studies more exciting and eye-catching! It's especially helpful for those of you who feel like your studies end up just looking like a boring copy of the reference image. These techniques can be applied to an already finished study, so if you have any artwork lying around that could use a revamp, this is the video for ...

COMING SOON // 6 simple tricks for stylizing your studies

Hello lovely patrons! I've been working hard on the new tutorial. I didn't manage to finish it in time to post today - but it's 80% done, so I wanted to give you guys a little update and let you know that you can expect it on Monday! I can't wait to share it with you - it's got a bunch of fun techniques and I think you'll really love it. For now, I hope you all have an amazing weekend! 💖

What's coming up // February 2025

A new month is upon us! Last month was full of unexpected twists and turns, so I'm excited for a fresh start ✨ Here's what you can expect from me this month:

 This month's tutorial is going to be on simple tricks to stylize your studies! This one is going to be especially helpful for those ...

MONTHLY CHALLENGE // statue studies

It's time for a new monthly challenge! This month we'll be doing statue studies, which is basically a type of master study focused specifically on sculptures. This is a great exercise for studying volume and lighting, and also for understanding the incredible artistry that went into these sculptures. You can create greyscale studies, but if you're feeling adventurous, you can also add some color! The inspiration folder has some examples of how you can approach this.

 Visit 2025-02-01 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

What I created this month // January 2025

It's the last day of the month! I somehow feel like this month went by really quicky and really slowly at the same time. 2024 feels like years ago! Here's an overview of everything I created this month ✨

This month's tutorial was on creating original art! I loved making it because it was ...

RESOURCE // backlighting & subsurface scattering

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 you find it helpful ❤ And thank you to everyone who participated in this challenge! If you haven...

PROCESS VIDEO // subsurface scattering

Here's the process video for my subsurface scattering studies!

Some info about this process:

• This was sped up by 250%, so 2.5 times the original speed.

• The drawing session took me about 2 hours aned 45 minutes in total.

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 commentary and additional info on this video, as well as tips on c...

EARLY ACCESS // subsurface scattering

This month's challenge was on subsurface scattering, a lighting phenomenon that creates a bright glow from within! I couldn't decide if a dark or light background works better for these studies, what do you think?

Flame members also get the full process videos, plus a resource video that talks you through my process and explains my creative choices in making th...

PROCESS VIDEO // morning glory

For this month’s process video, I put together my drawing process for my morning glory flower painting! I feel like I use a lot of techniques here which are generally useful for digital painting, so it seemed like a good one to share. 

Here’s some information about this process video: 

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

• ...

  2025-01-27 10:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Q&A // January 2025

Here's the first Q&A session of the year! I'm so excited because I finally got my new setup up and running. There are still some minor technical issues to smooth out but I feel this is a huge upgrade from the webcam I was using before!

Some of the topics discussed in this session were:

• Finding art and pose reference in a time where everything seems polluted by AI

• Improving anatomy and pose drawing skills in a short amount of time

• Whethe...

  2025-01-26 20:29:51 +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, on Sunday January 26 at 5PM CET.  Visit this time zone converter to see what time that is in your area! I'm still recovering from a cold, but feeling a lot better than last week, so I'm going to go ahead with the session and make sur...

EARLY ACCESS // sketches

I came down with the flu, so I haven’t been as productive as I would have liked! I did have time to sit down and make some sketches, though. Just getting back into the flow of drawing with hands, feet, and some anatomy / face practice. I backed Adorkastock’s backerkit campaign last year and got some incredible reference pict...

Last chance to get the 2025 Calendar and Gallery In A Box!

I got a few messages saying some of you had issues signing up to the shop newsletter, and it looks like some of you missed the announcement email as a result. That's why I wanted to make one last post about this!

We are selling our very last stock of the 2025 Calendar and Gallery In A Box...

EARLY ACCESS // morning glory

After painting these nasturtium flowers last year, I wanted to draw some more in a similar vein! I find these so soothing to draw. I might do one more so there's a series of three. We'll see! For now, hope you like these - and have an amazing weekend, lovely patrons!

My tutorial shop has been updated!

Did you know that you can purchase my tutorials from the Patreon shop? This is a one-off purchase that gives you access to the full tutorial without subscribing to any of my Patreon tiers - perfect for those of you who prefer not to take on a monthly subscription. 2025-01-15 13:34:31 +0000 UTC View Post

TUTORIAL // creating an artistic routine

This tutorial is all about setting up a good schedule and routine for your art! This is essential to improving and growing as an artist. In this video, I talk about which steps you can take to build a routine that matches with your own schedule, artistic goals, and interests! It's intended for those of you who want to get a routine going, but aren't sure where to start. It might also be helpful for those of you who want to tweak and adjust your routine to better fit your goals! Key lessons incl...

Did you miss out on a 2025 calendar or Gallery In A Box?

I’ve got some amazing news for you! Now that all the orders have been fulfilled, we have a few left over - and I’m putting them up for sale this week ✨ I got a lot of messages from folks who were bummed that they missed out on these products. This is your last chance to get one!
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Details will be sent exclusively to my shop mailing list, so if you want to grab one, sign up at Loish.Shop. I’ll b...

Here's a free gift - as a token of my thanks 💖

I just wanted to thank you for being a part of my Patreon by signing up to the free tier! Your support means a lot to me. As a token of my thanks, I've made the process video for my Flourish painting available for free for one month! It's one of my personal favorite paintings, and I'm delighted to share...

Check out my tutorial on creating original art!

I just posted my latest tutorial on creating original art! In it, I run you through the full process of one of my personal favorite artworks, Flourish, to show you my workflow from beginning to end. I ...

TUTORIAL // creating original art

It's time for the first tutorial of the year! This one is on creating original art, and basically discusses my overall workflow for making an original painting. In order to do that, I use one of my existing paintings, Flourish, as a case study. I talk about the difference between original art and studies, which challenges come with creating original art, and how you can tackle is...

What's coming up // January 2025

Happy new year, lovely patrons! ✨ I'm so excited to create new content for you! I've got some great stuff planned - here's what you can expect this month:

 This month's tutorial is going to be on creating original art! It will talk about how I approach an illustration from first thumbn...