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Update on August’s physical rewards✨

Hi everyone! Just wanted to make a quick update on this month’s physical rewards.

As we’re in August the print shop I go to is closed and opens at the end of the month (I wish I had a printer at home🥲). I will make sure to go print and ship that same week, but please have in mind that they will take a bit more to arrive🫶🏻

Please enjoy this month and make sure to have some rest🧘🏻‍♀️☀️

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Hatching exercise✍🏻Neptuno reference🌿

Hi guys!

In order to make some drawing practice this summer, here’s one of the exercises I do with my students✨

Sometimes we focus too much on the whole portrait when we only want to work on something concrete. That’s why the placement for this one is done, so you can practice shading!☀️

It’s meant for hatching, but you can try the technique that you prefer✍🏻 Use my finished drawing as a reference or make it your own!

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Hatching technique: How to create volume on portraits

Hi everyone!

This took a bit more than expected but here it is🌿 The second guide of the month on hatching technique applied to portraits.

Creating volume with this type of technique is one of the hardest things, but here are some tips to create volume on your portraits✨

What a great day to close the month! :)

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Line portrait step by step✍🏻 Hatching technique

Hi guys!

I know most of the portraits I share are made with the hatching technique, but as it is this month’s theme I couldn’t loose the oportunity to share another one with you✨

You already know the key to work on this technique is layering. I go from lightest to darkest but you can choose the method that works best for you✍🏻

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Chappell Roan mixed media drawing🎨✍🏻

Hi guys!

For this month's exclusive video here's a 1.30h one! Real time video🎥 You will see me work on the graphite drawing and the colored one, which was made with alcohol markers

I had so much fun doing this one! I hope you enjoy to see this process as well💞

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Choose July's sticker 🌟 Physical reward for Collector 1 & 2 tiers!

It's time to vote for your favorite sticker design🌿Animal themed🌿

You have till July 31th to vote for your favorite design!

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📣The multiple choice option is available

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Options: Choose July's sticker 🌟 Physical reward for Collector 1 & 2 tiers!

Hi lovelies!

Now it's time to vote for your favorite sticker design🌿Animal themed🌿

You have till July 31th to vote for your favorite design!

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🌟Find the poll on the next post or by clicking here!

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Choose July's print🌻Physical reward for Collector 1 & 2 tiers!

You can check the options on the latest post or on the attached picture in this one!

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🌷This poll, and the future ones of this type, is available for all members, so everyone can be able to choose and change their tier (if needed) to also get the monthly print✨

🌷The multiple choice option is available, in case there is more than one design that you like. If the second most voted option has a bun...

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Options: Choose July's print🌻Physical reward for Collector 1 & 2 tiers!

Hi guys! It' voting time🗳️

These are the designs for July's print, the physical reward for patrons subscribed to Collector 1 or Collector 2!🌟

Remember:

  • You have till July 31th to vote for your favorite🌈 Everyone subscribed to one of those 2 tiers in between the 1st and the 31th of July will receive the voted print next mont🌈 

  • Notice the dif...

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Monthly video: Hatching technique - How to create volume with line drawing

Hi guys!💌

A little gift for all memebers🌻 Remember that you can have access to every single instructive video + monthly content just for $4!

I recommend you to combine this video with the drawing guide on hatching technique, where I expl...

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Riley from Inside Out 2 - Extra video

Hi everyone!🌷

While the monthly video is cooking🥣, here's another extra video this July!

I enjoyed working on these 2 sketches so much✨ I wanted to draw Riley's emotions as well, but there are too many🫠 Still, I will try to sketch some :)

I hope you enjoy this video🫶 You can find the reference pictures attcahed!

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June’s physical rewards ready to be shipped📬

Look at how beautiful June's physical rewards turned out✨ They'll be shipped on Monday!

This is definetely one of my favorite designs🌷

This will arrive to everyone that has been subscribed to any of the 2 Collector tiers on June💐

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Quick life/work update🌷

Hi guys! I really missed talking to you throughout this week🫶

I've had some really crazy days lately, I don't even know how I got through it🙃 But finaly I'm trying to find a little time to rest today and write to you. I've been working on commissions nonstop and doing printing tests for future prints, which took a lot of my time.

Today I've done another workshop here in Barcelona, this time on port...

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Early access✨Chappell Roan mixed media drawing🌈🌟

Hi guys!

Today I want to share with you this mixed media work I did on the weekend✨

I’m currently really obsessed with Chappell Roan’s latest album and I really wanted to try and sketch her. But she has so many iconic looks that I couldn’t choose just one. Also, it didn’t feel right to only use B&W🤭 That’s why I decided to do a mix!

The coloring is made with alcohol markers and colored pencils, while the portrait in the middle is made with graphite. F...

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Still life study & its benefits - Extra video

It’s time for an extra video 📹✨

You already know I did a workshop on the fundaments of drawing last month, using a still life as a reference. I chose this type of reference because I think it is ideal for studying the bases of drawing, creating a perfect setting to work on drawing to study the essential points such as light and perspective.

Still lifes allow you to play with different levels (first, second and third) as well as different heights....

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Choose the reference for the next Step by Step drawing

Hi lovies🌷

I am so excited for this month's content! 🌟We will be focusing on the hatching technique, basically as a part 2 of last month's intructive video on drawing techniques. That means all the content from July will be related to hatching, as I think it is a super interesting topic to work with!

Some of you follow me because of my drawing technique, others would als...

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Patreon rewards ~ Resume

Hi everyone! Let’s welcome July with a bit of an update🌞

I know every tier is explained here on the info of my Patreon, but I wanted to do this quick guide to make it even clearer✨ Specially to clarify what is the monthly content and the occasional one from now on :)

I’ll be uploading some extra content this month, so stay tuned for that👀

Thanks for staying on the community one more month! I hope you can have a wonderful summer full of inspiration🌻💌

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Working on a drawing commission✍ Real time process video

Hi guys!

I'm happy to be sharing this video with you today🌻 I think it can be really useful to see another artist work on their commissions! I do see some differences from my regular drawing method to the one I use on these, don't know if you'll see it as well✨

Of course, I'm posting this with the permission of the person who ordered this drawing and the portraid person (in this case, the mom🤭)

I hope you have a fantastic end of the month! I'm so ready for July☀️...

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June’s physical rewards for Collectors 1 & 2 tiers!🌻

Hi everyone!

We’re doing something different this month🌟 As there was a tie on the last poll, the one from May, I decided to choose the other design that wasn’t chosen! There were actually 2 ties to choose a winner design, so I think there’s no need to vote for this one again. You deserve to have it!🤭

As there isn’t going to be a poll on the print, I had another idea for the sticker one. This time, there’s going to be 4 different stickers!

W...

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Monthly video: Pencil shading and blending techniques in drawing

Hi everyone!

Finallyyyyyy, here's a video about pencil shading techniques! This is one of my favorite instructive videos ever🌻

As you will hear me say, there's a video on the way about the hatching technique. I decided to do it separately, as it is the one is use the most and also an important part of my drawing style. I'll probably work with it while using portrait as the reference :) I hope you like this idea!

Till then, I als...

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How to overcome art block

Hi everyone!

For this month's Tips & drawing guide I'm bringing back a topic that I find really important. I like to talk about it and share some advice, always from my experience. That's why I though it would be a good idea to talk about it on a guide🌿

I really hope you find it helful, specially the "scientific" part of how our brain works with art and perception✨When I discovered this everything made sense in my brain!🤭

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May’s physical rewards ready to be shipped📬

Physical rewards are already here💌 And guess what, we had a tie on both polls! I can’t believe it😂

That’s why I decided to choose it myself, next month I’ll probably decide on the cat design as the winner instead of voting again💭

The rewards will be shipped this Friday🫶🏻

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Family arhive project: 56 minute study (Blending technique)

Hi guys!

It's time for an extra video✨Today I want to share with you the full process of my latest work on one of my projects, which is the family archive drawings. I shared some photos of the final results some days ago.

I think it can be helful to show you the process of this drawing technique, which is pretty different from hatching, the tehcnique I noramlly use.

This month's intructive video will be ...

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Workshops + content for the summer season✏️☀️

Hi everyone!

I wanted to update you on how I’ve been doing✨

Yesterday I had my first workshop at the academy I’m working with in Barcelona. It was wonderful!☺️



We worked on a big still-life I prepared myself✨ I wanted to make the students c...

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Sketchbook update📓✍️

Hi guys!

It's been some time since I don't do a sketchbook update🌿

I've been trying to draw on my free time while not thinking about work. Which means I needed to focus only on relaxing, not thinking about creating content (pretty difficult task I must say). I really needed that. But I noticed it even helps me to clear my mind and have some content ideas for another time, so it's a win-win situation✨

I feel like I lost practice a bit, specially on my unfinished drawi...

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🗳️Choose May’s print design

Let’s choose May’s print because we have a tie again!

Please help me choose one design this month voting just one time and I will consider the not chosen design for next month✨

You can vote till Friday 7th!

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Help me decide🗳️ We have a tie on the print design!

Hi guys!

Turns out we have a tie on May’s reward😬 I really like these!

I need you to please vote again, just one time! I’ll be posting 2 separate posts now, you can vote till Friday 7th!🌼

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Different shading method: Step by step

Hi everyone!

It turnes out I never posted this step by step of one of the portraits from the 100 Heads Challenge, so what a great way to start the month I must say!🌼

I really wanted to share this one with you, as I used a different method for shading this time.

S T A G E S :

1. Placing the figure dividing it in blocks

2....

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Work and life update✨

Hi everyone!

Wanted to give a little update today! I’m currently focused on improving things and opening new paths on my art journey🖼️

I’m thinking about adding new products to the Etsy shop, as cat stickers! Yes, the same ones that you can download for free here but already printed and shipped to your homes📦 I’ve been waiting for so long to make this updat...

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Sabrina Carpenter🎀⭐ Real time process video

Hi guys!

For this month's exclusive process video I'm sharing with you this recent sketch from Sabrina Carpenter🌷

I'm not gonna lie, not super proud of it, but still when I look at it I feel like it needs to be shared. So here it is!

I really hope you enjoy to see the process✨ It actually was so much fun :)

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