Hi all,
Here's another batch of Daily Doodles from my Diary!
This batch is patchy, as I kind of lost a lot of momentum in May, and dropped the ball as a result in June.
May has always been a tough month for me, as it's my birthday month, and my mother died in an accident a few days before my 9th birthday, so each May, when spring comes round and my birthday is near, I get quite tired and feel emotionally quite fragile. It was all accentuated further this...
2020-06-08 10:59:51 +0000 UTC
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[The image above is supposed to be a GIF. I have had problems in the past with GIFs only working on desktop, so I hope this one is working ok for everyone.]
Hi peeps,
I thought I would share with you my completed Youtube intro GIF.
I created it in Procreate, on my Ipad.
It isn't quite as smooth as I would like it, but I'm still pretty satisfied with it, and am looking forward to seeing how it integrates in my new vide...
2020-06-05 15:55:26 +0000 UTC
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NOTE :
I have uploaded 2 new Procreate timelapses for you, you can watch the latest one above, and the one just before that here :
https://youtu.be/xdJckoSEuXc
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Hi peeps,
I think I might be done with the sketch for "Tether" (Title tbc)!
I kept working on it in Procreate for a few more days, and I e...
2020-06-03 10:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey peeps,
Thought you might enjoy a look at the sticker designs for May. :)
I'll be shipping stickers for May and June as a pack in a couple of weeks.
I hope you are all very well,
Take care,
M
2020-05-21 15:07:12 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
Thank you all so much for voting on your favourite hand pose in my previous WIP post of this piece!
This pose won, although the pose with both hands was a very close second.
Once the poll was over, I started a new sketch, on a bigger piece of paper :
2020-05-20 15:59:39 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
Here's the latest batch of Daily Doodles!
I am quite happy with how I've done so far in May.
I was initially upset at myself for missing days 1 and 2, but I have been fairly consistent since, so that made up for it somewhat.
Oddly, although I've been struggling with pretty much everything else, I've found doing these doodles easier than previous months lately.
I am not sure if it is because I've been doing them for long enough n...
2020-05-16 14:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
So I have started work on a big piece, and I thought you might enjoy seeing some of the work in progress bits I have gathered so far.
I am also at the stage where I need to refine the pose and decide on the final composition, and I need your help with that! (See poll)
This big piece is going to be based on this sketch :
I started of...
2020-05-14 16:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hi.
I have plans for May and I thought you might be interested in them, so here they are.
:)
Ok, maybe "plans" is a big word.
I have intentions. Yeah.
Also, I thought I'd do the thing where I share some of the things I'm enjoying right now?
But first, art.
I had grand plans for 2020.
I was going to make this year the year I focused on ...
2020-05-13 16:02:55 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone,
Here's your sketchbook PDF for May!
This one might be a little weird, and is very messy.
Some of the pages in this PDF might look like utter nonsense to you when you browse through them, and I pondered whether or not I should include those messy doodles in the file. In the end, I decided to put them in, as they were an important part of my process, and I wanted to talk a little about it.
I sat down to ske...
2020-05-11 14:10:31 +0000 UTC
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Hey peeps,
Here's the Process Video for The Thieves!
As always, don't hesitate to ask me any questions you may still have in the comments!
You can find all my supplies and references below, as well as the sketches.
I hope you'll enjoy the video and that you are all well!
Take care everyone!
SKETCHES
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2020-05-05 15:59:22 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
All physical rewards for March and April have shipped!
I hope they will get to you without any issues, and that you are well and safe.
Thank you so much for, well, everything.
I am in the process of finishing up Process Videos and PDFs, and then will be moving to a big painting, which I'll probably need your input on, so keep your eyes peeled. :)
See you soon peeps!
M
2020-05-01 11:44:19 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone,
Here is your real-time video for April!
This one is of the small ladybird painting I used to create the stickers of the month.
I painted the main body of the ladybird in gouache, and added the legs digitally after I scanned the finished painting.
I unfortunately wasn't able to film the digital process, but it was v...
2020-04-29 08:28:28 +0000 UTC
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Hey peeps,
Here's another installment of my Doodle Diary!
This batch was another tough one, I still haven't quite managed to do those doodles early in the day instead of last minute before bed. Here's to May going better hopefully, haha.
2020-04-28 14:08:00 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone!
I have been working on this Process Video of Fragment for most of the week and it is finally finished.
Most of the process in this video is sped up (or the video would have been over 5h long), and I have a voiceover for any step of the process that needed some further explanation. It includes the full painting p...
2020-04-24 13:11:10 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
Just wanted to show you what the stickers for April will be!
Here ya go :
Really happy with how they turned out!
I have been prepping rewards all week and am nearly ready to send, so I'll be shipping all March and April rewards out next week. :)
I'm working on a bunch of things behind the scenes to clear some stuff out and start painting ...
2020-04-23 14:52:09 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
Those of you who watched my latest Youtube video will have seen this piece already, but I wanted to create a proper post for it that would include process photos.
So here's "REFUGE" :
I painted this piece on the cover of my sketchbook, and it turned out better than I was expecting!
I usually try to relax and have fun when working o...
2020-04-16 11:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone,
Here are my Doodle Diary pages up to last week-end!
I'll be honest, April hasn't been great Doodle-wise. I have been leaving the drawing until the last minute, sometimes forgetting it altogether.
It's not all that surprising, and to be honest, I was expecting myself to start doing that a lot sooner in the year.
I need to focus more on creating the doodle maybe first thing in the day, or at least early, and use it as a warm-up instead of l...
2020-04-14 10:24:03 +0000 UTC
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Hey peeps,
Here's the Sketchbook PDF for April!
This one includes drawings up to the last few days, as I finished the sketchbook and thought it would be nicer to include all of it in the PDF (I usually only include drawings I did the previous month).
I love this sketchbook, it's all sorts of messy and experimental and I'm really happy with the path I've taken with my sketching habits with it.
I hope you will enjoy it too. ;)
Don...
2020-04-11 11:45:36 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
I just finished this week's video, which is a tour of my recently completed sketchbook, and since it is sponsored and I need to send it to my sponsor for review, I figured I would also open it up to you guys as an early preview!
All the pages of this sketchbook can be found in the January, February, March and (in a few minutes) April Sketchbook PDF. :)
I will also show you the cover painting in more depth next week, and it will be the March print, and some of...
2020-04-10 17:02:58 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps!
The WOWxWOW show "Fiends of the Dark" just went live for collectors!
You can view all the pieces up for sale here :
https://wowxwow.com/fiends-of-the-dark-collectors-preview
There are tons of awesome pieces, and I am so excited to be among such a sterling line-up. :)
Definitely made my year, haha.
The show will go live to...
2020-04-02 17:44:52 +0000 UTC
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Hey peeps,
I wanted to do a little video to say thank you for...everything so here it is. And then I got carried away and kept talking and it turned into an update on my life, how things have changed, or not changed, how I feel about this whole virus situation, musings and ramblings, and an update on rewards.
Here are some timestamps if you'd like to jump to a certain section, they are also in the video description.
2020-04-01 17:32:33 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone,
Here's the finished version of the second painting I created for the "Fiends of the Dark" show, "PARASITE".
This is probably my favourite of the 2, although I really like them both.
This one was also painted mostly in acrylic, but with gouache for the bright whites, such as the flower.
WHAT THIS PIECE MEANS TO ME
PARASITE exp...
2020-03-25 18:06:53 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
I finished "Reef"!
This painting was incredibly fun to paint. I used acrylics for the entire process, and really enjoyed it.
My one critique of acrylic I think would be that I can't get whites as intense as white gouache, so I have been using Titanium White Gouache for highlights and bright whites.
2020-03-24 12:24:50 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
Here's anther installment of my Daily Doodle Diary :)
I managed to only miss 2 days for this batch!
16 and 17 were anxiety filled days during which I only just managed to force myself to sketch in the diary, as is probably apparent in the slightly starker and darker style.
I was happier with yesterday's and today's. I took it more slowly and have been able to manage my anxiety a bit better.
It's amazing how calming mak...
2020-03-21 12:22:14 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
How are you all?
Are you ok? Holding up? Still working? Isolating? Let me know how you are doing, let's chat a bit, if you feel like it, or if you need it.
I've filmed a little catch-up video just for you and me, and I'll edit and upload it if not this week end then at the latest next week, but in the meantime, let me know how you are, I am thinking of you all and hoping you are all staying safe and well.
In the meantime, I;m working away on th...
2020-03-20 18:41:22 +0000 UTC
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Hey peeps,
I am currently hard at work on the pieces I will be contributing to the WOWxWOW "Fiends of the Dark" Exhibition in April, for which the deadline is the 25th of March, and I am a little over halfway through with the first piece, "Reef".
Here are some progress shots!
Apologies for the dodgy quality of some, I am still trying to wrestle control of my iPad and iPhone. XD
I am loving pa...
2020-03-12 18:34:57 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
As I mentioned in my big update post last month, I have organised a big clearance sale on my store!
As patrons, you get an exclusive sale discount code for 25% off (5% off more than the official sale code).
Your code is : SHINY20
Regular patron discount codes have been deactivated for the duration of the sale.&nb...
2020-03-12 12:36:41 +0000 UTC
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Hey peeps,
This is a quick post to let you know that all January and February $15 (mini-prints) reward packages have been shipped, as well as all February and March $10 rewards (stickers).
$20 and $35 rewards will ship once I have finished the February Painting, so some time this month. I'll keep you updated of course.
I hope you are all well,
Take care!
M <3
2020-03-07 13:57:09 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
Here's your Real-time video for Feb!
I'm a few days late with that one, so sorry, the Process Videos have been sucking up all my time.
This video is a real-time version of the above sketchbook portrait painting.
It does not have music or a voice-over, and is about half an hour long.
I have liste...
2020-03-06 18:32:33 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
Here's your Sketchbook PDF for March!
This one is a mix of my big A3 Daler Rowney Graduate Sketchbook, and my small SketchbookCo Watercolour sketchbook, which are the two I am currently using a lot.
I really enjoyed myself in my sketchbooks in February. I have started trying to be looser and more doodly in my pages, and have found that going in straight with pens with no pencil sketch or even re...
2020-03-06 17:00:08 +0000 UTC
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