UPDATE // motivational video!
Added 2023-01-10 11:35:53 +0000 UTCIt's a week later than I would have liked to post it, but here it is: a motivational video to kickstart the year! In this video, I discuss:
- My creative goals for 2022 and how they went
- 3 tips for setting artistic goals for 2023
- What you can expect from my patreon this year
Below are two worksheets to help you reflect on your art and and make a year review in case you want to try those! Hope you all have an amazing year ❤︎
Comments
Thanks a lot! <3
Lima
2023-01-26 21:02:00 +0000 UTChey lima! wow, that sounds so rough, I'm sorry you went through that. it's bizarre how sometimes everything can seem to happen at the same time. I hope that you can get through this rough time quickly <3
Loish
2023-01-25 10:48:55 +0000 UTCHappy belated New Years! It's been a while since I checked patreon again. The start of December till now I had a rough time. I started to have epileptic seizures out of nowhere and my mother revealed that she wasted all my money I saved up for my Abroad Semester that should have been starting in March... My current mini job also can't keep me on due to missing buget and overall everything got so expensive I won't be able to join the flame tier anytime soon... January got very rough too, I broke contact with my father and I feel all this mental stress made me absolute loose sight of my artistic goals and I got huge art blocks through that too. I had so many ideas before December hit but atm I just try to extinguish all the fires in my life.... I will print these worksheets and I hope I get a better perspective soon. And maybe finally some more luck in life. Thanks Loish!
Lima
2023-01-24 16:52:17 +0000 UTCthanks so much rob! I'm happy you find it helpful :)
Loish
2023-01-17 10:59:10 +0000 UTCExplaining how and what and why (seeming full transparency) is so refreshing and I've learned so much about being an artist. I love your art so this is an amplification of what I can learn and how an example (your example) changes what I become. Thank you, LOIS!
Rob Callicotte
2023-01-17 02:47:13 +0000 UTChey linn! yes they are for flame members only, there's monthly Q&A sessions. although I also mention wanting to do more art hangouts and streams, which would be for all members.
Loish
2023-01-16 13:37:19 +0000 UTCyes! you can find it on cubebrush - https://cubebrush.co/loish?ref=loish
Loish
2023-01-16 13:34:45 +0000 UTCi've tried it before but found it incredibly clunky and difficult! maybe it's been updated since then. I'll check it out sometime!
Loish
2023-01-16 13:34:14 +0000 UTCWith facebook meta business suite you can plan posts for facebook AND instagram automatically. Why do you not use that? 🤔 💕💕
Victoria Eve
2023-01-15 11:06:45 +0000 UTCHi Loish, do you have your own brush pack? where can we download it? Thanks
Phoenix
2023-01-14 07:30:01 +0000 UTCCan anyone clarify where I can find the streams she mentioned at 10:23? Are they on the Discord for Flame members only?
Linn
2023-01-12 21:50:37 +0000 UTCthank you! it is a bit depressing to be sick in the first week of the year. it's usually when i feel super motivated to get started on my goals, haha! but now i'm back in action.
Loish
2023-01-12 10:36:42 +0000 UTCyes, that's a thing called the 'productivity trap' - the more you plan and schedule all these goals, the more tasks you draw towards yourself, and in the end that golden ticket of being "done" with your work is always being delayed. that's why it's important to realize that there are limitations to what you can achieve and be more realistic about the time you can put in! as for the discord link, unfortunately a link wouldn't work. You have to be added by the patreon bot. you have to connect your discord account to your patreon account in order to be added! let me know if you have any issues joining!
Loish
2023-01-12 10:36:09 +0000 UTCthanks so much rodrigo!
Loish
2023-01-12 10:33:48 +0000 UTCi'm glad you like them!
Loish
2023-01-12 10:33:38 +0000 UTChope you're feeling better now too!
Loish
2023-01-12 10:33:25 +0000 UTCI also came down with the flu on Christmas Eve. It's good to hear you're feeling better now. I was so glad when I saw the theme of your new post. It's so thoughtful of you to talk about this topic, and I'm superb happy about the pdf worksheets, I can't wait to use them! Thanks Loish!
chilla
2023-01-12 10:15:52 +0000 UTCThese PDFS make my heart happy. This was very needed, thank you for last year as well. You gave me access to skills and help I could not find in my city. <3
Vizzy
2023-01-11 22:06:45 +0000 UTCSo many precious and valuable information ❤️ Thank you Lois for sharing these tips, it’s really helpful to see how you’ve analyzed your last year and plan for the future. Also, I’ll sure use the resources to self reflect and plan ahead. :)
Rodrigo Falco
2023-01-11 14:35:53 +0000 UTCI think that directional change/decision is a good thing. The more you try to be like everyone else or the more you try to be photorealistic, the more it will become similiar and you might lose yourself a little bit by going that way. It is interesting to hear that approach about goals. I might have still problems with quantifiable goals. I have a lot of other things going on so its diff atm. Unexpected that you also mention that kind of "over-goaling". Some people tend to try to be extra effective and work on goal list, rankings, schedules and even more and then all of a sudden you don't get to do the things you've planned. Stricking a good balance here is important, in my opinion, because if the goals become the main thing then you're already of the track. "I had to create it like that for the book" sounds strange from a consumer perspective (or me when I was younger). Like I would expected to buy a book of your (personal) art. But when you beome a producer or head of your own business the view kind of shifts and then there all these guidelines and barriers in your head. And everything has to fit and be perfect and so on. Good luck with all the changes and challenges. Concerning discord: Maybe it is just me but I do not seem to find it on patreon and I do not see it on loish.net. So maybe that could be made more visible. There are these "discord benefits" icons but the do not link anywhere. Was there a post with the link? I'm not finding it right now... So basically: An invitation link where it is easy to see. Best wishes and good health!
Fabian Watermeier
2023-01-11 13:03:53 +0000 UTCI am so glad you are feeling better. Getting sick is always nasty but I find it especially depressing around the holidays. Also thank you very much for putting in so much work into building up such a nice community on discord. It's such a lovely place to be. And with that, I wish you the best for 2023!
Anska
2023-01-11 12:22:50 +0000 UTCthanks so much adri!
Loish
2023-01-11 09:33:17 +0000 UTCI hope this year will be more creative for you! and it's fine to just keep your drawing sessions short and sweet if that works better for you :)
Loish
2023-01-11 09:28:28 +0000 UTCglad you liked it elizabeth! and thanks so much for your support!!
Loish
2023-01-11 09:26:09 +0000 UTCThank you so much Lois. I'm so motivated to learn new things this year, and I'm enthusiastic about this way of adding some more structure to my learning process.
Niels Westerneng
2023-01-11 08:00:01 +0000 UTCThank you for this video, Loish! ☺️💕✨ I feel super grateful to have found this Patreon you are one of the best artists / teachers on social media. You offer so much thoughtful insight into being an artist and also easy to understand practical tips and tutorials. I’m working on making more quantifiable and specific goals for 2023. I love what you said about remembering what your strengths are when making goals, not only focusing on things you want to improve. We all have artistic strengths! We can expand on that! I never thought of it that way, thanks for sharing 🤓🙏🏾✨
lizzvisions
2023-01-11 00:25:39 +0000 UTCThank you so much for sharing! I'm so excited about your own personal goals this year, and that first tutorial topic is so perfect! Environments are one of the big things I want to accomplish this year so that'll be super helpful. I never got a chance to do the first DTIYS so I'm hoping to make time to do this one! :)
Kat Craig
2023-01-10 21:07:51 +0000 UTCThank you for this, I was really struggling with figuring out how to get myself back into artwork without being overwhelmed. It's been a few years since I've drawn anything really polished but I'm hoping to make something this year.
Lilanoire
2023-01-10 18:01:47 +0000 UTCMan, I really needed this today. Thanks, Loish! :) I will check out the templates and see if I can set any attainable, quantifiable goals.
Jessica Karlsson
2023-01-10 12:44:27 +0000 UTCThis video really got me so excited for this year. I can't wait to see what you'll be cooking up for the patreon! I hope your year will be a creative one too, Loish!
Adri
2023-01-10 12:36:56 +0000 UTCThis is gold 💛 thank you Loish! As always you’re so generous ✨
Aurelia de Bouard
2023-01-10 11:51:18 +0000 UTC
