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UPDATE // October is over!

My favorite month of the year has passed me by! Here's a little overview of how it went for me: 

TRAVEL AND JET LAG

I went to LA for Lightbox earlier this month, a...

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Q&A // October

Today was my first Q&A session for flame members! It was so lovely to do and such a great way to end the month, thanks everyone who joined in! Unfortunately I found out too late that discord li...

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RESOURCE // expressions challenge

To complete this month's challenge, I wanted to create a little resource for all of you flame patrons! In this video, I run you through my process for creating my expression sketches and which chal...

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PROCESS VIDEO // expressions

Hello flame tier members! This is the process video for my expression sketches that I posted yesterday:

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CHALLENGE // expressions

It’s almost the end of October, which means it’s time for me to participate in the monthly challenge for flame tier members! This month was on drawing expressions, which I think is always a val...

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EARLY ACCESS // orange studies

I need to get back into the flow of drawing after visiting lightbox earlier this month! I’ve been feeling drawn towards warmer color palettes and chunkier shapes. For these studies, I started wit...

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PROCESS VIDEO // night - super fast

Here’s a faster version of the process video I just posted! It took me about an hour and a half to make the original sketch, but this one is condensed into 10 minutes. Hope you enjoy!

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PROCESS VIDEO // night

I recorded the process of drawing last month's sketch with my phone, so I figured I’d share it here! I wanted to balance screen recordings with videos like this so you can also see how I move my ...

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EARLY ACCESS // owls

I’m fascinated by barn owls. There’s one living near our house and it recently flew out right in front of me as I was biking home! Being allowed to see it up close felt so special. I feel like ...

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WIP // fall paintings

I sat down to create some painting ideas and this is what came out! I always feel more drawn to earthy tones and cozy themes around the fall. Which one should I finish first?

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PROCESS VIDEO // self portrait

It’s my birthday, so here’s a video of my face! 😂 It’s the full process for the self portrait that I...

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UPDATE // lightbox expo

Hey patrons! Are any of you going to be at Lightbox Expo next week? I'd love to meet you and say hi! Here's my schedule for the event, in case you'd like to get a book signed or attend a talk, pane...

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TUTORIAL // balancing consistency & variety in faces - subtitled

As promised, the version of this month's tutorial with the subtitles baked in to the video. Please do check out the 2022-10-06 09:38:28 +0000 UTC View Post

TUTORIAL // balancing consistency & variety in faces

It’s time for this month’s tutorial! It’s about drawing faces, and more specifically, how to create different types of faces while maintaining the same style. This is something I grapple with...

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EARLY ACCESS // FKA Twigs

Some studies of one of my favorite singers, FKA Twigs! I’ve been watching a lot of her music videos lately and I love her aesthetic and unique style. So I had to make some fan art sketches!

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MONTHLY CHALLENGE // drawing expressions

Hello flame patrons! I hope you're ok with me sending out so many posts in one go :') There's just so much to announce and share! 

It's time for me to post the first monthly chal...

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CHALLENGE // Flame DTIYS

Hello lovely flame members! I'm so happy to have you on board, it's so exciting to have you here in this new tier! Just for you, I've launched a Flame Patron DTIYS challenge 🔥

Feel free t...

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UPDATE // Vimeo links for Flame Patrons

Hey Flame Patrons! Because many of you are still reporting issues with the video playback, I wanted to make a list of external links with which you can watch the videos that you have access to. If ...

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UPDDATE // the new tier and discord are live!

Hello lovely Patrons! I’m so excited to inform you that the new tier is now live! If you were signed up to the basic tier, you are now a Spark ($5) patron. You can choose to upgr...

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UPDATE // last post before the launch of the new tier!

September was honestly a blur for me, it just flew by! I was so busy working on the new discord community and getting everything ready for the new tier. I have to be honest and say that I am so ner...

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PROCESS VIDEO // smoke

Here’s the process for my smoke painting from last April! I drew this one way faster than I normally do...

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UPDATE // reminder to download videos!

Hey lovely patrons! Just a friendly reminder: there is only one week left to download the videos that I sent out through DM to the patrons who were signed up during the month that ...

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EARLY ACCESS // ice bubbles

I have finally finished the last of the painting WIPs I had lying around since early this year! This one was ...

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TUTORIAL // simple exercises - subtitled

As promised, the version of this month's tutorial with the subtitles baked in to the video. Please do check out the 2022-09-17 11:48:53 +0000 UTC View Post

TUTORIAL // simple exercises to do when you are short on energy, time, or inspiration

It’s time for this month’s tutorial! This one is about simple exercises to do when you are short on energy, time, or inspiration. I feel like all artists run into situations like this from time...

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EARLY ACCESS // self portrait

I’ve been going through so many changes lately - physical, mental, work-wise, in my family and personal life. I’m someone who is very scared of changes and the idea of the unknown can be fright...

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EARLY ACCESS // teeth studies

After doing the tooth and mouth studies from last month, I wanted to try doing some character sketches (u...

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EARLY ACCESS // more zoo sketches

Last month I posted some sketches that I made at the zoo, which I then finalized digitally later on! ...

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EARLY ACCESS // teeth

Some tooth and mouth studies! This is something I think about a lot when drawing characters: how much detail to add to the teeth and mouth without getting an uncanny effect? Drawing the gaps betwee...

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UPDATE // fall is almost here!

The summer is almost over! I'm relieved because it was honestly way too warm for me this year. I'm looking forward to the beginnings of autumn! 

Here's a little review of how this month ...

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