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PROCESS VIDEO // gouache studies

Here’s the process video for the gouache studies I posted yesterday! For some reason it didn’t film t...

EARLY ACCESS // gouche studies

Here are some gouache studies I did before new year’s, but didn’t have the time to properly photograph until today! I bought a new tube of ‘opera pink’ winsor & newton gouache and wante...

UPDATE // goodbye, 2021

Is it really the last day of the year?? This year was honestly a blur and I'm having trouble believing it is almost over! Here's a little overview of how the last month has gone for me: 

TUTORIAL // drawing masculine faces

Hey lovely patrons! Have you recovered from the holidays yet? It’s time for this month’s tutorial, and it is about drawing masculine faces! I got a lot of requests for this one, and this is som...

EARLY ACCESS // flower crown

Grabbed my fineliners and made an inked sketch! Lately I feel like I keep adding too much to my inked drawings and it’s hard to scale back from there, so for this one I tried to use a bit more re...

EARLY ACCESS // heads

Some head studies! I’ve been trying to adjust my workflow a bit in order to maintain the spontaneity of my first sketch. Normally I do a very loose first sketch and then a more detailed skech on ...

EARLY ACCESS // foals

Things have been so busy with the book! So I was craving some comfort drawing. I decided to draw some baby donkeys. How cute are these little guys? I’m considering adding little wings to them hah...

EARLY ACCESS // book preview

Hey lovely patrons! I’ve been spending the last few weeks working intensively on the upcoming artbook. We’ve been w...

PROCESS VIDEO // mushroom sketch

I filmed some snippets of my process for drawing the mushroom studies from my sketchbook. It isn’t ...

PROCESS VIDEO // mushroom girl

Here’s the process video for my recent mushroom girl sketch! As always, you can speed it up or slow...

EARLY ACCESS // ink sketches

I did a few inking sessions in my sketchbook!  I’m frustrated with the faces on both of the characters so maybe I’ll paint over them in photoshop. We’ll see! Also filmed the process for ...

EARLY ACCESS // antlers

Happy December everyone! I finally finished painting a piece that I started working on in March! It went through a lot of iterations and changes over time. I would revisit it every couple of months...

UPDATE // winter is almost here!

It's the last day of November! I can't believe autumn is almost over. It flew by in a blur! Fortunately I did get some good forest walks and pumpkin spice lattes in to remember it by. Here's a litt...

PROCESS VIDEO // wet asphalt - part 2

Here’s part 2 of the process for my Wet Asphalt study! 2021-11-29 17:35:44 +0000 UTC View Post

PROCESS VIDEO // wet asphalt - part 1

Hey everyone! As promised, here is the process video for my Wet Asphalt drawing! I edited it into two...

EARLY ACCESS // osprey studies

Did some osprey studies! These birds are so majestic, especially when photographed up close. I wanted to capture those volumes and patterns in their feathers with these.

TUTORIAL // drawing environments in procreate

Time for this month’s tutorial: drawing environments in procreate! I’ve done an environments tutorial in the ...

EARLY ACCESS // edmonton sunsets

My big sister lives in Edmonton, and she’s been seeing some beautiful sunsets there in the last weeks. She sent me some photos and I had to use them as reference for these quick speedpaints. My m...

UPDATE // tutorial is almost done!

Hey lovely patrons! Just a quick update to let you know that this month’s tutorial is almost ready to be posted! It’s about drawing environments in procreate, and this is the artwork I created ...

EARLY ACCESS // wet asphalt

I recently drove home after the rain had stopped and the road was still wet and reflecting the sunset as well as the stoplights. It was such a beautiful sight! I took a photo and made a study of th...

PROCESS VIDEO // gibson girl sketches

Here’s the process video for my gibson girl sketches! It’s filmed vertically, because I feel like thi...

EARLY ACCESS // gibson girl sketches

I’ve always been fascinated by Gibson girl artwork, especially the flowiness in the hair. So I decided to try dra...

UPDATE // last 24 hours of the kickstarter

Hey lovely patrons! Just a little update to let you all know that we are in the last 24 hours of the kickstarter campaign for my new artbook. We unlocked all the stretch goals so your book will com...

UPDATE // livestream video

For anyone who missed yesterday's livestream with Stan from Proko TV, it's up on Youtube so you can watch it anytime! 

We talked a lot about different exercises you can do to improve you...

UPDATE // livestream later today!

Hey everyone! Earlier this week I announced that I'd be doing a livestream for Proko TV later today. It'll be at 8PM CET, so in about 7 hours from the moment I post this! We'll be streaming the pro...

EARLY ACCESS // pumpkins

I finally finished this one! This is one of those paintings that I just loved doing from beginning to end, but I didn’t get to work on it as much as I liked because I was so swamped with other er...

EARLY ACCESS // stylization studies

Here are some stylization studies I just did in procreate! The idea was to take a reference photo as a jumping off point to do two different treatments: one more angular, and one round and soft. I ...

UPDATE // october is over!

Another month has passed! Sadly I've managed to come down with the flu, which has ruined my halloween plans, but at least I got to spend lots of time chilling on the couch with tea. Here's a little...

EARLY ACCESS // updated DTIYS

Hey lovely patrons! Just a heads up to let you know that I plan to launch this DTIYS on Monday (November 1st). I made some minor changes since the last time I posted this here, mostly to the face, ...

EARLY ACCESS // autumn forest

Earlier this month, I sat down to create an autumn-themed painting, but I wasn’t happy with where it was going. It just felt too empty to me, and more like a random study than a proper painting. ...