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TUTORIAL // creating interesting & flowy shapes

This is one of my personal favorite tutorials that I've made. It's about how you can use shapes to create a sense of visual flow in your art! In it, I discuss how you can cultivate your own shape lang...

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EARLY ACCESS// nasturtium

This is apparently the kind of thing I draw when I’m overwhelmed and overstimulated! I was in need of something calming and soothing and this came out. This is a nasturtium flower, which is usual...

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EARLY ACCESS // winter landscapes

The cold days are coming! We don’t often get snow here, but I hope these months will bring some snow and ice - it’s always so beautiful to see!

For these speedpaints, I wanted to play ar...

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The 2024 Secret Santa event has begun!

Hello lovely patrons! Just like last year, we're doing a Secret Santa gift exchange in the discord server! This is a virtual art exchange that is open to artists of all skill level...

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Here's a free gift as a token of my thanks!

I just wanted to thank you for being a part of my Patreon and joining the free tier. Your support means a lot...

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What do you think of my Patreon?

Hello lovely Patrons! I'm collecting testimonials about my Patreon page, and I wanted to ask if you could leave a little r...

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TUTORIAL // painting foliage & complex detail

It's time for this month's tutorial! It's on painting foliage and complex detail, and runs you through how you can paint dense leaves in a gradual and structured way. This way...

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UPDATE // finding your style - exercise booklet

Hello lovely patrons! In last month's Q&A session, I discussed an exercise booklet that I created ...

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What's coming up // November 2024

It's the last month of this fall season! I just got back from Lightbox Expo in LA and am battling my jetlag, but I'm really looking forward to this month. It's a calm month without too much travel ...

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PDF // finding your style - exercise booklet

This is an exercise booklet that was released with the Kickstarter edition of my third artbook, The Style of Loish ! The Style of Loish is all about finding your style and has lots of exercise suggest...

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UPDATE // subscribing through the Patreon app

Hello lovely patrons! As you may know, Patreon is not only a website but also an iOS app that you can use on your iPhone. You can subscribe to my Patreon tiers directly through this app - but recen...

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MONTHLY CHALLENGE // same head, different angles

We are diving back into the very foundation of drawing: construction! This month, we are drawing the same head from different angles. You can draw a front view next to a side view,...

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What I created this month // October 2024

My favorite month of the year has come to a close! I had such a great time and I'm looking back on it with a huge smile. Here's an overview of everything I made in October!

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Last chance to grab your 2025 calendar!

Friendly reminder: this is the last chance to get your Loish 2025 Calendar! It's a limited release product, which means you ...

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RESOURCE // expressive cats

Here's a little resource video about this month’s challenge! In this video, I do a quick review of the ...

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PROCESS VIDEO // expressive cats

Here's the process video for my expressive cat studies! Here's the final result of the session:

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EARLY ACCESS // expressive cats

This month’s challenge for flame members was on drawing expressive cats! It's a great way to practice d...

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PROCESS VIDEO // factory - part 2

Here’s part 2 of the process video for an older painting I did back in 2021! The first part was po...

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PROCESS VIDEO // factory - part 1

Here’s the process video for an older painting I did back in 2021! I put this together at the requ...

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The Loish 2025 Calendar is here!

Hello Patrons! At long last, I've released a calendar! I've gotten so many requests to make one, and I'm so happy to announce that i...

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I'm going to be at Lightbox Expo!

Hey lovely Patrons! I'm going to be at Lightbox Expo this year - at least, if my immune system holds up this time! If you're g...

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EARLY ACCESS // pink leaves

I wish I was good at keeping plants alive, because then I would definitely get myself one of these plants that has pink leaves! The colors are just so beautiful! For now I’ll just use them as ins...

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Q&A // October 2024

Here's the full October Q&A session! There were some great recurring themes, like allowing ourselves to pursue our creativity and interests - despite limitations that social media or fear of fa...

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PROCESS VIDEO // autumn landscape

Here’s the process for my Autumn landscape speedpaint that I posted earlier this month! I feel li...

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REMINDER // Q&A session this weekend

Hello flame members! This is just a friendly reminder that this month's Q&A session is on October 20 at 5PM CEST.  That's in four days! Visit 2024-10-16 14:36:35 +0000 UTC View Post

EARLY ACCESS // shapes

In my sketchbook post from last week, I talked about an idea I had to combine poses with geometric shapes surrounding them. I decided to try out the same idea again, this time making the proportion...

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TUTORIAL // soft & hard edges with the lasso tool

This tutorial is about a very specific workflow I use: combining the lasso tool and a brush or gradient so that you have perfect edge control, but also softer edges that blend beautifully into your dr...

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EARLY ACCESS // october sketches

Time for a sketch session! Some faces, scarf studies, and a rough idea I have for drawing poses combined with shapes. I was thinking about how I could arrange the elements to create a feeling of th...

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EARLY ACCESS // autumn trees

‘Tis the season for autumn landscapes! I love these colors so much, and it’s been a while since I drew a landscape so I felt it was time to make this one! 

I used a technique for thi...

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TUTORIAL // creating emotive art

This month's tutorial is about creating emotive art! It's basically about how I chann...

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