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TUTORIAL // creating an artistic routine

It's time for the August tutorial! This one is on creating an artistic routine. This is something I talk about quite a lot in a few of my other tutorials, like 2024-08-07 12:28:30 +0000 UTC View Post

UPDATE // August Q&A session

Hello Flame members! It's a new month, which means a new Q&A session! The August session will be taking place on August 25th at 5PM EST! Visit 2024-08-02 14:54:19 +0000 UTC View Post

MONTHLY CHALLENGE // simple & expressive shapes

It's time to get back to basics: the shapes we use to construct our characters! This month we will be drawing simple and expressive shapes together. Try to simplify and streamline your shapes as mu...

UPDATE // July has almost passed by!

It's been a warm and intense month! I returned from vacation in the first week and have been working hard to get back into the flow of things. I feel like I got the creative engine going again and ...

RESOURCE // water surfaces

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

PROCESS VIDEO // water

Here’s the full process video of one of my water speedpaint! Here's the final result:

So...

PROCESS VIDEO // splash

Here’s the full process video of my splash studies! Here's the final result:

Some info about t...

EARLY ACCESS // water studies

This month’s challenge for flame members was on studying water surfaces! Exercises like these are alw...

Q&A // July 2024

Here is today's Q&A session! It was a really great conversation with a lot of focus on mental health. It got interrupted halfway through because my computer ran out of disk space for the record...

REMINDER // Q&A session tomorrow

Hello flame members! This is just a friendly reminder that this month's Q&A session is tomorrow, at 5PM CEST. Visit 2024-07-26 08:59:03 +0000 UTC View Post

PROCESS VIDEO // iced coffee

As promised, here is the process video for my iced coffee illustration! I figured this was a good companion to 2024-07-25 10:15:46 +0000 UTC View Post

EARLY ACCESS // iced coffee

A drawing about the kind of fatigue that no amount of iced coffee can cure. The summer is often a super exhausting time for me because I don’t sleep well when the weather is warm. It’s a combin...

EARLY ACCESS // reflection

This is an idea that’s been floating in my head for a while. I was thinking about previous drawings that I made that showed a negative or ambivalent relationship with one’s reflection (like 2024-07-18 15:11:07 +0000 UTC View Post

UPDATE // discord summer bingo

Hello lovely patrons! We just launched a fun and lighthearted drawing challenge in the discord server: the 2024 Summer Bingo event! Based on the prompts provided on the bingo sheet, you can create ...

EARLY ACCESS // july sketches

Time to get back into the creative flow after my summer break! It’s always hard for me to get back into drawing after a break, and the longer I wait the more overwhelming the task becomes. So I u...

UPDATE // July Q&A session

Hello Flame members! Just a little update about this month's Q&A session. It will be taking place on July 27th at 5PM EST! Visit 2024-07-15 09:25:04 +0000 UTC View Post

UPDATE // free live drawing session today!

Hello lovely patrons - both free and paid members! I wanted to let you know about an event I am doing later today. It's totally free and anyone can join, so definitely check it out if you have time...

TUTORIAL // line weight

A new month is upon us, and it’s time for a new tutorial! This one is on line weight. It talks about why it’s helpful to vary the thickness of your lines, and how you can achieve different type...

MONTHLY CHALLENGE // water surfaces

Are you also dreaming of taking a nice refreshing swim? Look no further - this month we will be studying water surfaces together! The goal is to study how water reflects light and to try and captur...

UPDATE // Hi, July!

Can you believe it's already the last day of June? We're deep into summer already! Here's a little overview of how this month has been for me:

AI ANXIETY

There’s been...

RESOURCE // value studies

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

PROCESS VIDEO // value study 03

Here’s the full process video of one of my value studies! This one was just a really quick afterthought. Here's the final result:

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PROCESS VIDEO // value study 02

Here’s the full process video of one of my value studies! Here's the final result:

Some info ...

PROCESS VIDEO // value study 01

Here’s the full process video of one of my value studies! Here's the final result:

Some info ...

EARLY ACCESS // value studies

This month’s challenge for flame members was on making value studies! It was all about understanding ...

EARLY ACCESS // poppies & spring walk

These paintings were referenced from some photos I took during a spring walk:

I love how the day...

PROCESS VIDEO // ivy leaves

I wanted to share the process of my ivy leaf painting, because it was a process that involved a lot of recalibrating and staying mindful of my creative decisions. More info below!

Here’s t...

EARLY ACCESS // ivy leaves

Some leaf studies! Here’s the reference image, which was a picture taken in my neighbor’s yard: 
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Q&A // June 2024

Here's today's Q&A session! Thanks to everyone who joined in the chat. We had some great conversations and it definitely felt good to connect with this little community during such a chaotic ti...

REMINDER // Q&A session today

Hello flame members! This is just a friendly reminder that this month's Q&A session is later today, at 5PM CEST. Visit2024-06-15 11:43:47 +0000 UTC View Post