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UPDATE // March Q&A session delayed

Hello lovely Flame Patrons! Unfortunately, due to illness, I have to cancel tomorrow's Q&A session. It will instead take place exactly a week later, on Saturday, April 6, 2024 5:00 PM. Check out 2024-03-29 16:39:03 +0000 UTC View Post

RESOURCE // extreme angles

Here's a little resource video about this month’s challenge! In this video, I do a quick review of the artwork posted in the discord, walk you through my process for creating the artwork for this challenge, and discuss common mistakes and tips f...

PROCESS VIDEO // extreme angles

Here’s the full process video my extreme angles & foreshortening sketches, which I made for this month's challenge!

Some info about this process:

• It has been sped up by 250%, so 2.5 times the original speed.

• <...
  2024-03-28 14:46:08 +0000 UTC View Post

EARLY ACCESS // foreshortening studies

This month’s challenge for flame members was on drawing extreme angles and foreshortening! It was all about capturing overlapping shapes and understanding how the body and head look from angles that we don't usually draw them in. It was a tough ...

EARLY ACCESS // color sketches

This morning, I was prepping some of my sketches from last month for social media. While I was adjusting the colors, I got carried away and before I knew i...

EARLY ACCESS // march WIPs

It’s time for me to sit down and come up with some new ideas for paintings to create this year! I was thinking of tackling some “oracle deck” inspired themes that represent different stages or turning points in life, which led me to come up ...

PROCESS VIDEO // wave - 02

Here’s the second process video for my wave sketches! This process is really similar to the last one, so definitely check out the 2024-03-20 17:16:14 +0000 UTC View Post

PROCESS VIDEO // wave - 01

I decided to put together a process video of the waves paintings I did last week! I use a wide variety of techniques in these, which is why I figured thes...

EARLY ACCESS // anatomy sketches

Back to the drawing board with some anatomy studies! These are a bit inspired by Egon Schiele’s sketches. I just love the colors and contrast he used to convey his subjects. I also discovered 2024-03-14 17:11:27 +0000 UTC View Post

EARLY ACCESS // waves

I felt an urge to paint some ridiculously tall waves. I have a lot of dreams about really dramatic waves, so it felt satisfying to paint them for some reason! I also get a ton of those north sea videos on tiktok. I guess the algorithm knows me wel...

UPDATE // March Q&A session

Hello Flame members! This month I'll be giving the Q&A on Saturday March 30 at 5PM CET. Visit this time ...

TUTORIAL // my character design process - subtitled

Here's the subtitled version of my tutorial on my character design process. Be sure to read the description of the first video post for more information abo...

TUTORIAL // my character design process

Hello patrons! It's time for this month's tutorial ~ this one is on my character design process! It basically runs you through how I generate ideas for a character based on a simple brief, and how I present the artwork in a professional way. It's ...

MONTHLY CHALLENGE // foreshortening & extreme angles

This month we will be drawing people from extreme angles! This will help us to gain a better understanding of the 3-dimensional shapes of the body and head. Use the reference images provided through the links above to create some ...

Q&A // February 2024

Here is the recording of this month’s Q&A session! It was a lovely evening session and a great way to end the day before crawling under my warm electric blanket :)

Some of the topics covered in this session are:

• How I devel...
  2024-02-29 10:20:34 +0000 UTC View Post

UPDATE // spring is almost here!

I feel like spring is coming early here in the Netherlands. I've already spotted so many buds and flowers, and heard a lot of birds singing! It's been rainy though, so I haven't been able to enjoy it as much. We're getting more sun soon so next mo...

DEMO // stylized portrait

Hey patrons! Here's some bonus content: it's my live drawing demonstration from Playgrounds: In Motion that I gave in October last year. It's really similar to content I've posted here before - specifically 2024-02-28 10:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

RESOURCE // hair studies

Here's a little resource video about this month’s challenge! In this video, I do a quick review of the artwork posted in the discord, walk you through my process for creating the artwork for this challenge, and discuss common mistakes and tips f...

PROCESS VIDEO // hair studies

Here’s the full process video my hair studies which I made for this month's challenge!

Some info about this process:

• It has been sped up by 300%, so 3 times the original speed.
• The drawing took me a bit over 3.5 hours ...
  2024-02-27 10:03:01 +0000 UTC View Post