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UPDATE // drawing together in the server

Hey Patrons! I've been wanting to do a communal drawing session in the discord server for a while, and decided to start this month! I'll be doing a study from reference on Thursday the 16th at 2pm CET (use 2023-02-14 08:52:46 +0000 UTC View Post

EARLY ACCESS // explorer - lines

I am enjoying this workflow of cleaning up my messy sketches in photoshop so much that I did it again! (Check out my previous sketch using the same workflow he...

TUTORIAL // a roadmap for artistic growth - subtitled

Here’s the subtitled version of the tutorial on a roadmap for artistic growth! Be sure to read the description of the first video post for more infor...

TUTORIAL // a roadmap for artistic growth

Here it is: this month’s tutorial! It’s actually more of a lecture, since it doesn’t demonstrate any drawing techniques. It’s about artistic growth and it lays out a roadmap for artistic improvement. Thanks to Brandi for suggesting this on...

EARLY ACCESS // chair lines

Hello lovely patrons! Thanks to everyone who stuck around for yet another month, and welcome new Patrons! I’m working on editing this month’s tutorial which will be done next week, so keep an eye out for that! For now, here’s the first art p...

MONTHLY CHALLENGE // skintone studies

It's a new month, and so it's time for a new challenge ✨ This month we will be making skintone studies together! Use the reference images provided to make studies that focus on the skin tones. Try to go beyond flat color or expected color scheme...

UPDATE // first month of 2023 is down!

The year progress is already at 8%! Can you believe it? Here's how this month went for me:

SLOW START TO THE YEAR

I w...

RESOURCE // master study challenge

This resource is on making master studies, which was this month’s challenge! In this video, I talk about the work you all made, some common mistakes that artists make when doing master studies, and run you through my process for creating the mas...

PROCESS VIDEO // master study challenge

Here’s the process video for my master study! It’s been sped up to 250%, so a little over twice the original speed. Here’s the final result of the master study:

2023-01-31 11:36:17 +0000 UTC View Post

EARLY ACCESS // master study

It’s the end of the month, which means time for me to participate in the monthly challenge for flame members! This month we made a master study together. I chose to do a master study of Carmen, the Duchess of Montmorency by Franz Xaver ...

Q&A // January 2023

Hey flame patrons! It was yet another lovely Q&A session, thanks to everyone who joined in the chat!

Topics covered are:

• Technical: my video setup, life drawing tips, how I organize my files
• My experiences with a dra...
  2023-01-27 12:43:57 +0000 UTC View Post

UPDATE // Q&A stream link

Hey lovely flame patrons! The Q&A session is starting in about 15 minutes, and you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/_75RaykOj-g

Hope to see you there, and if you can...

EARLY ACCESS // sketch session

Last month I mentioned that I wanted to do at least one loose sketch session every month where I explore some ideas and try to channel my imagination a bit more. This is what came out of that session for this month! I am actually finalizing two of...

ANNOUNCEMENT // playgrounds 2023

Hey lovely patrons! I wanted to make a little announcement to let you know that I'll be attending Playgrounds festival this year. If all goes according to plan, I'll be at both Eindhoven and Berlin. I'm currently in the early stages of putting my ...

EARLY ACCESS // obi & chewie

I’m obsessed with my cats so I had to make some fan art. When I’m with them, I'm constantly hovering around them and marvelling at their cuteness. When I’m not with them, I look at pictures of them or draw them. My life is just cats now :')&...

UPDATE // upcoming Q&A session

Hey Flame members! This month's Q&A session will be taking place next week. It will be on January 26 at 4pm CET. You can convert it into your local timezone through 2023-01-18 15:47:04 +0000 UTC View Post

CHALLENGE // 2023 DTIYS for patrons!

Hey lovely patrons! I thought it would be fun to launch a DTIYS challenge just for my patrons to kickstart the year! Some of you might recognize this girl ~ I originally drew her in 2010 for this painting:

2023-01-18 14:57:14 +0000 UTC View Post

TUTORIAL // environment essentials - subtitled

As promised, here’s the subtitled version of the environment essentials tutorial! Be sure to read the description of the first video post for more information about the tutorial, as well as a cheat sheet that summarizes a lot of the info from th...

TUTORIAL // environment essentials

Here it is: this month’s tutorial! It’s on environment essentials. I already have two environment tutorials, but this one is specifically designed for those of you who don’t know where to start and find environments intimidating. It breaks t...

UPDATE // motivational video!

It's a week later than I would have liked to post it, but here it is: a motivational video to kickstart the year! In this video, I discuss: 

• My creative goals for 2022 and how they went 
• 3 tips for setting artistic g...
  2023-01-10 11:35:53 +0000 UTC View Post

PROCESS VIDEO // clutter, part 2

Here's part 2 of the process for Clutter! Some facts about this video:

• The video is sped up 250% - a little faster than twice the original spee...
  2023-01-06 10:47:55 +0000 UTC View Post

PROCESS VIDEO // clutter, part 1

Hey patrons! I hope you’re all having an amazing 2023 so far! I managed to come down with the flu last week, so I’ve spent most of this year lying in bed with a box of tissues. It’s been rough! I feel a lot better after a week of being sick ...

MONTHLY CHALLENGE // master study

It’s time for the the first challenge of 2023! It’s a new year, so a great time to hone up our skills and do some studies that will help us improve and learn. This month we will be doing some master studies of classical paintings together! Cho...

UPDATE // goodbye, 2022!

The year is almost over! It was an exciting year for me, with lots of changes. I'm heading out of this year very differently than I came into it and I'm really happy about that! Here's how this month went for me: 

RETURNING TO E...