Loish

QUESTION // what kind of video content would you like to see from me?

Hey Patreon buddies! I've gotten a lot of feedback from you guys on what kind of tutorial topics you'd like to see in my monthly videos, and I've worked through the most popular options. I'm now at a point where I need to generate some more ideas for videos, and wanted to check in with you on what you'd like to see. I have tw...

TUTORIAL // rendering water with minimal tools

Hey everyone! Here’s this month’s tutorial on rendering water with minimal tools. A patron reached out to ask how I render different textures using the same brush, so I wanted to tackle this subject with a focus on water! Some things that are discussed in this tutorial are:

• How to break a reference image down in...

PROCESS VIDEO // lemur sketches

Hey patreon buddies! I tried to make a process video for my lemur sketches, but it backfired pretty badly. The video stopped recording randomly about 25 minutes into the process, the file was corrupted and it took ages to finally get it to work in my editing program, I dipped my head into the shot a bazillion times, and the l...

EARLY ACCESS // aardwolf

More animal sketching! I discovered a type of animal called the Aardwolf, which is a hyena-like creature that lives in Africa. It had such a cute little face that I had to do some studies. Trying to do more with looser brush-pen strokes, in a similar vein to the 2021-10-22 13:29:12 +0000 UTC View Post

EARLY ACCESS // lemur sketches

Sat down wiith my sketchbook to do some animal sketches! I tried to use the brush pen a little more for volume with these. I tried to film the full process but for some reason my phone stopped filming halfway, so I only have the beginning and the end of the process! Maybe it might still be useful, so I’ll toss the videos in...

PROCESS VIDEO // wave, part 3

Here's part 3 of the wave drawing process! Part 1 is here, and part 2 is 2021-10-15 08:14:28 +0000 UTC View Post

PROCESS VIDEO // wave, part 2

Here's part 2 of the wave painting process! Find part 1 here. Just like with the previous video, this process is sped up to twice the origin...

PROCESS VIDEO // wave, part 1

Time for some process videos! I put together the process of finalizing my ‘wave’ painting. It starts with the initial thumbnail that I had made, and shows how I added detail and modified this rough thumbnail until it felt more like...

EARLY ACCESS // betta fish

Some betta-fish inspired art! I love their vivid colors. I was thinking of releasing this as a DTIYS challenge, but I’m on the fence about that one. Do you think this would be fun to translate to your style?

By the way, thanks to everyone who backed the kicksta...

UPDATE // the kickstarter is LIVE!!

The kickstarter for The Style of Loish is now LIVE! Find it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1022149620/the-style-of-loish-finding-your-artistic-voice?ref=bt11fy&token=e74705bc

If you ...

EARLY ACCESS // ghosts

‘Tis the season for spooky halloween-inspired paintings! This one kind of gradually evolved on its own after I made a forest setting. Are you celebrating halloween this year?

UPDATE // info about the kickstarter

Hey lovely patrons! The kickstarter launch date for my third artbook is fast approaching, so I wanted to give you guys a heads up about the campaign. For those who want to back this project, It's going live on Monday October 11th, at 18:00 Amsterdam time (you can use this 2021-10-05 07:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post

EARLY ACCESS // band of brothers

When I was visiting the Ardennes, we went to some war museums. One of the last big battles of World War 2 was fought in the region, so there was a lot of history there. Because of that, we started watching Band of Brothers and I got really into it! It’s such an amazing show, and one of the episodes takes place in the Ardenn...

UPDATE // so excited for october!!

I always love October because it's prime autumn season, but there's some exciting stuff coming up as well. I'm getting on the plane for the first time since February 2020 to take a short city trip with my mom, and on October 11th, it's my birthday - and also the launch date for my new artbook kickstarter! I'm really looking f...

TUTORIAL // creating flowy & dynamic lines with ink

Note: sorry to repost this! There were some technical issues with the video so I had to repost. This one should work, if not, please do reach out!

Here it is: this month’s tutorial! It’s on inking, and more specifically on which techniques I use to get flowy and dynamic lines wit...

EARLY ACCESS // ardennes

After hitting the book deadline, I took a little trip to the ardennes in Belgium! It was so beautiful there. The mornings were especially gorgeous, with thick fog that got broken up by the sun when it came out. I wanted to make a study of the sun rising over the foggy mountains and decided to make a version with each phase of...

EARLY ACCESS // seceda study

A friend of mine took a road trip through europe a few weeks ago and posted an incredibly inspiring photo of Seceda in Italy. I had to use it as a reference for a study!

I’m still trying to figure out how I can capture depth and those finer, smaller details. I’m also still trying to work out which brushes really ‘...

EARLY ACCESS // sweater weather

I made a big deadline! I finally finished the content for my third artbook, which included writing the chapters, gathering the images, and making a bunch of exclusive art. I’ve been working on it pretty intensively since March, so I’m really happy that I got everything done! The kickstarter goes live on October 11th, so m...

PROCESS VIDEO // flow, part 3

Here’s the final part of the process for Flow! You can find part 1 here, and part 2 2021-09-15 09:30:34 +0000 UTC View Post

PROCESS VIDEO // flow, part 2

Here’s part 2 of 3 for Flow! You can find part 1 here. Just like with the previous video, this one is sped up to twice the original speed,...

PROCESS VIDEO // flow, part 1

I finally put together the process video for Flow! The total process was about 6 hours, so I divided into three parts that are each sped up to twice the original speed. You can speed them up or slow them down using the gear button!

Lightbox expo 2021 // talk with iris

Hey guys! If you missed the Lightbox Expo talk that me and Iris Compiet did together, it's now online :) You can also watch it over on YouTube. It's about all the lessons we learned from launching kickstarter campaigns and patreon pages to fund our personal ...

UPDATE // lightbox expo stream in a few hours!

Hey lovely patrons! For Lightbox Expo, me and my friend Iris Compiet got together to talk about all the lessons we learned from launching kickstarter campaigns and patreon pages to fund our personal projects. I'll be streaming our conversation 2021-09-12 15:44:51 +0000 UTC View Post

EARLY ACCESS // sketch session

I’ve been using really smooth moleskine paper to sketch for many years now, but it makes the lines really definitive and sharp, which makes it difficult to blend and smudge. So I pulled out a watercolor sketchbook and tried that instead. I really liked how that felt - it made it so much easier to create blended shadows and ...

EARLY ACCESS // wave

I finally got around to finishing the wave painting that I started last year! I can’t believe the thumnbails have been lying around and gathering dust for so long! I included some process shots as well. It was a challenge painting t...

UPDATE // fall is coming!

My favorite season is around the corner! September always brings to mind images of apples, fall leaves, the smell of paper and art supplies, and a fresh start. I always dreaded this month as a kid because I hated going back to school, but now as an adult, I love the feeling of new beginnings without the obligation of school! ...

TUTORIAL // creating vibrant skintones

Here it is: this month’s tutorial! It’s on creating vibrant skintones and addresses the issue of muddy or lifeless skintones in your art. It contains:

• A demonstration of what not to do

• A skintone study to demonstrate which qualities of skin I am to capture in my art

• A re-do of the first demo,...

EARLY ACCESS // ink sketches

Back to the sketchbook: A sketch session with inks! Specifically, a micron fineliner, with a bit of color from an ecoline brush pen. I’m trying to push for a more flowy style of drawing lines, and a more stylized approach for conveying volumes in the linework. I’m quite happy with how it turned out, especially the bottom ...

EARLY ACCESS // gouache studies

I finally sat down and broke out the gouache paints for the first time in almost a year! I want to spend more time doing traditional art, and from last year’s brushtober, I remember feeling like gouache worked best for me. I think I’m a bit scared to use them fully as paint, so I’m watering them down a lot and using the...

STEP BY STEP // 1 million

Here’s the process for an older piece! I got a message in my DM’s asking for the steps of this one and I figured I would just make a post out of it.

The first step was a scanned sketch from my sketchbook, and if you’re curious, you can watch the tour for that sketchbook here: 2021-08-18 07:50:37 +0000 UTC View Post