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PROCESS VIDEO // Kookaburra

Forgot to record the very first sketch lines nd some final touches at the end, but for the rest, I managed to record the full process for Kookaburra! Here’s the final painting: 

The process is sped up 10x, and took abou...

UPDATE // It's the last day of January!

Wow! My first month of having this Patreon has just flown by! I hope you enjoyed the art and videos! Here’s a quick review of how the month went for me, just so you can get a sense of what it means to me and how I will move forward from here.

CREATING VIDEO 

Making the sketchbook tour was a...

STEP BY STEP // Pose studies

These are the basic steps that I use when I make studies from photo reference! 

The most important thing for me is that the rough sketch is expressive and stylized. The further in the process I go, the more ‘realistic’ it starts to get and the more it loses the movement of the first sketch. So I always want the...

SKETCHES // Pose studies

As promised, larger versions of the pose studies, plus the original reference images! Will be posting a step-by-step immediately after this post. And for those who are curious, the links to the stock photos that I referenced: 

2020-01-31 17:50:13 +0000 UTC View Post

EARLY ACCESS // Pose studies

It’s been so long since I made some gesture / anatomy studies! I dove back into the deviantart stock photo section and sketched these. I want to do more studies from reference and push myself to stylize and exaggerate more, so expect more of that in the coming months! I’ll post larger versions, step-by-steps and the refer...

PROCESS VIDEO // Stargazer

A quick process video for the first half of Stargazer! Just the part that I did in procreate. For the most part, I used Maxpacks gouache brushes for this one. Hope you enjoy!  

STEP BY STEP // stargazer

Here’s the steps for the early access painting I posted last month, plus a larger version! As you can see, the painting changed a bazillion times. It started out as a procreate doodle on the ipad and then later I worked out the details in photoshop. The step where I switch from procreate to photoshop is the one where she’...

PROCESS VIDEO // Demon girl timelapse

Here’s a quick vid of the painting process for demon girl! I also filmed a screencapture, but I feel like these kinds of videos can also be educational because then you guys can see how I move my hands. Hope you enjoy! 

EARLY ACCESS // demon girl

Finally finished this one! It started as a live demo sketch during a workshop I gave in Austria last November. I sat down to finish it and it ended up becoming a lot more detailed than planned! I just got carried away with it and really enjoyed working out the details. I also recorded part of the drawing process with my phone...

SKETCHBOOK TOUR // 2012-2013 SKETCHBOOK

Allright guys, here’s my first sketchbook tour! This is my first time creating a video like this, and I’m so ENDLESSLY grateful for your support in allowing me to make it. This is my personal favorite sketchbook and one of my most filled ones, so the video ended up being quite long! I hope you enjoy it!! 

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STEP BY STEP // #toonme

did you guys see that toonme thing going around? I haven't drawn a self-portrait in a while so it seemed fun to participate! and a great excuse to draw myself in an unapologetically cartoony style haha. Here are some of the rough steps plus the ref photo!

EARLY ACCESS // Australia fire fundraiser

Here’s a piece I’ve been working on in the last few days - it’s for a fundraiser run by Procreate for the Australia fires. The profits raised from the sale of this print will be going to 2 charities: The Red Cross Bushfire Appeal to support firefighters, volunteers and victims, and the Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors wh...

PROCESS VIDEO // blossom 03

Here’s part 3 of the full process for BLOSSOM! This was the most frustrating part because honestly, halfway through the process I felt like the image was close to being done. But when I zoomed in, I saw that there was much work that needed to be done to clean up the edges and generally smooth everything out. So this was the...

PROCESS VIDEO // blossom 02

Here’s part 2 of the full process for BLOSSOM! At this stage, I had the colors and positioning of the image mostly worked out, and it was a question of detailing the background bit by bit. The messy, scribbly plants needed to be cleaned up. 

Notes for this video: 

• I’m working mostly on one laye...
  2020-01-17 13:42:25 +0000 UTC View Post

PROCESS VIDEO // blossom 01

I’ve been digging through some of my old screen recordings! There are a LOT that I have never assembled into process videos. This week I put together the full process of BLOSSOM, a painting I made in 2016. Here’s a large version of the piece: 

2020-01-17 13:41:41 +0000 UTC View Post

UPDATE // sketchbook tour progress

My first sketchbook tour is almost done! It's rendering as I'm typing this. It’s been quite a challenge creating this video because it’s a steep learning curve for me. In the last few days I learned a lot about:

• Working with 4K video and finding ways to optimize the workflow
• Adjusting shutter speed to...
  2020-01-16 16:23:18 +0000 UTC View Post

SKETCHES // Leersumse veld

As promised, larger versions of the sketches I posted earlier! You can see how messy my sketches are up close! I’m a big believer in keeping imperfections in my art, because it adds personality. You can also check out the ref photos ~ I make it a priority to stylize my art, so the drawings are quite different from the origi...

EARLY ACCESS // Leersum studies

Thanks to you wonderful patrons, I now have time to get back into making studies and sketches, something I've missed so much!! Here are some nature studies of a lovely dutch place called Leersumse Veld. Me and my boyfriend took a winter walk there. It’s a beautiful spot to walk during this time of year because there are a l...

UPDATE // Trouw news article

Last week I was interviewed for an article in the dutch newspaper Trouw! I figured it might be fun to share here. I translated it into english, here it comes: 

Previously, her work had been on display in a few coffee places. Now, with her exhibition in Storyworld, she now has her first official museum exhi...

2020-01-14 09:31:30 +0000 UTC View Post

SKETCHES // animals

Last month I went to the zoo with a bunch of other artists and we sketched the animals from life. It made me realize how much I love drawing animals - not only do I love their energy and movement, but it’s such a learning process for me because I almost never draw them! Here’s a bunch of animal studies I’ve done in the ...

UPDATE // Storyworld art & process

Hey lovely Patrons! Just a little update to let you know what I’ve been up to for the past two days! Long story short: I travelled up to Groningen, a city in the Netherlands that’s about a two hour drive from my hometown, and spent two days there to be present at the official opening of Storyworld. 

UPDATE // working on first sketchbook tour!

Hey guys! Today I filmed the first sketchbook tour in my workspace - pictured above - and am now putting it together in my editing program. I'll most likely post it early next week, depending on how much time it takes to render it! Thanks so much for the support guys, I'm really looking forward to hearing what you think about...

PROCESS VIDEO // thank you

Here's the process for yesterday's thank you drawing! It's just the process from beginning to end, slightly sped up, no audio. 

For those who want to know more about the steps in the process, here's some more info about how I handle each phase of the drawing:

1. SKETCH...

thank you!!!

Guys, I’m shaking. Less than 24 hours since I launched this patreon and I’m already at over 400 patrons. I’m so grateful for the support you guys give me, and so excited to start a new year of learning, exploring, sketching, painting, and connecting with all of you. THANK YOU for the support!! ❤️❤️❤️ Process...

POLL // Next month's sketchbook tour

Hey kind patrons! For this month, I'm working on a sketchbook tour of my 2012 sketchbook, but I’ve got many more lying around. Let me know which sketchbook you’d like to see me cover next month! Here’s a video to give you a sense of which one is which:  2019-12-18 20:14:38 +0000 UTC View Post

SKETCHES // live gesture sketches

Here’s some gesture sketches that I drew from life earlier last year! I love doing quick studies and sketches - I always feel like I’m learning the most when I’m working fast and trying to translate something I see in front of me into my own style. It's uncomfortable while I’m drawing, feeling like there’s not enoug...

EARLY ACCESS // head in the sky

Here’s a piece I just finished, that I’ve been working on since July. It went through a bunch of different phases and ended up changing the style and colors a few times. I was really struggling with it until I changed the direction of her face and suddenly the image just ‘clicked’ for me! I’ve been flying a lot to t...

WIPS // winter 2019

Here are some of the WIPs I want to tackle and finish up in the coming months! They’re still in the early stages right now. It’s the phase where it’s the most fun and exciting, but the image can still head in any direction.

When I’m feeling super motivated, I like to sit down and create a bunch of d...

PROCESS VIDEO // patreon promo art

Here’s the process video for my patreon launch painting! It’s messy but I think it’s a pretty good depiction of my process: just winging it and changing things a bazillion times as I go. I thought it was funny to watch it myself, because it was 3 different drawings before it became the one it is now :') Here's the final...

STEP BY STEP // mushroom

Here’s some of the steps for one of my recent paintings: Mushroom! I was initially inspired by photos of pink oyster mushrooms. They looked so beautiful and strange, and a bit like flower petals, which I tried to capture in my painting. I worked on it for a while but then it ended up being ignored for a couple of months; wh...