Raish Phoenix

Digital Illustrator      [email protected]     @Raishphoenix    

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And I’m only getting started.

Music has always been a HUGE part of my creative process. I’m always vibing out to something while drawing. So naturally I end up drawing artists because they be serving LOOKS! Trust me when I say there’s SO many more I want to do!

Some are finished, some are works in progress, some are YEARS old. But I hope you all enjoy because the way my style has GROWN!

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Draw With Me! :)

Here's a little asmr moment of myself doing a gesture drawing

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Sketch To Final Reveal!

One thing I love is color block clothes! There’s just something about that pop of color that gets me! So naturally I had to draw Lola Brooke in this fit. I enjoyed rendering the material of her outfit and being mindful of the areas that called for a super light or dark value. Even with the sunglasses it was rewarding to figure out how much variation in value and hues was needed to capture the reflection of an environment. I’m really happy with this addition to my blue series and only have one more left!

iPad 10.2inch 8th Generation 

Procreate

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Let's Draw!

One of the biggest challenges I faced was capturing a generally light valued image. I was mindful to swatch and consider how various colors would look next to each other. The hair was the main area I felt I could really push vibrancy.

Using colored pencils on top of markers helped with capturing form and really carving out certain areas like the material of the shorts and the shadows of her top.

At first I was hard on myself about how this turned out. I know it doesn’t look 100% like the image I referenced of India Love . But once I let go of that, I can appreciate how I blended out the markers and my ability to capture form and the overall pose.

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Recently I started watching Peyton Maree Charles on YouTube. She's hilarious, she can sing, and it's incredibly healing to see how she interacts with her daughter and uplifts and empowers other women.

Here's the process for how I drew her using Procreate. Lately using the lasso tool to create hard and soft edges has been my go to. I've also enjoyed using different brushes to help create texture. Like the noise brush for the brightest highlights on the skin. Happy to say that I've been in a really great spot with my art lately. I decided to let go of trying to make my art look how I thought it should. Instead I just let it evolve in whatever direction it's going, and this has made my process that much smoother!

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I know the sketch looks crazy but trust the process okay😅

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Blue series loading💙

I have 2 more studies I’m adding to this and then after it’ll be onto the next color

WIPs can be viewed on my Patreon!🥰

https://www.patreon.com/RaishPhoenix

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This face study is now complete🥰 You can find the speedpaint video on my YouTube channel or check out my Patreon for early access to art related content like this. Both links in bio!😌🙏💕✨ #digitalart #art #patreon #procreate #procreateart https://www.instagram.com/p/Co8FQGDJtli/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This morning’s face study✍️ This is currently a WIP and I plan to add some color with markers. At the moment I feel rusty AF because I haven’t been able to draw as consistently as I’d like to😭. I definitely had to remind myself what I learned about the human skull and using the standard model throughout the process of this😮‍💨. Which means a lot of erasing, checking myself whenever I start to get frustrated about how I want something to look and instead focusing on my experience and energy while creating. Check out my Patreon to see more of my work or to learn about my process. Link in bio!😌🙏💕✨ #traditionalart #art #drawing #graphite #patreon https://www.instagram.com/p/CoanAB1J2w2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Another day, another face study😅 I’ve been thinking more about the relationship I have with my art and the experience I want to create for myself. Lately I’m inspired by artists who fill up a page in their sketchbook, with whatever they want really. I’ve built a rhythm of working on bigger fully rendered pieces for so long that I forgot how satisfying it is to just sketch something, leave it a little unfinished, or even how subtle washes of color can be satisfying and just enough. With that being said, I plan on filling this page up with more face studies and continuing to give myself bite sized projects🥰 Check out my Patreon to see more of my work or to learn about my process. Link in bio!😌🙏💕✨ #traditionalart #art #drawing #graphite #patreon https://www.instagram.com/p/CoLKUtsJHW-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Yet another rework of this piece😅 I’ve been figuring out the lighting and where I want to focus more of the darker values. Once that gets added, I’ll be able to see where I want to create more variation in the color palette. Check out my Patreon to be the first to see updates on my current projects or to learn more about my process. Link in bio!😌🙏💕✨ #digitalart #art #patreon #procreate #procreateart https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnkii07J861/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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For this face study WIP I decided to go the traditional route. There’s just something about the feeling of graphite, markers or whatever medium it may be, being used on paper. The rhythmic hand movements and feeling of materials on the chosen canvas can be really relaxing. If you know, you know😅 I’ve been wanting to draw this picture of @dojacat for a while now and this felt like the perfect opportunity to do that.🥰 Check out my Patreon to see more face studies or to learn more about my process. Link in bio!😌🙏💕✨ #traditionalart #art #drawing #patreon #ohuhu #ohuhumarkers https://www.instagram.com/p/CnAfzdsub-9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Decided to incorporate more of my style into this face study. Although my main goal with these is to improve on anatomy, I want to make sure I nurture what I’ve been learning about color palettes and lighting as well. Of course more of that will show as this piece progresses. Currently, I’m pretty happy with how the linework is turning out🥰 Check out my Patreon to see more face studies or to learn more about my process. Link in bio!😌🙏💕✨ #digitalart #art #patreon #procreate #procreateart https://www.instagram.com/p/CmccE72pZ_t/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Still doing face studies😅 This one is a WIP of @jadeywadey180 and pretty close to being finished. This time around I decided to use the oil paint brush and I really love how it’s turning out!☺️ Check out my Patreon to see more face studies that I’m working on or to learn more about my process. Link in bio!😌🙏💕✨ #digitalart #art #patreon #procreate #procreateart https://www.instagram.com/p/CmKaoLXJTnp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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For this face study I decided to work in @procreate. I’ve mostly been doing these traditionally, but I wanted to see if I can build on my relationship with understanding the human skull, digitally as well. Turns out that by using a mechanical pencil and marker brush, which resembles what I usually use traditionally, I can still work on getting better.🥰 I’m sticking to doing front profile at the moment, but once I feel confident that I’ve gotten the hang of it, I’ll try more challenging angles☺️ Check out my Patreon to see more face studies that I’ve done and to learn more about my process. Link in bio!😌🙏💕✨ #digitalart #art #patreon #procreate #procreateart https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl6-XJMJkjH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I’ve been working on a lot of face studies lately to help improve my understanding of the human skull. I cant promise 100% accuracy😅 but it feels good to give myself room to make mistakes so I can get better. It’s rewarding to work on smaller studies in comparison to the larger detailed pieces that I usually do. Check out my Patreon to see the other face studies I’ve done and to learn more about my process. Link in bio!😌🙏💕✨ #traditionalart #art #patreon #ohuhu #ohuhumarkers #watercolor https://www.instagram.com/p/Clo8DcPp1VE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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✨WIP✨ Uncropped version is on Patreon! Link in bio!😌🙏💕✨ #digitalart #wip #clipstudiopaint #art https://www.instagram.com/p/ClPMVahJ1F4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=