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lighting study of simplified forms, from a reference photo by Grafit Studio.

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i really like the exercises in the Paintable discord. This was a lighting study I used as a springboard - I did a more simplified version of the exercise than suggested to try and focus on simplified forms. I still have a long way to go and many more repetitions of this exercise to do, but it was very fun.

Paintableというディスコードに投稿してる練習が好き。この練習で、照明によって顔に映る影をちょっと勉強した。ディスコードで進んだ練習に対して、自分の練習はちょっと簡単だったけど、基本のわかることをアップするために。 간탄하게 그리기를 연습했어요. 빛을 얼굴으로 어떻께 보여요?

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Recent watercolour urban sketching practice. The right paper makes a huge difference...

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the very slow and painful before pictures. Someday I'll have made afters.

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practice practice practice. i tried a new technique that did not work quite how i hoped and ended up going back to watercolour-y things. Sketch of a photo of Nana from a photoshoot for Elle.

ラクガキで練習しました。新しい方法で描こうとしましたがやっぱりうまくいきませんでした。普通の水彩画みたいに描きました。写真をみながら描いて、モデルは韓国女優ナナです。

열심히 연습했는데 안 됐어요 ㅎㅎㅎ 나나님의 사진을 보면서 그리려고 했어요.

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very rough sketches of photo studies in Rebelle - trying to get a feel for how the brushes work (playing a lot with oil pastels on the background of the peachy one, and glaze for ALL OF THE SHADOWS), without manipulating the brush settings themselves too much. yet.

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Quick urban sketch at a really cool restaurant - it was a cloudy moment on a day that's been threatening thunderstorms. I saw five people all wearing beautiful dresses mostly with bright watercolour style prints and had to sketch it. Finished up (mostly adding background gloom) at home.

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Happy lunar new year! I've been sketching a lot with real media this year for practice and fun, and getting into more urban sketching. This is an especially comforting sketch when I look at my much less appealing baking today 🥲

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i heard tumblr was the cool place to be again (always was). this weekend i've been working on painting, real and digital. here's some studies in rebelle i did to try and understand oils. happy lunar new year!

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CALMING WORDS

CALMING WORDS - new blogpost on a site that desperately needs an update

CALMING WORDS, Digital, 2022 for me, the most frightening thing is being brave enough to fail publicly again. i realised how disappointing and numbing that was recently when i didn’t meet my goal of posting this painting on the day i said i would, and all i thought was a vague ‘oh well, not again’. without being able to anchor myself at markets or in communities, i haven’t been creating so many…

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Fanart sketch because I spent longer than I intended to today crashed out on the couch re-reading chapters of Odd Girl Out on Webtoon. Odd Girl Out is one of my favourite comics - doing some kind of fanart has been on my list for a while, and re-reading an older comic that compared Nari to Park Bo Young gave me a bit more of an idea of how to do it. Odd Girl Out is an awesome read if you like stories about girls friendships and complex slice of life drama. There are some sad stories and there are a couple of chapters that could probably use a content warning for mental health issues, but it's overall brilliant and something I read specific chapters for for a mood pickup. #fanart #oddgirloutwebtoon #webtoonfanart #oddgirloutfanart #spaeart #digitalart #clipstudiopaint #wacom #canberraartist #australianartist https://instagr.am/p/CGABbbchI22/

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Play: a sketch to work largely without reference (except for a couple minutes with a ~B5 sized mirror on my desk, myself in a chunky hoody and - as I discovered with some horror when I was all but done - no sense of direction). It's messy and totally incorrect. And it was fun. Flowers are various beautiful Clip Studio brushes by artists, previously made available in the Clip Studio Assets library. #spaeart #dailydraw #sketchbook #scribble #digitalart #digitalsketch #digitalsketchbook #clipstudiopaint #canberraartist https://instagr.am/p/CDYReeGBO0l/

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#spaeart #dailydraw #sketchbook #digitalart #digitaldraw #canberraartists https://instagr.am/p/CCI5XuEh03X/

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My turn on the #sailormoonredraw and an excuse to livestream. Totally want to do more of these #spaeart #instaart #artstagram #fanart #sailormoonfanart #セーラームーン #digitalart #clipstudiopaint #wacom #canberraartist https://instagr.am/p/CAcBAXBhELO/

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work in progress sketch, exploring painting hard/soft contrasts. not sure i will finish this one. #spaeart #wip #wipart #canberraartist #sketchbook #digitalsketchbook #leesian #instaart #clipstudiopaint #wacom #digitalart #babyportraits https://ift.tt/3do9Bvu

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Photo reference: the beautiful Park Soo-ah @luvlyzzy #spaeart #kpopfanart #cutiesaturday #orangecaramel #orangecaramellizzy #digitalart #instaart #canberraartist #dailydraw #digitalsketchbook #clipstudiopaint #wacom https://ift.tt/2QxpE0j