Visual notes

Digital paintings, work in progress and a glimpse of my sketchbooks.

[youpiemonday]

#MaySketchaDay 31: Surface Aahhh the end of the road! 🎉 Busy times so I'm happy I was able to have this creative play with myself (for the fifth time) and paint a few hours everyday! This year felt more like a color celebration but I surprised myself a few times with some designs or concepts, which was my goal for this challenge. I'm happy I was able to manage my energy. But I'm happier I'll be able to enjoy some rest without thinking about painting like a maniac. :) Special high five to @thomas_scholes who started the challenge. Kudos to everyone who followed and supported. And bravo to those who took part in it, whether it was for a day or till the end. We made it! ♥️ . . . #maysketchaday2021 #figurativeart #portrait #digitalpainting #sketch #digitalart #painting #art #arte #kunst #kunstwerk #peinture #peinturenumerique #creativity #creativechallenge #iterativeart #colorful #color https://instagr.am/p/CPjWPvHjfXk/

[youpiemonday]

#MaySketchaDay 30: Photosynthesis This is the quickest thing I've ever done because today I went to visit the second sun in my universe, my mom. I hope you had a nice day and a great weekend. Tomorrow is the final day of this creative challenge! . . . #maysketchaday2021 #flower #mothersday #figurativeart #pattern #digitalpainting #digitalart #painting #art #arte #kunst #kunstwerk #peinture #peinturenumerique #creativity #creativechallenge #iterativeart #colorful #color https://instagr.am/p/CPgnaSKD-jR/

[youpiemonday]

#MaySketchaDay 29: Glare 'If you stare at your screen long enough, it may become a mirror.' Today I share this word of wisdom that came to my mind while looking for this caption. It just stroke me and I find it surprisingly deep and meaningful. . . . #portrait #figurativeart #digitalpainting #digitalart #painting #art #arte #kunst #kunstwerk #peinture #peinturenumerique #creativity #creativechallenge #illustration #illustrationart #colorful #color https://instagr.am/p/CPeJwxzD6av/

[youpiemonday]

#MaySketchaDay 28: Untitled (bikeless) Just a few kilometers left and I kinda feel the burn. I'll see what's left in the box tomorrow. . . . #portrait #lifedrawing #figuredrawing #figurativeart #digitalpainting #digitalart #painting #art #arte #kunst #kunstwerk #peinture #peinturenumerique #creativity #creativechallenge #illustration #illustrationart #colorful #color #pink https://instagr.am/p/CPbgj2DjBBo/

[youpiemonday]

#MaySketchaDay 26: Event horizon Trying to make my calendar fit with the cosmos plan. . . . #cosmos #cosmonaut #astronaut #figuredrawing #figurativeart #digitalpainting #digitalart #painting #art #arte #kunst #kunstwerk #peinture #peinturenumerique #creativity #creativechallenge #photoshop #illustration #illustrationart https://instagr.am/p/CPWPkqRj28_/

[youpiemonday]

#MaySketchaDay 25: Ubique Fun fact: I have the gift of ubiquity and I can travel in time. But it's only 0.03s in the future and 0.07 away from my body. So I thought it wasn't worth mentioning. . . . #portrait #figuredrawing #figurativeart #digitalpainting #digitalart #painting #art #arte #kunst #kunstwerk #peinture #peinturenumerique #creativity #creativechallenge #photoshop #illustration #illustrationart #graphicdesign https://instagr.am/p/CPTqpvrDOen/

[youpiemonday]

#MaySketchaDay 24: Inner monologue One of my favorite things to do is to play with silhouettes. Cutting shapes to reveal a character out of a solid layer. At some point I tend to forget if I'm working with what's inside the figure or with its surrounding. . . . #portrait #figuredrawing #figurativeart #digitalpainting #digitalart #painting #art #arte #kunst #kunstwerk #peinture #peinturenumerique #creativity #creativechallenge #photoshop #illustration #illustrationart #silhouette https://instagr.am/p/CPRBQDhjMP1/

[youpiemonday]

#MaySketchaDay 23: Puzzled yet composed One week to go before the end of the challenge. It's gonna turn as experimental as my brain allows to go. Let's see how far I can stretch. . . . #portrait #figuredrawing #figurativeart #digitalpainting #digitalart #painting #art #arte #kunst #kunstwerk #peinture #peinturenumerique #creativity #creativechallenge #photoshop #illustration #illustrationart #iterativeart https://instagr.am/p/CPOiY6hDXxs/

[youpiemonday]

#MaySketchaDay 22: Etude A quick sketch for today, playing with limits and the fun in the unfinished. Leaving some room for the brain to complete the figure. . . . #portrait #figuredrawing #figurativeart #astronaut #digitalpainting #digitalart #painting #art #arte #kunst #kunstwerk #peinture #peinturenumerique #creativity #creativechallenge #photoshop #study #illustration #illustrationart #iterativeart https://instagr.am/p/CPLm50PDWKx/

[youpiemonday]

#MaySketchaDay 21: Retrofuture Time travelling today with a fictitious film poster. I love playing with silhouette and graphic design. There's plenty of seeds to grow in such a picture. I may explore some of them soon. . . . #scifi #filmposter #space #figuredrawing #figurativeart #astronaut #digitalpainting #digitalart #painting #art #arte #kunst #kunstwerk #peinture #peinturenumerique #creativity #creativechallenge #photoshop #illustration #illustrationart #graphicdesign https://instagr.am/p/CPJmjj7jvIf/

[youpiemonday]

#MaySketchaDay 20: Promenade printanière Today I went to the museum. I was struck by a small but beautiful painting from Corot, Paysage du Morvan (1855). Now pressing the sponge with a quick sketch after it. Something made me think of Nicolas de Staël while painting, hence the color palette probably. . . . #figuredrawing #landscape #figurativeart #digitalpainting #digitalart #painting #art #arte #kunst #kunstwerk #peinture #peinturenumerique #creativity #creativechallenge #photoshop #illustration #illustrationart #color #colorful https://instagr.am/p/CPG5_qJjT-C/

[youpiemonday]

#MaySketchaDay 18: Fragment I remember how much I loved 'dismantling' things when I was a kid. I was sure I could rebuild those things later but never got to this point... Not sure what remains of this behavior in my art. . . . #portrait #figuredrawing #figurativeart #digitalpainting #digitalart #painting #art #arte #kunst #kunstwerk #peinture #peinturenumerique #creativity #creativechallenge #photoshop #illustration #illustrationart #afrofuturism #pattern https://instagr.am/p/CPBqPRtDTIh/

[youpiemonday]

#MaySketchaDay 17: Smooth conditions I've recently discovered the Natural Selection snowboard competition on YouTube and drone shots are breathtaking! If someone looks for an art director someday, that's the kind of video game I'd enjoy to work on. 🤙 . . . #snowboarding #snowboard #naturalselection #figuredrawing #figurativeart #digitalpainting #digitalart #painting #art #arte #kunst #kunstwerk #peinture #peinturenumerique #creativity #creativechallenge #photoshop #illustration #illustrationart #artdirection @redbull https://instagr.am/p/CO_ZbLpjLi1/

[youpiemonday]

#MaySketchaDay 16: See through A more illustrative take today while thinking about how insanely beautiful the human machine is. That's all political speach you'll ever need. . . . #portrait #figuredrawing #figurativeart #digitalpainting #digitalart #painting #art #arte #kunst #kunstwerk #peinture #peinturenumerique #creativity #creativechallenge #photoshop #illustration #illustrationart https://instagr.am/p/CO8i8YqjvQz/

[youpiemonday]

#MaySketchaDay 15: Diaz y Cinco, pun intended. Number 15, halfway through the challenge. I've recently rediscovered the fun in turning layers off to bring to light hidden abstract gems and this portrait of a fictitious latin jazz duo. . . . #portrait #figuredrawing #figurativeart #digitalpainting #digitalart #painting #art #arte #kunst #kunstwerk #peinture #peinturenumerique #graphicdesign #graphisme #creativity #creativechallenge #blackandwhite #bw #photoshop https://instagr.am/p/CO5oaUIDgeW/

[youpiemonday]

#MaySketchaDay 14: Rearranged rainbow Today I did some optical yoga. Trying to bend the colors and deconstruct the figure before putting it all back together. Not sure if Dr Frankenstein bothered that much. . . . #photoshop #portrait #woman #figuredrawing #figurativeart #digitalpainting #digitalart #painting #art #arte #kunst #kunstwerk #peinture #peinturenumerique #creativity #creativechallenge #colors #colorful https://instagr.am/p/CO3Gb9Qjtfg/

[youpiemonday]

#MaySketchaDay 13: Catching breath The most difficult part in such a creative challenge is to find inspiration. In those moments, I like to turn to old masters. Nothing better than studying your mentors to look at things with a fresh eye. Study after Euan Uglow's "Ali", 1995-1997. . . . #photoshop #portrait #woman #figuredrawing #figurativeart #digitalpainting #digitalart #painting #art #arte #kunst #kunstwerk #peinture #peinturenumerique #creativity #creativechallenge #colors #colorful #model #euanuglow #study https://instagr.am/p/CO0KJBhj7SO/