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2024 Daily Doodle Diary - Batch #2

Hello hello, 

Tis time for another Daily Doodle batch!

I'm not doing too bad with these so far this year!

I missed a few days this month, particularly last week, obviously, but overall, I'm keeping steady with it. I think. 

Anyway.

2024-02-21 14:27:41 +0000 UTC View Post

New Sketches and Ink Drawings

Hello my dears, 

Last week was divided between me being ill and in bed, and going to a funeral, so suffice to say that I feel completely drained and out of steam this week.
But the sun is coming back out, the garden is starting to grow again, and I received a few incredibly sweet a...

30% Last Chance Sale Patreon Discount Code

Hi peeps, 

I wasn't sure I was going to do this because I've been scrambling to organise anything as it is, but I managed to squeeze it in today, so here goes.

I am currently having a sale in my store (I know, I had one last month, and this one was sort of suppos...

Sketchbook Dump!

Hello my dears, 

This month has been car themed, with a significant portion of my time spent on trying to sort out renewing insurances, fixing car problems and updating official documentation, and let me tell you, I am BORED out of my mind with admin!!!

I did try to carve out som...

2024 Daily Doodle Diary - Batch #1 - Complete and utter nonsense!

Hello everyone, 

Man, it's already the middle of January and this is my first post!

How are things so hectic all the time T_T

I am nearly done with the Process Video for this month, and I also have a few sketchbook pages and a 2024 "plans and projects" post to share with yo...

VIDEO - "SPLINT" - Idea Development Video

Hello my dears,

Here is your first idea development video for December, and the November one is following very closely behind.

This video is diving into the development process for this idea, which I first sketched out in my 2023 Doodle Diary.

You can also find the page of notes...

"SPLINT" - Rough beginning sketches on Procreate

NOTE : This concept is the subject of this month's "Idea Development Video" for $5 and above patrons. The 10min video is available to watch here. 

A while ago, I sk...

Daily Doodle Diary 2023 - Batch 6

Hello my dears, 

It has been a (very) hot minute since I last shared a batch of Doodle Diary sketches with you, hasn't it.

And to be completely honest with you, that's because I haven't been doing them for months now. My last drawing dates back t...

Your 10% off Discount Code!

Hi everyone,
It has been a while since I updated this code, and I also realised I had forgotten to reactivate it on my new store a few months back. Sorry about that!
I have tried to refund the value of the discount to any patron who bought something in that time, but if I missed any of you,...

LUNE - Concept Deep-Dive Video

Hello my dears, 

Here's your concept deep-dive video for November!

I will add captions tomorrow when I've got a little extra time (I've figured out how to do so on Youtube recently, so I'll do my best to add them from now on).

This video is a slight bit different than my us...

25% off end of year sale!

Hello my dears,

My annual end of year sale is now live for patrons (and will go live tomorrow for the general public), and as always, you get a code for 5% more than the public code :

Here is you patron-only code for 25% off !

BRIGHT25

And here ...

Final Calendar Artwork! [PART 2]

Ok, Part 2 of the final pieces for the calendar!

After I sorted out the artwork for the pages, I tackled the cover (and back, since the art is going to be the same this time).

I already had the beginnings of an idea in mind for this one, although it did evolve quite a bit during the s...

Final Calendar Artwork! [PART 1]

Hello lovely people, 

My apologies for my silence these past few weeks. 

I was away for most of October, first visiting my family and then on my first holiday of the year with my partner. I had grand plans to schedule a bunch of posts for you during my first week off, but I ...

HUGE Sketchbook PDF!

Hi peeps, 

As promised, here is a complete PDF of my recently completely sketchbook!

This file isn't small (22MB+), just fyi.

I did very little editing for most of the pages, so it's pretty much as it is in real-life.

I know this goes without saying...

WORK IN PROGRESS - "Surrender"

Hello lovely people, 

I managed to carve out some time to sit down and work on this big painting last week, so here's an update post with some progress images.

Sitting down to spend some time on a big piece is extra difficult these days as not only does it requir...

VIDEO - THE THRESHOLD - Concept Deep-Dive

Hello lovely people, 

Here is your concept deep-dive video for September!

This started as something completely different and then veered in a direction I am really excited about. I hope ...

UPDATED April, May and June Rewards

In light of the artwork in my previous post, here are the updated mock-ups of your reward packages for April, May and June 2023!

I am now printing everything and will try and get the packages sent out asap. 

If I manage to get everything ready this month, you sho...

4 NEW SKETCHES! <3

Hi peeps,

I've been frantically trying to catch up with making artwork for the print rewards I am yet to send out, and while I do feel like I'm drowning in the anxiety of it,  I'm slowly working towards it.

I created a few sketches I am quite happy with in the la...

Life-Drawing Sketches

Hi everyone, 

I went to a life-drawing session a few days ago and thought I would share my sketches with you!

I can't afford these very often, but when I do manage, I always love it and feel energised and inspired after. I enjoy the social aspect of them too, and...

VIDEO : Lion Tamer - Concept DEEP-DIVE

Hello lovely people, 

Look at me holding it barely together and uploading the monthly video halfway through the month instead of last minute. Whoop!

This concept exploration is based on one of my 2018 Inktober drawings :

2023-08-17 16:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post

New Small Paintings : Riled, Whist and Somatic

Hello lovely people, 

You might remember that I had the pleasure of participating in a group show with Gallery Nucleus last year, in which I entered 2 5x7 paintings, Entwined and Star Crossed.

Well, the gallery hosts an open call for their yearly iteration of the...

Finished Painting : The Beacon!

Hi peeps, 

Here are the final WIP images as well as the framed painting of The Beacon!

The last week or so was focused on finishing the piece and then framing it, and it was a surprisingly chaotic process...

The concept of the show this pie...

Work In Progress - DIAPHANE

NOTE : You can watch me create all these sketches in my July video for $5+ patrons, as part of this month's Concept Development Deep-Dive video, in which I go into more depth about how the idea progressed as I worked.

Hi lovely peeps, 

I just finished the monthly video f...

VIDEO - Concept Development DEEP-DIVE - "DIAPHANE"

Hello lovely people, 

Here's your video for July!

As promised, this is another concept deep-dive, with an in-depth look at how the concept evolved throughout my drawing session. 

I tried to combine both camera and screen-recording footage to keep it a little more dynam...

June and July Stickers!

Hey peeps, 

I just finished putting together your stickers for June and July, so here's a preview of what you'll be getting in your next package!

I still need to whip up the artwork for ...

Work In Progress - THE BEACON

Hello everyone, 

This month, my main focus needs to be this piece, The Beacon, as it is my painting for the Beinart Gallery show, and it will need to ship to Australia in August in time for the September show. So it;s all steam ahead trying to get this baby done in time.

2023-07-17 16:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post

VIDEO - 3 mini paintings Timelapse

Hi peeps, 

This month's video is a timelapse of the little paintings I created for the market, set to music. 

I did try to record a voiceover but I was struggling so much that I figured it was better to use music instead of you having to sit through my anxiety fuelled rambli...

New Sketch - ETCHED Sketchbook Test

So a little while back, the company ETCHED got in touch and offered to send me one of their sketchbooks. 

If you're not familiar with Etched, they are a company whose main USP (Unique Selling Point) is that their paper is made of stone!
That means t...

Finished Mini Paintings! + Tote Bags

Hi peeps, 

I finished the little paintings I shared the work in progress pictures for a few weeks ago, so here are the final pieces!

These will all be with me at the market on Sunday, and any unsold items will go on my store after that.

I a...

Works in Progress - Mini Paintings

Hi peeps, 

As I mentioned in my previous post, I am currently gearing up for a market in July, and much like the last one, I decided to prepare a few mini originals for it. 

I again found a few frames I found inspiring, this time in Tkmaxx, and designed a few pieces to go in...