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STYLE Q&A // part 2 (Patreon)

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2021-05-25 07:58:32
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2022-03-18 09:44:42
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Hey everyone! Here’s the second video of the style Q&A! Part 1 is here.

Topics I cover in this video are:

• Copying styles - whether that’s ok and how to approach it, and also some more about “style insecurity” that I talked about in the last video.

• Ways to improve your style if you don’t like it

• My opinion on the “it’s my style” excuse for incorrect anatomy / mistakes in your art

• Different ways of perceiving the world and how that can inform your artistic style

• Exercises and approaches that help you cultivate your own style

• Some info about my upcoming book about style

Hope you enjoy it and please don’t hesitate to task if you have any more questions!

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Anonymous

Hey Loish! Do you get notifications when ppl comment on older posts? This vid glitches out on me around the 49:50 mark where the sound disappears. A couple of seconds later, the video just stops playing. I don't think there's anything wrong on my end, since all other vids are playing fine...

Loish
>>113914991

I do! and i'm so sorry to hear that. the patreon video player is often disagreeable for some users. you can find a vimeo link here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/64518198 remember to type in the password at the top of the post! let me know if that works for you!

Anonymous
>>113914991

Thanks for the quick reply! The Vimeo link works :D This Q&A session is so good! I think I watched it when you initially posted it, but I had just decided to get back into art at that point, so a lot of it just kinda went over my head.. Now two years have passed and WOW, it all resonates with me lol!! thanks again~

Anonymous

haha I watched the Ethan Becker video and I thought it's a brilliant idea lol! I never noticed that about your hands before. There's a Spanish painter that always painted the 4th finger the same length as the 3rd, and that's his style. I always thought that's cool as well.

Loish
>>60589077

the ethan becker video was a really good one haha! It was a fair criticism but also a good jumping off point to talk about basic shapes and using reference :)

Anonymous

Will you be posting the pixiv tutorial on Patreon ?

Anonymous

Thank you so much! These two q&a videos were great and I loved the journey of your own way, you showed us! Your Tips on studying are a game changer for me! I really have these „click“-moments but I guess I didn’t asked the right questions to myself in these moments! So thanks for sharing your experience and for your kind way of encouraging us to reach out to our own styles and ways of looking at the world!

Rob Callicotte

By the way, Lois, your art is never boring (to me). I find your art exciting, inspiring, happy, lovely...so I like it. This has gotten my attention and your consistent humility keeps me paying attention.

Loish
>>60605345

i'm glad you found it useful! i've always found that i learned the most when i had some kind of goal or focus, so this is always what i recommend to others :)

Anonymous

LOL, your Sevilla example..the same is with me and my husband! I wonder if men and women just pay attention to different things xD

Anonymous

Couldn’t agree more with you! Everything you say in this video is what I think and are afraid to say it out loud ! Especially about the toxic artist behaviour telling what to do and not do and blame young artist to not follow their hard path. Thank you ! You’re so so inspirational Loish ❤️

Anonymous

I think finding my style is going to have to wait. I'm in this phase now where I've been sculpting with paint to cover up the fact that my figure sketches aren't very good. So I'm trying to focus on practicing gesture so I can get better at drawing people who look like they are actually alive :)

Loish
>>60743909

that sounds like a well considered decision! sometimes we develop our style because we consciously choose to improve at a specific aspect of our art! good luck with your gesture practice :)

Anonymous

Really interesting thoughts on self esteem. I've found that posting anything I consider finished on Instagram helps me let go of it in a way. Like once it's out there it leaves my head and my worry of it being bad or not good enough. I think letting go of your work at times can be so helpful in moving forward. This Q&A (part 1&2) is fantastic. Thank you for posting x

Loish
>>61065870

glad you liked it! I feel the same. posting stuff online allows me to get the image out of my head and into the outside world :)

Anonymous

This series was so valuable! I hope you’ll consider posting it on YouTube at some point because I think this is something a lot of young artists need to hear. For me personally, it serves as a reminder to trust my inner voice more. I spent so many years thinking I had to be a great artist in order to create meaningful work online - in the endless ocean of art. And it wasn’t until the past few years that I realized the work that spoke to me tended to be imperfect. So I wondered why I was holding myself to that bar when others didn’t. And the phrase I’ve come to tell myself is “Why are you being so hard on yourself?” Mental health is such an important matter for young artists. And when you compound it with the desire to visually “find yourself” and be unique or different from everyone else in the world, it’s endlessly stressful. The way I came into my own was as you said, pulling what I liked from other artists and making a Frankenstein of techniques I liked and found joy in. It’s probably only lately that I’ve started to make the work I *envisioned* for myself and that was an experience thing found with time and labor. But I could have *liked* my work a lot sooner and been happier with the process if I was gentler with myself. I hope these videos help others come to this conclusion faster than I did. 😊

Loish
>>61686913

wise words! i see this pattern a lot in many artists.. bashing their own art constantly, but when another artist posts so much as a scribble, they fawn over it and feel like it's perfect. bashing your own art while glorifying the art of others is a sign that the problem is not the art, but your own self esteem. i'm glad you're in a better place now!

Anonymous

So much food for thought, thank you! To me, this video isn‘t so much about what I would call style, but rather... getting to the center of your authentic creativity? After getting some basic technical skills, most of my art journey seems to revolve around this kind of analysis, soul-searchning, self-awareness. To an extent I never anticipated. Can be quite tormenting, but also exhilarating when you work through yet another roadblock :) On another note, have you played with pareidolia sketching? It may not be so much about style, but spending a half hour each morning, scribbling over random watercolor blotches, has really helped me find new directions - it‘s like the daily podcast from my subconscious, often surprising, always entertaining.

Anonymous

Thank you so much for these! Really, food for thought! And I look forward to seeing your next book!

Anonymous

Thank you for everything you are doing, Loish . It’s truly invaluable❤️