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Hello flame patrons! Here is the full Q&A session from yesterday. Thanks everyone who dropped by, it was a fun and cozy session as always!

Topics covered in this session are:

  • Technique: textured brushes, trying new media, color editing tools in procreate, finding new color palettes
  • Subject matter: deciding what to draw next, building a professional portfolio
  • Social media: is it necessary in order to build a career in art?
  • A short interlude in which I show you my cats 
  • Motivation: Not feeling great about one's own work, fdealing with stress and not being able to draw as much 

For the next session, feel free to drop any questions you might have into the #ask-loish channel on discord, or post it below - I'll go through them and try to answer as many of them as I can during next month's Q&A session! Have a great new year's and thanks so much for being a flame patron! 

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Anonymous

Hello Lois! I've been following your work since Devianart days and it always amazes me how much you evolved since then. On top of being a sensational artist, you still manage to have a really cool way of teaching and sharing your knowledge. Thanks for that. =] I'm a professional artist myself and my question is regarding ergonomics. I remember from one of your videos that you went through a difficult time when you had an arm injury because of overuse, as I recall, and couldn't draw (with your right arm haha) for some time. I always wondered how is your desk setup in that regard, Cintiq angle, keyboard placement, posture, etc... And if your workflow changed in any way to avoid another injury. I'm going through a "tennis player elbow" injury right now and would love to hear the path you took to heal yourself. Sorry if you already answered this question and thanks in advance! M.

cloudie s

Seconding this — I would love an overview of your workspace too! I don't have any drawing-related injuries but I've been really trying to work on an ergonomically-friendly workspace for myself both for my job (writing) and for art, and any insight would be so helpful. Plus I just love seeing people's workspaces :)

cloudie s

I haven't made it to any of these live yet but I love playing them back while I'm working, it feels like hanging out with people which is so nice when I work remotely :) Thanks for always recording these!

Loish

I'm glad you enjoy them! I have a lot of fun doing them :)

Loish

thanks for this marcio! i have a lot to say on this topic so I will definitely dive into this next month! I already added it to the list of topics I will tackle then.

Anonymous

Thank you Loish! I was the one asking about portfolio (or someone else also but I asked as well) your advice was really helpful! I got my notes 💪🏻🥰

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2023-01-16 05:42:31 I'm taking the time to wish you an happy new year Loish ! :D Thank you for this Q&A, I couldn't make it on the live, but I really like these, it's nice to hear your opinion and advices on different subjects. I'll try to make it on the next one. For that flu or cold, I hope you get well. :)
2023-01-03 22:02:19 I'm taking the time to wish you an happy new year Loish ! :D Thank you for this Q&A, I couldn't make it on the live, but I really like these, it's nice to hear your opinion and advices on different subjects. I'll try to make it on the next one. For that flu or cold, I hope you get well. :)

I'm taking the time to wish you an happy new year Loish ! :D Thank you for this Q&A, I couldn't make it on the live, but I really like these, it's nice to hear your opinion and advices on different subjects. I'll try to make it on the next one. For that flu or cold, I hope you get well. :)

Loish

happy new year to you too! and thanks for the well wishes, I think I'll be back to my normal routine again in a day or two :)

Anonymous

thank you Loish ! Can we see what you did for Lego ?

Loish

unfortunately I can't share anything I made there :( it's a huge bummer. although you can sort of see the end result of what I did for lego friends here: https://loish.net/project/lego-friends-redesign/