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SKETCHBOOK TOUR // 2005-2007 sketchbook

🕑 Added 2020-05-27 13:11:38 +0000 UTC

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Loish

hey hovnis! i do think that an artists' likeness plays a role in their art, whether directly or indirectly. for me, having a sense of familiarity and relatability is important in my work and i guess my own face gives me that feeling. i also learned how to draw from referencing my own face, back when I was 12 or so! i guess my own appearance kind of defines what i view as 'normal' or 'familiar.' i hope that answers your question :) I'm glad you enjoyed this sketchbook tour!

Drhov

I don’t quite know how to say this, but the first time I saw your face after discovering your art, I thought to myself, “Your drawings really look like you.” It was as if your style echoed your face. I’ve also noticed, with certain artists who have reached a level of maturity, that there’s often a resemblance between their drawings and their face or personality. And when I looked through your sketchbook, I saw that you’ve done a lot of self-portraits. Do you think there’s a cause-and-effect relationship between the two—between the fact that your drawings resemble you and the fact that you’ve drawn yourself so many times?

Drhov

😹I don’t know why but how you Said Ouagadougou make me laugh . This sketbook tour was very interesting. The story behind , your struggles and growth . Thanks for that

Mason Field

The story behind the art for that Rock a Ouaga poster was really cool and interesting to learn about!

Loish

thank you so much for your support! I'm glad you're enjoying the content. It's so important to allow ourselves to play and explore, and even though that's harder to learn as a adult, I believe it's still possible.

Hollie Hitchcock

I have loved your art for a long time, but had no idea you had a patreon channel, which really bums me out, because I actually love the way you teach and convey concepts! Thank you so much for sharing this! It’s funny; people’s perceptions, of others art,because as a beginner artist, who is technically, too old to start, people don’t understand that whether you were encouraged or even allowed to pursue art when you are young, which I wasn’t, the drive to “be an artist”, to want to “replicate” the world around you and express what you love, never goes away! But it becomes so clouded, when you starts as an adult, because you never got to play and explore, as a child amd not give a care, whether you make a mistake, or whether your proportions are off, or whether your piece looks like shit and this is so intimidating! To me, your drawings are amazing and it’s partly because you understand what it’s like to be intimidated by the pursuit of perfection and somehow you learned to “self talk” your way through it! Thank you for sharing your journey! It’s very inspiring for me!

NastiaNastia

Sooo cool 😍

Loish

hey sarah! thanks so much for joining my patreon! as for your question, I think I wasn't consistent with a sketchbook at all between 2007-2012. I would sometimes sketch a little but it wasn't enough to fill up a book, or it was on loose sheets. I was doing mostly digital art at that time. in general I am super intermittent with my sketching phases! sometimes I sketch a lot and sometimes I don't sketch for years, or I focus more on making rough work in a different medium that doesn't fit in a sketchbook. thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed this tour :)

Sarah Berman

Hey Lois! Question from a new patron - I noticed your next sketchbook after this one in the tour was from 2012. Did you not keep a sketchbook for the 5 years following this one and then started up again? I've always had a complicated relationship with sketchbook consistency and I'm fascinated by how others interact with theirs through the years. By the way, I was totally in awe at the story-telling, characters, and interesting perspectives you used here and how strong your drawing was so early on, even if you don't relate to them now!

Loish

Very relatable! I think every artist will go through this and continues to go through this at different points throughout their artistic growth. It's just part of the process, finding out what is "you" and what is the influence of others. goodl luck on your creative journey!

Kolja Kähler

Really enjoyed this very personal sketchbook tour, thank you so much for sharing your thoughts! It‘s so interesting to hear about the struggles with finding your own voice. I used to think, having started with art much later in life, that this sort of confusion wouldn‘t affect me as much, because, well, life experience! But it turns out, artistically, I sort of have to live through all of the disorientation in timelapse, because this part of myself hasn‘t really developed along with the rest. Like handwriting with your non-dominant hand.. So, very informative and helpful video!

Diana

So cool animation stuffs! Thanks for your sketchbook tour and the voice description!

Taylor

I deeply relate to the sketches being more vivid memories than photographs.

Loish

thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts on it!

Loish

thank you! maybe i should try to bring some more of that exaggeration and edge to my current work.

Loish

thank you so much for your kind words! i'm happy to hear that you find it interesting. i think that many artists go through this, especially when they transition from drawing 'for fun' to trying to elevate it to a professional level. it's hard to adapt to the mindset that the way you drew before isn't enough somehow. looking back on this sketchbook, i think those challenges really enriched me as an artist and person in the end so i am grateful for those experiences, difficult as they were!

Loish

thanks for your kind words!

Shanfan Huang

Thank you Loish for sharing your vulnerable moment with us. It's so inspiring to hear your stories of being criticized back in school and now coming out of that.

Mollsie

Thank you SO much for sharing this with us, even though the memories are rough and it was an emotional time for you. I really feel for what you described about struggling between styles and what direction you want to take your art. I went through the same struggle through art college and still do to this day so it resonates strongly with me, and it's so encouraging to see how you worked through it. It's so interesting to hear your perspective on this time of your life after you've been able to think back on it for awhile. I remember at the time, seeing your heavily stylized animation work and feeling alienated by how different it was from your normal artwork. I was worried that you would never go back to drawing your wonderful illustrations. But after all that struggle, it really blended beautifully into how you draw now with so much life, expression, and fluidity that you learned through practicing animation. Even though it was tough, I hope you feel like it helped push you to where you are now, and made it worthwhile in the end 😄