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Creator Spotlight: @loish

Lois is a digital artist who divides her time between creating personal art and character design work. She has released three books, all successfully funded through Kickstarter. You can find her work on loish.net. We asked her a few questions about her art process, style, and inspiration! Check out the interview below.

Did you originally have a background in art? If not, how did you start?

I started posting my art online when I was around 16, although back then, it was more small artist communities and deviantart. I went on to study animation and then started working as a freelancer after graduating! So I do have a background in art but have been actively sharing my work for much longer.

How would you best describe your style?

I guess I would call my style semi-realistic feminine art inspired by Disney and Alfonse Mucha! I think the semi-realism is key - it’s cartoony but still has many elements of realism that put it somewhere between the two.

What is one habit you find yourself doing a lot as a creator?

A habit that helps me a lot is getting annoying tasks out of the way early in the day. I go through email and tasks before I get started on my art so that I can just focus fully on my art when it’s time to create. I just want to zone out while I’m drawing and not be distracted by other things!

How do you want to evolve as a creator?

One thing that matters a lot to me is making more and more time to do what I truly love and want to do, and be able to share that with others. So I’m trying to prioritize personal art more and more, and in the future, I’d love to just dedicate all of my time to that.

Which 3 famous artists (dead or alive) would you invite to your dinner party?

I’d have to go with some cliche answers and choose some old dutch masters: Vincent van Gogh, Rembrandt, and Vermeer. I’m so curious about their lives and ways of thinking. I’d want to know whether Vermeer really used a camera obscura, what Rembrandt thinks of animation and film (since his work was so dynamic), and just break the news to Vincent that he is one of the most appreciated artists of all time. And I’d want to know everything about what life in Europe was like during the years they were alive because I’m a bit of a history geek.

What are your file name conventions?

I name the file with year first, month second, then date. After that, I give it a name. So something like: 20220809_plant_studies.psd. That way everything is chronological, but I can also search by name if I forget when I drew it!

What is the hardest part of your process?

Honestly, the hardest part is just getting started and moving beyond the blank canvas. Once I’ve set my mind on something, the rest is manageable. But figuring out what I want to do, and dealing with all the anxieties that come with wondering whether I can pull it off, is the hardest.

Who on Tumblr inspires you and why?

One of my favorite artists that I discovered on Tumblr is @moosekleenex. Their art is so flowy and beautiful, but the comics are always funny and relatable. And they’ve been at it for so long, still making new art all the time. Also, I bought a few of their prints in the past and got some free original art with my order. It was one of my best art purchases!

Check out more of Lois’ artwork on her Tumblr, @loish!

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thecollectibles · 2 years

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Art by Lois Van Baarle

#art #digital art #Illustration #painting #Lois van Baarle #loish

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theimaginauts · 7 months

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Art by LOIS VAN BAARLE

#loish #31 days of horror

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emilybeemartin · 1 year

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Just playing around while studying @loish's art book.

#mermaid #otters #loish #favorite artists

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fhtagn-and-tentacles · 1 year

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LIGHT

by Loish

#tentacles #fhtagn #loish #lois van baarle #purple #concept art #chara design #fantasy #witch #magic #druid #hair #flow #neon #onirism #priestess #creature #forest #fhtagnnn

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arteliisa · 1 year

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The Princess ✨😚

Even though I never experienced the 80s myself, their music and movies and whole atmosphere just give me so much comfort 🧡

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mazberrypie · 1 year

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i've been back in a drawing mood lately, and have mostly been wanting to study, so this is kind of a redraw and mostly a study of a loish piece! the character is xie lian from TGCF! i don’t talk about it much here but i DO love the various mxtx novels and have a backlog of art i should probably share here.

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#the original was like a steven universe style attempt thingy?#i pulled a lot from here comes a thought #this was just playing with csp and admiring loishs beautiful hair rendering #my art #tgcf #tian guan ci fu #heavens official blessing #hob #xie lian #loish

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firefly-creepy · 9 months

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"Serpent" by Loish

#loish #serpent #snake #art world #digital art #digital painting

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aristoltekitsune · 6 months

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Some practice perspective sketches of tang shen

Some of the references I used to make the sketches

The kimono reference: Tmnt idw comic seires from @mooncalfe

The hair references: @loish and @shinsengumi-archives

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telekinesis-mind-control-comics · 3 months

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#loish #loish art #art #artists on tumblr

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theflyingfruitbowl · 1 month

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LOISH

Short story: I’m a digital artist who has been drawing my whole life. I do character design work for clients all over the world, and spend my free time making digital paintings and sketches. As for the long story, I’ve been drawing pretty much my whole life. Ever since I can remember, my teachers and classmates told me that drawing was my ‘talent,’ which motivated me to keep practicing. I was…

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#art #characters #conceptual #figurative #fine art #illustration #loish #painting #people #theflyingfruitbowl

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lucylyall · 7 months

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As well as zines, I've also been getting art books - though my collection is much smaller, because these guys are at the opposite end of the price scale XD They are so beautiful though ... Again, if anyone has any art books they recommend, then drop me a comment!

#art book #4ls misc #djamila knopf #nekosuke #heikala #wraithking #loish #blackfoxpress

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theimaginauts · 7 months

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