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Here’s my controversial opinion: winter is beautiful ❄️

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Some smoke and fire studies for last month’s challenge! Trying to capture that energy and intensity 🔥

If you like monthly drawing challenges, sign up to the flame tier and join us ~ we just got started on the January challenge, which is on subsurface scattering! 🩷

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Taking a break from my years-long uninterrupted Hard Round Brush streak to try some textured brushes ~ it was an adventure!

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No girl returns 🩷🩵 It’s been a minute since I drew her!
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I drew these for last month’s drawing challenge on drawing the same head from different angles! This is honestly SO HARD to pull off and I spent way more time on this than I planned, but I learned a lot - I made a video about that over on my Patreon!
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If you like monthly drawing challenges, become a Flame patron ~ we are about to get started on the December challenge, in which we will be practicing our special effect painting skills by drawing smoke and fire 🔥 It’s also the last day that you can get 30% off my flame tier, so be quick! Sign up here🩷

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Don’t mind me, just painting the kind of place I’d like to be right now 🍂

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Some face sketches to warm up ✨

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Ok, hear me out - shapes.

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Dots for eyes: a stylistic choice that is always drawing me in.

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Happy Halloween 🎃 Everyone knows that black cats are the ultimate halloween mascot, so I had to draw them for this year’s spooky season. Contrary to popular belief, they’re not bad luck - unless you refuse to give them a treat or cuddle them, in which case they will seek revenge!

I drew these for last month’s drawing challenge on drawing expressive cat studies! If you like monthly drawing challenges, sign up to the flame tier on my Patreon and join us ~ we are about to get started on the November challenge! 💖

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Autumn-themed sketches to get into the flow of this season! My sketchbook is starting to fill up after years of drawing in it, since I sketch at a glacial pace. Maybe I’ll put together a little sketchbook tour soon!

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Do you ever feel like you’re carrying an impossibly fragile, heavy, unwieldy little world around with you, and you’re doing everything you can to protect it and prevent it from shattering?

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Looking at this drawing will give you cavities - I apologize for the damage to your teeth 😔
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I drew these for last month’s drawing challenge on drawing glossy surfaces! If you like monthly drawing challenges, head on over to my Patreon ~ we just got started on the October challenge! 💖

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My first self portrait in years! I also feel like it’s also my most honest self-portrait so far.

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Practicing angry emotions. AKA me when I have road rage 😤

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Drawing poses with simple shapes is a lot harder than it sounds - sometimes I get so frustrated trying to figure out how to make something look more streamlined!
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I drew these for last month’s drawing challenge on practicing simple shapes. If you like monthly drawing challenges, head on over to my Patreon page ~ we just got started on the September challenge! 💖