art studies – Leonie's Art Blog

💘StudyPost 29 / Wishing for love🎐 Creative fulfilment, scaling back videos, blog posts & not posting as much at twitter

By leonieyue Posted on 9 January 2024 Posted in CharacterDesign, Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, Reflection, Studies, StudyPost Tagged with acmi dreamworks, addictiveEscapism, Ageism, AgingNaturally, Art Anxiety, art studies, ArtistCompetition, ArtistHustle, ArtistStandards, ArtistStruggle, artTakingOverYourLife, beautyStandard, bodyImage, creativeFulfillment, drawfest, drawfest4, dreamsVSreality, escapism, Fulfillment, HustleCulture, hyperfixation, hyperfocus, Illustration, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, ManicPixieDreamGirlTrope, meditation, overwork, passionProjects, personalProjects, progress, progresspose, progressupdate, scottPilgrimThoughts, sketchbook, sketchpost, studies, study

In this blog post:
❧ the art, Drawfest & ol’ figure studies
❧ creative fulfillment; passion projects not for everyone
❧ when art consumes your whole life
❧ scaling back & simplifying my youtube videos, blog posts & twitter

Study & sketch post / Portraits from imagination + Figure studies ❤️💙💛💜

By leonieyue Posted on 19 September 2022 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost Tagged with AIartDiscourse, art studies, ArtCareer, careerthoughts, comfortZone, DrawingFromImagination, EadweardMuybridgeFrames, EmptySoul, existentialEmptiness, fanart, figure drawing, figuredrawing, gestures, imagination, ImaginativeDrawing, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, mindlessdoodles, photoStudy, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, reflection, reflective, Shiver, sketchbook, SketchFromImagination, sketchpost, slowStudy, Splatoon3, Splatoon3doodle, studies, study, studyPost, sustainableArtCareer

Portraits from imagination + Eadweard Muybridge frame studies!
Reflecting on art brain dumps, AI art discourse & I continue to juggle life and trying to relax better :’)

StudyPost / Waiting for results to become a witch + timelapse!

By leonieyue Posted on 25 July 2022 Posted in Illustration, LeonieYue, Reflection, Sketches, StudyPost, Timelapse Tagged with anxiety, Art Anxiety, art studies, doubts, emotionallyProcessing, existential, existentialEmptiness, Illustration, leonieyue, lifedirection, personalupdate, photostudies, photoStudy, reflection, reflective, selfdoubt, slowStudy, socialmedia, socialmediaAndArtists, socialmediaBoundaries, socialMediaEngagement, SocialMediaMetrics, studies, study, studyPost, tolerance, Witch, witchacademy, witchcraft

Nothing to see here ;P

StudyPost / Leonie draws over 190 cylinders and lots of weird 3D forms!

By leonieyue Posted on 9 May 2022 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost Tagged with 3DformPractice, art studies, boxes, clipstudiopaint, cylinder, cylinders, figure drawing, figuredrawing, fundamentals, gestures, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, perspective, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, reflection, sketchbook, sketchpost, studies, study

Doing some pages of fundamental studies!

And personal reflective ramble about life/art juggling and trying to not stress about it as usual.

StudyPost / Kimodameshi 2022 Days 8 to 14 with more figure drawings!

By leonieyue Posted on 18 April 2022 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost, Timelapse Tagged with anxiety, Art Anxiety, art studies, ArtChallenge, careerDirection, DrawingChallenge, easterBreak, existential, existentialEmptiness, figure drawing, figuredrawing, foodpoisoning, Kimo, Kimo4, Kimodameshi2022, leonieyue, lifedirection, photostudies, photoStudy, portraitStudy, reflection, reflective, sketch, sketchbook, socialmediaBoundaries, socialMediaEngagement, SocialMediaMetrics, studies, study, studyPost, stylisation, Timelapse

More figure drawing this week!

Reflecting on being slow paced and other anxious thoughts.

StudyPost / Spooky Scary Skeleton Studies + ’til Death 💀

By leonieyue Posted on 28 March 2022 Posted in Illustration, LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost Tagged with art studies, death, figure drawing, figuredrawing, gestures, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, MentalHealth, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, reflection, self portrait, skeleton, sketchbook, sketchpost, slowStudy, socialmedia, SocialMediaAddiction, socialmediaAndArtists, socialMediaArt, socialmediaBoundaries, socialMediaEngagement, SocialMediaMetrics, studies, study, studyPost

Struggling with Skeletal studies!

And getting existential and gloomy from tracking metrics :’)

StudyPost 21 / Leonie draws over five hundred boxes + rambles about tracking habits and progress

By leonieyue Posted on 28 February 2022 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost Tagged with art studies, ArtDreams, ArtWod, CreateLearnInTheMoment, DrawABox, gestures, HabitTracker, hermitLeonie, hermitLife, Krenz, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, MarshallVandruff, ModernDayJames, NotMakingGoals, PerformanceAnxiety, photoshop, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, reflection, RoutineTracker, sketchbook, sketchpost, socialmediaBoundaries, StevenZapata, studies, study, StudyingFromArtists

Reflecting on boxes, not worrying about art goals/dreams and tracking habits & progress.

StudyPost 20 / Figure studies, reflecting on mastery & the growth mindset!

By leonieyue Posted on 15 November 2021 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost Tagged with art studies, clipstudiopaint, fastStudy, gestures, growingMindset, growingPains, Growth, headspace, imagination, ImaginativeDrawing, learning, learningJourney, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, lineartArtist, mastery, mindset, paintShapeArtist, photostudies, photoStudy, plateau, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, reflection, sketchbook, sketchpost, slowLearner, slowStudy, StephenSilver, StephenSilverDrawingAcademy, studies, study, summary, visualise

The life long learning journey!!
Some self directed learning shenanigans from Stephen Silver (:

And thoughts on mastery, long term fulfillment and the growth mindset.

StudyPost 19 / Fluffy pink frills, high heels and hair curls [costumed life drawing] + timelapses!

By leonieyue Posted on 11 October 2021 Posted in LeonieYue, progressupdate, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost, Timelapse Tagged with art studies, costumeDesign, DrawingCabaretCouture, entertainmentIndustry, figure drawing, figuredrawing, frills, gestures, highheels, LBX2021, LBXO2021, LbxOnline2021, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, life drawing, LightBoxExpo, LightBoxExpo2021, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, reflection, sketch, sketchbook, sketchpost, studies, study, Timelapse

Drawing Cabaret Couture life drawing!

StudyPost 18 / Figure studies & bubble tea + timelapse!

By leonieyue Posted on 22 September 2021 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost, Timelapse Tagged with art studies, bicycle, clipstudiopaint, creativeRut, creativity, earthquake, familiarity, figure drawing, figuredrawing, FindingANiche, focus, gestures, Groose, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, mario, niche, OnlineContentConsistency, OnlinePopularity, overwhelm, patron, photostudies, popularity, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, reflection, sketchbook, sketchpost, socialCurrency, socialmedia, socialmediaAndArtists, socialMediaArt, socialMediaEngagement, SocialMediaMetrics, socialmediaoverwhelm, stress, studies, study

Doodling people because I’m rusty.

Portraits of a Lady Samurai + timelapse! 🏹🌼🌸

By leonieyue Posted on 1 September 2021 Posted in Illustration, LeonieYue, Studies, Timelapse Tagged with art studies, character development, characterIllustration, Illustration, lady, leonieyue, portrait, samurai, studies, study, Timelapse

Lady Samurai portraits 🌸

StudyPost 17 / Hello I’m very rusty but I’m finally taking baby steps to study and practice again!

By leonieyue Posted on 11 August 2021 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost Tagged with art studies, contourDrawing, creativeEnergy, emotionalEnergy, gestures, learning, learningJourney, leonieyue, MentalHealth, movieThoughts, patron, photostudies, photoStudy, PixarSoul, portrait, portraits, postingSchedule, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, reflection, rusty, sketchbook, sketchpost, spoilers, studies, study, studyPost

Here we go again!
This is all the studies from the past week & my loose learning plan from here.

And spoiler talk on the movie Soul.

Patron only StudyPost 16 / Figures and fashion studies + reflecting on “positive arrogance” & these patron posts!

By leonieyue Posted on 10 May 2021 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost Tagged with art studies, ArtistStruggle, careerDirection, careerthoughts, drapery, drawingLifeSession, EthanBecker, existential, fashion, figure drawing, figuredrawing, FindingANiche, freelanceIllustration, freelanceLife, frustration, gestures, growingPains, Iamenough, impatient, imposterSyndrome, inadequacy, learning, learningJourney, leonieyue, notgoodenoughFeelings, PaperMario, PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor, patreon, PatreonOnly, patron, perfectionist, positiveArrogance, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, QueenOfTheDragonflies, reflection, reflective, selfAwareness, sketchbook, sketchpost, soloist, studies, study, vivian

Sketchpost 16 / Figures and fashion studies, Vivian timelapse + reflecting on “positive arrogance” & these patron posts [patron only]!

Patron only StudyPost 15 / DTIYS illustration timelapse, figure drawing & portraits + letting go of results & perfectionism

By leonieyue Posted on 26 April 2021 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost Tagged with AkimboPodcast, animation, anxiety, art studies, autism, autistic, Awkwafina, BadFriends, beauty and the beast, blogging, clippaintstudio, clipstudiopaint, ColossalMovie, concentration, creative, creativeRut, creativity, creativityRut, doubts, empty, existential, failures, FeminineGaze, figure drawing, figuredrawing, FilmJoyYoutube, focus, friendships, hopelessness, housekeeping, HowlsMovingCastle, hyperfocus, InterestingFinds, KungFuPanda, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, LettingGo, lifesuffering, LoishArtist, MaleGaze, MarvelShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings, MollieBowmanYoutube, Nihilism, patreon, PatreonOnly, patron, perfectionist, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, reflection, reflective, results, RKFT1Youtube, SagesRainYoutube, self compassion, selfa, selfAcceptance, selfAwareness, selfCare, selfdoubt, selfImprovement, SethGodin, shortFilms, sketchbook, sketchpost, studies, study, success, suffering, TaikaWaititi, TheGreatAceAttorneyChronicles, witandFollyYoutube, yakuza, YharaZaydYoutube

Sketchpost 15 / DTIYS illustration timelapse, figure drawing and portraits + letting go of results, perfectionism & final interesting finds in this blog post [patron only]

Patron only StudyPost 14 / Figure studies, my posting break times, notes on work modes, focus and cognitive biases + LeonieUpdate

By leonieyue Posted on 12 April 2021 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost, Timelapse Tagged with art studies, boundaries, clipstudiopaint, cognitiveBias, comedy, comedySkits, communication, contentCreators, contextSwitching, CryptoArtDiscourse, distraction, EggFriedRice, fanart, figure drawing, figuredrawing, food, foodpoisoning, heroesAndFans, InterestingFinds, Legend of Zelda, LeonieUpdate, leonieyue, maker, manager, MelbourneInternationalComedyFestival, NFTdiscourse, onlineBoundaries, parasocial relationships, patreon, PatreonOnly, patron, portrait, postingSchedule, Princess Zelda, priorities, procrastination, productivity, productivityMethod, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, reflection, rest, routine, schedule, sketchbook, sketchpost, standupComedy, streamers, studies, study, TakingBreaks, tension, Timelapse, timeManagement, UncleRogerYoutube, workingHours, workMode, Zelda

Sketchpost 14 / Figure studies, posting break times, notes on working hours, work modes, focus and cognitive biases, time management + LeonieUpdate in this post! [patron only]

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