gestures – Leonie's Art Blog

Weekly art progress / Kimo day 31, post kimo studies, slowing down + mega Kimodameshi 7 timelapse!

By leonieyue Posted on 6 May 2025 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost Tagged with figure drawing, Figure Drawing Challenge 2014, gestures, Kimo, kimo7, kimodameshi, Kimodameshi2025, leonieyue, photoStudy, study, studyPost, Timelapse, weeklyartprogress

❧ Timelapse for the whole art challenge
❧ collection of art & studies so far
❧ more gesture studies
❧ personal update

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 / 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 / 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.

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 12 / Muscle studies + juggling art as a career and as a hobby

By leonieyue Posted on 21 October 2020 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost Tagged with art studies, ArtCareer, ArtHobby, careerthoughts, clipstudiopaint, freelanceLife, gestures, how to art career, juggling, legmuscles, leonieyue, muscle, patreon, PatreonOnly, patron, personalProjects, power naps, productivity, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, reflection, sketchbook, sketchpost, StrengthTrainingAnatomyBook, studies, study, timeManagement, torso muscles, turtlePace, workingHours

Sketchbook 12 / Muscle studies + juggling art as a career and as a hobby [patron only]

Patron only StudyPost 11 / Learning to manage burnout, working hours & my learning journey so far + LeonieArtRambles podcast E03

By leonieyue Posted on 14 October 2020 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, Podcast, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost Tagged with art studies, artImprovement, burnout, clipstudiopaint, gestures, learning, LeonieArtRambles, leonieyue, ManagingEmotions, patreon, PatreonOnly, patron, personalupdate, productivity, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, reflection, selfCare, sketchbook, sketchpost, studies, study, workingHours, wristHealth

Sketchbook 11 / Learning to manage burnout, working hours & my learning journey so far [patron only]

Patron only StudyPost 10 / Figure drawings & ramble about the social media art posting grind!

By leonieyue Posted on 30 September 2020 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost Tagged with art studies, clipstudiopaint, friendship, friendships, gestures, leonieyue, ManagingEmotions, music, patreon, PatreonOnly, patron, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, reflection, sketchbook, sketchpost, socialmedia, socialmediabreaks, socialmediaoverwhelm, studies, study

Sketchbook 10 / Figure drawings & ramble about the social media art grind! [patron only]

StudyPost 09 / Figure drawing, magmastudio doodles, final LightBoxExpo 2020 Online thoughts & making most sketchbook posts patron-only again

By leonieyue Posted on 24 September 2020 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost Tagged with acceptance, anatomy, art studies, artExperiment, artistCommunities, clippaintstudio, clipstudiopaint, creativeRut, creativity, enjoyingArt, entertainmentIndustry, experiment, feedback, gestures, helplessness, LBX2020, LBXOnline2020, leonieyue, LightBoxExpo, LightBoxExpo2020, MagmaStudioApp, ManagingEmotions, muscle, music, patreon, PatreonOnly, patron, photostudies, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, reflection, self comparisons, self compassion, selfAcceptance, selfAwareness, SelfConfidence, selfdoubt, sketchbook, sketchpost, studies, study, TylerEdlin, TylerEdlinArtist

Sketchbook 09 / Art, final LightBoxExpo 2020 Online thoughts & feedback and why I’m making future sketchbook posts patron-only again

StudyPost 08 / Figure drawing & more torso muscles!

By leonieyue Posted on 16 September 2020 Posted in LeonieYue, PersonalUpdate, progressupdate, Reflection, Sketches, Studies, StudyPost Tagged with art studies, clipstudiopaint, gestures, LBX2020, LBXOnline2020, leonieyue, LightBoxExpo, LightBoxExpo2020, muscle, patron, progress, progresspost, progressupdate, reflection, sketchbook, sketchpost, studies, study

Sketchbook 08 / Figure drawing and more torso muscles!

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