I will have to paint one of these soon, so I figured it would be good to get used to painting those horns.

I tried to stay loose.

So 2020 has been an interesting year for me so far.

First my Wacom Cintiq Companion became unusable. Which meant I had to invest in a new computer, which is always a big step for me.

I learned so much about current graphics-cards, processors, laptop screens etc. as I hadn't in years.

But I finally decided and I am now waiting for it to arrive at my place. Until then this means going back to my old (2008!) desktop computer for me.

Second I am currently trying to pick up a new habit. Drawing or painting sketches every day in the morning of different subjects with traditional media. In the past I feel like I have been studying only very sporadically. Now I am back to focusing on those fundamentals again. I am posting my progress mainly on instagram and facebook, so feel free to follow me there. The idea is to establish the big shapes and value - groups (tonal arrangement) rather simply and quickly and to not mess with details.

I got the inspiration from following Vaughan Ling's morning guts stream on Youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnNB0rGTO1M

Here is the result of the first week or so.

In the past, I was always looking for some new tutorial or book to learn stuff. This is good and all, but I feel like just by doing these small studies, I am improving more rapidly then ever.

Instead of putting a lot of focus on data-collecting, this approach focusses on learning through failure and repetition. Also it is just a lot of fun.

Give it a try and tell me how you liked it.

P.s. if you don't know where to start. I would suggest rocks and trees, since it doesn't matter if proportions are off. Just go to pinterest and look for "rock formations" and "trees".

Setting a timer is also a good idea, since it forces me to stay focused on the big shapes.

Have fun.

The nature of this site makes it so that, I like to update it last, with new artwork. Websites like artstation make it way easier in my opinion. So this is why I starte updating my portfolio on Artstation first. I will update this site as well. But not today and maybe not tomorrow.

https://www.artstation.com/flohaeckh

So check out the new stuff over at Artstation. I will probably upload more art soon to artstation. There are some things I am dying to share.

Every once in a while, between jobs, I do these quick little creature sketches. I tried to keep it under 30 min. I feel like, I am at a point right now, where I know how to move through one of these, without struggling a lot. 

​This is another illustration for a client. The villages lay close to the river, so they can practice agroculture. I learned a lot while painting this.

I spent a couple of hours with a friend in the Museum today, to study drapery. Unfortunately a large part of the exhibition is stored away, but we found some nice statues.

This is a digital study from James Gurney's book "Light and Color".