【開箱．畫集】Lois Van Baarle｜The Art of Loish: A Look Behind the Scenes

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Title:The Art of Loish: A Look Behind the Scenes
AuthorLois Van Baarle (Loish)
Publisher3dtotal Publishing
Publication Date: 2016-04-05
Language：: English
ISBN10:190941428X
ISBN13: 9781909414280
BindingHardcover / 152 pages / 26.7 x 26.4 x 2.3 cm / General Audience
PriceUS$34.99 (Books.com.tw 博客來)

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"The Art of Loish" is the first personal art book published in 2016 by Dutch illustrator Lois Van Baarle (Loish). At that time, it was...fundraisingIt was published in a format that received an enthusiastic response. Currently, it has been translated into Spanish, Japanese, and other languages.Simplified Chinese(Shanghai People's Fine Arts Publishing House) edition. Loish also published her second art book in 2018.The Sketchbook of Loish: Art in Progress》, and his third art collection published in 2022 《The Style of Loish: Finding Your Artistic Voice".

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Hardcover art book with a storage box.

The large, square layout perfectly showcases each artwork, and the book has a total of 152 pages.

The book not only includes illustrations but also covers the author's artistic journey, with a significant amount of text. It showcases the author's early works, as well as their diverse artistic styles throughout their career, including digital illustration, sketching, quick sketches, and character design.

One section in the book features the author redrawing three early works, sharing the same inspiration and allowing for a comparison of the evolution of his painting techniques from the past to the present. This must have been very meaningful to him personally. Every creator goes through a beginner's period and continuously refines their drawing journey, eventually developing their current painting skills and personal style!

Loish's work is impressive; the lively characters, sophisticated lines, and masterful use of light and shadow all draw the viewer's attention.

The book concludes with detailed process explanations for two artworks (blue lagoon, cafe presse), along with drawing tips and explanations. Overall, this book will be quite helpful for readers aspiring to become illustrators!

Official Introduction

Lois van Baarle is a freelance animator/illustrator from the Netherlands who graduated in 2009 from the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht. Since then, her work has become very popular across the internet, with her Facebook followers closing in on one million and her Twitter account watched by over nineteen thousand eager eyes. The Art of Loish is her first “art of” book, and will examine her inspirations while showcasing some of her early work. Following this, the reader will learn how she developed her very distinctive style and discover advice as she discusses her working methods, offering tips on a variety of techniques that she utilizes in her art every day. The additional exclusive content of this book makes it a must-have for any lover of Loish's work.

Content

004 – foreword
006 – Introduction
008 – an artistic journey
024 – Behind the Scenes
062 – Digital Painting
082 – sketches & studies
100 – concept art & storyboards
124 – tutorials
142 – quick tips
152 – thank you

About the Author

Lois Van Baarle (Loish)

Lois has been drawing since the day she could hold a pencil, and started teaching herself to draw digitally in 2003. Although she was born in Holland and has Dutch nationality, she has lived all over the world, including the United States, Indonesia, France and Belgium. Upon finishing high school in 2004, she studied animation in Ghent (Belgium) for a year and then moved back to her home country to study animation at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht (HKU) in Hilversum. She is currently a freelance illustrator and animator located in Utrecht (the Netherlands).