Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Lars Degenhardt, aka Laovaan from Germany. He is a watercolor, manga and digital artist from Germany known for his popular YouTube channel where he shares his art process and other videos
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Get in touch with Laovaan
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laovaan/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Laovaan
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SirKite92
Key Takeaways
“Be open to new things but be also critical … inform yourself to understand and move forward”
- For Laovaan, Instagram is a very quick social media. You need to post every 1-2 days to keep growing. Sketches are fine, but fully elaborated pictures don’t get so much attention. On the other hand, DeviantArt gets you a lot of digital art appreciation
- Laovaan compares making your own art and spreading your ideas to Lady Gaga. She did plastic/pop music to get attention and then she introduced her own things that express her. You can do what you want when there are enough people watching. Sometimes it’s frustrating and people do not pay attention and you do fanart and it blows. You can either be sad or use it to your advantage, e.g. do fanart and sneak in your work in between
- Something Laovaan wishes to know is that using reference is OK and you can evolve better with references as an artist.
Resources mentioned
- Video games
- Animex – forum in Germany for anime and manga fans. It has local chapters that meet regularly in person
- Art tools
- Inspirational artists
- Learning via Skillshare
- Events
- Dokomi – lot of fun, with booth since 2013, 500 artists alley, testing prices
- Leipzig Book Fair – March 2018
- Games con Cologne – with booth for the 4th year in a row
- Books
Special thanks to Lars for joining me today. See you next time!
All artworks by Lars Degenhardt, used with permission
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Hi, I am Iva (rhymes with “viva”). I am a full-time self-taught artist behind Art Side of Life® and a Top Teacher on Skillshare. I have 15 years of experience in the creative field as a concept designer, illustrator, art director, and now freelance artist, content creator, and art instructor. My goal is to help you get your creative groove on with Procreate and make awesome art through practical classes, tutorials, Procreate brushes, and guides on art tools, supplies and resources. About me »
