I've been busy with work and a family wedding, so it's taken me a while to post anything new! Here's a group of studies from one of Muybridge's wonderful sequences.
Animals
Pigeon
While boarding the Pigeon Crumbs animatic I posted a few weeks ago I drew these reference sketches and character models to help me figure out how the character would look, feel and act.
NarniaWeb Lion
A few months ago I created a new logo for NarniaWeb, updating their lion so it can be used across more media. The previous logo was quite a small image that worked as part of the header to their website but didn't work so well in videos or printed on t-shirts as it...
Elsa Gestures
My dog is notoriously difficult to photograph, let alone draw. This afternoon I managed to capture her in the garden as she munched on a very old tennis ball and an offcut from someone's fence.
Pigeon Crumbs – Animatic
Recently I've been working on an storyboard about a pigeon who finds the mother of all crumbs, but discovers eating it isn't all that simple. Here's the result! Based on a true story ...Sound effects copyright BBC
Bird Gestures
I'm currently boarding a short idea featuring a pigeon, so I thought I'd put in some bird gesture practice! These are a mix of 30- and 60-second drawings. I want to practice wings more, and really get to grips with how they work.
Giraffe
This is a little ink illustration I drew for a friend's birthday card. I coloured it in Photoshop, but I think I prefer it in black and white.
Life Drawing … with Dog
Janey was the life model at this Tuesday's session, and she brought her dog along! It was fun to do quick gestures of the dog while also capturing her lovely poses.
Show Jumping Horses
I keep mentioning on this blog that I want to do more drawing from life, so when the stable I've begun riding at advertised an informal show jumping event I went along to sketch the participants. At the beginning it was hard to put more than a couple of lines down,...