The snow is beginning to melt, leaving icy pools of water and slush. As I struggled through it on a walk this afternoon I thought it would be a good subject for today's study.
Concept Art
Study Squares #4
Here are some quick pen studies of the views from the train today – mist in front of trees, stubble in the snow, hedges, ploughed fields, footprints, snow melting.
Climb Ev’ry Mountain
While watching The Sound of Music again recently I was struck by the scene where Mother Abbess sings 'Climb Ev'ry Mountain'. I decided to do a tone/composition study because the lighting and cinematography of the scene is so lovely. When Maria enters the room, it's...
Working on The Gaelic King
The Gaelic King is now available through Amazon, iTunes, HMV and Zoom in the UK! It’s exciting to know the film is out there, and people are watching this story for the first time. I thought I’d share some of the work I’ve done on the film from the last two years....
The Gaelic King Trailer
Scots warrior-king, Alpin, must fight to rescue his brother and regain the kingdom of Dalriata. The Gaelic King is an independent feature I was a story and concept artist on. Truffle Pictures has closed distribution deals for the film across North America, the UK,...
Horses
I've been referencing horses for a project, so I've spent some time drawing them in order to figure out how they work. Using Line of Action I did some quick gestures, and then I searched for various images through Google to sketch in more detail. The hooves are...
Collie Character
There's been idea in my head that I've wanted to storyboard for a while. I've begun drawing thumbnails, but before going any further today I decided to get down some rough character designs. A dog features in this story, specifically a Border Collie, so I did some...
New Portfolio and Showreels
I now have a new portfolio and two new showreels online! My portfolio has a range of gesture and life drawings, concept sketches, and animal drawings as well as a range of final art from some of my projects. The showreels page [no longer live] has both a character...
Character and Story Masterclass
Last month I got to take part in a fantastic two-day masterclass with Wouter Tulp and John Nevarez. On one day we came up with different character poses and situations for someone saying 'Go ahead, I'll wait.'The drawings above were my first rough ideas. I wanted to...