Sketching
Sketches

Sketches

I've been unable to go to the life drawing sessions for the last couple of weeks, so I did some drawing from poses online. They're not ideal (although the model does stay perfectly still) but I do like being able to do the very short poses. The hands below were done...

How do I delete the white background from line art?

How do I delete the white background from line art?

Over the last year I've been Googling the sentence above - how do I delete the white background from line art? I know that I know how to do this, but I keep forgetting. So I've decided to write it down so that I can reference it in future, and hopefully help others as...

Heads and Tails

Heads and Tails

I did these sketches last month but only got the chance to colour them today. Most of them are very quick gesture drawings, around 30 seconds. The portrait was drawn in about 5 minutes. I think the fish came out particularly well!

Vases

Vases

This morning I attended the fantastic Animation Masterclass with Ronnie del Carmen (@paperbiscuit on Twitter) at the EIFF Youth Hub. He spoke about the creation of Pixar's "Inside Out" (which I have not yet seen, but am very much looking forward to) and emphasised how...

Jericho Beach

Jericho Beach

Clearing through my files today I found this sketch I did in Vancouver. It was a nice warm day so I went to the beach to doodle and draw. Today Edinburgh is cold and rainy and feels more like February than June, so I coloured my old sketch to remind me of warmer days...

Life Drawing, 9th

Life Drawing, 9th

I'm pleased with many of the sketches I did last night! Regular drawing helps so much, yet it's so easy to fall out of that all-important habit.