Sketching
Blast from the Past

Blast from the Past

I have been clearing out my room (this seems to be a permanent occupation) and recycling old schoolwork, university work, articles, and old drawings and stories by me that just aren't worth keeping anymore. While doing that, I found these:Peter, my family's first...

Animals

Animals

Yesterday I found a link to the site artists.pixelovely.com which has photographs of people, animals, expressions, etc. that can be viewed as "classes". This morning I tried out a 30-minute figure drawing class, followed by a 30-minute animal class. There are...

Animation Referencing

Animation Referencing

I've wanted to post a little about how I'm animating in Maya, but when I began to look at what I'd done I realised that there was more I wanted to say. So I'm beginning here, and we'll see how it goes! Referencing This is, by far, the most important thing I've learnt...

Sketches from The Sound of Music

Sketches from The Sound of Music

I love this movie. I've seen lots of sketches from other people who've doodled through films, and I've always wondered how they can do that. Well, now I've tried it I see the appeal! I loved capturing the lighting in the central drawing, and trying to catch likeness...

Final Life Drawing Classes

Final Life Drawing Classes

I've now had my final life drawing class at Aardman. I need to find one I can go along to regularly - it's such a great discipline.

Museum Doodles

Museum Doodles

I was at the museum yesterday afternoon to do some sketching. It was much easier to draw the stuffed animals than the people who were wandering around ...