I've been working on improving my colour studies and digital painting. There's a lot I need to keep practicing, but I'm pleased with the sense of distance in this study.
Studies
New Portfolio!
It's been about two and a half years since I last updated my drawing portfolio (!) so I thought it was time to give it a refresh. What's been exciting about putting this one together is that it's all new - nothing from the last portfolio is still in it. You can take a...
Sketching in Holyrood Park
For the last month and a half on my job in Edinburgh (I should be able to reveal what I was working on soon) I stayed in a flat near Arthur's Seat. One evening I took advantage of the sunshine and spent a while drawing in the park. Here are a couple of my sketches!
A trip to the Museum
I'm back in Edinburgh for a few months, working as a Clean Up Artist (if you don't know what that is, here's an example) on a feature film I can't talk about yet. It's a really exciting project and I'm looking forward to sharing more about that, hopefully soon. One of...
Sketches from Muybridge
I spent some time today drawing quick sketches using the Bodies in Motion site. The Muybridge images are especially good for quick studies, and after exploring a variety of sequences I settled on this one.
Move Summit 2019
Move Summit is an industry-focused animation conference in Edinburgh now in its third year. In 2017 and 2018 I was a volunteer, but this time I was able to attend. This year it was a three day event jam-packed with speakers from Pixar, Axis, Aardman Animations, Blue...
Expression Gestures
30- and 60-second gestures of expressions from Line of Action. I enjoyed thinking about the shapes and movement within the face.
Animal Gestures
Some quick studies from Line of Action - a mix of 30- and 60-second sketches.
Sketchy Trees
The first two drawings, in charcoal, are from a workshop on an artists' retreat back in February. It was (just) warm enough to sit outside, though I remember my hands freezing. Both charcoal sketches were drawn half looking at the paper, half looking only at the...