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.
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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...
Meerkats
For the last week I've been in Glasgow as part of the Animation Base Camp. I'm here as a Story Artist. This week has been inspiring, challenging, and full of fun. Unfortunately I can't really show what I've been working on yet, so here are a couple of designs I did...
Cats and Dogs
For my grandfather's birthday, I made him a tie. The actual sewing of it was fairly simple (no complicated seams or sleeves or buttonholes!) but I had a little trouble getting my head around the repeating pattern. There were a few false starts before I got it...
Afternoon at the Museum
I spent part of yesterday afternoon sketching at the museum with a friend. I think having another person there helped me to draw much more than I do normally, alone! The animals all had great personalities and it was fun trying to bring them to life. These are all...
Elsa
This is my dog, Elsa. Elsa from Frozen, yes, but we didn't name her! In reality she is more like Anna - feisty, determined and a bit nuts.At first she was asleep, but then she realised I was drawing her. This is her eye upside-down – she was lying like she is in the...
30-Second Menagerie
Here are some 30-second animal sketches! I'm drawing a lot more very short poses and it's fun. Plus it helps with the longer poses.Here are some slightly longer 2-minute poses.
Deer
I cleaned up and inbetweened the deer over the last couple of weeks. At first the movement appeared very even, so I removed some of the inbetweens and rejigged some of the remaining drawings to get back to the feeling I wanted. Once I was happy, I coloured it, added a...
Bristol Museum
I visited Bristol Museum today and sketched some of the creatures there. This tiger was shot by George V in 1911, which is some sort of distinction I suppose. It was in an amazing crouched position and at first glance appeared to be ferocious. The longer I looked at...