Next week I'm running a Traditional Animation Workshop in Hawick, so I thought I'd share a little preview from the class. I've always found creating characters to be challenging. Where do I start? And I often find they all end up looking the same. Why is that? This...
Over the last couple of weeks I've been working on a short storyboard sequence for my portfolio. It's still a work in progress, but I'd thought I'd share some of the early planning from it.I don't often share thumbnail storyboards because they're usually pretty...
I first shared some sketches of Morna here, and I'm finally diving back in to developing her design. There are lots of things still to nail down but I'm pleased with how she's coming to life!
I doodled this king a few months ago and just now found him hiding in my folder of sketches. Still strange to think there is now a king, not a queen!
Erle is Kinsey's husband. In writing the script his character has been developed beyond his role in the short story. I like the exploration of their relationship. And that's it for Inktober!
For the penultimate character I've drawn Kinsey, who I've illustrated before but wanted to explore more. I'm writing a script of Kinsey's Sword and am beginning to think more about what her character will look like.
A double update! Both characters are from The Princess of Nowhere, the first novel I ever finished writing. Trennte is the manservant of Prince Jespar, and is the prince's friend and mentor. Jeffrey is a tie. For some reason I cut Jeffrey out of the later drafts,...
Finn is a half-Indian, half-English boy who Maia meets and befriends. Unfortunately I missed yesterday - I'm away from home at the moment, and yesterday proved too busy! I may do a double update tomorrow to catch up.
Maia is an orphan, sent out to Brazil to distant relatives in the care of Miss Minton.