Some recent sketches. I love how much is shown by the way the rabbit stretches warily across screen, and the relaxed compared to the alert tail of the squirrels. Body language shares so much story. I'd really like to draw more 'story' poses for human characters.
Gestures of cats big and small from Line of Action. Some very quick 30 second gestures up to two minute studies.
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.
Part I A brief note about some of the terms I use: keys, breakdowns, and inbetweens are names for different drawings in animation. Keys are 'extreme' poses that tell the story. Breakdowns show how (slowly, angrily, passionately) the character moves from one key to the...
Last year I worked as a clean up artist on the Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning Klaus. SellOut Animation, based in Edinburgh, worked on scenes outsourced from the main studio, SPA, in Madrid. From May until August I joined the team, cleaning up a variety of shots and...
Last year I came across this tweet, which challenged me to start thinking differently about how I draw through the week. For artists big and small, in school, at work or chilling, remember about your veggies! pic.twitter.com/hRPdVuX1fo — trish (@enankaheta) March 2,...
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.
Maia is an orphan, sent out to Brazil to distant relatives in the care of Miss Minton.
Miss Minton is a severe but wonderful woman in Eva Ibbotson's Journey to the River Sea, a beautiful book set in the early twentieth century about a young girl discovering the Amazon and the people who live there. I'll be drawing a couple more of the characters over...