At the moment I'm gathering reference for a personal project, and I'm learning a lot! The way medieval houses were constructed depended so much on where they were built - stone or wood? Heather or straw for the thatch? There are the well-constructed houses, some of...
I've admired artists who turned their life drawing sketches into characters for years, but though I've used my drawings as inspiration for characters I've never, until now, drawn a model and drawn a character at the same time. It's tough. But it's fun! With so much...
Liat modelled at an amazing gesture drawing session this week. I gave a brief demo on gestures before we began, showing a little of what I've been taught while studying animation. The response to what I shared and to the session as a whole was really positive, much...
I've joined for part of the last couple of life drawing sessions, modelled by Maxime and Dominique (plus a special guest). Some really lovely poses from both of them, and the added challenge of a snake ...*EDIT – The initial time posted was wrong. Updated time below.*...
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.
My regular life drawing group has moved online, so last week I sketched Amelia from the comfort of my own home! I've done quite a lot of drawing from stills online, so it was familiar in that way. The shorter poses worked well, but I struggled to see the detail for...
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.
Recently I've spoken to a few people about their life drawing, and one thing that's kept coming up is hands, feet, and faces. It's really clear when I look at work that has these things missing. They're tough to draw - don't I know it! Sadly, they will still be...