Rudy is a very old character of mine, but this is the first time I've draw her. In her world centaurs are considered like animals and are hunted for sport (though not to be eaten). As such the stories I've made up about her are often quite grim. I've heard that many...
For today's character design I've drawn Esther from the Book of Esther in the Old Testament and Tanakh. A Jewish orphan, she became queen of Persia. I enjoyed researching Persian clothing and hairstyles around 500 BC, though I haven't had time to research in great...
I meant to post these last weekend, but forgot. I drew them last month, using the Bodies in Motion site, beginning with 30 second poses and gradually giving myself more time. The site is excellent for capturing poses that a model would never be able to hold.
Shasta is the main character in The Horse and His Boy, my favourite of C. S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia books. I would love to see it on screen as I think this story has so much scope - adventure, horses, battles, an escape across a desert. Now Netflix will be...
Corlath, King of Damar, from The Blue Sword. He and Harry do not always see exactly eye to eye.
These next characters come from Robin McKinley's The Blue Sword, a fantasy novel I adore. As it's set in the desert land of Damar I took inspiration from The Prince of Egypt for design. Harry (full name Angharad) is the heroine, and I show her here near the beginning...
Captain Frederick Wentworth, for those who haven't read (or watched) Persuasion, is the love interest of Anne.
Having lost her seal skin, this selkie meets Fraser and his dog.
Fraser was enjoying a walk on the beach with his dog when he came across something extraordinary ...