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Simple Character Design Exercise

Simple Character Design Exercise

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...

All In Gesture – Disgust and Joy

All In Gesture – Disgust and Joy

Last Saturday's All In Gesture class theme was the characters Disgust and Joy from Inside Out. Both express strong emotions, so it was fun to draw and exaggerate the model! I also had a few attempts at drawing the characters.

All In Gesture – Pregnant Mum

All In Gesture – Pregnant Mum

What a great session with model Veronica, nine months pregnant at the time! I enjoyed switching up my Photoshop brushes to try something a little different.

Looking for Work!

Looking for Work!

My current contract is coming to an end, so I'm on the lookout for another storyboarding or clean up job! View my portfolio here or please get in touch if you'd like to view my protected portfolio. Thank you!

Animation Workshop – Heart of Hawick

Animation Workshop – Heart of Hawick

Make your own short animation using traditional pencil and paper, just like Walt Disney!I'm running a traditional animation workshop in Hawick on the 3rd of October. It runs from 1 to 4pm and costs £25. To find out more, and to book, click here. The first half of the...

All In Gesture – Cruella

All In Gesture – Cruella

Another session from the archives! Some of my drawings lean more towards the Cruella of the animated movie, others more towards the model. Either way the poses were great fun. She's a wonderfully mad villain.

All In Gesture – Tinkerbell

All In Gesture – Tinkerbell

Drawing Tinkerbell was a good challenge! This All In Gesture class took place near the beginning of the summer, but I just now got around to drawing from it. The poses were excellent, and it was fun trying to capture the animated character rather than the model.