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Jericho Beach

Jericho Beach

Clearing through my files today I found this sketch I did in Vancouver. It was a nice warm day so I went to the beach to doodle and draw. Today Edinburgh is cold and rainy and feels more like February than June, so I coloured my old sketch to remind me of warmer days...

Life Drawing, 26th

Life Drawing, 26th

After a long absence I finally made it to life drawing again! Here are a few sketches from the night.

Bird Animation – Development

Bird Animation – Development

For a while I've been scribbling down ideas for this bird project. This weekend I began to do some more research into the location and character design. Here are some of my sketchbook pages! These were all sketched using Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens by Kuretake. I...

Profile

Profile

I decided I needed a new profile picture and thought I'd draw one! This is referenced from a photograph my sister took.

Sketches from The Sound of Music

Sketches from The Sound of Music

I love this movie. I've seen lots of sketches from other people who've doodled through films, and I've always wondered how they can do that. Well, now I've tried it I see the appeal! I loved capturing the lighting in the central drawing, and trying to catch likeness...

Kelpie Sketch Dailies

Kelpie Sketch Dailies

Kelpies feature in many Scottish myths, though similar creatures can be found in other cultures under different names. Unpleasant in nature, they trick their victims and then drown and eat them. I've been writing a story about a kelpie and when the challenge of...

Costume Drawing

Costume Drawing

I recently discovered that the gallery in town hosts free drawing events, so this Thursday I went along to take a look. I got the chance to sketch a figure in costume, something that was remarkably tricky to do! I guess I'm used to unclothed figures ... These were...