paper
Life Drawing, 8th November

Life Drawing, 8th November

It's been a long, long time since I last drew at an in-person life drawing class. Last month I went along to Looking Sketchy Life Drawing in Galashiels, with Lexi modelling. Though out of practice it was a lot of fun spending more time on poses and allowing myself to...

All In Gesture – Irish Lass

All In Gesture – Irish Lass

I thought I'd shake things up by drawing on paper as I've been glued to my computer the last few months ... especially as it's been a while since I last did some gesture drawing. These are some sketches from the 'Irish Lass' All In Gesture class from back in March,...

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 – Legolas

All In Gesture – Legolas

I struggled a lot in this class and was only beginning to warm up by the end. The variety of emotions and poses was good fun! In my head I was imagining Legolas at various ages - young and slightly pensive to older and battle-experienced.

All In Gesture – Adventurer

All In Gesture – Adventurer

This session is from way back in the All In Gesture archives. I'm still working my way through all the sessions - some of which result in no good drawings, so I don't post them! These ones brought back a lot of memories of a character I wrote stories about while I was...

All In Gesture – Mad Madam Mim

All In Gesture – Mad Madam Mim

Some gesture sketches from back in February with the theme of Madam Mim. I have in no way fully captured Milt Kahl's fantastic work from The Sword in the Stone, but it was fun to try!

All In Gesture – Swing Dancing

All In Gesture – Swing Dancing

I'm gradually working my way through the archives of All In Gesture and this workshop is definitely a favourite. Lots of dynamic poses with the added challenge of two figures!