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Book Illustrations

Book Illustrations

Though I've been working on a few different projects I can't share much from them yet. So here are some drawings from my personal project, a story of mine that I'm illustrating. I posted some concepts for it back in February (see them here). I began with very loose...

March Life Drawing

March Life Drawing

I've not been too good at uploading my drawings recently. Here are a few sketches from the last few weeks of life drawing!

Afternoon at the Museum

Afternoon at the Museum

I spent part of yesterday afternoon sketching at the museum with a friend. I think having another person there helped me to draw much more than I do normally, alone! The animals all had great personalities and it was fun trying to bring them to life. These are all...

Life Drawing, 1st March 2016

Life Drawing, 1st March 2016

I felt I got back into the swing of things last night. I worked hard to stay loose, mainly by holding the conte pastel / pencil flat rather than the way I'd typically hold a pencil.

Illustration Concepts

Illustration Concepts

I'm illustrating a short story of mine, something I've wanted to do for a while! Here are some of the concept sketches. I'll use a similar style for the finished pieces; I didn't initially plan for them to be black and white but I love how these have turned out.

Life Drawing, 2nd

Life Drawing, 2nd

I made it along to the class on Tuesday and did a little better this time, though I'm still struggling with the confidence in some lines. More practice needed!

30 Second Bird Sketches

30 Second Bird Sketches

I wanted to loosen up a bit so I went to https://line-of-action.com/ and spent about 20 minutes drawing 30 second bird poses. Here are my favourites!

Life Drawing, 19th

Life Drawing, 19th

Here are a few drawings from the last life drawing session I was at. I had an off night and produced very little I'm pleased with. The foot finally made sense the third time I drew it!

Life Drawing, 12th

Life Drawing, 12th

Shockingly, I haven't been to life drawing since November! I felt a bit rusty, but it was a good session.