I'm a bit behind with posting my life drawings! The first evening back Clara modelled.
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Inktober 2018 #14 – Sarah
Back in 2009 I wrote The Dance for NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, which takes place every November. Sarah is a maidservant in the court of the king when a magnificent ball takes place. Though she is cleaning, Sarah is asked to dance ... For Sarah's...
Inktober 2018 #12 – Rudy
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...
Inktober 2018 #11 – Esther
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...
Action Gestures
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.
Inktober 2018 #06 – Harry
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...
Sketches at the Museum
I was in Edinburgh yesterday for an animation event, so I spent some time drawing in the museum on Chambers Street. I sketched a sperm whale skull and a haughty-looking llama as well as some of the visitors. The sketches are pen on paper, but the tone was added...
Face Studies
These drawings are from last week, but it took me until now to cherry-pick the best to upload. They're all studies from Bodies in Motion; most of them are of neutral expressions but some of the short poses (between 30 seconds and 2 minutes) were of a variety of...
Fabric and Model
Last week I went to a show of students' work where Katrina Ellis, a weaver and life model, modelled with some of her fabric. It was fun, and challenging, to draw.