Here are a few drawings from the last couple of weeks!
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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...
Birthday Card
Making birthday cards for people is something I really like to do. Here's one I made for my sister a few days ago. I've created paper cut-out cards before, but this is the first time I've played with depth. It was fun! I should make more.
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
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...
Elsa, Dog Monkey
Mother's Day (or Mothering Sunday) was yesterday here in the UK. I made a little card for my mum with a Charley Harper-inspired caricature of Elsa, our Border Collie. Though my sister immediately knew what it was meant to be, our parents thought it was either a bear...
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
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
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!