I realise that things have been pretty quiet on this blog lately. Truth is, I just haven’t been on many adventures, if any, and as a result have little to share with you. I could post pictures of the meals I eat, the view of the street from my studio window or tell you about…
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Lost and found
As with most of my work, I start with nothing and gradually build up an idea. This is no exception, I began with a white square on the screen and a brown, charcoal-effect brush tip selected After scrubbing out a background, I let my pen flow until this gangly hound took shape. He is out…
Flower girl
I’ve been going back to some older drawings that I have scanned in over the years, to give them a makeover. These kind of designs can be tweaked and added to many times as my style develops. As soon as I drew this girl, a colour scheme sprang to mind – pastel lilacs, blues and pinks….
Three dimensional fire breather
Work in Progress: It seems I just can’t get enough of these mystical beasts, starting to wonder if I should go back to fluffy critters for a while, but not just yet 🙂 Working in 3D is my new favourite thing, getting to work with the virtual clay and mould it to create anything I…
Stone scales
Its good to be back, I missed being on here yesterday! Oriental dragons are so varied and intricate, this is my first in that style. Starting with a pencil drawing, I then added shading and highlights (using a white pen). As with most of my work, I continued working in Photoplus until I was happy with…
Dreaming of dragons
Back in dragon mode tonight, I may well add more to this little guy but I need to rest my brain for now! I loved my little dragon doodle as it was, however I love to experiment so went ahead and tried out a different style anyway I gave him a ghostly look, with gentle…
Everybody wants to be a cat
I like to scan my pencil scribblings, then I can work over the top without losing the ‘charm’ of my original sketch. I then go over the outlines to make them clearer, before playing around with colours. What started life as a very small doodle, has evolved into the cat you see below! I think I…
Wild child
Here is a sneak peek at an idea for a possible series I am working on: I grew up with books, films and tv shows about humans transforming into animals, from ‘Woof!’ (a child who could turn himself into a dog, but it was a secret, shh!) to Harry Potter and its many animagi. Naturally…
Sketchy pup
My dog is quite the poser, which is handy as I love to take photos of my handsome boy. You can see how this sketch built up, starting with a pale study and moving through darker shades until I had picked out his features nicely. This really is a quick study, I used a photo for…