Following on from my last post about how the design of the characters in my graphic novel, Oh Brother, have changed over the 7-ish years I’ve been working on the book, this post is about my absolute favourite thing: drawing emotions!
Read MoreOh Brother thumbnails finished!
Last year I spent most of my studio time working on re-drawing my Oh Brother thumbnails for my publisher. I have now finished and it’s finally starting to feel like a real book.
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Above: Roof Rat by George Rex based on Jake Holmes’s Roof Rat.
Drawing Buddies - January Challenge
This year my pal Jake and I are being drawing buddies. Each month we’re going to take on a different drawing challenge together. This month we had a go at drawing each other’s characters.
Read MoreMy Top Reads of 2022
According to my book tracker app, I read 128 books last year. Here is a list of my absolute top reads for 2022 (and the reasons why I liked them).
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Noodling around with ink wash
Trying my hand at working in B&W instead of my usual flat colours.
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Oh Brother Update 2022
Back in 2016, I started work on a project I thought would take me a year (hah!). Flash forward to 2022 where I’m working with multiple editors at Penguin Random House to publish the book in 4 different territories.
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New BFFs Tina and Tori sit in their pyjamas, eating lollipops and reading comics on Tina’s bedroom floor.
Experimenting with Watercolour
For the past few months I’ve been trying my hand at watercolours (when I have a spare moment).
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Bundle (a mushroom person) and Bugg (Bundle’s pet bug) stand out the front of their home in an old tree.
My transition to working digitally
I always thought I’d be a diehard traditional artist but more recently I’ve really been getting into digital drawing & comics making thanks to my iPad and Procreate.
Read MoreSick Day
This week I was battling a head cold which made me reflect on the different way myself and my brother react and behave when we get sick.
Read MoreWeek fifty two - I'm all Thumbs
An update on how the book is going and step-by-step description of turning my script (words) into thumbnails (very basic drawings).
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Following on from my last post about how the design of the characters in my graphic novel, Oh Brother, have changed over the 7-ish years I’ve been working on the book, this post is about my absolute favourite thing: drawing emotions!