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*Find out about how I make my comics & other art process thoughts.*

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In the Studio

Apr 29, 2023

Oh Brother Prep work, Part 2: Getting Emotional

Apr 29, 2023

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!

Apr 29, 2023

Feb 1, 2023

Oh Brother thumbnails finished!

Feb 1, 2023

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.

Feb 1, 2023

Jan 27, 2023

Drawing Buddies - January Challenge

Jan 27, 2023

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.

Jan 27, 2023

Jan 24, 2023

My Top Reads of 2022

Jan 24, 2023

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).

Jan 24, 2023

Dec 21, 2022

Noodling around with ink wash

Dec 21, 2022

Trying my hand at working in B&W instead of my usual flat colours.

Dec 21, 2022

Nov 10, 2022

Oh Brother Update 2022

Nov 10, 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.

Nov 10, 2022

Oct 27, 2022

Experimenting with Watercolour

Oct 27, 2022

For the past few months I’ve been trying my hand at watercolours (when I have a spare moment).

Oct 27, 2022

Oct 14, 2022

My transition to working digitally

Oct 14, 2022

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.

Oct 14, 2022

Jun 8, 2017

Sick Day

Jun 8, 2017

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.

Jun 8, 2017

Feb 17, 2017

Week fifty two - I'm all Thumbs

Feb 17, 2017

An update on how the book is going and step-by-step description of turning my script (words) into thumbnails (very basic drawings).

Feb 17, 2017

Oct 25, 2016

Week forty - Why the blue pencil?

Oct 25, 2016

A explanation comic about why I use blue pencil when I’m making comics.

Oct 25, 2016

Week seventeen - In which our hero learns how to market herself

April 26, 2016

A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough be able to attend an Enterprise Bootcamp. It was teaching me all about how to market myself as an artist and how to produce work and be professional at design markets. Interesting stuff and being the nerd I am I kept some notes.

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Jun 29, 2023

Oh Brother Prep work, Part 3: Pushing Poses

Jun 29, 2023

Following on from my previous posts about designing my characters and then practicing drawing their emotions, I had one final task: to practice drawing these characters in different poses!

Jun 29, 2023

Apr 29, 2023

Oh Brother Prep work, Part 2: Getting Emotional

Apr 29, 2023

Mar 29, 2023

Oh Brother Prep work, Part 1: Building Character

Mar 29, 2023

The first thing I do when starting on a comic project is create the characters and draw up character reference sheets. Have a look at how the Oh Brother characters have developed over the 6 years I’ve been working on the book.

Mar 29, 2023

Feb 1, 2023

Oh Brother thumbnails finished!

Feb 1, 2023

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.

Feb 1, 2023

Jan 27, 2023

Drawing Buddies - January Challenge

Jan 27, 2023

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.

Jan 27, 2023

Jan 24, 2023

My Top Reads of 2022

Jan 24, 2023

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).

Jan 24, 2023

Dec 31, 2022

Map-Making

Dec 31, 2022

One of my very first loves was map-making: as a kid, they were one of my favourite things to draw. I would make maps of treasure islands, maps of our neighbourhood and maps of my bedroom.

Dec 31, 2022

Dec 23, 2022

Death

Dec 23, 2022

Here, for your reading enjoyment, is one of my early “published” works (from when I was 7). Probably one of my more experimental pieces of writing, but still incredibly influenced by the works of Terry Pratchett. The story is intriguingly titled "Death".

Dec 23, 2022

Dec 21, 2022

Noodling around with ink wash

Dec 21, 2022

Trying my hand at working in B&W instead of my usual flat colours.

Dec 21, 2022

Nov 10, 2022

Oh Brother Update 2022

Nov 10, 2022