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Category Archives: Sketchbook
Wolves Digital Painting Tutorial
About 3 years ago, before I settled on the traditional cut paper collage style of Illustration that I currently work in, I was still dabbling with digital painting in Adobe Photoshop.
I did love the immediacy of the digital medium and it’s forgiving qualities when I made a mistake (not so easy to correct snippets of paper that have been glued down).
Back in 2009 I was commissioned to produce a digital painting tutorial and although in a different medium, my subject matter has always been the same – wildlife of course!
As it’s been 3 years since I created the tutorial, I think I’m pretty safe to show it on here now. Hope you enjoy it and find it useful if you’re thinking of giving digital painting a try.
Here’s a pic of the final digital painting…
Illustration Friday: Tall
Here’s my entry for this weeks topic on Illustration Friday – ‘Tall’.
Illustration Friday – Asleep
I love sloths! Such lovely, comical and curious creatures and perfect for this weeks Illustration Friday topic.
Sketching at the zoo
Last weekend we took Mali (my one year old daughter) for her first trip to the zoo – it was a magical day watching her face as she saw real live creatures that she’d previously only seen in pictures.
I also took the opportunity to whip out the sketchbook and make a few doodles too (got slightly carried away with the penguins – such lovely, expressive and comedic little creatures)…
Hmmmm, brush and ink – not the most forgiving medium to work in 
Inspired by the wonderful array of birds at the zoo, I returned home and created this little chap in the evening…
Travel Sketches: Cape Town, South Africa
Nelson Mandela weathered iron statue study (gouache, finished digitally)
Zsa Zsa (friends pet dog)
Seals
