Julia

January 2017

Although I haven’t posted, I’ve done a bit of practising on my Surface but, nothing that I want to share. I know that’s kind of against the point of this blog (really it’s to track progress even when it feels like none is being made) but sometimes that’s the way it is. I’ll work onContinueContinue reading “January 2017”

November

I’m currently sitting in Costa in Covent Garden having a chai latte with cinnamon waiting to see my boyfriend and feeling thoroughly festive. The lights are beautiful! I don’t think you can ever start celebrating Christmas too early. Last year I found that it got to the 23rd December and I was a little disapointedContinueContinue reading “November”

Frog Friend

Just a very quick one today. I’ve got a little bit of free time so I wanted to try a quick sketch that didn’t take longer than 40 minutes. I know that still sounds like quite a long time to a lot of people, but I’m reasonably pleased. It’s not a perfect sketch or anythingContinueContinue reading “Frog Friend”

Miss Fisher

I think I need to leave this one alone for now. I know I cut so many corners (the headdress…) and definitely got very lazy at times, like blending with the rubber – you KNOW it won’t work but you try anyway. I just started to feel a little demotivatsd and like I was justContinueContinue reading “Miss Fisher”

Miss Fisher, the lizard queen.

The title is a reference to the first attempt of this drawing that looked like a drug fuelled lizard woman. Here’s the wonderful Essie Davis as Miss Fisher reference picture: Progress so far is an improvement from the lizard lady version though I know there’s lots to work on, like the jaw and mouth andContinueContinue reading “Miss Fisher, the lizard queen.”