Hi everyone, I just wanted to share one of my latest illustrations. My love of coloured pencils is still going strong. There's something very therapeutic about them. Another thing that makes me very happy and relaxed is plants. Expect to see more plant drawings from me soon.
Getting away from it all
Hello everyone I've just come back from a very relaxing holiday in the Lake District. It was lovely to get away for a few days, and also to get away from my beloved Photoshop and use some real life pens and pencils!
The clouds disappeared for this photo
We stayed near Keswick and had beautiful views of Derwent water and the surrounding hills/mountains. (Not sure if they can technically be called mountains, but they look pretty big to me!)
Here's one of my drawings I did based on a joke I made about the clouds eating the mountains. In my mind this is what it looked like when the tops of the mountains were hidden by clouds.
Hipster Wizard Knitting a Pet Cat
Some of you might remember my garden witch illustration that I did in June last year. I'd planned on creating a series of illustrations of witchy folk with everyday hobbies. I wanted the hobbies to be things that people could relate to, but give it a magical twist.
It's been a while but I'm restarting that project with a hipsteresque wizard with a passion for knitting. His knitting likes to keep him company and is currently curled into a cat.
I created this illustration with a mixture of digital and traditional methods. I hand drew the lineart and added textures I'd made traditionally. I also have a collection of my own stock photos that I'm building up. I like to experiment with how these can add a more tactile feel to an illustration.
I am planning more in this series, and may even redo my garden witch in the same style/method.