There’s something strangely comforting for me about drawing snow, so I’m very pleased to be back in the mountains. I’m still buried in Pigs and hamsters, as this drawing shows, but I’m getting through it. Climb Harold! Climb!
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Degas’ Pig Ballerina!
I’m getting quite far into Pigsticks now, and starting to see what the book requires. (A lot of details!) So I’m heading back to the initial pictures and filling in backgrounds, adding objects and characters. It’s going to be a real mix of full on spreads and more basic character images.
There’s a lot to be done, but for now here’s a new addition to Pigsticks’ art collection. The Ballerina Pig, by Degas.
Pigsticks and Harold face the jungle!
Pigs in art
If Pigsticks went to nursery…
A snippet of Pigsticks & Harold
Please excuse my internet absence of late, but I’m working like a fiend, trying to get as much done as I can before our second baby is born in November. There’s nothing like a good deadline to help you get stuff achieved!
So to show I’m still in the land of the living, here’s a little pic from the first Pigsticks & Harold book to whet your appetite.
New colour brush pens!
I’m trying out some pens to recreate the digital process of separating out areas of line. It’s all about the colour, and even though I may not use them for final art, it would be great for sketchbooks and signing.
Maybe I need to get some less gaudy colours, but it’s a real step in the right direction.
Can you tell which is real colour?