Marker Doodles

Here's something different, old marker experiments! When I first got my marker set I struggled with the limited colour palette (it's only a set of 36), and did quite a few tests before I found a method I liked. I stumbled on these the other day because I was trying to draw Franz (the blonde covered in blood) and I needed reference. Much to my embarrassment, this is really the only picture I have of him that has a good likeness and I have to reference it every time if I want my drawing to look like him. I'm sorry Franz, I try.

Pokémon Series: #023 - 024

Ekans and Arbok are the first version-exclusive pokémon in this challenge! I liked them as a child because I liked snakes, but I never owned one because I had Pokémon Blue, and these two only appear in the wild in Pokémon Red. I suppose I could have traded with my friend who did have Red, but she lived all the way round the corner. Much too much like hard work.

The original miniatures are available to buy in my online shop, as usual!

Pokémon Series: #021 - 022

Ah, Spearow and Fearow. The scruffy and aggressive end of the gen 1 bird pokémon! Fearow was harder than I expected, but it was fun once I found the right bird to use for reference (I tried several but settled on a vulture). It's nice to do some 'rough terrain' pokémon as well.

The original miniatures are now up in my online shop as usual!

Pokémon Series: #019 - 020

Rat pokémon! I always liked Rattata and Raticate because I was very fond of rodents as a child. I especially loved Raticate because a rat the size of a dog was my ideal pet.

The original miniatures are up for sale in my online shop.

Pokémon series: #016 - 018

We've reached the first bird-types! They are also the creatures responsible for everyone my age thinking there's a D in 'pigeon'. I'm not joking about that, Pidgey confused a whole generation.

The original paintings are up for sale in my shop, along with my other pokémon miniatures so far.

Pokémon series: #013 - 015

Ahh, we're into the scary side of the early-game bug types. I always liked Beedrill's design because it seemed so intimidating (I'm both terrified of and allergic to wasps), but sadly it's pretty weak in-game. It was much more fun to paint than to battle with.

As usual these are available to buy in my online shop. Due to my country having inexplicably just voted to commit economic and political suicide, it is a great time to order from the USA because the pound is very weak and the exchange rate is good!

Pocket Witches: Humblebee and Liliwen

I said to look out for more Pocket Witches, so here are some! These were designed as a gift for my little sister.

The Pocket Witches now also have a fixed backstory: Pocket Witches are magical creatures about the size of your hand, who gain their powers from positive human emotions. They spend their time trying to make humans happy, and when they're born they take on the shape of something that brings happiness to a nearby human. They choose their names themselves, so they can be named anything from 'Lucy' to 'Paint Water' depending on what takes their fancy. If you're feeling sad, maybe a Pocket Witch will visit you and try to help!

So here is Humblebee, who took the shape of a bluebell, and Liliwen who took the shape of a daffodil.

Pokémon series: #010 - 012

We're out of the starters and into the early bug-types! I always liked this set because they're all very tough, and Butterfree learns psychic moves long before you find any psychic-type pokémon. It's an all-round good choice of bug.

The originals are available to buy in my shop, as usual.

Pokémon series: #007 - 009

The third and final set of starter pokémon for the Pokémonathon! These ones were a little harder because, I'll be honest, an animal that's just a big rigid ball with nubby legs is hard to pose. I'm very pleased with them now they're finished though!

The original paintings are available to buy in my shop, as usual.

Pokémon series: #004 - 006

Here are the second set of paintings for the Pokémonathon! I always choose the fire type starter, no questions asked. This is probably a terrible gaming tactic but I love them too much to reconsider.

The original ACEO-size paintings are available in my shop.

Pokémon Series: #001 - 003

Here's something I've wanted to do for ages, the Pokémonathon! It's a challenge to draw all 151 gen. 1 pokémon in order. I don't generally have the free time to play video games, but I grew up with Pokémon and I still optimistically buy the new games when they come out. I do finally have enough time to commit to this challenge though! I'm painting them as watercolour ATC/ACEO cards (2.5 x 3.5 inches).

So here are the first 3! A Bulbasaur scrumping apples, an Ivysaur using Sweet Scent, and a Venusaur lounging in the sun.

I also have the original paintings, seen here together in all their teeny-tiny glory, available in my shop.

Pocket Witch Camellia

I'm very pleased to be able to show these to you! A while ago one of my friends was going through a rough time, and I designed this little mascot character to cheer her up. Originally I planned to keep her entirely private, but my friend actually encouraged me to share her in my portfolio, which was extremely kind of her! She also encouraged me to design more of the same type of character, so while Camellia won't be appearing again without permission, look out for more Pocket Witches in the future!

So here is Pocket Witch Camellia, appearing in 8 postcards sent to my friend, dispensing advice and encouragement. The advice itself was very personal so I've left the speech bubbles blank, but otherwise these are exactly as they appeared on the finished cards.

Inking Video!

Now that I live in Birmingham, I've been meeting up with my friend Sammy for 'inking club' (we sit in a café and ink either our own work or each others, depending on deadlines). Last time she filmed me inking one of her sketches and made a beautiful time lapse! I've never made process videos so I've never seen my own process sped up like this.

If you're interested in my 'ink and water' technique, this shows you all the steps involved. Sammy did the sketch in 2H pencil on Bristol Board, and I used a Rotring Art Pen and Pentel Water Brush Pens.

Welcome to Volleyball Hell

Daichi Sawamura, Tetsurou Kuroo and Yuu Nishinoya from Haikyuu!!

Yes, it's true, I am one of those women who watches sports anime. Lately I felt like doing some pencil colouring and had seen some nice fanart of Daichi, but none showing the massive bruise he must have after the Wakunan match and one thing lead to another and now I have embarrassing sports anime fanart in my sketchbook.








Can you tell I really enjoy drawing bruises?

Hourly Comics Day 2016

I usually forget Hourly Comics Day, but Sammy helpfully reminded us all the day before so I actually attempted it this year! I say 'attempted' because, as you can see, I fell behind and couldn't finish drawing the last few hours I was awake.

I also found out later that my children's books lied to me and it's actually spelled 'Zeno'. Oh well.