a very quick ad hoc video from my phone - I'm just playing with what I'm going to be using for the background of my next piece.
These two crayons are amazing! I've just ordered the full set of the neocolor ii and am going to be using them as an underpainting, but I wanted to see which would be better for the background. So very quick video - sorry about sound and quality.
2020-03-22 19:05:30 +0000 UTC View Postjoin me for a chat whilst I finish Storm's portrait. Live now 7pm GMT
https://join.skype.com/inpFGgBiP0Ac
2020-03-21 19:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostHi all - i'm holding a group skype chat again tonight - I will test zoom maybe on Monday, but I know Skype works so will do that tonight. I may well do a combination of both during the week.
I hope you are all doing well, I'm going to be finishing Storm off tonight, just tweaks, but we can chat for a while, I'll then be starting two new drawings - one of which I will be able to do live wi...
2020-03-21 16:59:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Little extra workshop for you all. No need to register as I’ll put all the resources up here. No specific paper or pencils just whatever you have 🥰
2020-03-21 12:47:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Morning everyone - it's lovely here in the UK today - blue sky and the sun is kind of shining in Yorkshire.
Some of you joined me via skype last week for a virtual chat/draw along/ listening in, which worked really well.
Well I've discovered Zoom, and we can have up to 100 people joining at the same time, so I was thinking that may well be the better option - I know some...
2020-03-21 10:42:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks so much for joining me - bit of a marathon tonight lol but I hope it was informative.
Any questions please ask - I'll scan the notes I made and add them to here when done, and I'll add the colour combos to here too.
There are loads of colours I didn't mention, we could have gone on all night lol - but the violets are your friends when it comes to shadows :)
2020-03-20 20:29:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Use the link below to join me live.
2020-03-20 19:02:28 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm using these for my live stream tonight. I've scanned my sketch book and am sharing these jpgs for you . The colours are pretty accurate - it's just one layer of relatively light pressure. Just gives you some good ideas as to how to match colours with each other. Combination 3 has a few violet hued colours that are amazing for your shadows :)
I'm going to aim to do some of these for ot...
2020-03-20 18:03:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the link if you want to join me
2020-03-18 20:15:52 +0000 UTC View Post
For all who couldn't make my little announcement today, here's the playback. And below I'm outlining what I have been discussing today.
This morning I spoke to a lovely lady from BBC York, I messaged her after she'd asked if anyone was doing anything to help their community with what is going on in the world at the moment.
So I told her I was starting a group Skype on a regular basi...
2020-03-18 19:00:31 +0000 UTC View Posthere's the link
https://join.skype.com/pwlnEJbOhKdU
2020-03-18 18:01:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all, I know this is a bit late in coming to you. I'm creating a skype group chat for tonight at 6pm GMT, but this one is a little different as I want to talk to you about something I have been discussing with BBC York - my local branch of the BBC in the UK.
If you can, please join me, but I won't be drawing. Anyone who can't join, I am going to try and record the session, but ...
2020-03-18 16:54:51 +0000 UTC View PostI'm aware that the last two chats have been at 7pm ish GMT, but what times would best suit you, I can chat any time and it would be lovely to make it easier for people to join if it's a time that you can make.
I have a call at 7pm tonight and then I'm going to be live on youtube, i'll post a link, so am aiming to do a skype call again tomorrow at some point :)
I hope eve...
2020-03-18 12:06:48 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, if you want to join me tonight, I have the dog the right way round but flipped lol! Also if you join me, if you could mute your microphone when you're not talking so that we don't get any background noise :)
Here's the link :)
https://join.skype.com/oDinQmSuuWGi
2020-03-17 19:06:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Join me live, via a link I will share just before the event to chat about different colour combinations for similar colours.
If you have any questions before hand please do add a comment below.
2020-03-17 11:54:38 +0000 UTC View PostI'm sharing this link so that you can join me via skype and we can hopefully chat rather than type. I think its 25 people can join at one time, and you'll need the skype app.
I'll have skype on for an hour or so and will just crack on with my drawing, my dogs are here, my children are around, i'll be listening to the archers at 7pm and then Harry Potter lol! do join me :) ...
2020-03-16 18:48:49 +0000 UTC View Post
My thinking is that I can start a skype call for whoever wants to join, we can have up to 50 people on a call, it won't be me teaching, it will be me drawing, doing my usual things, talking to the dogs etc and if you want to chat you can.
I can set up a skype chat, and send the invite out via Patreon, and if you want to join you can just click on the link and join :)
Fac...
2020-03-16 12:57:08 +0000 UTC View PostIn light of what is happening around the world - some of us may be self isolating, and I don’t ever want anyone to feel lonely.
So I would like to open up my Skype, or messenger or WhatsApp for a few hours each evening whilst I’m drawing for those of you who’d like to join me and just draw or chat and be a part of the crazy world that I live in. I’m sure there’s a way of creatin...
2020-03-15 15:11:42 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone - I’m away this weekend running a workshop, but am around to answer questions if you need me. For those who have requested entry into the society focus group Facebook group don’t worry I’ll sort that on Monday - and I should have some solid answers on what will be happening going forwards with it. I’ll also be adding dates for the q&a and live session as well early next ...
2020-03-13 10:20:32 +0000 UTC View PostI was pondering on my way home from the school run this morning, and was thinking that the below subjects might be of interest in a live Q&A session.
Let me know what you think, and then I'll set up the dates for this month.
2020-03-12 10:08:48 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been in Scarborough today photographing harvest mice - my goodness they are sweet, and so tiny! I'm aware I haven't given you any reference photos recently, so here are two that you may use with my love, you can credit if you wish, but you can use them to draw from, sell, take prints of - whatever you choose :)
The fabulous Jean Moore has created outlines of these two for you, ...
2020-03-09 21:13:41 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the last part of this months full tutorial. Some different techniques, different materials, but I hope lots of fun :) Can't wait to see all your drawings :)
2020-03-07 18:54:27 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the last part of the fluffy bunny. I really hope you've enjoyed this one :)
2020-03-07 14:59:15 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the whole of the mouse in just over three hours.
2020-03-05 07:13:49 +0000 UTC View Post
This one is with permission from the fabulous Karen Broemmelsick, I thought would be a good one for pastelmat - could use pans or neopastels for the background.
2020-03-04 21:33:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Moving onto drawing the berries and the mouse with coloured pencils.
2020-03-04 20:13:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Around 30/40 minutes I have a bit of a chat about self coaching and self awareness - when I was editing I thought ooh that's interesting lol! So do have a listen. There's also some Vinnie burping too!
2020-03-04 09:58:20 +0000 UTC View Post
