Two Tips from Melbourne Streets

Notebook 003: Misc. Writing Exercises

Sketchbook 013: Equine Collage Studies

Sketchbook 006: Misc Exhibition Sketches and Notes

RHS Style and Development Sketches

When working with a new text deciding on an illustration style can be a challenge.

Below are some of my experiments with loose movement and anatomy sketches, colour samples and more resigned drawings on found wrapping paper. The aim was to compare and contrast each style and its variations to see which would be suit my new text. 

Removal of the horse anatomy to show the geometric pattern beneath. 

A sample of the recycled wrapping paper that I drew on. I got this from the New Edition Bookshop (Fremantle)when I bought a novel - they were nice enough to gift wrap the book for me. 

A study of how geometric shapes and tone can interact with the horse's anatomy. 

Coloured biro experiment on scrap tea toned water colour paper. 

Another coloured biro experiment on scrap tea toned water colour paper

Ink pen movement studies of Mr Charisma and Targets Only. 

More ink pen movement studies of Mr Charisma and Targets Only. 

Graphite study on scrap tea toned water colour paper. 

Another graphite study on scrap tea toned paper.
A Staedler oil pencil was used to add the white highlights. 

Composition study in ink pen and biro. 

Movement composition study in ink pen. 

UPDATE: (Another) Chest Infection.

I had to build a tank in Busselton with an infected apprentice. Two weeks later the doctor says I have a minor chest infection. This is my second one in about three months.

At least I missed only the first class of my 50pt unit.

UPDATE: Pre-Semester 2 Stuff

Just as a quick update, university will begin in three days. The holidays have been crazy busy with various types of work and projects. Everything is a bit chaotic at the moment.

It is a good chaos though.

More to come later.

Paint Student Studios Sem. 1 2014

I photographed some of the painting students' studios to prove to my mum/collegians that my room is not actually as much of a 'bomb' as they claim it to be, nor is it comparatively an excessive fire/fume risk. 

ie. I do not have a tent on my roof OR a TV bone yard next to my desk. 

It is full of boxed books and smells of ink. 

This is not a bad thing.