Avast me Hearties! Drawing Pirates & Pirate Ships Last week (2020-05-13) in our livestream session we had an absolutely fantastic time drawing pirate ships on the high seas! I love drawing curvy waves and old wooden ships – there’s just something about that which never stops being fun – even Read more…
So I’ve recently started creating youtube tutorials to show how to do things in photoshop. Here’s one of the first things any budding young artist will want to do – make their drawing black so they can colour them in! It’s easy
The best thing about getting my first picture book I Have an Orange Juicy Drink published is getting to read it to fantastic chaps like these guys! Saint Mary’s Primary School in Beverley has got some delightful children and some wonderful staff. We had a wonderful Monday morning doing readings and improving Read more…
A Leisure Centre might seem like an odd place for author & illustrator to visit. But actually, it makes a lot more sense than you would think. In past lives, I have been a TV Gameshow Contestant, a supply teacher and five-a-side footballer, but I was also a swim teacher for Read more…
Goodbye is always the hardest word to say. Unless you’ve got a mouthful of toffee and you’re trying to say “onomatopoeia”. As far as annunciation goes, that’s a toughie. This story in pictures is the only honest and real way I can think that people actually say goodbye. Nobody ever Read more…
As some of you may be aware, my first ever illustration job was a year-long contract drawing cartoon strips for West Ham United. It sounds quite good on paper. Not to mention ridiculous. Small, ridiculously inexperienced illustrator gets job for with big Premiership Football Club. How did I manage it? Read more…