Cat Girl Work In Progress. Might be a while before I finish this one.

Work in Progress:

W.I.P. I'm 85% complete with this one. It’s been sitting on my hard drive in this state for weeks. Perhaps another 3 hours and I’ll be done with the colouring- just need to find the time.

Cintiq Girl finally finished :)

In May 2013 I worked at the Wacom stand at the MCM comic expo in London.

I created 'Cintiq girl' especially for the event and spent most of my time there demonstrating the new Cintiq 13HD graphics tablet screen combo, which was pretty cool!

On the Friday I tried out Manga Studio 4 (Now known as Clip Studio) to digital ink her. It seemed like an ok program, but not sure I’d use it again and I couldn’t figure out if there’s a way to create anti-aliased lines? I then spent the weekend working on the colours in Photoshop CS6 in between chatting to customers, but still needed a day to finish after I got back.

Also wanted to see how my new laptop handles large Photoshop files. This one is about 1.5GB! (this image is 6% actual size) and it seemed fine for everything other than smudge tool.

Thanks for checking it out!

About the Cintiq

Wacom Cintiq is a line of interactive pen displays by Wacom, catering to artists and designers. It integrates a high-quality display directly into the drawing surface, enabling users to draw, paint, and manipulate digital content directly on the screen.

The series offers various models with differences in size, resolution, and features. Notable among these features is the pressure-sensitive pen that provides precise control and simulates traditional artistic techniques. Some models also include multi-touch capabilities for gestures like zooming and rotating. Widely utilized in animation, illustration, and graphic design, the Cintiq series has become a favoured tool for professionals and enthusiasts seeking an intuitive and direct digital drawing experience. For the latest information, it's recommended to check Wacom's official sources for product updates and releases.

Anime Girl - Something I doodled over the weekend. I was experimenting with different drawing styles again and after this one, I finally decided to give up on my Edding 1800 profipens. I’ve been using them to ink for a while, but the ink flow sucks, they’re not true black and they generally seem too dry to draw a consistent non-grainy line. I want to find a new set of super fine line-line pens which work for me. Suggestions welcome!

Generic girl face - doodled the face over the weekend and chucked in a few digital tones on top.

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Some things aren't worth posting

I’ve drawn hundreds of unsuccessful sketches like theses over the years, which ultimately get thrown away. They represent the worst of my ability! But I wanted to share them so aspiring artist know that:

1. Drawing something good is hard! Be proud of yourself when you achieve it.
2. Everyone has off days
3. Just because you drew a thing, ask yourself is it always worth throwing it up on the internet?

Also here's some caricatures

I doodled these in an attempt to merge real people into a comic book or manga style. I'm just experimenting here and still need practice. But, I learned a thing or two.

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