Tag: art

  • Drawing Flowers in Watercolour

    Drawing Flowers in Watercolour

    last Mother’s Day, I had to rush to get a card made for my mother. I hope you like it and find some inspiration or learn some new technique from it. You can get the in the UK here: http://amzn.to/1gNpZ8s and in the US here: http://amzn.to/1gaG6qA

  • The Pen I draw with – Rotring Tikky Graphic

    The Pen I draw with – Rotring Tikky Graphic

    I’m always asked what pen I use. It’s called a Rotring Tikky Graphic and you can now get them from the I used to use the rapidograph in the old days. It’s a very technical pen that needs a lot of looking after and cleaning out. It also has a fine metal nib which I…

  • How to invent stories and characters

    How to invent stories and characters

    Recently I visited the Hereford Cathedral Choir School and spent the afternoon with Year 3 – who are mostly 8 years old – showing them how I come up with ideas for stories and characters. I devised two character’s based on a couple of children who kindly posed for me in their school uniforms. I…