Category Archives: Education
Free Mind & Free Books
My Drawing From The Imagination course starts again next Monday at Evolution Arts. It’s a course that uses various prompts and starting points to develop ideas through drawing and imagining rather than through observation. I’ve found it has served as both a … Continue reading
February Doodles & Drawing Inspiration Awards
Yesterday I attended the Big Draw’s award ceremony at two temple place in London. It was an afternoon of celebrating the innovative and inspiring activities that made last October’s big draw events so successful. I felt very privileged to be collecting … Continue reading
Daily Doodles & Finding the Time
Oh! It’s my first blog post in over a month. I have been very busy, mainly working on BMX-based animation sequences for this – One Way Up 3D – but unlike last year, I’ve found that the busyness hasn’t overwhelmed me. … Continue reading
Animation & Illustration
I’ve been trying to strike a balance between the animation and illustration jobs I take on. I enjoy doing animation but it is, it seems, really ineffective when it comes to paying bills. In this freelancing game I’m finding that the … Continue reading
Small People & Big Ideas
It was such a privilege to have the opportunity to devise a series of activities for last Sunday’s The Big Draw at the De La Warr Pavilion. Ideas that started as simple outlines in my proposal had been brought to life by … Continue reading
Bexhill & The Big Draw
Every time I’ve been to Bexhill it has rained. And as the weather becomes more consistently wet, I’ve been travelling to Bexhill more frequently . This Sunday I’ll be there again, running activities for The Big Draw 2012 at the De La … Continue reading
Puppets & The Past
Tomorrow it is the last Stop Motion session as part of the Saturday School at the City College Brighton & Hove. It has been fun experimenting with different stop motion methods over the weeks, from animating with wire armatures to … Continue reading