Character Designs

I spent most of my day sitting on a wall in Bournemouth town centre, drawing people. There were lots of people sitting outside because it was so sunny today, and I'm really pleased with how these drawings have turned out- I finally feel like I am improving with my character designs!

Character Designs

Here is a character that I have been working on today- she started off as a wacky old lady with big blue glasses who I drew in the queue in Starbucks last week, and I've been drawing her ever since...she's lost a few years in age, but kept the glasses. I'd like to make her a little crazier, but I'm pleased with these sketches so far.

I've been spending a lot of time (and money!) in Starbucks lately, doing some people-watching in my sketchbook. It's my favourite way to gain inspiration for new character designs, and I love watching how people interact and behave.

Here are a few recent pages from my sketchbook. I had a drawing trip to Oxford last week with my Animation course- I visit Oxford often, but rarely have time to draw as much as I would like to, and so it was really nice to spend a whole day drawing the buildings, and of course some people watching in Starbucks, too!