About My Work

African Elephants

This picture like the other Elephants and Rhinos, is illustrated with a rotring pen.  I sketch out the composition in light pencil first, then work back into it using a cross hatch effect.  Gradually building up layers so that it has a sense of depth, which I can then slowly add detail such as wrinkles and features in the face to give character, it also builds up a really interesting texture because of their craggy and more often than not - mud covered skin.

It works quite well with Ele's and Rhino's... but fur - now that's quite tricky.


Giraffe

For fur I use a fine rotoring nib and sometimes a dip pen, using the line to create contour and shape, again gradually overlaying to give depth and shadow.

It's a bit difficult to see in these small pictures, but it should hopefully give you some idea.

Ring-tailed Lemur
"This one just drove me mad!"

The more fur the tricker it is, especially with the longer fluffier type, but again building up layers with the line and using a more shorter and curved line, I try to create a fluffier effect. This Lemur proved to be quite a challenge, but I was quite pleased with how it turned out in the end.

Bengal Tiger Cub

For the fur on this picture as with the Lemur, I used a .13 rotring nib, (I sometimes use a dip pen but I quite like the effect I can get with a rotring). Using a shorter and straighter line, building contour and shape - again gradually laying down layers creating texture and depth.