Lately, I’ve been a little obsessed with the Hilda comics series by Luke Pearson. Visually, the comics and the Netflix TV series are stunning, mainly for the beautifully controlled colour palettes they use.
Like a machine
Should artists aspire for robotic-like accurate and consistency like those who are the best in their sport?
Escaping the gravity of commerce
Who or what am I really looking for when I put our work out in the world? How do I know it’s any good?
The craft of digital drawing
The problem with digital art is that there’s always a piece of software between me and the work, but maybe that’s what makes it a craft?
Extending the antenna
Where do ideas come from? How does one make something from nothing? Perhaps it’s about recognising the importance of a state of receptivity?
Old cheese
Just because something takes a long time, doesn’t mean it’s old, slow or worse. In fact, in the case of cheese, it may be better.