Divi & Frey

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Category: sketch

  • How Single‑Point Perspective Illusions Work Single‑point perspective illusions use one vanishing point to trick the eye into seeing depth on a flat surface. When all the lines in a drawing angle toward the same point, your brain automatically interprets the image as 3D, even though it’s completely flat. This is the foundation (used below) behind…

  • Paris is often described as magical. For me, it was creatively catalytic. Rosamond McCulloch studio building, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris (Dec 2023) In early development for Divi and Frey and the Curse of Anubis, Book One of the series, I lived and worked at the Cité Internationale des Arts as part of the University…

  • Rickshaw Driver, Chandigarh Market. In November 2023, I took a journey through India that changed everything. India and Nepal were more than just travel destinations—they became living sketchbooks that whispered stories into my hand as I drew. From the vibrant pulse of Chennai to the layered history of Kathmandu, every moment was a collision of…

  • Ink and style

    I lucky enough to stumble across an original ink drawing in an antique shop recently. The image was in a tatty old frame with no artist listed on the work(image below). On closer inspection, I could just make out the faint remains of the pencil sketch work in places and see the ink nib marks,…

  • I have been having some fun working on a new project. This one has allowed me to combine traditional illustration techniques with digital work. Loads of fun and I am very happy with the results so far.  

  • I thought that I might post some images from my current sketchbook. Some of these have been posted on Facebook in the past, but not as a collection with an explanation (albeit a rambling one). I have shown my sketchbook to a number of people, all of whom focus in on these images. This may…