Starting 2016 with my sketchbook

Here's an update on some pieces and characters I'm working on. All from my sketchbook:

Afternoon tea

Playground fun

Red Panda

Stork

Grumpy cat

Some dinosaur friends. Starting with:

Triceratops

Diplodocus

T-Rex 

Stegosaurus

Sloth - who me? 

Pangolin - I do love pangolins! 

That's all for now. I'm working on some new pieces and also some new designs for my shop.

Thanks for looking at my blog,

Teri

Christmas is coming...

...And I am busy with some private commissions which means I can't show any of those on here for now.

I can show some other pieces I've been working on though and I will be at the following places with lots of lovely things you can buy:

Sunday 22nd November 

Denbies Wine Estate, Dorking

11am-4pm

Saturday 28th November and Sunday 29th November

The Medicine Garden Christmas Market, Cobham

10am-5pm

Saturday 5th December

St Paul's Primary School Christmas Fair, Thames Ditton

11.45am-4pm

Here's some pieces I've been working on that I can show! 

From my sketchbook:

Thanks for reading my blog. 

Until the next time, stay safe.

Teri 

Family Pirate Portrait

A while ago I said I'd been working on a family portrait and it was all hush-hush as it was a surprise birthday present. 

The portrait was to include lots of different things that they enjoyed doing together, places that meant something special to them, as well as pirates, farms and princesses.

The family are happy for me to share their portrait and here it is.

I was so pleased at the reaction it received. It's always good when the reaction is so happy!

Thank you to the Malloys. It was fun working on this project with them.

Thanks for stopping by,

Teri

Bear's Party

In my last post I mentioned and showed some working process for a picture I started. I've finished that picture (Bear's Party) and thought I'd put the final on here and put all those pictures together.

I use traditional methods of working and my preferred is pen and ink. I also use some pencils to add detail.

Here's how the picture developed: 

First this piece began as a sketch in my sketchbook

Which made it onto layout paper with different elements over three sheets. Then onto the lightbox to create one picture

As I said in my last post I do like a good colour swatch!

On to colouring in!

Detail of leaves - an oak tree

A silver birch and the oak again. This process of painting each leaf did take a long time but I was pleased with the outcome.

The final dry, flattened and scanned piece

I'm hoping to put some prints of this in my shop soon!

Thanks for stopping by,

Teri

Badger, Badger, Badger... No mushroom

I've been busy completing a commission for a family portrait which has been lots of fun. I will be able to share it soon once it's been given as a present!

It was lovely to hand over the finished work as the person who commissioned it was over the moon. Always a good feeling! 

I'm currently working on some prints for my shop but in the meantime here's some sketches and sneak peaks!

I may have been watching the Brothers Grimm film again. I do love it!

I shall be working on a pirate picture once I finish the current piece.

These littl firey chaps turned up in my sketchbook. As did a few squirrels!

A cheeky fairy

This piece came about while watching the Brothers Grimm. The pose of the bear was inspired by one of the character in the film.

 

I liked the sketch so much I've decided to make it into a larger piece and here it is on my lightbox.

I do like a good colour swatch!

Here's a peak at the inked up bear:

Here's a peak at the badger!

After drawing the badger I was reminded of the Badger, Badger, Badger, Mushroom song (by Weebl - I'm sure you can find it on YouTube as I did) which I then showed to Chickpea who thinks it's hilarious. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Teri

Website and Fairies and World Book Day, Oh My!

Hello and thanks for visiting my blog!

My website has had an update:

http://www.terismyth.com/ there are a few new pictures on there as well as a link to my Etsy shop. I intend to add some more products soon.

Meanwhile as I'm working on a private commission here are some pictures from my sketchbook and some other things too:

In a break I drew this evil little fairy called Yallery Brown. Most definitely not to be trusted!

Chickpea has been itching to get her hands on my inks and brushes and everything she can reach/see. I keep some of my older brushes for her and my dipper pen nibs too. I do think giving kids the chance to use high quality products really can inspire them.

In case you couldn't work it out she's painting her version of the princess and the pea.

As most parents will know it was World Book Day and this means kids dressing up as their favourite book character for school. It's such a great opportunity to get children discussing their favourite books.

Chickpea chose to go as Claude from the series of Claude books by Alex T Smith (they are very fabulously funny) and you can follow him on Twitter @Alex_T_Smith too.

Chickpea even had a juicy bone baguette hidden under her/Claude's hat!

I know the children in Chickpea's school had a fabulous day and some of the costumes were just amazing. There was even an Oberlix with a giant rock on his back! 

Here are some bees not from my sketchbook but from my drawing board instead.

Also a sketch of Chickpea.

Finally Sarah McIntyre has been campaigning, in the most pleasant way,  to make sure illustrators are given credit for creating picture books too. It seems mostly to be down to old systems and ways of working. There has been a positive response from the industry. You can read more about it on Sarah's blog here:

http://jabberworks.livejournal.com/696850.html

And you can follow her on Twitter here @Jabberworks and click on or search for the #PicturesMeanBusiness hashtag. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Teri