Author: karen@jaxom.com

Very invested- watching The Neverending Story.

My work starts with very spidery, very tiny thumbnail sketches. I put down a web of lines and gesture, then follow up on the ones I want to use. I keep things very small (thumbnail size) and work quickly to avoid getting attached to anything that might need to be redrawn or changed. These rough, intuitive sketches can carry an emotion and appeal … Read More

This guy is clearly making off with all the Halloween candy…

This pair emerged from a daily sketch exercise inspired by fabulous illustrator Sergio Ruzzier at a recent workshop. Given a list of prompts, spend just 2 minutes on each – no erasing! The results can be frustrating, but – if I’m in luck – crack right through a dull shell of procrastination and into the creative process. It’s all about spinning … Read More

Another, great workshop exercise from Sergio Ruzzio, based on five sentence prompts: Those characters were very peculiar, each in a different way. The path they took was like nothing they had seen before. After a long journey, they found what they were looking for. “Don’t!” They screamed. However one wants to see it, the whole thing … Read More