leftlings

the right hemisphere of my brain made me do it!


We have moved!



Well, almost. This is turning to be a longer process than I thought but I reckon very soon I will be able to carry on doing more leftlings. Not that anyone's chasing me for them.

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Sad Ladies



I have to confess I've been horribly busy lately so I haven't done any new leftlings. I'll try to keep up. Promise! (not that anyone is keeping track LOLZ)

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Sana que sana...



My better half is in bed with a terrible cold, poor thing. I can't wait to go home and look after her.

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Abigail



A couple of weeks ago Abi's boyfriend asked me to draw a leftling of her as a surprise for her birthday. I thought it was such a nice gesture that I started straight away. I'm quite pleased with the drawing and I reckon she is too.

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Day dreaming



Almost any face I pick up to draw on the train ends up looking like someone who is on a trance. Perhaps is due to the fact I pick people who are not moving much or perhaps they really are in a trance.

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Ode to a cup of coffee



A man said once to me
hi, how can I serve thee?
oh! just a coffee please
and he replied with ease
that's a pound and eighty p.

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what's this all about?

    Years ago I realized that if tried to draw with my left hand wonderful things happened. Since then I've explored the technique in both personal and commercial projects. The drawings have made it to a number of printed and online publications. I've finally yielded to the blog fever and decided to give them a home here.

    In other words: I am right handed. I draw like this with my left hand.

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the technique

    My technique changes from time to time, depends on circumstances, the mood and what I'm after but here's a rough step through to give you an idea:

    I've found the best results happen when I jump straight to ink. With a thin pen I draw the basic structure of the composition. With a sharp pencil I add some more texture to give it some depth. Sometimes I cheat by keeping my left hand still in midair and moving the sketchbook instead. Since the core of the drawing has been done I pass around the outline with a thick pen quickly with my right hand. Finally I scan the drawingand when I think it needs it I add some textures in Photoshop.

    onehugeeye

    Lord Vladder

    The Fact Lady




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