Wednesday, 7 May 2008

Plan Lines

People always ask me why do I draw with very ruff lines? And can I draw neatly?
The simplest answer is I don't want to have to finish all my lines, I like the look of my plan lines on paper and it seems a terrible waste to rub them out. If I need to draw "neatly" I can, but right now I like to draw quickly and expressively.



































































As a teen I would draw, draw, draw, paint, and draw, everyday. I would create my own comic books, with my friend Napoleon Beckford (aka Nappa). I'd draw all the plan lines and stories, and he'd do the hard work of making sense of my scribbles, adding fine lines and inks. And he'd do it so beautifully, he would make one of my A3 illustrations neat & coloured in 30 minutes, I'd take one hour. 





































In 2004 Nappa past away, and highly crucial detailed illustration became a style I would rarely use.

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