Northern Bird Designs

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The fastest way to kill a character? Think about them too long.

I’ve been doing time drawing jams as part of the picture book course and seriously, with 5 to 7 minutes and no time to second guess yourself, it’s doing more for my characters than hours of careful planning ever did!

Meet Pip. He’s a pigeon. He wasn’t invited on the great fish heist. He adopted one of the fish and called it Dog. Nobody in the seagull crew has been able to explain to him why this is a problem.

Sketch one was the first pass - rough, quick, just getting the idea out. Sketch two is a bit more refined with Reach (that’s the seagull - named for his wingspan & possibly, maybe, definitely inspired by Alan Ritchson as Reacher) leaning against the wall like he’s been waiting for Pip to catch up his entire life. Dog is also there. Dog does not want to be there.

Question for you - which sketch has more energy, the first or the second? I worry I always lose something in the refinement and I can never quite tell from inside the work.