Letters About Drawing
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120 / Visual Storytelling (in Three Acts)
A step-by-step guide to the many choices a filmmaker or comics artist makes in telling a story.
114 / Ink and Inspiration
New drawings from my latest sketchbook and inspiring quotes from great artists to spark your creativity.
111 / Taking The Boat Out
The unexpected benefits of writing and drawing short stories and some advice from the masters.
105 / Noticing What You Notice
Trusting that something is interesting simply because you find it interesting…a radical act of self-love.
098 / March 26th, 2013
I realised there was something that I really wanted to do…and then carried on doing other things — for eight years!
095 / Fill More Sketchbooks!
A new year is a perfect time to start a new daily sketchbook habit. Here’s some more advice on how to make it work.
094 / How I Made a Comic Short Story
A step-by-step breakdown of making my four-page comic Negroni With A Twist - with lots of pictures!
092 / Another Story About The Universe
Big Magic is everywhere, if you know where to look. Plus a new film I’ve made is now out!
089 / The Professional Beginner
As we get older, it gets harder to be a beginner - but that is where the adventure lies!
085 / Storytelling Panel By Panel
The third and final guest letter, with some useful advice on plotting out the panels of a comic.
083 / Get Better Faster
The first in a short series of guest letters from Third Something readers, sharing their own ideas about creativity and visual storytelling.
076 / Miles And Miles Of Squares
A fun warm-up exercise for your sketchbook that improves your technical skills at the same time.
072 / Maybe It Is Not What You Achieve, But Who You Inspire
Apparently seeing inside my sketchbook has inspired lots of you start drawing again - and that’s wonderful!
071 / The Lockdown Diaries
I’ve been keeping a visual journal during lockdown and I’ve learned to pay attention to the little things.
067 / The Sketchbook Problem
Sketchbooks are supposed to be a place for creative freedom. But rarely feel like that. A very long post with lots of pictures!
062 / Spirals
I’ve just finished my first sketchbook of the year! Here are some things I’ve learned.
059 / Ink And Gifts
Your hand-painted postcards are on their way! Here’s a step-by-step process of how I made them.
058 / A Kind of Aliveness I Live For
A crucial distinction for all artists - you don’t think in order to draw, you draw in order to think.
054 / Rock, Chalk and Ink
You share your advice on keeping a daily sketchbook practice and I try to do some simple drawing exercises.
053 / Fill Sketchbooks!
My plan for 2020 is to fill as many sketchbooks as I can, starting with filling pages of collage. Plus some advice on keeping a sketchbook.
052 / End of Season Finale
I have published a newsletter a week for a whole year! But what next? Plus an update on my postcards project.
050 / Ink and Card
I’ve just come up with an idea for an exciting project and I want to tell you all about it!
043 / Hobbies Update
I’m nervous about this letter - I’m letting you see my first attempts at drawing real life models.
026 / Your Questions, Answered
A Q&A session with Third Something Readers - I answer questions about filmmaking and my creative process.
