Today’s sketch marks two whole weeks I have been doing this. Sometimes I’ve only gotten a sketch in before midnight by the skin of my teeth, but I’ve done it, so I’m feeling pretty satisfied.

I’ve been trying to post more finished drawings, but I spent a lot of time today on a sketch for the first page of the graphic novel I’m working on. This is a rough sketch that I’m using to work out the composition and a few of the details; I’ll probably refine this again with a tracing on the light table, then transfer it to the watercolour paper I’m planning to use for the finished drawings.

The opening page in the story is a forest fire, with animals fleeing. There will be a lot of stark silhouette against bright oranges and reds in this scene — for now I’m just working out the placement of the animals and their outlines. Next comes a value sketch.