Overhead flat-lay of an open sketchbook on a dark oak drafting table, showing detailed ink drawings of mythical landscapes, a fountain pen resting on the margins, warm natural window light from the left.
Overhead flat-lay of an open sketchbook on a dark oak drafting table, showing detailed ink drawings of mythical landscapes, a fountain pen resting on the margins, warm natural window light from the left.
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/ STUDIO DISPATCHES

Ink on paper, words in progress.

Weekly updates from the drafting table. Tracking the slow, deliberate evolution of two upcoming books, storyboard revisions, and raw gallery proofs.

Macro close-up of a pencil storyboard sketch on textured cream paper, showing dynamic panel layouts and hand-written editorial notes in the margins.
Macro close-up of a pencil storyboard sketch on textured cream paper, showing dynamic panel layouts and hand-written editorial notes in the margins.
Close-up of ink pooling on textured paper, showing the rich gradient from deep black to soft grey wash under sharp directional studio light.
Close-up of ink pooling on textured paper, showing the rich gradient from deep black to soft grey wash under sharp directional studio light.
Straight-on eye-level photograph of a physical book mockup with a minimalist cream cover, resting on a rustic wooden studio shelf.
Straight-on eye-level photograph of a physical book mockup with a minimalist cream cover, resting on a rustic wooden studio shelf.
THE ARCHIVE

Recent dispatches

A chronological log of studio life, book production notes, and upcoming gallery exhibitions.

03 OCT 2024
18 SEP 2024
02 SEP 2024

Chapter four storyboards

The chemistry of ink

First book mockup

Refining the visual sequence for the upcoming graphic novel. Erasing margins and shifting panels to let the silent sequences breathe.

Testing different batches of India ink on heavy cold-press cotton paper. Finding the exact balance of deep carbon black and raw paper texture.

A physical proof of the first volume arrived from the printer today. Holding the tactile weight of three years of solitary drafting table work.

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