Green monster, dancing mice and scriptwriting course in France

In the moment i'm in the middle of the course "Scriptwriting and book adaptation: TV series development and TV special" at the french animation school La Poudriere. It's an amazing place to study, each week we have professionals coming to us and helping with advices, workshops and one-to-one sessions. I'll write about our work more in details in the next post, when we will finish our pitching bible. Meanwhile i'll share this cute green monster with you! 

The daughter of the Woodland Spirit

When i was a child, i've spent most my summer holidays in a very little village in Siberia. I was fascinated by siberian myths and fairytales. One was about the Woodland Spirit, the little old man always ready to play a joke on humans. But i would like to tell you about his daughter.

The daughter of the Woodland Spirit, ink

Dark side of the illustration

This week i came across wonderful spooky b/w illustrations by Pete Williamson. And i decided to try to draw something in black and white as well. Being limited in colors helps to be more creative. I've choosen the black indian ink by Winsor & Newton. And after couple of trials, i found the best approach.

Count Cat

Inspiration: Charming world of Olesya Shchukina

Olesya Shchukina is a very talented illustrator and animation filmmaker from St. Petersburg, Russia. She is currently living and working on her new animated shortmovie in France. I'm lucky enough to know her personally, because we've studied together Directing of animation in St. Petersburg's university of Cinema and TV. She is an amazing artist with an easily recognizable style. 

Cute mugs available in Ko-ko-ko etsy shop

The secret of being productive!

I always wanted to work from home. Isn't it great to stay the whole day in pajamas and be able to have a nap in the middle of the working day or go for a walk and work from the park? It is. But there is a big enemy of productivity - Miss Procrastination! Why not to make a coffee with cinnamon and cream? Oh, look, old photos, let's sort them out. Oh! Somebody liked my post or commented my drawing on facebook! Etc. I guess you know what i mean. Here is my secret weapon against the mighty procrastination! 

About art materials i use

A good artist can create a masterpiece even with a finger with ketchup on a tissue. That's right, but i think it helps to have nice brushes, pencils and paper. It's an essential part of the process. I would like to show you, what i'm using for drawing.

Drawings from my sketchbook

Inspiration: The Phoenix Weekly Story Comic

I love comics. I was working too hard last 3 months, so i totally forgot how much i love comics. It's one of the best way to tell a story. Finally i unblocked the comic's fan inside myself and i've subsribed to The Phoenix weekly story comic app.