Warm Up Sketch 17/08/2017 – House 4 – Lighthouse

Childrens Illustration, Techniques, Warm Up Sketches

lighthouse sketch by Maxine Lee-Mackie
Lighthouse sketch – 30 minutes.

Warm Up Sketch 08/08/2017 – Baby Guinea Pig

Childrens Illustration, Drawings, Techniques, Warm Up Sketches


Warm up sketches help me to experiment or try new things first thing each morning. They’re not highly detailed or finished art – I usually spend anywhere between 5 minutes and half an hour just focusing on the thing/technique I want to learn more about. When I’m busy, it’s important to me to find time to do this because I lose track of myself, especially when working to prescriptive briefs or doing a lot of copy-artist type work.

Today I’m carrying on with my domestic animals study and trying a new eye shape – around 45 mins