Illustration · Animation

Drawn by hand,
alive on the page.

I'm James, an artist and animator with a passion for storytelling, character design, and expressive hand-drawn animation.

Ink and watercolour illustration of a young witch casting sparks on a cobblestone street

"Little Witch" — ink and watercolour on paper

A note from the sketchbook

I work across illustration, character design, ink, and watercolour, while continuing to explore the relationship between drawing and animation. I'm especially interested in how timing, movement, and visual simplicity can be used to create memorable performances and tell stories.

More about my process

…and then they move

Short animations, tests, and time-lapses live on my YouTube channel — and the sketchbook keeps filling up on Instagram.

Have a story that needs drawing?

I take on commissions, editorial illustration, and short animation projects.

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