I’ve got a new sketchbook, something I haven’t had for a while…not that I haven’t sketched anything due to a lack of book, but having a dedicated book for it sort of gives the whole thing a regularity, like keeping a diary.

Sketching also gives you that awesome freedom to make mistakes…something which I do frequently.

Have a big fat bee.

I thought it’d be cool to put together a step-by-step series of pictures showing how this was done…For my own benefit as much as anything, but still, I figured someone out there might get a kick out of it.

After the pencil drawing was finished ’twas scanned and colour tweaked in Photoshop. I’m not a big fan of straight black and white images on a back lit monitor, it just looks a bit harsh.

Finally, my newly silvered bionic hand. This is why I like ink, I can’t make as much mess.