Author: PJH

PJ Holden is a comic artist and this is his blog.

The Fly

Posted on 5th April 2021 by PJH

Thomas (age 12) has written and drawn a complete graphic novel called “FLY” – he’s done it all on the ipad, using the apple pencil and an app called “Comic Draw” (a kind of comic studio for kids – you
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A week of blogging

Posted on 4th April 2021 by PJH

Last Sunday I decided – over on that there twitter – that I’d blog for the entire week. No rhyme or reason for it, just a sort of wistful wondering if I could do it. What I find with these
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Achilles Heels

Posted on 2nd April 2021 by PJH

All artists have their weaknesses, they follow them around from year to year, tripping them up in ways that they’ve tripped them up since they were formative little artlettes doodling in their maths books.

Keys to the Kingdom

Posted on 30th March 2021 by PJH

This is a Clip Studio Tutorial, so if it’s not your thing, that’s cool! I’ve pretty heavily customised my version of Clip Studio. By small degrees over time, I’ve built up a whole bunch of time saving things that are
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All The Wrong Moves

Posted on 29th March 2021 by PJH

We have a family chessboard. Handed down from my dad. I remember the scant occasions it was taken out, and it’s only now, with the wisdom of age that some things have become apparent to me.