Tim de Sousa
@timdesousa.bsky.social
Privacy, Information Governance and Tech Ethics wonk, based in Sydney Australia. Mediocre ukulele player. Slightly snobbish about coffee.
I’m way too pleased with myself on this one. Anyway, this is Sidney (the aggressor) and Daisy (the innocent party).
November 17, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I’m way too pleased with myself on this one. Anyway, this is Sidney (the aggressor) and Daisy (the innocent party).
What is ‘prototyping’, a story in three acts.
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
What is ‘prototyping’, a story in three acts.
What a pack of flamin’ galahs
November 2, 2025 at 1:57 AM
What a pack of flamin’ galahs
Your one-hour piece is as valid as your ten-hour one. Just do something. And then keep doing it.
October 25, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Your one-hour piece is as valid as your ten-hour one. Just do something. And then keep doing it.
Practice doesn’t have to be good to be useful. Small and rough is still helpful skill building.
October 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Practice doesn’t have to be good to be useful. Small and rough is still helpful skill building.
October 2025 - behold the most judgmental owl I have even seen (another amazing @mikemelton.bsky.social reference).
October 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
October 2025 - behold the most judgmental owl I have even seen (another amazing @mikemelton.bsky.social reference).
September 2025 - Sunday afternoon life drawing sessions, fun with charcoal pencils
October 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
September 2025 - Sunday afternoon life drawing sessions, fun with charcoal pencils
August 2025 - simplicity can be effective; Motherhood looks hard.
October 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
August 2025 - simplicity can be effective; Motherhood looks hard.
June 2025 - Landscapes are hard, but dogs remain good fodder (and are at least enthusiastic about the results).
October 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
June 2025 - Landscapes are hard, but dogs remain good fodder (and are at least enthusiastic about the results).
May 2025 - begun, the Birb Wars have. Thanks @mikemelton.bsky.social. Birds are much easier to draw than humans for some reason.
October 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
May 2025 - begun, the Birb Wars have. Thanks @mikemelton.bsky.social. Birds are much easier to draw than humans for some reason.
April 2025 - crawl, walk, run? No, the lesson is, tracing is a useful tool and there’s not such thing as cheating, only technique.
October 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
April 2025 - crawl, walk, run? No, the lesson is, tracing is a useful tool and there’s not such thing as cheating, only technique.
But also a good lesson in the importance of making a second attempt. These were done in dip pen with fountain pen ink - which reacts very differently to watercolour. It dries a lot faster but also has a kind of glow.
October 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
But also a good lesson in the importance of making a second attempt. These were done in dip pen with fountain pen ink - which reacts very differently to watercolour. It dries a lot faster but also has a kind of glow.
March 2025 - kind of fell down a hole hand-painting memes.
October 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
March 2025 - kind of fell down a hole hand-painting memes.
February 2025 - a lot of experiments. Ink drops into water produces a kind of fractal effect (shamelessly stole this technique from TikTok). How do highlights work in watercolour? What if gnomes were anarchists?
October 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
February 2025 - a lot of experiments. Ink drops into water produces a kind of fractal effect (shamelessly stole this technique from TikTok). How do highlights work in watercolour? What if gnomes were anarchists?
January 2025 - well, now it’s on. Christmas gifts included a dip pen set, India ink, and a new sketchbook, and plenty of new photo references. So now we move beyond just pencil to ink and colour illustrations, aided by a salvaged watercolour set.
October 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
January 2025 - well, now it’s on. Christmas gifts included a dip pen set, India ink, and a new sketchbook, and plenty of new photo references. So now we move beyond just pencil to ink and colour illustrations, aided by a salvaged watercolour set.
December 2024 - experiments with fountain pens and fancy new Christmas present watercolour pencils. Kinda flamed out on fountain pens, a bit too much maintenance and faff.
October 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
December 2024 - experiments with fountain pens and fancy new Christmas present watercolour pencils. Kinda flamed out on fountain pens, a bit too much maintenance and faff.
November 2024 - experimenting with faces, and live drawing. Frankly struggling, faces are hard and perspective is a challenge. I probably should have looked up some tutorials but, no, I just persisted…
October 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
November 2024 - experimenting with faces, and live drawing. Frankly struggling, faces are hard and perspective is a challenge. I probably should have looked up some tutorials but, no, I just persisted…
So October 2024 - pencil sketching in a tiny notebook.
October 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
So October 2024 - pencil sketching in a tiny notebook.
All done, some minor detailing with watercolour pencils and a white gel pen.
October 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
All done, some minor detailing with watercolour pencils and a white gel pen.
Multiple washes on the body. A pale ochre, then multiple layers of pale greens, yellows and darker browns.
October 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Multiple washes on the body. A pale ochre, then multiple layers of pale greens, yellows and darker browns.
Shadows first. I put a lot of effort into softening and blending the edges.
October 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Shadows first. I put a lot of effort into softening and blending the edges.
We will begin with a rough pencil sketch.
October 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
We will begin with a rough pencil sketch.
Don’t tell me what to do!
October 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Don’t tell me what to do!
Finally, Daisy, who is a an absolute darling.
October 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Finally, Daisy, who is a an absolute darling.
Jet the cavoodle puppy, who is too young and small to actually walk anywhere but his owner is a sweetheart who carries him for walks twice a day.
October 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Jet the cavoodle puppy, who is too young and small to actually walk anywhere but his owner is a sweetheart who carries him for walks twice a day.