Tips for Sketching #13 (Perseverance)

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.

Walter Elliot

I had an old friend visit at the weekend. It was one of those catch-ups that I look forward to, as many of my friends are not local (this particular one lives in China) and so we rarely meet up.

That’s life. We’re all busy, but it does make catch-ups with friends all the more special.

We chatted about all sorts of things, and inevitably we ended up talking about art. He’s an “old school” role-player like myself, so I’m always hungry for feedback on my latest project from a fellow geek (‘Dragon’s Lair’ below).

Dragon’s Lair
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The Lambda and the Line: Shields, Symbols, and Solidarity in Sparta

One of my favourite things about a vacation is idling away the time reading books I enjoy. Often this involves recapturing my youth and immersing myself in the many rich stories of Greek mythology. On my recent break to Greece (Skiathos) I had the pleasure of reading Paul Cartledge’s fascinating book ‘The Spartans.’

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