Cartoonist. Illustrator. Book cover designer. Doodler.https://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3mjmctnpu3k2kJoined Southbank Portrait Session for the last hour of Sunday's session and drew a few portraits. Playing around with composition on the page.16 Apr 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmctnpu3k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3mivniyy6j22kA few drawings by me from yesterday's Barbican Portrait Session, either side of going to watch Project Hail Mary at the Barbican Cinema...07 Apr 2026 11:13 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivniyy6j22khttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3misz2uqrr22gOn Saturday morning I went along to a Sketch 'N' Go watercolour session up on the balcony of the recently built Dock Shed in Canada Water, with a bird's eye overlooking Canada Dock with Canary Wharf in the distance.06 Apr 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3misz2uqrr22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3mgpmqlofn22xHappy MAR10 Day to all who celebrate!10 Mar 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpmqlofn22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3mgngskcj5s2sMy drawings from yesterday's Southbank Portrait Session at the Royal Festival Hall...09 Mar 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgngskcj5s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3mg4bo7lknk2iYesterday was my first time this year to make it along to the Southbank Portrait Session! Thanks to all the sitters.02 Mar 2026 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4bo7lknk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3mg3envujgc2hEnjoyed drawing Francoise at Connie Lim's studio on Saturday afternoon. Great outfits and poses!02 Mar 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3envujgc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3mfrmsb5pfc2gOn Monday I went along to The Cartoon Museum Conference, a day of talks based around comics and cartooning. It was a packed day and while listening to what everyone had to say, I made some visual notes in my sketchbook, including portaits of each of the speakers.26 Feb 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrmsb5pfc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3mfpfprqbpk2rOn Saturday morning I went along to a really fun Cosplay Life Drawing session drawing Goku and Chi-Chi from Dragonball! I loved how dynamic and animated the poses were! I switched halfway through from my usual A4 Sketchbook to A3 paper as I was struggling to contain the big poses on the page!25 Feb 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpfprqbpk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3meyrlotyv22uOn Friday evening I went along to the first Gosh! Comics/Broken Frontier Drink And Draw of 2026 and was pleasantly surprised to win the first round with my drawing for the prompt 'Oh, you shouldn't have!' The other two prompts were 'Furry Monster' and 'Mad Scientist in Love'.16 Feb 2026 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3meyrlotyv22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3meyrjirtuc2uThe opening for this exhibition that I'm in is tomorrow from 4-9pm at Mori Homemade Cafe, 343 Caledonian Rd, London N1 1DW. After that runs gor a month and the cafe is open daily from 10-6pm [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Feb 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3meyrjirtuc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3mdo6p62urs2zLast Saturday morning I went along to a 3-hour life drawing class at Connie Lim's studio with fantastic poses by Lan in a variety of outfits.30 Jan 2026 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdo6p62urs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3mdiyqfigos2uI'm excited to be taking part in a group exhibition with a bunch of illustration comic artist friends at the super cute cafe Mori Homemade on Caledonian Road. We'll be celebrating the Lunar New Year Of The Fire Horse with 30 brand new 3 colour risograph prints created for the exhibition.28 Jan 2026 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdiyqfigos2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3mdbfa2dixc2tRecently, my friend Richy had a BIG birthday! I drew him a card to celebrate featuring lots of his favourite characters from comics, film, TV and games plus some of his own characters! He also sent me a photo of all the birthday cards I've drawn for him over the years that we've known each other.25 Jan 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdbfa2dixc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3mcxky5oc522eLast night I went along to ESEA Life Drawing's fantastic contortion-themed life drawing session with Priya and Ting providing us with incredible poses to draw! The shapes they were both able to move their bodies into were such a great challenge to try and capture. A really good evening of drawing! 🙂21 Jan 2026 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxky5oc522ehttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3mcs43o5i5s2yHad a great time at the first Cosplay Life Drawing session of the year drawing Chillibunny as Ahri from League of Legends in a fantastic costume with lots of brilliant poses. It was certainly challenging trying to capture all the details in the costume, as well as the poses.19 Jan 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcs43o5i5s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3mceutrjo3c2qOn Saturday morning I went along to a 3-hour clothed life drawing session at Connie Lim's studio, with Elsa posing in a variety of outfits.14 Jan 2026 10:37 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mceutrjo3c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3m4qdd2lxps2cHad a great time on Saturday morning drawing Federica in a range of different outfits at Connie Lim's 3-hour fashion illustration life drawing class at her studio in Dalaton.03 Nov 2025 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qdd2lxps2chttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3m3zm7h5l2s2eOn Thursday afternoon I had the unique opportunity to go along and draw at the final dress rehearsal of Moominvalley In November, a new musical at Upstairs At The Gatehouse in Highgate. The show is on until the 16 November. You can find more details at @moominmusical.bsky.social25 Oct 2025 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3zm7h5l2s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3m3z4pyqlwk2gOn Saturday evening I went along to an incredible arial life drawing class at London Dance Academy, with incredible poses by Jenny and Ting. It was a dynamic class with lots of short poses. I can only post 4 here but there are a lot more over on my instagram: www.instagram.com/paulshinndraws25 Oct 2025 09:55 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3z4pyqlwk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3m3xeiglt522wA card I drew for my Dad's birthday24 Oct 2025 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3xeiglt522whttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3m3wqarnzzs2jOn Saturday morning, I went along to the second session of Cosplay Life Drawing, hosted by my friend Mike, with fantastic dynamic poses by Ren as Ada Wong from Resident Evil. A really fun and challenging session.24 Oct 2025 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3wqarnzzs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3m3achzdj4k2yMy drawings from Sunday's Southbank Portrait Session at the Royal Festival Hall.15 Oct 2025 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3achzdj4k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3m35ogmxtnc2kOn Saturday morning, I went along to a 3-hour life drawing class hosted by Connie Lim in her studio in Dalston, with excellent poses Ben, with various outfit changes during the session. It's always a fun challenge to capture both the pose and the different clothing within a set amount of time.14 Oct 2025 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m35ogmxtnc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3m2muvnmcqs2kJoined the Urban Sketchers on the Southbank on Saturday. As I grabbed something to eat from the food market behind the Royal Festival Hall, I noticed this view looking up towards the Hayward Gaallery - my favourite gallery in London! - and decided to draw it.07 Oct 2025 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2muvnmcqs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3m2kk3tyrwc2vWent along to a terrific free life drawing event at the Royal Academy Lecture Theatre on Friday evening, hosted by 2bornot2bcollective, and Inspired by the Kerry James Marshall: The Histories exhibition, with stage dressing and costumes referencing his Souvenir series.06 Oct 2025 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2kk3tyrwc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3m2anplxqvc2fOne of the reasons I'm not doing #inktober this year is because I'm spending too much time playing Silksong. Although that would fit quite well with today's prompt, Weave...02 Oct 2025 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2anplxqvc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3m25xv6pots2vI'm not doing #Inktober this year, but I couldn't resist a quick doodle for today's prompt, Moustache...01 Oct 2025 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m25xv6pots2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3lzyhxg4tuk2vMy drawings from last Friday's Gosh! Drink & Draw. The themes were: Ninja penguin Misheard lyrics Flower29 Sep 2025 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzyhxg4tuk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulshinndraws.bsky.social/post/3lzixpzgvek24A bumper crop of drawings from Southbank Portrait Session at the Royal Festival Hall the other Sunday. Every time I was thinking about leaving, I looked outside and it was pouring down, so ended up staying until the end of the session.23 Sep 2025 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:ummri7wu52avhommnc4i2nvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzixpzgvek24