Karen RufflesNov 6, 20211 minCourting Crows - found 'em :) New original crow drawings and a bit about an upcoming exhibition about the corvid species in North Yorkshire.
Karen RufflesMar 4, 20212 minHeading for the borderThis month sees the launch of an exciting new chapter in the Tales in Sombre Tones story. I have finally started work on our second...
Karen RufflesNov 16, 20202 minWhitby abbey snow day - a recipe for a happy goth!Two years ago I stood in St Mary's churchyard here in Whitby with the biggest grin on my face - it had snowed overnight and unusually for...
Karen RufflesFeb 7, 20203 minStop motion animation - sounds and special effects. In this final post on creating simple stop motion animation, I'm going to give a few pointers on choosing video effects and working with...
Karen RufflesJan 27, 20202 minStop motion animation - turning photos into film.This week I'm going to show you the basic steps in putting your photos together to create an animated sequence. I normally use Videopad...
Karen RufflesJan 20, 20203 minLights, camera, action - how to film stop motion animation.This week we're looking at how to actually shoot your stop motion animation. There's a few things you'll need and some general tips to...
Karen RufflesJan 12, 20203 minSimple D.I.Y. models and props for stop motion animationFollowing up from last week's post, I thought I'd start our stop motion tutorials with a look at the things I use to create my models,...
Karen RufflesJan 2, 20202 minStop motion animation made simpleFor the last few years I've been making silly, low budget, low tech animations using the desk models of my monsters to tell stories for...
Karen RufflesNov 13, 20191 minCute to creepyLast week, I posted the work in progress videos of this drawing. I thought it would be interesting to share another part of the process -...
Karen RufflesNov 5, 20191 minClowning aroundI've just finished a biannual art exhibition here in Whitby, Art D'Morte and one of the pieces I decided to take was my most recent -...
Karen RufflesNov 6, 20182 minTales in Somber Tones tour is funded !Two lots of very exciting news here this week (in case you couldn't hear us yelling it from our rooftops). First up, we are proud to...
Karen RufflesApr 25, 20171 minMore Murder !On Thursday 4th of May I'm hosting a one night only exhibition at Dillon's of Whitby. Funded initially by a successful mini Kickstarter,...
Karen RufflesFeb 9, 20171 minSaltwick BayLike most artists, I am fascinated by light. This is one of the reasons the beautiful Saltwick Bay is one of my favourite landscapes....
Karen RufflesOct 6, 20161 minMurder !A murder of crows has landed at monster hq this week, with pocket mirrors, prints and stationery added to the range. Featuring some of my...
Karen RufflesJul 16, 20161 minWreck and rock 2One of my favourite places is Saltwick Bay - black rocks, golden fossils and the remains of the Admiral Von Tromp which ran aground in...