This playful illustration of a sloppy village was created during a “Draw with Me” tutorial with Tom Froese. We worked quickly, using simple shapes, splodges of colour, and a limited colour palette to build a charming, imperfect village scene.

The process was fun and liberating — a reminder that illustrations don’t need to be perfect to be expressive and full of character. This post includes both my sketch and the final version, along with a process timelapse video so you can see the technique in action.

I loved experimenting with this style and embracing a spontaneous, analogue-inspired approach to digital illustration.

Final sloppy village illustration made with basic shapes, splodges of colour, and a limited colour palette in a playful analogue-inspired style, created during a Tom Froese Draw with Me tutorial.

Process timelapse of creating a sloppy village illustration using basic shapes, splodges of colour, and a limited colour palette in a Tom Froese tutorial.