Sketchy Adventures
eBooks & zines
A growing collection of illustrated travel journals in ink and watercolour — capturing my journeys from 2017 onwards.
Each ebook is filled with sketches, stories, and the moments that shaped my sketching life.
Sketchy Adventures Around The World
A visual travel diary of my early sketching years — from backpacking across Central America; visits to less-visited locations such as Iran, Somalia and South Sudan, through to the quiet moments of lockdown.
This ebook gathers sketches from 2017–2020: the first pages that truly started my sketchy adventures.
What’s inside?
- 60 page PDF – instant download, works on any device
- Over 130 ink & watercolour illustrations across 15 countries
- Follow me on my journey from new travel sketcher across 3 years and a few continents
- Lots of inspiration to start sketching your own travels (whether near or far)
Sketchy Adventures in South Africa
A more polished collection of sketches and notes from my honeymoon travels in 2023 through South Africa — from mountain passes to Cape Winelands and coastlines.
A shorter book, but packed with colour, energy, and the spirit of adventure.
What’s inside?
- 37 page PDF – instant download, works on any device
- Over 60 ink & watercolour illustrations from across South Africa
- Join me on our journey around my new home country
- Lessons learned and a look at the sketching supplies I took with me
Sketchy Adventures in Botswana
——Digital Mini Comic Zine——
An illustrated travel diary capturing a 1,500 km road trip from Johannesburg, South Africa to the north west corner of Botswana.
Told through a mix of ink & watercolour location sketches and digital comic sequences, this 20-page mini-comic-zine follows quiet mornings, wildlife sightings, wide-open landscapes and one very dramatic river crossing.
Part reportage, part memory, Sketchy Adventures in Botswana offers a gentle, honest look at travel, drawing, and the small moments that make a journey stick with you long after you’re home.
What’s inside?
- A mix of on-location ink & watercolour sketches and comic-style panels
- Scenes from Chobe National Park, Nata Bird Sanctuary, Elephant Sands, Makgadikgadi Pans, and more
- Wildlife encounters
- A full retelling of our chaotic river-crossing rescue
- Designed as a gentle, sketchbook-style travel narrative
- Delivered as a digital PDF (readable on phone, tablet, or desktop)