Beautiful live Wedding illustrations and Sketches
Live candid illustrations / sketches and guest portraits provide a great entertainment and an element of surprise on the day; they also give you and your guests something to enjoy in the years to come, capturing memories of this very special day.
SERVICES
The original sketch album in a short video
STORY OF YOUR WEDDING
I sketch live at your event
I finish and bind
the sketches
and deliver them to you
ABOUT THE SKETCH ALBUM
INCLUDED IN PRICE
I will bind your sketches into a beautiful, personalised album, a wonderful way of storing/protecting the sketches and showing them to your friends and family.
I developed this album especially for this purpose, it’s easy to flip through it and your sketches are well protected. You won’t get empty pages, like you would with ready made albums. You can now also choose from two album types, one in a more formal and the other one more rustic style.
I bind each book by hand on a professional level, making sure your illustrated album is made to last.
GUEST PORTRAITS
QUICK TRADITIONAL OR DIGITAL PORTRAITS
I offer live portrait sessions in three different styles to choose from, painting portraits of individuals, couples, or small groups.
Portraits add a special touch to your wedding or other event, and give your guests something to take home to remind them of your big day. Guest often love to watch me paint so it’s good entertainment as well as a piece of art they can enjoy. I always try to be flexible and make sure my services are the perfect fit for your wedding!
ABOUT ME
JANA FORSYTH, WEDDING ILLUSTRATOR / ARTIST
I have been an artist for decades and started working as a wedding illustrator (sketcher / painter whatever you would like to call it) nearly 7 years ago, and I am more passionate about it than ever. Being an illustrator gives me a chance to use something I love to capture memories for others in a special way, make people smile, take them back to these wonderful moments of their lives. I love creating every single sketch for you and believe you will love it too.
WHY SKETCHES?
Sketches are meant to complement your wedding photos, as a different way of telling the story of the day. In my sketches I capture the essence, the feel, energy and atmosphere of what is happening, rather than just recording a particular split second. I aim to record candid and fun moments the way only sketches can.
In my illustrations I don’t always include every little detail, only what’s important to tell the story. It’s like shining a spotlight on what’s important at that moment. People often tell me that my sketches really take them back to those moments, I consider that a mission accomplished 🙂
I draw my sketches with ink and watercolour on archival quality paper, creating some of the illustrations live during the wedding. I add some sketches afterwards as well, to make sure all the important memories and people are included. It’s important to draw fast but rushing the sketches too much is not something I like to do. I aim for the best quality rather than just speed. In the end, quality is what will matter when you sit down to look through your album and enjoy being taken back to this special day.
INCLUSIVITY & DIVERSITY
I love to create sketches for people of any culture, religion, race, colour, gender identity or disability. In other words, EVERYONE is welcome, treasured and appreciated! My mission is to be there for you and make your very special day even more memorable (in a good way, of course!) and fun.
