I have a penchant for drawing knights and warriors. The reason for this isn’t because I enjoy seeing blood or that I’m a perverted and sadistic individual (what you do in your own time is your business, no judgement), but rather it’s what I was brought up on. One of the first films I rememberContinue reading “Leaning Into It”
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It’s a Process
The weather has turned in the UK so I figured a character in the cold was warranted. This guy and his sheep/ram buddy were fun to design and took probably about four hours to illustrate altogether. I took a lot of inspiration from Siberian, Mongolian, and Icelandic cultures, but isn’t specifically any of them, insteadContinue reading “It’s a Process”
A couple new additions
These are two pieces are commissions I recently completed. The top one of Grasmere was a bastard to make because of the sheer number of trees. A truly horrendous experience, but I didn’t make it easy for myself to be honest. I didn’t want the image to just be a mass trees the same colour,Continue reading “A couple new additions”
Mine
I don’t know what it is about seagulls that makes them so fun to draw. They’re essentially pigeons of the coast but on steroids. In fact, when you think about it they’re a pain in the arse whenever you go to the seaside – squawking, shitting, stealing your chips, assaulting people – well maybe notContinue reading “Mine”
School of Games competition entry
This was super fun to work on. @schoolofgames on instagram host a character design/mood board competition every year and I decided to try my luck this year! The brief was fairly simple; draw a Magic Apprentice. The hosts provide a mood board with a few images (cauldrons, broomsticks, books) and words to take inspiration fromContinue reading “School of Games competition entry”
Dales
It’s been a while since I’ve done a landscape, so here’s one. This might be the most time consuming one to date as well. Over 130 layers and an awful lot of hours. Still, I’m happy with how vivid it looks and I especially like the trees. Pretty sure drawing trees is good for theContinue reading “Dales”
Jazz Fest
This was made to kill two birds with one stone. Firstly it was made in response to a design challenge on instagram by artist Pernille Orum, who is a form disney character designer and is now a freelance illustrator. Secondly I made a jazz poster a while ago and wanted to make another. ‘Nuff said.Continue reading “Jazz Fest”
Wandering Warrior
This piece was originally made in response to a character design competition, but I found out about it too late in the day and only managed to produce a quick rough sketch. It got forgotten until I found the sketch a few days ago and thought it had potential, though granted it was little moreContinue reading “Wandering Warrior”
Gone Fishing
This feels like the first true bit of children’s book illustration I’ve done for ages! The inspiration for this one came from watching “Gone Fishing: with Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse”. If you’ve not watched it then do! It’s a really relaxing and funny show, and was not at all a program I thought IContinue reading “Gone Fishing”
Quick Study
Bit of a mash-up of photography and digital painting this one. I quite like the contrast that the mixed media creates, and it was nice to do something a little bit different.
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