Commissioned Hamilton piece. The client wanted this one for her grandson who is big into theatre. I tried not to be too literal and draw an actual theatre (or some such scene) and instead opted for something a little more nuanced. I’d been told the client’s grandson liked Hamilton and so I went and gaveContinue reading “You’ll Be Back!”
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Merry Christmas!
Here’s a seagull.
What up Holmes?
Took some doing this one! I played around with how I would apply the colour for ages and ultimately settled on a screen-print style that I’ve mentioned previously, only upped the level with which I executed the aesthetic. I really like the bookcase and with the head of Arthur Conan Doyle resting on top. ToContinue reading “What up Holmes?”
Last One… Honest
Last cycling piece for a while. I think this might be my favourite out of all these pieces. The composition works really well and the colour application has a screen-print aesthetic that I think compliments the piece. I was in two minds whether to fully render Mont Saint-Michel, but after a couple of tests IContinue reading “Last One… Honest”
Ha’Way the Lads
Another fun commission here! I’ve been very lucky recently in that most of the commissions I have taken on have had very open ended briefs, meaning I’m pretty free to do whatever I want with few limitations. The client wanted this one for their old piano teacher who is also a Sunderland AFC fan. IContinue reading “Ha’Way the Lads”
New Orleans JazzFest
This was a really fun commission to do. The client wanted it as a present for a friend who is into jazz, and they simply asked that there be a woman singing and a guy with a sax in a jazz scene. After illustrating the two characters I felt that adding anything more to itContinue reading “New Orleans JazzFest”
Editorial mock-up
This is just a bit of practice to see how my style might fit around an article – don’t try to read the text, it’s just made up rubbish to give the piece a bit of realism… I mean you can try if you want, but it might make your brain bleed. I’ve been lookingContinue reading “Editorial mock-up”
More Tour
This was a rejected idea for a commission that I decided to do anyway for a bit of practice. I’ll be honest, I’m not even a fan of cycling, but I can appreciate the skill and endurance required to compete.
The Shepherd
Coffee
This piece and the previous one have really been an experiment in how to add painterly touches to my digital work. You might ask be asking yourself, “Well if he wants to make his work look painted then why doesn’t he just use real paint?” The simple answer is time. I almost always start aContinue reading “Coffee”
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