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Tuesday, 16 February 2010

Such sorrow





I recommend you look up the name written in the corner I'm a fan of his work.


she's not real. although i think you know that already.

Tuesday, 9 February 2010

Oh the humanity


some work for dungeons and dragons.
referenced cutlers last stand for this one and other such paintings. i don't know why
but it seems that paintings of last stands have a real impact in western and eastern culture.

well mine has zombies. so shaddap.

Wednesday, 3 February 2010

The woods are lovely dark and deep

when i was shown this animation i was blown away.
you can show me all the most competent and realistic 3D animation with creatures and robots
and explosions. but all will pale before the might of a frenchman with a watercolor set.

the main thing that adds to the charm of this short film is its simplicity. this has been done by one man useing programs you can easally get for free if you're clever enough.

the colors are beautiful, the sound and the shots and pacing are just right.

if i had it my way, this is how i would re shoo the moomins. all dark and harsh and mysterious.
I highly recommend you watch in full view on the highest setting.

i'm ready to face my new animaion project now.

Cheers James.

Wednesday, 20 January 2010

More than most can handle.


BOOM. and my illustrator street cred goes out the door!

I'm gonna have to draw so many fractal lions to get it back.

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

i want a white pickett fence, and a monster to travle on.

so i had this idea ages ago about these families that live on a pretty blasted planet atop of these huge hunchback creatures. My mind goes to pretty strange places under pressure. strangely pressure of an end of term crit.

Be sure to see more o these beasties in the future.

Thursday, 14 January 2010

confused young man


my submission to Dazed and confused's cover competition. i think i went a little overboard with thisun. but i like how his lips came out.

Monday, 11 January 2010

so you think yer an animator now punk?


For our new character design assignment at uni we had to pick a old school insult. These sketches where done before i knew we had to base the design on someone we know. not an easy task as most of my friends are spread across the country or share a studio with me. So yeah. i always liked the caracter from the song "Butcher Pete" by Roy Brown. somehow the idea of a lustful butcher kinda appealed to me. Also allowed me to experiment in a more chunky aesthetic and using coloured pencils.

Monday, 4 January 2010

winter drawings

I thought i would upload some sketchbook pages done over the winter.





First up is some design ideas i researched for my Krampus costume for a Christmas party. rest assures it was nowhere near as complex as these designs. But i did have a tail and horns.



Guess which movie i watched? can ya tell? Experimenting with a more flapjack style. i'm not sure if it works.



Lastly here is my pro marker Clint Eastwood. which I'm not too disappointing with. and my Owlbear who I'm quite pleased with.

Friday, 18 December 2009

ATOMIC

Here are a few sketches and such done for an american band.

Was fun. but i don't want to be known as the Zombie man for the rest of my life.

Sunday, 29 November 2009

IIIIIIIIITS!


This is a sort of shout out to my good bud
James. Whose got octopuses and vampires
on the mind.

I should be doing animation work.


So many monsters

Thursday, 19 November 2009

something wicked.

Here are some character designs for my current animation project. Crime doesn't pay kids. but it does make you look cool. so only do it if you're very very cool. or a werewolf.

Sunday, 15 November 2009

The Cats Piano

yes indeed that is Nick Cave telling the story. And yes indeed this is brilliant. full screen for the best view.

Thursday, 15 October 2009

Old work

Here is some work from last year. it was about faces and masks and identity and such or something like that.
Ernyway this is Yoko (who has one of the finest names i have found attached to a person.)
and by her is Clare. Who is french and thusly has a nice accent.