Matt and Andy are doing a new article for Martial Arts Illustrated magazine, so I went down to the gym on Sunday to help with the photo shoot. And by 'help' I mean 'get in the way.'
As you can see, Sheriff was thrilled to be the photographer:
I took some behind the scenes photos, but my battery died before the good stuff which involved Andy falling down some steps. I got to pose as someone being attacked, but I wasn't very good at pulling a shocked expression so I don't know if that will get used. It meant I got to hit Brian in the face with a bag, which was pretty funny. A lot of people at the gym are getting ready for a tournament in November. They're training very hard so I was hoping the fight would be some kind of enter the dragon style tournament on an exotic island, but it turns out its just in Darlington. Feeling left out, I decided to try jogging with them on Saturday before training. I ended up walking most of it at an almost brisk pace. Oh well, I'll try again next saturday and if my fitness hasn't magically improved by then I might just go back to hitting the heavy bag with a stick.
There's some photo / drawing time capsule thing going on. Haven't bothered to read all the fine print yet but I'm sure I'll contribute something as I'm unemployed at the moment and haven't got much else to be doing (and it's easier than drawing monstrum and more fun than washing the dishes.)
Here's that illustration I was on about that I thought was a bit odd and would probably be rejected. It did get rejected, but I am starting to kinda like the image or rather, the technique. I did an ink drawing and then did a digital collage behind it. You can't really see it here, but it's very textured. I think the shark worked best. It looks split because it was meant as a wraparound or 2 page spread image.
