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May 25, 2007
May 24, 2007
uneetee shirt
Don't forget, I should be the featured artist on uneetee tomorrow! I don't seem to have a profile, so I don't know what they'll do about my info.....It looks like they have me down as LOM, with no image. Too late to change it now....
May 23, 2007
bad advice book
I just discovered that a book I provided illustrations for ages ago is available to buy through amazon.
May 17, 2007
New finger puppets
May 16, 2007
Tag Team sketches
These are some of the pencil roughs from my new comic, Tag Team. This story is by Tony Hitchman and is a creature from the black lagoon-esque tale. I'm hoping to sell it through print on demand site Lulu, but with all the hassle I'm having with SFP, I might need to look at alternatives. I'm also considering selling the original pages from this comic too, the comic will be black and white but the originals will be in glorious colour!
Thanks for all the nice comments about my Uneetee day, I'm very excited. It's not my best tshirt, but they've said I can submit more stuff in the future. T-shirts should become a big part of my site, all limited edition and very unique!
May 15, 2007
May 25th - Leonie day at Uneetee!
I will be featured artist of the day on the t-shirt website 'uneetee' on Friday May 25th. They will be selling a t-shirt designed by me on that day, please check it out! (I will keep reminding you, constantly)
May 14, 2007
This is what I do.
People often ask me what it is I actually do. It's something I've had to think a lot about while writing my business plan. It occured to me that I don't post much of my work up here. The main reason for that is because it is top secret and....actually, that's not true...it's more to do with copyright. I don't own most of the illustrations I do, and although I ask permission to use them in my portfolio, I don't think that will stretch to using them on my blog. So to make up for that and explain partly what I do all day (apart from watching cartoons and eating cereal, which is all part of the creative process) here's some of the stuff I've been working on recently:
I had to do some paintings of sick people throughout history with props as well for an interactive dispaly. Here's a sweaty Georgian lady:
Here are some of the props, a bed and a photo of grumpy school kids.
I've been drawing a variety of people for another museum display, here is a chubby baby:
Here is the new logo I've designed for Phoenix Martial Arts Academy:
Okay, so that's the type of stuff I do. Now, on to more important things.
Have you seen Spiderman 3? I'm a bit disappointed in Mr.Raimi, but it could've been worse. I think they could've made it in to two movies, because there was just too much going on and the black suit/venom story is one of my all time ever favourite comic storylines so I think that should have been handled better. At least Bruce Campbell was still in it.
Oh, and an update on the MEG books that I keep going on about (you know the ones about the prehistoric giant shark that swims about eating everything) and you know how much I love sharks......I've entered a competition to be a character in the new MEG book. How cool would that be? My character would probably get eaten by a megalodon, which would be weird to read but still very cool. Fingers crossed I that I make it in to the book!
May 11, 2007
There goes Tokyo... song
A painting from the comic I'm currently working on (called Tag Team). This page is based on a song written by Dave West which was inspired by There Goes Tokyo... (me and Andys old comic company).
May 10, 2007
This guy draws Bloo.
Check out Dan Bob Thompsons blog. (via Drawn) He's worked on 'Fosters' home for imaginary friends', one of the best cartoons ever! That cartoon can make you laugh so hard that milk sprays out your nose, even when you weren't drinking any. How does that work? I don't know. His blog is full of great drawings, it'll make you go break all your pencils in a fit of jealousy. and I'm off to do just that.
May 08, 2007
which is your fave?
Have a look at these photos and tell me which is your favourite so I can submit it to this flickr group:
The best ones get in a book. I started off documenting my day: a trip to the garden center, put my new house plants in bigger pots, go for a walk down the Quayside...but then I went to the pub and it all went a bit down hill from there. Everyone elses all look very professional, so I don't think I'll make the book, but it's fun to take part anyway.
May 02, 2007
Get ready to shop.
I've added a little shop section to my website. I should be adding a proper comics catalogue, a range of t-shirts and (hopefully) a print/artwork section in the near future. So get your credit cards ready!