Alright fellow humans! 2020 was a shit year for a lot of us we know, and that sucks! But sometimes something good happens out of the darkness. 2020 was the year i really truly became a professional full time artist. For me the lockdown has been (and continues to be) the perfect opportunity to literally […]
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A month ago I took on the challenge of “Inktober”, I blogged about the challenge before I was due to start my drawings (linked below) Instead of following the official prompt list for the daily illustrations I decided to create my own visual prompt, this was would be famous film/TV robots and mecha. I chose […]
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Hey reader, hope you’re doing good! I thought i would upload a bunch of my sketchbook paintings which i filmed as a time-lapse video. Each painting on average takes around 40 mins to an hour to complete (30 seconds in time-lapse) I never usually have any idea of what im going to paint beforehand unless […]
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Having recently completed a character illustration for an author i got into contact with through instagram, I thought i would upload a few images of the creative process this illustration went through from sketch to completion. Preliminary sketch. (above) Not always, but sometimes especially with character design i like to start off with a simple […]
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Im tired and my brain isant working but here goes…. Here is my first effort at a fully rendered traditional fantasy painting using acrylic paints onto 40x75cm canvas. It was a really enjoyable experiance and i found it very rewarding once it was complete. I will be painting more traditional works in future and may […]
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Today i finished a commissioned environmental landscape painting, it was to be based on a japanese cherry blossom forest. First draft painting (Above) Final Finished Painting (Above) Accompanying animation (Above) I feel pleased with the finished painting, i dont usually paint such vivid and bright colours in my landscapes but in this case it really […]
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Lately i have really felt the urge to get the paints out and make a mess. Although i won’t admit it, this is partly due to my ego thinking that the majority of people would think my digital art somehow has some sort of “crutch” or “automation” to help me paint or something. Yes, there […]
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So i like to go mountain bike riding with my friend whenever we have a free weekend and the weather is decent enough. Its a huge source of inspiration for me being in the forest, hurtling down hills as fast as possible. I always seem to come back with plenty of creative ideas and the […]
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