The New Black

basfjfggg

2008-06-18T15:01:00.001+01:00

2008-06-13T14:22:00.000+01:00

ink sketching

2008-06-13T12:39:00.004+01:00

broadband

2008-06-06T10:46:00.001+01:00

a quick practice illustration about the regulation of broadband speeds and industry speed checks.

this took forever to upload.

2008-06-04T15:29:00.002+01:00

A long band name........not 'trigger'.

2008-06-03T11:56:00.001+01:00

Exhibit

2008-05-28T19:06:00.002+01:00

Come see me at the D&AD Newblood exhibit in June.

I just can't stop loving latterman

2008-05-15T00:01:00.001+01:00

i trick out clicking sticks

2008-05-14T10:05:00.001+01:00

do you like my body tricks?

2008-05-14T09:46:00.001+01:00

2008-05-12T22:31:00.001+01:00

that is the question

2008-05-12T22:22:00.001+01:00

to 3d or not to 3d

2008-05-12T22:15:00.001+01:00

I used to be indecisive, but now i'm not so sure

2008-05-11T14:38:00.002+01:00

Spirit Dragon FORCE

2008-05-08T19:37:00.003+01:00

also....

2008-03-18T01:13:00.003Z

here are some photos of negatives from the test roll of the slr below. the are digital photos of negatives. ha.

just nothing

2008-03-18T01:00:00.006Z

for anyone wondering what i have been up to, here is some photos of in progress tshirt art, at the moment, i have no scanner, and so some shaky photos will have to do. also, i rediscovered my praktica slr the other day, and have been toying with it. so, thats that. i like it. you could kill someone with it, its so heavy.

He's a mexican, not a mexican't.

2008-02-29T19:08:00.000Z

50th post!!! Sketchbook

2008-02-26T17:25:00.000Z

something from the sketchbook, got a bit of time today to draw for me, rather than toning the image to the commercial edge.

editorial again.

2008-02-26T15:20:00.003Z

about the restoration process of damaged violins. decide to reflect the way that all splinters and fragments are collected and the 'jigsaw' nature of the repair.

maybe a cover

2008-02-25T15:29:00.002Z

A possibility for Squatter's new joint, Married to a Stapler. Hopefully it'll get the thumbs up! Been a weird one to work on, trying to make it seem a bit cartoony, but also fitting with the overall twistyness of Squatter's tunes, and Squatter himself for that matter.

For those of you wanting a bit of the bizarre techno, check out www.squattershouse.co.uk

editorial on castro

2008-02-25T14:36:00.000Z

another productive tutorial

2008-02-24T15:13:00.000Z

the unfolding

2008-02-24T14:54:00.003Z

I figured out why it wasn't loading up properly. CMYK is not loved by the uploader. So i had to switch back to RGB. Basic, basic, basic.

I don't really know why everyone seems to hate deathproof so much, saw it last night. The aesthetics of 70's pulp always warm me to anything, and the fact that the film itself is pretty rock helped even more.

There should be a few more updates this week, as final stuff is gonna start coming together.

Laters.

photo blog

2008-02-23T23:09:00.006Z

the unfolding

2008-02-22T17:09:00.002Z

i will publish some images from my d&ad book, as soon as it stops crapping up.

branching out

2008-02-15T16:42:00.002Z

2008-02-10T22:42:00.000Z

station

2008-02-10T22:39:00.000Z

billy fury (RIP)

2008-02-04T16:32:00.001Z

work station

2008-02-04T15:18:00.000Z

Leicester Photo Journal

2008-02-02T16:39:00.000Z

baby toys

2008-01-31T18:40:00.000Z

family tree sketch

2008-01-30T18:51:00.001Z

some (sort of) "prints"

2008-01-30T16:19:00.001Z

dream country

2008-01-29T16:42:00.000Z

holy coloring batman

2008-01-28T15:48:00.000Z

ok, done this article now.

learnt something.

put it next one.

moving on....

science and the heart of the matter

2008-01-26T21:10:00.000Z

ha, more sketchbook work.

but then this is a sketchblog.
i should look into a website for finished pieces.

i should also remind everyone that james cameron can REALLY make films.

also, i need a scanner.

blo

2008-01-26T17:11:00.000Z

it seems all i ever put up is work in progress or thumbnails, but whatever. some single cover sketches for some freelance stuff i'm doing.

thumbnail, ideas for baby portrait

2008-01-26T16:41:00.000Z

yo, heres a little worked up thumbnail for a baby portrait as part of a book i am doing.

the images are gonna flow page to page, but have a contrast in colour and size etc.

anyway.

blaaaah, vector and i'm stupid.

2008-01-22T14:03:00.001Z

why am i only finding out know to shift pencil line into vector? cause i'm an idiot, that's why.

New photo set up

2008-01-21T21:32:00.000Z

at My Rushmore, go check it.

looking after the heart

2008-01-21T16:13:00.001Z

editorial, maybe. i dunno, something about my style does not sit right with me. I think i hate everything about it, but maybe not.

Nate Williams

2007-12-13T23:31:00.001Z

Has posted this awesome 'guideline' for prospective illustrators. Well worth the look.

http://www.n8w.com/wp/552

2007- The Year of the Baroness

2007-12-12T20:17:00.000Z

If you haven't already, check out Baroness. To quote Jeph of QC :
"if 2006 was the year of Mastodon, then 2007 was definately the year of Baroness".
This is true.

www.myspace.com/yourbaroness

www.questionablecontent.net

Life Drawing

2007-12-07T13:46:00.000Z

Rainy Lights

2007-12-07T13:18:00.000Z

A sample of stuff from last night, for the rest, check out my flickr set. Link's on the Hot Topics section.

promotional flash cards

2007-12-04T15:54:00.000Z

so, as part of a synergetic design movement project i'm doing, i have been doing little illustrations to promote certain students work through flash/post cards. at the moment, they still need to be finished off, but here are a couple of pieces to show you whats up. this links back to the old editorial illustration post i put up a while ago, as that was my stylistic 'sample'. anyhoo, enjoy.

george@asda shizzle

2007-12-03T11:45:00.000Z

Editorial illustration is a thing

2007-11-29T16:15:00.001Z

Go go gadget camera.

2007-11-29T16:07:00.000Z

My Rushmore

2007-11-29T01:16:00.001Z

Yo,
I started a flickr set. Link's on the right, under Hot Topics.

photoshop.....is not easy.

2007-11-28T17:43:00.001Z

some drawings from george sketchbook.

2007-11-28T17:35:00.000Z

phototo.

2007-11-28T17:33:00.000Z

PETA video

2007-11-16T21:16:00.000Z

http://www.kentuckyfriedcruelty.com/c-videos.asp

Ok, animal welfare is a good thing. Obvious point.

PETA's 'celebrity endorsement' video is not helping. Watch the top video on that page. All these 'cool' bands like Scary Kids Scaring Kids and Thursday, as well as the Street Drum Corps, which may include the most stupid individuals on the planet, manage to set back the whole idea of animal welfare through their inane, misinformed arrogant posturing.
Todays average person, like myself, although unfortunately kept in the dark, is not completely without the ability to take in and analyze facts. "Fuck you KFC" is not gonna cut it anymore. Especially not from some teeny pop pretentious conglomeration of the eyeliner brigade. Give us some credit, please.

Also, starting an argument with "If you knew the amount of chemicals", well I don't, so tell me. Oh wait, you don't know either, so you can't. Great. So I should just take your word for it?

My personal favorite is the guy from Hawthorne Heights (I believe) who is so obviously reading the script of a cue card it's painful.

The ironic thing, is that both Jenna Jameson and Pamela Andersons videos are far more convincing than the so-called 'political' or 'social-conscious' bands of today.

Hagakure Quote 1

2007-11-15T00:42:00.001Z

Master Ittei said, "In calligraphy it is progress when the paper, brush and ink are in harmony." Yet they are so wont to be disjointed!

- How goddamn true.

Gwah.

2007-11-15T00:21:00.000Z

Apologies for the tragic state of affairs in the last post. The formatting for this blog still eludes me. Anyhow, I thought I would add some personal stuff on here, to make it seem that I have actually got something going on in my life.
So.
A few of us went out last night to Firebug, a merry band of illustrative folk that comprises of myself, Rich, Will and his music producing housemate Tom. We drank rum and quite a few pitchers of some cocktail called Cuba Libre, which is Spanish for FREE CUBA! Yeah, we were fighting the indulgent, decadent west with every sip.

Aside from finding out exactly how powerful CL is, and discovering that we know collectively very little about the general affairs of todays popstars and media types courtesy of the music quiz that night (which, by the way, we came third, under the awesome banner of the Sons of Disaster), I also discover I have a depleted range of 'moves'. Despite having plenty of opportunity to put the ol' charm on a certain lady, the best I could do was to return a smile from across the bar. It was not a question of nerves, believe it or not, I literally could not think of what to do next.

Which lead to me realising how much time I spend either chained to the drawing boards at the studio or at home, or......well I'm not sure I do anything else at the moment.

Other than that though, a good time was had by all, and, for the record, Cuba Libre is a lot more potent than they make it out to be.

WOr/k

2007-11-15T00:10:00.000Z

Firstly, I mispelled the word work, but I like happy accidents. So there. In your grammatical face.

Secondly, here are some bits and pieces.

Saturday 10th

2007-11-11T02:46:00.000Z

beh, spent most of the day sketching out some ideas and themes for my george live brief....was kinda enjoying it, but you know, looking back at work is always a bad thing, cause you realise how much you actually suck. anyway, i'll post some stuff up in the morning.

subways in town with martin, pete and kaz was a nice distraction today though.

tshirt heartbreaker

2007-11-08T17:25:00.000Z

yo. some work for george @asda, bleh, computer stuff blows.

some sketchbook nothingness.

2007-11-06T20:57:00.000Z

Monks away!

Check this mofo out.

2007-11-05T22:32:00.000Z

My illustrative compadre and all around textural maestro Rich Gemmell has whacked up his own blog. You can sample some of his fine works and a little collab of ours here; www.richgemmell.blogspot.com
go check it.

Project X, otherwise known as bizarro world.

2007-11-03T23:35:00.000Z

Yo, so I just got back from Birmingham, and I stink of both incense and applause. Heh, we rocked the house. For those of you who might have seen us, you'll agree i'm sure. Anyway. I'm trying to update frequently, so that by the time someone actually reads my blog, then there will be stuff to read.

Helloween

2007-11-03T02:05:00.000Z

I went out. As a We'rewolf. It's like a werewolf, but more metal. The day after Halloween.

A Belated Metal We'rewolf.

Synopsis

2007-10-16T19:22:00.000+01:00

I am a firm believer in the idea that if you can't be a good example, be a horrible warning.