Friday 29 November 2013

The Amazing Spider-Man

So this is my attempt at one of Marvels cover Art for The Amazing Spider-Man, i try to do this kind of thing as regularly as possible just to practise my inking techniques, i find trying to reproduce what some of my favourite artists do is the best way to learn how to do it myself! It was also a nice break from a Digital Medium


Monday 25 November 2013

Andy Biersack - Vampire Lord

So this was me experimenting with Digital Painting, I still have a lot to learn but i was pretty happy with the result. The image itself is Andy Biersack of Black Veil Brides as a Skyrim inspired Vampire Lord


Heart of Darkness (All Images - Final)












Heart of Darkness: Chapter Two (Final)

Final image for the chapter two insert, including both inking and coloured version. I have kept the same colour scheme throughout for continuity, i feel it helps make the images look more like they are part of a set, rather than seperate illustrations.


Heart of Darkness: Chapter One (Final)

This was my chosen image for the chapter one insert, I have included both the ink work and the final coloured piece.


Heart of Darkness: Cover and Chapter 3 (Final)

After completing both the cover and the chapter three insert i got some peer feedback to see if there was anyway i could improve the images. These are the final drafts of the cover and the chapter three insert, i have changed the Maroon line work for a darker brown colour, this helps define the line work more and create depth in the images that was prviously lost.


Heart of Darkness: Chapter 3 (Ink and Colour)


I decided to start with the chapter three insert as i already had my idea in mind. In this post i have included both the ink work and the coloured piece

Heart of Darkness: Cover Second Draft

I continued to work up the second design and used the painted jungle technique from my first design in order to create a more fitting backdrop for the piece. I settled on using an orange/red colour palette as i wanted a way to reflect the conflict of the book, without being too forward about it's content.




Heart of Darkness First Drafts (cover)

I have decided to enter the House of Illustration 'Heart of Darkness' competition as part of my next project. These are the first two drafts for my cover. The top image was really just a text of techniques mainly for painting the jungle background. I have decided to work up the second image further as part of a folding book cover that will cover both the front and back of the book.



Friday 22 November 2013

Achievement Hunter: Team Lads!

So the Xbox One is out today! and to celebrate heres a sketch of everyones favourite Achievement Hunters: Team Lads! Ray, Gavin and Michael as X-Ray, Vav and Mogar!
I have plans to colour this up at some point
check the Achievement Hunter Guys out Here!


Wednesday 20 November 2013

Ninja Spider-Man Sketch

I'm going to start uploading some of the sketches i do in my free time, they're usually based around things i enjoy/ am currently obsessing over. I've decided to kick things off with this futuristic Ninja Spider-Man, there where some heavy influences in this, including Ryu Hayabusa, Power Rangers, and of course, Spider-Man!