Friday, 20 January 2012

The Royal Menagerie




'Information Illustration' Project
Part of a series of small books that tell children stories of the Tower of London.
(Written and thought up by me, and it rhymes and everyfin')

Front cover, page 1 and page 10 in full scribbly colour.

Was all bound into a dummy book, my first one with a real front cover...
However due to my super keen boffinishness I handed it in before I thought to take photos.

Here's the storyboard for the whole book:




Wednesday, 30 November 2011

...and here's the storyboard


 These are my rough images for my dummy book

looks a fair bit scarier in black and white.. 
probably for the best. poor kids.

Angry Arthur!

Some full colour illustrations for Angry Arther, written by Hiawyn Oram...






Friday, 28 October 2011

Book Cover: 'The House'




Just sayin', the boy is in a blue blanket. Looking at it now I see it as a fat blue man, or a bobble hat, or maybe a bell.
So just to clarify, its definitely a person. And he's Agoraphobic... hence the cage-like shadows. Deeeep.

Managed to survive deadline day with half an hour to spare, which I spent being a zombified, sniffely mess in the studio. Loving the winter illnesses!

Monday, 5 September 2011

Onwards with the animationing!

Stocking up on hair spray, face wipes and furniture polish, cus I'm crackin' out the big, grimy, charcoal stop motion. Again!

Although thought I should mention, I don't have some weird sick fascination with concentration camps. It's a little request for 'Norman 68616', a WWII documentary film.

THE DUST.  IT IS EVERYWHERRRRRE.

Friday, 26 August 2011

Friday, 19 August 2011

...oh GOD it's almost September.

So much for using my time off productively!


I just paid the blogs a visit and it's juts made me feel so... lazy!
However, between my TWO JOBS (hahaa, excellent excuse) I am filling my time with some lovely little projects... none of which have materialised here.

Coming soon:

Paintings of Falmouth and Weston. Not that anyone wants to see a painting of Weston.

Another album cover for my friend, who is somehow writing beautiful music and gigging around while working his soul-destroying McJob.

And finally, in time, a charcoal animation for Norman 68616 by Hope and Rage Films.

If you're a history geek, and don't mind hearing some truly GRIMMMM accounts of WWII from an incredibly brave survivor of a concentration camp, give it a google.
Alternatively, click on this bit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp6wS_vy0No.

Wish me luck. ;)