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Aphrodite (mark 2)

 

 A reworking of my original Aphrodite image. I decided that, being a Greek goddess, she ought to look more Greek (after realizing I've fallen fowl of the ingrained habit of drawing people that look like you: in my case white and blonde!), that the patterns and textures needed toning down a bit and that the face needed reworking. Hope you like the new version!

Doves and Cherry Blossoms

 

I rarely do work in progress posts so I thought I'd shake things up a bit. I don't always spend that long on my line-work so I'm trying to work on putting more care and effort into my initial drawing.

This is a possible wedding invitation design for my Mum's wedding next summer. I'm working on the digital colouring in photoshop now.

Leo

Another swap for Ten Paces and Draw. The theme was astrology and my image was based on a sketch by Shawn Hileman. The image, sketch and swaps by other illustrators can be see here, on the new Ten Paces website. Shawn Hileman also finished an image based on my own sketch of Urania, muse of astrology and astronomy. :)

The Jackalope

This is another personal image inspired by the dontpaniconline.com poster competition. This time the theme is 'believe.' To vote for my entry to help it reach judging, please go HERE!

Website update

I've finally got round to revamping my website! Hopefully now looks simpler, cleaner and easier to navigate:
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Aphrodite

New work. Still on a Greek mythology bent. This is Aphrodite. Swans, Sparrows and Doves are all sacred to her and she is sometimes described as the daughter of Zeus and Thalassa -the sea. (Much nicer than her more common birth story in which she is created when an older god is castrated and his bits thrown into the sea, causing her and the three Furies to rise from the foam and blood! ....ewwww!)
Having improved my pattern/texture supply I decided to experiment with a heavily patterned style. Didn't anticipate just how many extra hours of work this would entail but I'm pleased with the result! :)

The Faun King Journeys Through Space

I turned one of my images into a t-shirt design and submitted it to Threadless! Please score my design if you have a free moment?! :3

The Nine Muses

A set of portraits of the nine muses. Made this after completing my Thalia and Melpomene poster, just for fun.

Melpomene and Thalia

This is my entry for the latest dontpaniconline poster competition. The theme is 'spirit' but I think I may have gone a little of topic by drawing muses! Melpomene is the muse of Tragedy and Thalia is the muse of Comedy. Anyhow, if you like it then please vote for my entry HERE.

The Goat King

Personal work. Partly designed to match the 'Howling' illustration of the wolfman that I made for a friend. There may be a third matching piece too eventually.

James Levy and the Blood Red Rose

A second illustration for Amelia's Magazine. This time for an article about 'James Levy and the Blood Red Rose.' Again, the image is inspired by listening to the music rather than a drawing of the artists.

Me Again

A self-portrait. To give myself something to do and to update my icons on various websites.

Pink and Gold and Glittering

This is my entry for the talenthouse.com competition to design 7" album art for Florence and the Machine's song 'Only if for a Night.' Part of the selection process is public vote so if you like my design and want to help me out then please go and vote for me here!

Nedry

An Illustration for www.ameliasmagazine.com.
The open brief was to create an image inspired by Nedry and their music.

Howling

A picture as a birthday present for a friend. A lovely little extraterrestrial werewolf! :3

Brightly Coloured Fun

This week I've been having fun making bright and colourful things just for fun! Here's two of them for your viewing enjoyment:

Tea + Jam

I spoke to a little shop selling locally designed and made cards and various other crafts and they said if I could come up with some cards for spring/v-day season then they might take some on for me. These are my first design attempts. I rather like them but still need to consider how I'm going to produce them.

Drawings

I've been drawing in museums quite a lot to keep in practice but I haven't uploaded anything for a while, so here's a few pieces from my recent sketchbooks:

The Life Cycle of a Business Man

This is my first piece for Ten Paces and Draw. A bunch of illustrators from all over the place contribute. There are a series of themes and a few of us make a sketch on the theme, exchange them and create finished pieces from somebody elses work. The link above will take you to the post with my work and the sketch it was based on by FitzFitzpatrick. It was an interesting exercise and I'd definitely like to do it again. :)