1. I love my trainers and thought illustrating a few of them would provide a good way to look at different illustration techniques. So far I’ve drawn my Converse One Stars and my Adidas ZX700s (I love my ZXs and their colour is pretty awesome).

    In the Converse illustration I used line drawing but added this over the colour with a grunge/paint effect for that rough edgy look. For the Adidas I went for a more screen print 4 colour effect. Let me know what you think.

    This will be an ongoing project as I have plenty of trainers to work with :D

  2. Just completed my new identity and updated my website

    Just completed my new identity and updated my website

  3. Here’s the Richard Ayoade illustration I’ve been working on. Not sure if i’ve finished with it yet. Might strip it right back again and try take it in a different direction. I’ve used a motherboard image for the tie (halftone) that also lends itself to parts of the hair. I wanted to keep it simple and not too complicated and I quite like the rough white edges around the shirt - painting over the lines. Let me know what you think. Why not visit my portfolio and see other stuff I’ve worked on.

    Here’s the Richard Ayoade illustration I’ve been working on. Not sure if i’ve finished with it yet. Might strip it right back again and try take it in a different direction.

    I’ve used a motherboard image for the tie (halftone) that also lends itself to parts of the hair.

    I wanted to keep it simple and not too complicated and I quite like the rough white edges around the shirt - painting over the lines.

    Let me know what you think.

    Why not visit my portfolio and see other stuff I’ve worked on.

  4. Here’s a work in progress portrait of IT Crowd’s Richard Ayoade - Funny guy and good director as is turns out! Don’t know if to colour it in fully or keep it minimal i.e. lines with main colour on hair, tie trousers etc etc. Quite liking the hair with a bit of texture. SEE THE FINISHED VERSION HERE

    Here’s a work in progress portrait of IT Crowd’s Richard Ayoade - Funny guy and good director as is turns out!

    Don’t know if to colour it in fully or keep it minimal i.e. lines with main colour on hair, tie trousers etc etc. Quite liking the hair with a bit of texture.

    SEE THE FINISHED VERSION HERE

  5. Illustrated portrait of Nicki Minaj I’ve been working on yesterday and today. Thoughts?

    Illustrated portrait of Nicki Minaj I’ve been working on yesterday and today. Thoughts?

  6. Here is the second of my illustrated attempts using my new Wacom. It’s a bit of a learning curve but fun. The best bit is how Photoshop really does come into it’s own with all the little extra features for tablets.

    If anyone has any good tips let me know :)

    Feedback good and bad welcome.

  7. Here is a sneak of something I’m working on just now.

    Here is a sneak of something I’m working on just now.

  8. Here’s my first attempt with a Wacom tablet. Lines are all squiggly as I had it on the wrong setting for dual monitors, anyway, this was all about the process of learning rather than the finished product! Feel free to comment.

    Here’s my first attempt with a Wacom tablet. Lines are all squiggly as I had it on the wrong setting for dual monitors, anyway, this was all about the process of learning rather than the finished product! Feel free to comment.

  9. Happy Halloween Everyone! “Mwahahaha!”

    Happy Halloween Everyone! “Mwahahaha!”

  10. AMSTERDAM 2011

    Here are a few pics from my visit to Amsterdam this month - I left out the boring ones. Mostly grafitti but its worth posting I feel. Overall I enjoyed the City and could easily live there. Was a tad disappointed by places to eat (although we did find a great little pub that served the best Steaks EVER!!).

    Managed to visit the Van Gogh Museum and do the Water Bus tours.

    I’ll be heading back in October when I run the Marathon so will hopefully get around to seeing the Ann Frank House and the Riijksmuseum.