New Christmas Cards on the way!

Here is a taster of a new set of cards being produced for the upcoming festive season.
I have directed my work towards a more vintage feel, slightly muter, warmer palettes and sepia washes aplenty!

AOI Best of British Illustration 2012 Exhibition and Book

Here is my maiden contribution to the annual Images competition, where I have been featured in this year's Best of British Illustration publication by the AOI, being represented by the 'Dorothy in the Deadly Poppy Field piece'. I have already begun pondering whether to do a sequel piece to it for the 2013 competition!

Amelia

This is the very first sketch of a big new project I shall be working on in the next 6 months- year. I roughed this 5 minute scribble just to get into paper what Amelia will look like; inquisitive, ambitious, and ready for an adventure. 

The character was written by an author I will be working alongside for this project to bring her to life, I have been given the creative freedom to craft her exactly how I imagine. This is a sneak peek.

Bunny Girl

Here is a brand new illustration which is a character I will be sending out to publishers as part of a new set. My work has consciously taken on a more vintage AND modern feel in regards to fashion, and the characters are still somewhat stylised but also more realistic in their features 

Bunny Girl update

Here is a sneak peak of the finished illustration, cleverly titled 'bunny girl' for now. All the post production starts now, I'll be teaming up with my sometimes reliable buddy Photoshop to lay down the colours and bring it to life.

Expressional Work

This is a character sheet I have created of a girl I plan to use in a picture book story. I want to build on my variety of expressions so I am confident in illustrating all kinds of emotions.

Bunny Girl

This is the fourth of a new set of illustrations which introduce a more realistic finish. This is my last girl character before I move onto creating some characters with a bigger breadth of age, including a step-mother type, and a grandfather. I will print these as promo work and send them to publishers.

New character illustration

This is an illustration based on the father character in my first story Piano & the Boy. The style is not at all caricatured unlike the previous character. I am working on a crop of illustrations with this realistic finish, however I do plan to complete my previous stories and continue the more cartoon-like style of Piano & the Boy and Halo.

Girl with pink hair!

This is my brand new illustration I have been perfecting for quite a while. I wanted to evolve my illustration style so it has a more realistic aspect, yet with some slight caricaturing with the larger head comparative to the rest of the body. I also wanted to infuse a style that could be described as both modern and vintage 50s, which is a theme and direction I began with Piano & the Boy and have now consciously continued and refined.

Pudding Lane

This is my reinvisioning of 17th Century London Pudding Lane where the Great Fire began. The famouse St Pauls Cathedral cowers over in the distance, whilst roaming rats and claustrophobically close-knit houses depict the austerity of this period. This piece is for a start up theatre in London to whom I have created several pieces for in the last 2 years.

ITS TIMMMMMMMMMMMEEEE!

This is a poster I designed and illustrated for UFC 150 using different grades of grey pens.

It features MMA fighters from two bouts, Henderson v Edgar & Cerrone v Guillard (with the latter's trademark blonde barnet), and legendary octagon announcer Bruce Buffer hosting precedings in the centre.

Peter Pan illustration

 
This is the original sketch for the Peter Pan piece I have been working on with my regular clients based in London. I have amended the placement of Tinkerbell so her body is incorporated into the title.

Teaser

Here is a sneaky teaser of the new piece I have been working on. I really want my work to touch on all bases: with a taste for fashion; to be executed with high quality, whilst achieving a strong variety of expressions across my characters.

I'm going to put the foot on the gas and have this piece completed for the middle of the week before starting a commission to quickly follow up 'The Victorians' piece, this time Peter Pan

New Piece

This is a sneaky preview at a new piece I am working on, a girl of around 12 who will have bright pink hair. I aim to illustrate around 6 new picture book characters to show my range of ability in illustrating a variety of people types, and some animals too!

New theatre show illustration

This is an illustration I have produced for a show called 'The Victorians' which tells of a boy's toils in Victorian England. It is the fourth time I have been commissioned by a small theatre company in London to produce these illustrations and I hope there's more to come as it is an enjoyable side project.

Fraggle Rock Competition Entry!

This is my entry for the Fraggle Rock 30th Anniversary design competition. The winners design will be used as official merchandise to celebrate the 30th anniversary and have a trip to LA! Voting begins in August, watch this space!

Florence Signed Vinyl!!

Just received the Florence vinyl in the post! Awaiting the Ladyhawke 12"

Creative Review Article!

CLICK HERE for my Creative Review article from 2011!

'Rise Again' cover art produced for The Rainband

This is the completed voluntary piece I undertook by request of The Rainband in aid of the Marco Simoncelli Foundation for the tribute single 'Rise Again'. Here is a snapshot of the lovely reaction I received on Facebook for this illustration, thanks to each and every one of the 56 Likers!

Fraggle taster!

I will soon be unveiling my design for the Fraggle Rock 30th Anniversary competition.

I am putting the finishing touches- bunting and party hats onto my fraggles!