Hello, I hope you have a Happy Easter and a great bank holiday weekend! I made this little festive looping GIF for the occasion. It’s been a while since my last newsletter so I have a few new projects to share. I produced a series of animations for the World Economic Forum. The BBC illustrations […]
Inktober 2016
For a third year running, I’ve taken part in Inktober. Inktober is a month long creative challenge where artists all over the world create an ink drawing everyday during October. The drawings are shared on social media using hashtags. The challenge is a way to practice your craft, to make time everyday to do personal artwork and […]
Cartoon for painter and political activist Atena Farghadani
After reading Atena’s story I felt compelled to draw attention to her plight whilst exercising the freedom to draw political cartoons. Atena Farghadani peacefully protested against her Government through her art and was arrested, beaten and sentenced to over 12 years in prison. She has committed no crime. Visit Amnesty International to see how you […]
Animation research, focus groups, concepts and storyboards.
We’ve been busy working on a big project for a client who has commissioned our animation studio to create an educational and environmental animation for young people. Names can’t be mentioned yet but the animation is due to be released in September 2014. So far the project has been a blast and we’re loving working […]
Illustrated review of Sean Lock: Purple Van Man
Earlier this year I was told off by Sean Lock….(‘s tour manager) for posting an illustration that spoiled a key joke in his 2013 comedy tour. I wrote a review of Sean Lock’s Derby show for the Derby cultural blog, A Clockwork Orrery and drew this image of Sean as a backwards centaur to accompany it. To […]
Illustration to promote Organ Donation
Here is something I drew in half an hour in response to the news about organ donation. Organ donation has rose by 50% but there are still 3 people dying every day waiting for an organ transplant. Personally I can’t see why you would want to keep your organs all to yourself when you’re dead […]
Illustrated children’s book published
A children’s book written by the Staffordshire based author, Brian Hainsworth and illustrated by myself , is now published and on sale on Amazon.com! It’s a lovely story about a Badger’s journey home and creatures you may find in an English woodland. I drew upon some of my favourite children’s books (Peter Rabbit, The Wind […]
Motion comics in video game cut scenes – my new inspiration
Last night I was watching my other half play Diablo 3 and admiring the cut scene animation. Specifically the amazingly detailed, static illustrations with some depth, camera movement and effects. It’s such an awesome story telling technique. I’ve seen this style before but didn’t now what it was called. Fortunately my other half, Callum, knows […]
Illustration published in GOSH Monsters Book
Last year I donated an illustration to GOSH Monster Book to help raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital. I had the pleasure of creating a monster based on a drawing by kids from the Royal School of Ballet. You can see my contribution to the project in the illustration gallery. Because I have the […]