Monday, 13 September 2010
Sunday, 12 September 2010
Saturday, 11 September 2010
September 11th 2010: The School Run
Colour Pencils. How I love them.
As you may be able to tell the background was a little rushed.
So I've decided to put up a close up of the main area of tech.
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Friday, 10 September 2010
September 10th 2010: Create a Language
Retna inspired. It's a bit dodgy but yeah, was fun to create random symbols that replace letters... If you can read this I'll give you a tenner. If anyone wants to try be aware that some letters have two symbols & theres a couple of spelling mistakes. Ha.
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Thursday, 9 September 2010
Wednesday, 8 September 2010
September 8th 2010: By The Beard Of Zeus!!!
Continuing the Greek mythology theme.
I give you Zeus, King of the Gods, Hurler of lightning bolts, Wearer of beards.
& here for your enjoyment is some more 'bored at work' drawings.
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Tuesday, 7 September 2010
September 7th 2010: The Flight Of Icarus
I have always loved all the Greek mythology. I used to have a tape set, 4 casettes with loads on them read by Tony Robinson. I don't know why I've never thought of drawing them before. Probably because I would of absolutely ruined anything I tried to draw from them but oh well. I'm pretty pleased with this. For me it's pretty in proportion for something I used no reference for at all. Straight outta the ol' brain this one. I just looked at some other pictures of Icarus on google to see how mine measures up. They are ALL falling. Now I know this is pretty much the crucial moment in the tale, but without the flight there would of been no fall. And to me thats the point in the first place. It was probably worth it considering he'd been imprisoned, to have that one moment of pure, unbridled, unadulterated freedom. Way to go out on a high.
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