While on a ferry to Ireland a couple of months ago I was inspired by the waves and landscape to digitally paint this image, featuring this quote by Alfred Lord TennysonBelow the thunders of the upper deep,Far, far beneath in the abysmal sea,His ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleepThe Kraken sleepeth: faintest sunlights fleeAbout his shadowy sides; … Continue reading Octopus
We still have 13 out of 20 of our premium packages for those backing £20 or more to our Kickstarter campaign. The package includes a PDF copy of the finished graphic novel, a high quality printed physical copy and best of all; a custom A5 sketch by Katie, just for you and of absolutely anything you would … Continue reading Still Available!
For anyone who has been interested in the comic pages i've been uploading recently. Myself and the writer have just decided to launch the comic via Kickstarter to raise funds to get it printed. We've decided to launch it as the first title of our comics label Frisson Comics and hope to have copies available at … Continue reading Comic Just Launched!
Had a little play with water couples last night after not touching them for quite a long time. I forgot how versatile they are and how even kinda crappy pictures can be fixed with a dash of colour! I decided to redraw my mermaid who I previously drew digitally which was fun to do … Continue reading Watercolours
Myself and one of my oldest friends Rebecca Taylor are currently working on a project together, we're drawing mermaids inspired by the months of the year (and also special occasions) so far we've created 4 mermaids in different styles. January- Narwhal mermaid by Rebecca February- ringed seal mermaid by myself March- Blue whale mermaid … Continue reading Mermaid Project.
Here's a nice cleaned up version, now available as a print from my society6 shop! ($5 off and free shipping until November 8th)
Really enjoyed drawing my ammonite last night so drew these guys with the same technique. I have a new favourite brush!
Just a quick digital painting just to take a break from inktober and to play with some brushes on photoshop. I love fossils and extinct animals and always look for interesting clothing featuring them, this image might make a nice clothing pattern.
Mass post with a few days of inktober... Day 7: Tommy Wiseau theme, particularly 'The Room' in leau of the currently in production 'the disaster artist'. The room is a brilliant room, definitely worthy of a watch. I used a mixture of derwent fineliners and a pentel brush pen for Tommy's hair which … Continue reading Inktober days 7,8,9
I watched an awesome BBC documentary on rare deep sea sharks last night (Legemds of the deep: deep sea sharks available on iplayer currently) with David Attenborough doing commentary. I thought they were beautiful and scary in a primordial way and I just needed to draw them (another ocean obsessed drawing under my … Continue reading Inktober day 6
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