Vampire Squid As a way to unwind while working on my next major comic project (Maleficarum with Frisson Comics) I’ve been making illustrations of my favourite cephalopod species. Paper Nautilus The style has been fun to practice with so far, and may become my 2020 animal zine depending on results! Any excuse to draw octopus, … Continue reading Cephalopedia
Tag: octopus
Deep Sea Sharks
Did a revamp of my deep sea shark Inktober from 2015 in Risograph I'm really happy with how the Risograph added colour and style to this old piece! I'm loving Risograph as a medium at the moment as I feel it gives my work a lot of texture and depth and also forces me to … Continue reading Deep Sea Sharks
Octopus
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
Jewellery
I made more jewellery tonight which I've posted on my Etsy page here Check out my tentacles and jellyfish 🙂 feeling pretty proud of my attempts now! The jellyfish is an idea I've had for years and always wanted.
Sorry I haven’t updated for a few days
I started uni yesterday and had my induction which was cool (I'm going to have access to all kinds of awesome stuff like laser cutters and screen printing....Huzzah!) I will do some proper drawing tonight and tomorrow probably, but here's some doodles I did at the pub last night! The first was done because my … Continue reading Sorry I haven’t updated for a few days
self portrait
I've been re-reading the Scott Pilgrim comics by Bryan Lee O'Malley and i've been really enjoying his art style. On top of this i tried to use paint tool SAI on my surface pro and couldn't calibrate the pen at all on the program so I got Mypaint instead which is free and yields some … Continue reading self portrait