Princesses and dino babies!

Whew! I've been unbelievably busy - many projects this week are coming to a close, and wrapping them up at the end always seems to take one extra big push of hard work! It is all worth it... so here's what I have been up to...

18th Jan 2013

Who doesn't love cute little dino babies? 

 

19th Jan 2013... 

I'm a huge fan of eating healthy, so I love it when I get projects I can connect with.

 Whizmeal is an online meal planning and ordering website for parents. You can see their facebook page right here. 

20th Jan 2013... 

This was a very quick sample to work out some styling for a client. 

21st Jan 2013...

Yet another sample for this day, I like plotting in some rough shading the give the sketch a bit more depth, but he won't be so blue when he's finished!

22nd Jan 2013...

Just a sneaky peek of the illustration for this day! Can you guess what's going on here?

And here's a work in progress shot - about halfway through the illustration.

Today is the 23rd, and here is today's illustration!

On the 9th of January I posted the very same image but in rough sketch form, now here he is in his full colour glory - it's Timmy!

If you are wondering what the dates are for, I am attempting a PROJECT 365. This means for all 365 days of the year 2013, I am creating and posting an illustration! Check back through my previous blog posts to see how I've been doing so far!

Thanks for reading, feel free to leave any comments!

Meddy Teddy and more!

It's been a few days since I last posted, but I haven't forgotten my Project 365! I've been really busy finishing up work for clients and took a much needed night off to relax and enjoy myself.

14th, Jan, 2013 - I completed the last of the Meddy Teddy illustrations - it's been a long journey but one that I've enjoyed.

"The Adventures of Meddy Teddy is a children's book series about a meditating teddy bear named, Meddy Teddy. In Meddy's world, animals teach the philosophies and principles that support a healthy lifestyle including eating well, meditation and yoga."

If you'd like to find out more about Meddy Teddy then you can visit their website at www.meddyteddy.com

Here are some of my original character sketches, I sketch digitally using a Bamboo tablet, into Photoshop. It saves paper and is much more productive in terms of time and energy. 

And here is what the final pictures looked like, you can see the characters changed slightly as I refined their look!

15th January 2013 - a quick character sketch for a client. Although I can't reveal much yet, I'm excited to say this project looks set to be a winner! Watch this space!

This is definitely not my usual day to day work, but on the 16th of Jan 2013 I spent the whole day drawing zombies for a cool clothing company. I spent the time talking closely with the big boss who  had some great ideas, and we saw those ideas start to take form on paper!  

And finally here is today's - it's another cutie enjoying one of Lana Purcell's green smoothies. 

That's your lot! Do feel free to tell me what you think, or what you have all been up to this week!

Busy as a bee...

Today I decided to work outside again, and yet again, I was not alone - this time hundreds of busy bees were building their hive just feet from where I sat. 

After the initial dash for the safety of indoors, I realised the bees were too busy to bother with me, so I sat outside and worked alongside them. Here's what I was up to!

This sad looking little pup is my illustration for Project 365! (13.01.2013)

Here are the last 2 days as well...

Not my usual style, but these two famous gents were a rough idea for a book cover - can you guess who they are? (12.01.2013)

A pretty rough doodle of a panda, he doesn't look too happy! (14.01.2013)

Project 365 - 10.01.2013

I've been busy today so I had a few to chose from. This little fellow I chose belongs to a bigger picture, which will be revealed soon!

 Thankfully the power was back on today, I decided to sit on the balcony and enjoy the nice weather while I worked and I was briefly interrupted by a curious snake who disappeared as soon as I got my camera out. Typical! 

Check back tomorrow to see more Project 365!

I have the power!!

Unfortunately in my building today we've had an extended power cut, so I've been working in the local restaurant. Here's what I've been up to...

And of course not forgetting yesterdays! 

It's more of Timmy! I wonder what he looks so puzzled about? You'll have to wait to find out!!

More Project 365 tomorrow!

My mate and cool illustrator Anthony Sampaio is tackling his own project 365, you can follow his progress here - on his very own blog!

Super (villainous) cover for St Vipers!

Here it is - the cover for the second book in the St Vipers school for Super Villains series.

Author Kim Donovan writes fantastic fiction for 7 - 9 year olds, you can follow Electrik Inc blog right here! 

Publication date - end of March - keep your eyes peeled!

And I haven't forgotten! Here are the Project 365 sketches for the 6th and 7th...

Quick bug sketches...

Rough mock-up for an ebook project... 

More, more, more!

Project 365 is still going strong... here's the illustrations for the 4th and 5th!

4th January 2013...

I've been working on this particular project for a long, long time. It takes a back seat while I do paid work, so I don't have nowhere near enough time to do what I'd want with it. Here's some development sketches of the main character - it's pretty hard to see as the pencils are so light but you get the idea. 

5th January 2013... and this cool dude is Timmy! He's the protagonist for a new book I'm illustrating - I can't give much away just yet but we'll be seeing more from Timmy for sure!

In other news, I had my first blog comment! It made my day!