Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Gusano (JITB character)

Gusano -- taken from page 3's inks

Saturday, September 22, 2007

Jack In The Box Promo

page 2 of JITBI'm planning on getting a few pages of JITB ready for Birmingham, to go with my character sketches and script synopsis. It will form part of my 'assault' together with LOTCH :)

This is page 2. It's a different way of working to LOTCH, as that was more in the style of animated cartoons, with outlines, areas of flat colour, and black areas used only where black was the colour. This is more traditional, with black forming both shadows and tone. I'm actually a bit slower with my output atm, as I get back into drawing this way.

Great fun though, doing the dark and gritty thing again!

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

So it begins...

Jack in the Box promo, pg01

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Life Class # 9

pretty chuffed with this one, seeing as it's the first in agessame guy after he's eaten his spinach :)Had a good life class today...first one in a while. I really need to do it more regularly.

Still, showed Jimmy Johns my comics stuff today (Chickenheads and Jack in Box) and was chuffed when he told me that my figure drawing had come a long way. He's the sort of guy who calls a spade a spade, and he's been quite critical of it in the past, so I know he meant it. Let's just hope the 3 companies I've sent LOTCH to feel the same :)

Jimmy also mentioned that perhaps I should get an agent....to get some illustration work off the back of my comics. Funnily enough I bought the Artist's Yearbook 2008/9 last week, so am geared up for such a push.

Lastly, here's a couple of galleries of my latest comics stuff:

Chickenheads.

Jack in the Box.

Friday, September 7, 2007

Jack In The Box

concept art stage 1Back in May, during the Bristol Comics Expo, I chatted with my ex-tutor, a certain David lloyd, and he said he still remembered a story of mine called 'Jack In The Box'...from way back in 1989!!!

I was incredibly flattered, but also a bit gutted, as it IS the sort of wholly original idea that would stick in someone's mind...and I stupidly abandoned it in my 'losing heart' phase.

Anyway, since then (well since going to Paris in June) I've been mulling JITB over in my head, and have come up with what I believe to be a much better take on the core idea. I've had the characters (old and new) in my imagination for months, so have quickly sketched their portraits out, soon to be followed by full body shots.

Then I'll write a synopsis to pave the way for the script. Something else to hawk around the Birmingham Expo :)

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Out in the Wild

taken from the double page spread promo for the planned sequel'Last of the Chickenheads' has fled the coop.

This morning I sent it to 2000ad, Dark Horse Comics, and Platinum Studios, they of 'the Comic Book Challenge'.

That's 7 month's work sent off into the wild. And that's where my work on LOTCH ends...for now. Obviously I'll promote it at the Birmingham convention in October, but there'll be no more drawing of samurai chickens until I get some feedback.

My next move though....I want to start planning 'Jack in the Box' as I'm bursting with ideas. Character sketches first, then plot. But then again, perhaps I should start sending off 6 pages of sample art a month to 2000ad etc again? It's a tricky one, but for now I'll just start doodling again.

Latest:
latest 'soy' page

Galleries

Last of the Chickenheads
Last of the Chickenheads 2
Jack in the Box Characters
Jack in the Box Preview
Jack in the Box bks 1 & 2
Crowman
Miscellaneous 1

Dimo
Reboot
Band Years
Jacking it in
The Prolific 80s
Beginnings

Life Drawing Class


Links

Jack in the Box Official Website
Comics To Die For
Comics Space
Smallzone
Cartoon County
Wicks Design
Martin Buxton's Website
Jimmy Johns Online
Jenbaby's Myspace
Stuffed Olive (my band!)
Paddy Brown, Irish Mythology Comics