Just a sketch.

Just a quickie sketch to say I am still here.

My new job has been keeping me from drawing. Think it's a shock to the body so I have been getting used to that lol

This was going to be a sketch of cast characters from Conduit but turned into BBC's Merlin o.O
I need to work out how to save RGB to the colours on my screen as they appear alot brighter or faded as compared to CMYK which match my screen better.
I only notice it once its saved and not viewed on my cintiq/laptop screen in photoshop o.O

Wizard vs Aliens.

Screen shot of an illustration I did based on the CBBC series "Wizard vs Aliens". Suppose a comic book cover type illustration really xD

Had fun making it!

All rights to the characters belong to the BBC!

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2012

WOW.... WHAT A SHOW!

After months of spending time indoors and working and doing nothing more but that, getting away to Leeds for a few days is what I needed.

So I suppose I'll just account on random things really.... (I am so prepared for this blog hahaha).

I travelled up on Friday night after my shift, trains were delayed so I never ended up arriving in Leeds till 12:30am. To rain and lots of it, I got so wet walking to the hotel Dx Where I was met by 2 fellow comickers Markk and Nick.
We chatted till 3am and got up for Saturdays expo.
This year there were so many people!!! It was busy last year but this year was immense and the crowds were fantastic!! Sadly I never had enough cash to buy all the comics I wanted to purchase...  So alot of the ones I was looking at I made note of to get at a later date. My poor bank account!
What I love about Thought Bubble is how I always spot other comics from independent artists that may never get a chance to attend MCM, so I get to see and meet new faces and buy awesome books.
Plus I find; since TB is just a comic event, the stores that are there  selling like Travelling Man and Forbidden Planet ect... Have a fantastic wider range of comics and it's easier to browse those! Not like MCM as it can be waaay too packed!

The after party was just brilliant! The venue was lovely and all night I heard nothing but good praises. Very spacious venue, lots of room and bars to chat, dance or watch on the upper levels and look down at all the drunkerds dancing hahahaha

 

Pic courtesy of Andrew Ruddick aka Pud.

Myself with Emma Vieceli, Paul Duffield, John Aggs and my TB dancing partner in crime

Kate Brown! *Does the cyclops dance*

Sunday was a nice day, one of the reasons I was at Thought Bubble was to help Markk aka Anaseed Man at his table. I ended up getting a commission from it myself! Was a £5 sketch of Death from the Sandman series. I was so scared and nervous as it was my first ever con sketch hahahaha

Was fun working the Table and it's cool to have someone there too sitting with you, so you are not lonely LOL

If you are yet to ever travel up to Leeds and attend Thought Bubble, seriously do so!! It's a fantastic convention just for comics. The after party is just as fun and getting the chance to hang out with fellow artists and writers is a great opportunity. 

Next year I shall be there with a table selling what hopefully will be this list:

The Orange man, Tremor, Tingles, Conduit issue 0. 

Big applause for the Thought Bubble team and volunteers that helped out, see you guys for the next one!!

Update!

Here's a quickie update.

Things are good! I have 2 short comics in the works. They range from 6 to 12 pages in length.
The subjects are related to my uni project "Information via story telling".

In the first "Tingles" I portray a couple of friends having a conversation as to one of their interested in making videos for the ASMR community and what it is.

The other is called "Tremor" and is a sort of 24hr comic about the day in a characters life that suffers with Essential Tremor like I do.

Conduit is still in the works. I have the first story fleshed out and what will lead into the second book.

I also have a 4th comic in the works that is a one off. That will be out hopefully by Next Thought Bubble. I'll say no more than that as if I get a bit of it done and I know it'll be done by the end of summer 2013 I shall advertise it at MCM next May.

Speaking of Thought Bubble, I shall be there! I'll be aiding Anaseed Man at his table as he has kindly let me share a room and feel like this is the right thing to do LOL As a fellow comicker and plus his a mate xD
Also at Thought Bubble there is an anthology called "Amnesia Agents" in which a short 4 page comic by myself is in!
Go look n buy it xD

So here are some inks I am working on. It's Wizards vs Aliens on CBBC. Wanted to draw something that was aimed at kids.

Looking forward to colouring this:

Anyhoo

HAVE FUN GUYS AND IF I SEE YOU AT TB THIS WEEKEND, COME SAY HI!