Wise Up Kid
Developed in 2014 by Dr. Peter Moyes, I had the opportunity to work on Wise Up Kid in developing the lead character, Carlos, and putting… Read More »Wise Up Kid
DCFisher
Lettering and…
Hand lettering is something I haven’t done much of and usually try to avoid. The idea that I’ll never be able to change the text after,… Read More »Lettering and…
Site planning
Website planning on Procreate 5th July. Got into the zone, and well beyond it into de Bono parallel thinking. Drawn on a budget 2018 iPad using… Read More »Site planning
Scars- 2018
Created for the Squishzine Brunstown comic anthology Development and production here and here A4 inks on Strathmore Bristol As it appeared in Squishzine Brunstown Director’s… Read More »Scars- 2018
Tribute
In 2017, Squishface Studio put out a call for stories for the second issue of their Squishzine Brunstown comic, with the inner city-suburb of Brunswick… Read More »Tribute
An Incredible Life (2013)
Ink and ink wash on A4 Bristol Board
Burnout (2012)
In 2012 I enrolled in the Joe Kubert School of Cartooning’s correspondence course in inking. This led to me discovering traditional inking tools of dip… Read More »Burnout (2012)
Communication Comic 3.0
Following on from what looks to be an unnecessarily inflated behind the scenes that no one asked for, and in the interests of wrapping this… Read More »Communication Comic 3.0
Fault Lines (2008)
2007 saw me complete my undergraduate degree in animation. 2008 also unfortunately coincided with the global financial crisis. The GFC could not have happened at… Read More »Fault Lines (2008)
Aaron Sims- Masterclass and Demo
Aaron Sims has been an integral part of Hollywood’s creature and monster movies for decades, working behind the scenes to bring to life some of… Read More »Aaron Sims- Masterclass and Demo
Communication Comic 2.0
I’ll start by making clear that this second draft was mostly a bit of an experiment, I had gotten hold of an iPad Pro and… Read More »Communication Comic 2.0
Communication Comic 1.0
I have decided to try to rectify one of the shortfalls in conservation science and human progress in general, inter-group communication. Helping different groups to… Read More »Communication Comic 1.0
Entwined- White Mamba!
White Mamba is one of the protagonists of Entwined: A Recurrent Romance (see HERE for a recap on what that is!). He is Alejandro Vargas,… Read More »Entwined- White Mamba!
Long may she reign
Somehow, despite a series of blog entries outlining the design process of the Queen Sparkle commission (found here, here and here), I didn’t yet get… Read More »Long may she reign
CG Futures 2018_Alex Alvarez
CG Futures (formerly known as Gnomon Live) is a weekend-long gathering of VFX, games and animation people ranging from industry legends, through to students. A huge… Read More »CG Futures 2018_Alex Alvarez
Friend of Failure
We admire successful and ‘talented’ people for their ability to make the difficult seem effortless, beautiful. It’s easy to think that these gifts are God-given.… Read More »Friend of Failure
Entwined- Tlaloc (pt2)
Based on the reference drawings for Tlaloc (see my last post) I wanted to flesh the character out further. I was aiming to incorporate the… Read More »Entwined- Tlaloc (pt2)
Entwined- Tlaloc (pt 1)
Dr Mike 2000’s brief for the Aztec god Tlaloc aka Rain and Fertility. She appears as a small fertility figure with large weepy eyes. To… Read More »Entwined- Tlaloc (pt 1)
2017 Reflections
2017 was a big year for me. I turned 40, finished my Doctorate, settled into a new life in Melbourne, and began my first permanent… Read More »2017 Reflections
Alarming Diary Comic
I haven’t made many diary comics since I drew a moonlit bushwalk for New Year’s Eve, 2015 but I still make the occasional one here and… Read More »Alarming Diary Comic
Entwined-Xolotl
The second Aztec god in the Entwined roster that I gave a design overhaul is Death/Lightning, the deity formerly known as Xolotl. Dr Mike describes him as… Read More »Entwined-Xolotl
Entwined- Tezcatlipoca
The first of the character designs for Entwined is the Smoking Mirror, Tezcatlipoca, god of jaguars, sorcery, beauty, strife, and obsidian. Mike’s original character design pictured her… Read More »Entwined- Tezcatlipoca
Entwined- A Recurrent Romance- the beginning
After much behind the scenes thought blasting via email, Skype chats, and an interstate visit, I’m finally ready to start posting a collaboration project I’m excited… Read More »Entwined- A Recurrent Romance- the beginning
Digital life drawing
Just getting back to life drawing after a bit of a hiatus, and within the context of in-class demonstration. So everyone in the class can… Read More »Digital life drawing
Aardman Exhibition · ACMI
Better late than never. Last week Jutta and I got out to the Aardman exhibition at our quaint little local, ACMI, to see what all… Read More »Aardman Exhibition · ACMI
Watercolour speed paint
At the last watercolour class, I wanted to complete a piece in the 2 hours. I used these 2 photos as reference and bam! I… Read More »Watercolour speed paint
Queen Sparkle (part 3)
Drawing is equal parts experimentation, exploration, design, and play. It’s also about the willingness to stay with it. To keep going. In the last two posts, I… Read More »Queen Sparkle (part 3)
Queen Sparkle (part 2)
After settling on a rough layout, the drawing phase began. I used reference of an eagle so it wouldn’t come out looking like a turkey… Read More »Queen Sparkle (part 2)
Queen Sparkle (part 1)
Last week I was asked if I could draw a picture of my Honours and Doctoral supervisor and friend Andi Spark, to the theme of… Read More »Queen Sparkle (part 1)
Aquarell praxis nummer zwei
For my second watercolour practice piece, I wanted to learn restraint in colour palette. I chose a reference image with a limited amount of colour,… Read More »Aquarell praxis nummer zwei