When they announced that the graphic novel series The Walking dead was going to be turned into a TV series, I was both worried and excited about getting my Zombie Fix. Worried that they could potentially spoil something I love but excited that I would get to relive my favorite novel all over again. Well we are half way through season 2 you can safely say that AMC are doing the novels justice and offering the readers something more. This like most of the illustrations I do is a nod to a ‘bloody’ great show!
SWAMP BEATS – ILLUSTRATION
With their usual designer missing in Goa – I hopped (bad joke) at the chance to do the artwork for the next Frogs in Socks EP which is being released on the mighty Fatboy Slims Record Label – South Fried Recordings. On most of the leading music store websites – thumbnails for these sleeves are often smaller than 100 pixels squared so its really important to make sure the information and design is clear in both large and small format. Good luck with the release lads!
The Frogs in Socks
HEISENBERG – ILLUSTRATION
Like the subject matter it covers I’m completely addicted to the TV series Breaking Bad. I cooked up this little illustration of Walter White aka Heisenberg using nothing but the purist blue Adobe Illustrator.
GOTHAM VILLAINS – ILLUSTRATION
With the Dark Knight Rises teaser trailer out this week, it seemed only fitting to do a series of illustrations on some well known Gotham Villains.
CURB – ILLUSTRATION
I was recently bought season one of Curb Your Enthusiasm for my birthday and have been hooked since. Like anything that I become slightly obsessed with I always like to give a bit of a creative high five, or a tip of the cap! Adobe Illustrator was my weapon of choice, 5 hours later here are the fruits of my labour.
DEXTER – ILLUSTRATION
This is a bit of a high five to my favourite show on TV, there is always that worry, will new seasons be better than the old? Does it still capture the magic of the first? Many have tried and failed, but Dexter seems to go from strength to strength. Most of the work took place in illustrator roughly tracing an image from Google. I used a calligraphy style stroke just so the lines weren’t straight and even. Using reds and deep yellows I wanted to capture the warmth of Miami but also the blood spatter from his job. The final few bits were done in Photoshop, overlaying some blood spatter, brush textures and a smudge of paint for the background.