+ Madame Odille Prototype Head... (24/06/2010 - 22:54:03)
+ Madame Odille... (09/06/2010 - 14:28:52)
So with the character finalised I am starting to experiment with the materials and fabrics. Because the body is already decided that it will be cast in silicone, this only leaves the head. Originally the head was going to be the same as the body, however there is a certain style and texture I want and silicone just cant achieve this.





Lately alot of the art work I have been doing consists of sketching then putting it straight into Photoshop and Illustrator to colour it up. I used to work alot with pencils, markers and paint but I feel I have drifted away from this into the digital world, and I really want to go back to this a create some work that is purely hand done with no aid from the computer. I love working with Photoshop to colour drawings and add textures but there is nothing like using the traditional methods and producing something that is purly created by your hands.
Sooooooooo........ I decided to start simple and chose a fine liner and sum white acrylic paint, taking inspiration from the work of Gris Grimly. I also have found a new love for drawing on brown paper, which works really well with the black ink and white acrylic highlights.



Hopefully this will be the start of some new art work that will be computer free, totally untouched by Photoshop.
Watch this space......!
With the great weather (well I think so) we have been having lately, all the lovely snow, I decided that I would take a strole with my camera and see what I can capture down by the river Wear. It is a beautiful place at the best of times but even more so when it it covered in a thick layer of the cold stuff.
Here are some of the snaps I took on my River adventure.....




So here is my first blog post on this here website of mine, to kick this off I'm going back in time a little to July when i had my Degree Show at University. This was where everyone doing their BA displayed their work from their final major project and the public plus family and friends were invited to come and view the work. Which leads me to the picture displayed below, amongst my work on display was my character 'Hank' made for a previous animation.
The free newspaper 'The Metro' did a secret review of the show where myself and some of my class mates got a mention. Best of all though :) Hank got his mug shot put as the main picture to the article, he certainly gets around this gangster rabbit. He does have too be one of my favourite characters that I have created and possibly one of the most simple. He was also a character that I did not design before i started making him, he was a flowing character that developed as I made him, I suppose you could say I made him up as I went along. I do like to design characters before i start to make them but for 'Hank' i think the freedom proved to be a good thing and produced quite a successful character.
Anyhoo I'm sure you will see more of hank soon, collecting his debt or feeding you to the fishes :) Watch your back :)
