Who is that masked minx?

Back to business as usual. Here's a look at some of the stages my artwork goes through from concept to completion. I basically reproduced the initial sketch as an Illustrator file, then decided to break it down to it's basic elements on the far right.... which I really like!

Feel free to make your own mind up though!

All she needs now is a theme tune... any takers on writing the lyrics?

something different

Here's something new for you.. This is something more akin to my day job... a bit of Graphic Design. I liked the image as it kinda reflects the sounds of the band (Dark Wave/Electro Pop) and thought I'd throw some shapes with a bit of typography on top.

Hoo-flippin-ray

Fucking computers!

brain meltdown imminent!

http://www.newsugar.co.uk/images/issue-3-click.png

New Sugar Issue 3

Nice Start to 09

Happy New Year already... Go here and marvel at my inclusion in issue 3 of New Sugar... the spiffing on-line magazine for the discerning gentle person about town.

This year I have made it my resolution to get a hat-trick and appear in the magazine for a 3rd time!

More Christmas

Bugger it.. I missed an opportunity here.. It was pointed out that he should have a Santa hat on... fuck it... I can't think of everything you know...

Happy Christmas.... AGAIN!!!

My Christmas Gift to you!

It aint much I know... but it's a damn sight more than you've given me you rotter!.. Here is a vision of Christmas in the Marvel comics universe (maybe).. and a glimpse at something different I've been working on.. cutesy Super types!... ooh... my secret is out!

Have a great Christmas, and best wishes for the New Year!

Shane

a Zombina T shirt?

You want one dont you... go on.. say you do... wouldn't it make a lovely present for that special person in your life.. I know I'd like one! Go tell the band that you want one for me!

You would if you loved me.

5 of 5 - sax appeal!

Finally.. Her is the sketch version of X Ray Speck.. Zombina's erstwhile 'live' saxomophonist. This bugger has taken forever to get right, and I'm sure the design will change again when I start working it up in Illustrator. It's all the fault of that bloody sax!

I sent the finished characters for 'Zombina' and 'Doc' over to the band and got very positive feedback from them... they now want to see the whole band... YAY! (hence me pulling my finger out and getting 'Spec' done). If you head on over to the 'Zombina Army' myspace page, you will be able to download them as banner artwork... which is kinda neat!

I also submitted a 'tshirt' layout for the guys based on the zombina character.. I might post that in a bit... seeing as it's Christmas and all!

I have man-flu by the way.. it's not looking good!!!

In the words of Professor Hubert Farnsworth...

"GOOD NEWS EVERYONE"..

Just to let you know I have been chosen to be featured in issue 3 of New Sugar (coming shortly). I shall post the link on the blog when it's available. Please show your support and go check it out... there is also a little Q & A in there with me too!

4 of 5

Well... finally got the new Zombina CD... BLOODY MARVELOUS! So to celebrate, here is a sketch of the Bass noodler. I've still not finished the drummer picture off yet (I'm so damn lazy!)..

However.. I do have some 'sneak preview' news... my second book (and follow up to my first book!) is shaping up quite nicely... thanks for asking!

a man on fire!!

Damn.. I'm on a roll.. This pic of Zombina Drummer 'Ben Digo - The beat with 1000 eyes' is so hot off the doodle board it'll make your eyes steam up!

Who knows if I'll get through the entire band.. I'm liking this though, and looking forward to colouring him up!

Arse about face

For your viewing pleasure.. here's the sketch for 'Doc' complete with notes to self.

Return to the Island of the Skeletones

Well.. it's not really an island at all... more like another Manga inspired sketch.. This time it's Zombina's cohort in crime 'Doc Horror'.. really pleased with this one too!

In the words of the Addams Family song.. it's creepy and it's kooky... but definitely not ookie!

What could have been

I've pulled my t-shirt design at Threadless, and I won't be submitting any more. This is mainly because the scoring system is undertaken by (largely) brain dead monkey bums who are so anally retarded that it makes me swear and call them names in the forums on the site.

Quite frankly, life's too short to spend my time shouting obscenities at a monitor... when I spend most of my day at work doing it!

Feast your peepers on what could have been... the greatest t-shirt never made!

Harley Quinn

Finally!

Here's the worked up version of the Harley sketch. As suspected, she doesn't work so well in black and white... and she deserves to be in colour anyway!

There's a tenuous link in style to Mike Mignola somewhere in the design, but I can't put my finger on it!

Perhaps I'll try and enjoy it for what it is instead of analyzing it any more?

zombina...manga style!

To celebrate the release of the elusive new Zombina and the Skeletones album (and as mentioned earlier in this blog) here is my poster to honour the new music. I took a slightly different approach for this one, in that I was doodling away and created a little 'manga' style zombina.. it's kinda reminiscent of the 'taste the blood' era artwork from Art Balthazar, but with my twisted spin on things.. Really please with this, right down to the cuetsy colours and layout (which I built up by messing about in Illustrator).

If you spot the album anywhere, let me know... it's a shy little bugger!!

The T Shirt

Regarding my T-shirt submission at Threadless.com - 

go to: http://threadless.com/critique/395198/Horror Business Workers Union

and leave some feedback.

Thanks

T shirt idea

This is my tshirt submission at Threadless.com.. I could do with as much support as possible to get this off the ground.. It's a cool design (if I do say so myself) and needs to be worn by any self respecting Fiend.

Many thanks