I'm back! (The sequel)

Hello! It has been... months. Here's a zombie pirate to make up for it.

Sorry about the lack of updates and my abandoning my December challenge. Some of you may know I was preparing to go travelling and eventually things got out of control. Something had to give, and that was blogging / drawing in general!

So, I left Scotland in January and headed on a journey through Europe, Russia, China, South East Asia - I now find myself back in Melbourne Australia. Plan is to stay here a year, fingers crossed :D

So I have a few things in the pipeline. First off, a graphic travelogue of my journey. Second... well that's all I'll say for now. But I plan at the very least on doing a lot more drawing and posting.

Also, I think my blog needs a lick of paint. 

Until next time!

Ken :D

I'm back!

GAHHHHH I'm so behind! Here's a sketch I did yonks ago... could be the start of something. Will probably never know...

Ken :D

MONSTER!!!!

When in doubt, draw a monster.

Ken :D

Skull cave

This is one I started AGES ago and found recently. I tweaked it a bit and throwing it up here... As a sketch I think it has potential for more... needs a lot more love though!

Ken :D

Doodle

A doodle of a smarmy dude. 

Ken :D

Quickie!

Heres a quick doodle for today!

Ken :D

Life drawering

5 drawings for the price of 1! I was tempted to post one of these a day but that would be cheating.

So yeh, went to life drawing last night at the Flying Duck in Glagsow for the first time in AGES. My drawing was a bit rusty, but thought these ones were acceptable. Cant wait to go back again next time I'm in town!

Ken :D

PS: My scanner is currently in a coma, so these were "scanned" with my camera. Apologies!

Clutching at straws!

This is all I had time for....

Ken :D

Gatekeepers...

Howdy!

Unfortunately I didn't manage to do a sketch today (It's my dad's birthday and I've been trying to sort out visas!) so here's one I did earlier. It's a painting WIP, so much more I wanna do with this. Hopefully by the end of the month I'll have it finished!

It's a game concept. Uncharted meets Fable meets Shadow of the Collosus!

Ken :D

Sketch

Day two.

Sketch of a girl. Used various ref to kick start this then just messed around from there. I enjoy portraits might turn this into something with a story.

Ken :D

Let the sketches begin!

Hello!

Quick post - gonna try and post every day this month leading up to Christmas and then the new year :) I'm now back to being 100% freelance again so should have plenty of time!

Here's one I made earlier to kick start the process.

Ken :D

PS: My new updated website is now live! Check it out at www.charactercube.com

You win some... You lose some...

A few months ago, Oxford University Press got in touch asking if I would do a sample for a children's book - I gladly obliged! Above is what I did.

They really liked it and were keen to go ahead - unfortunately there was one concern. Schedule and my travel plans for early next year. So the job didn't go ahead. But it was still nice to be asked! And fingers crossed that wont be the last opportunity for me to illustrate a children's book. I'm in no rush :D

And at the end of the day, I now have a new piece of art for my portfolio and blog :) Here is a character sheet I started but never finished for the kid:

I also made a process image too for anyone who is interested:

Enjoy!

And remember kids, the moral of the story. Sometimes you have to make choices in life... I had to choose between my dream of illustrating a childrens book and my dream of spending two months on an uncomfortable train travelling to the other side of the world.

Hmmm. 

There is more to life than work.

Ken :D

Check this out

I've been meaning to share this for a while - my good friend Laurent Rossi, one of the most talented people I know, recently finished up his graduation film at Gobelins. It's called One Day, and it's beautifully executed! Please check it out. Well worth it.

I'll be posting soon with some new artwork! Stay tuned....

Ken :D

PS: the link doesn't seem to be working at present, hopefully it will be up and running soon.

Skmetch dump

Unfortunately I don't have regular access to life drawing here in Dundee... so the next best thing is doing quick drawings from photos. Feels like cheating! But better than nothing. Here are my most recent from the old sketchbook.

Ken :D