7 Steps to Becoming an Illustrator

Posted by on Apr 27, 2020 in Popular, The Latest | 16 Comments
7 Steps to Becoming an Illustrator

I received an email a while back from another artist who was just starting out. He had a great portfolio of work but was unsure about how to launch off into the illustration world. Looking back almost 10 years now when I started out as a professional illustrator, I was a little naive and wasted […]

Pandora’s Head and Artistic Licence

Posted by on Nov 12, 2018 in Popular, The Latest | No Comments

Pandora’s head is not here. Yet. In my latest video (below), I finally give Pandora the head she deserves. She’s been waiting over a decade. You may know that I often go out sketching and end up with unfinished drawings. This can be for a multitude of reasons; the person I’m drawing inconsiderately decides to […]

Some recommendations…

Posted by on Mar 1, 2016 in Popular, The Latest | 5 Comments
Some recommendations…

Well in case you were wondering I am still here. For the last few months I’ve been working on a few jobs, enjoying a bit of a relaxy time and ultimately battling the resistance to write a new post. If you’re reading this then I won the battle and I’m back baby! — I’ve been mulling over writing a post about personal recommendations […]

Improving Your Artwork with the right Questions…

Posted by on Sep 28, 2015 in Popular, The Latest | 4 Comments

Hey there sports fans! And/or art fans. I’ve been locked away the past few weeks working on a few things, mainly a new series of illustrations of the tennis Big Four. For those that don’t know The Big Four are top tennis players Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. — Some of you may […]

Live Painting & New Challenges

Posted by on Jul 3, 2015 in Popular, The Latest | 4 Comments
Live Painting & New Challenges

I was recently hired through my agency The Drawing Arm to do a spot of live painting for the perfume brand Jo Malone London. It was hands down the nicest smelling job I’ve ever had. — This was a job where I had to step out of my comfort zone, literally and figuratively. Three days of live painting […]

Background Designs à la Japanese Anime

Posted by on Jun 24, 2015 in Popular, The Latest | 2 Comments
Background Designs à la Japanese Anime

Welcome back! In my previous post I mentioned I was hired to produce some background and character designs for an animation studio — the wonderful London based Picnic Studio. It was a bitter-sweet job, a dream opportunity that got snatched away too soon, though through no fault of the studio I must say! — The studio had been hired by a big sports […]