WATERCOLOUR PORTRAIT COMMISSION

JUST COMPLETED THIS WATERCOLOUR PORTRAIT PAINTING FOR A FAMILY FRIEND FROM A LOVELY OLD PHOTO OF HIS PARENTS.

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SLURRY TYPE

1950S HORROR COMICS ARE A CONSTANT SOURCE OF INSPIRATION FOR ME - I HAVE  QUITE A FEW COLLECTIONS AND LOVE THE STORYTELLING AND EVERYTHING ABOUT THE VISUAL STYLE OF THE GENRE. IN TRIBUTE I DID THIS HAND LETTERED TYPE TODAY, WHICH I'VE NAMED 'SLURRY' - I WANTED TO CREATE MY OWN VERSION OF THAT FUN, GROSS FONT STYLE MADE FAMOUS BY THE GENRE, WHILST EVOKING THE KIND OF MEAT SLURRY USED TO MAKE HOTDOGS... I'VE HAD A FEW OTHER IDEAS FOR GROSS FONTS I'D LIKE TO MAKE BUT NEED TO LEARN A BIT MORE ON HOW TO MAKE THEM USEABLE FIRST!

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FINISHED STORYBOARDS

THIS IS A FINISHED PANEL I ILLUSTRATED AS PART OF A SET OF BOARDS FOR AN INDEPENDENT SHORT DUE TO START SHOOTING SOON ( I PUBLISHED SOME EARLY ROUGH DRAWINGS IN A PREVIOUS POST). I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE ON HERE THAT I'M REALLY KEEN TO TAKE ON LOTS MORE WORK AS A STORYBOARD ARTIST, AS MUCH AS I STILL ENJOY PAINTING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO, I'M REALISING WITH EACH STORYBOARDING JOB I DO HOW MUCH I ENJOY DRAWING, INTERPRETING, IMAGINING, OBSERVING AND APPLYING MY LOVE OF FILM,TV AND GOOD COMPOSITION - ALL THINGS WHICH THIS JOB ALLOWS ME TO DO. I ALWAYS KNEW I WANTED TO DO A JOB THAT INVOLVED 'DRAWING AND COLOURING IN', TO THE POINT THAT I WOULD RATHER BE ON THE BREADLINE THAN COMPROMISE, AND SO FAR I HAVE MANAGED THIS ON AND OFF(ALBEIT VIA LONG PERIODS OF POVERTY AND DESPAIR...BUT I STRONGLY FEEL IT'S WORTH IT FOR A JOB I LOVE!). I'M AMAZED AT HOW MANY OF MY FRIENDS AND FELLOW ARTISTS HAVE HAD TO GIVE UP, BE IT BECAUSE OF NOT MAKING ENOUGH MONEY OR NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO WITH THEIR SKILL, IT'S SUCH A WASTE. I SUPPOSE I REALLY JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE FELLOW ARTISTS TO BE HOPEFUL AND KEEP FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT - I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT (I GRADUATED 5 YEARS AGO, PAINTED FOR A BIT, ILLUSTRATED FREELANCE AND WORKED IN TV ART DEPTS BASICALLY AS A RUNNER/MAKER, OFTEN WITH PART TIME WORK ON THE SIDE BEFORE REALISING WHAT I WANTED AND I'M STILL BY NO MEANS WHERE I WANT TO BE YET!) BUT IT WILL HAPPEN WITH PERSISTENCE,  I TRULY BELIEVE THAT AND MANY OF THE PEOPLE I ADMIRE ARE LIVING PROOF. I MEANT TO USE THIS POST TO TALK ABOUT TECCHNICAL THINGS I LEARNED WHILE DOING THIS RECENT JOB BUT IT'S ENDED UP AS A ROUSING PEP TALK, HAHA! OH WELL - GOOD LUCK FELLOW CREATIVES! 

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