CREATIVE CV BRANDING

SOME ASSETS I ILLUSTRATED EARLIER THIS YEAR FOR USE ON BRANDING (CV, BUSINESS CARD, WEBSITE ETC) FOR A CLIENT SETTING UP BUSINESS AS A COSTUME DESIGNER FOR FILM AND TV.

THE HOUSE OF HIM

I PRODUCED THE POSTER AND PROMO ART WORK FOR THIS TERRIFYING NEW FILM BY THE BRILLIANT RAB FLORENCE, WHOM THOSE OF YOU WITH EXQUISITE TASTE WILL PROBABLY KNOW FROM BBC'S 'BURNISTOUN' AND CHARLIE BROOKER'S 'GAMESWIPE' - CHECK OUT 'THE HOUSE OF HIM' HERE.

'WE ALL FALL DOWN' FINAL VERSION

 

FINAL VERSION OF MY CONCEPT ART FOR INDEPENDENT FILM 'WE ALL FALL DOWN'. LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS WONDERFULLY CREEPY PIECE GETTING PICKED UP SO I CAN DO THE STORYBOARDS!

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RECENT CONCEPT ART

 

I'M TRYING TO GET INTO THE HABIT OF PLANNING WORK BEFORE JUST LAUNCHING STRAIGHT IN TO THE FINAL FINISHED PIECE... SO THIS IS A ROUGH FOR SOME  CONCEPT ART I'LL BE PRODUCING FOR AN UPCOMING INDEPENDENT FILM ABOUT PLAGUE DOCTORS. THE COMBINATION OF THE FILM'S DARK, ATMOSPHERIC FEEL AND THE ICONIC PLAGUE DOCTOR COSTUME HAVE ME PRETTY EXCITED TO GET STARTED ON THIS BUT I ALSO QUITE LIKE THE SIMPLICITY OF THIS INITIAL ROUGH IMAGE, ROUGHS AND PLANNING ARE DEFINITELY THE WAY FORWARD!

BIRDS EYE VIEW COMPETITION ENTRY 2

MY 2ND ENTRY FOR THE IDEAS TAP 'BIRDS EYE VIEW' FILM POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION. A SWEET, GORY, PRE-TWILIGHT VAMPIRE LOVE STORY, MY DESIGN DOESN'T HOLD MANY CLUES AS TO THE PLOT OF 'NEAR DARK' BUT I AIMED TO CREATE SOMETHING MORE 'MINIMIALISTA' THAN MY USUAL STUFF AND EXISTING POSTERS FOR THIS 1980S HORROR CLASSIC.

BIRDS EYE VIEW COMPETITION

MY FIRST SUBMISSION FOR IDEAS TAP'S 'BIRDS EYE VIEW' FILM POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION, NATURALLY I WENT WITH A REDESIGN OF THE POSTER FOR ONE OF MY FAVOURITE FILMS/BOOKS EVER, 'AMERICAN PSYCHO'. WORKING ON ANOTHER ENTRY WHICH I'LL POST LATER TODAY.

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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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STORYBOARDS

HERE ARE A COUPLE OF ROUGH 'BOARDS FROM A SET I'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR AN INDEPENDENT SHORT THAT'S GOING INTO PRODUCTION SOON - AGED HANDS ARE ALWAYS INTERESTING TO DRAW SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO FINISHING THESE OFF. MY GOAL FOR THE SUMMER IS TO DEVELOP AND ADD TO MY STORYBOARDING PORTFOLIO AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WITH A VIEW TO GETTING REGULAR WORK - I REALLY ENJOY IT AND ALSO FEEL THAT IT SOMEHOW JUSTIFIES MY LIFELONG, OBSESSIVE CONSUMPTION OF FILMS! HAHA

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