Here's more sketches from BICS.
Poison Ivy.
An Infected. The only one i drew all weekend, which was surprising.
And an old reliable; Batman.
Dec.
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Monday, October 05, 2009
BICS 2009
Back today from the British International Comics Show (BICS) and have to say, i had a brilliant time. So very, very tired now though. Sold a good few Eclectic Micks sketchbooks and did a lot of sketches. I charged for the first time ever, but i'm kinda glad i did, as i put a lot of work into the sketches and was so tired by the end of the day. Having a bit money in my pocket by the end eased the pain.
So, i would just like to say thanks to all who stopped by the Eclectic Micks table, got a sketch, bought a book, and to everyone who came up to me and said nice things about my work on 28 Days Later. It was very surprising and even more so appreciated.
Above is a photo from the launch party (borrowed from Martin Tierney's Facebook album) with the following Vogue-ing it all up; IDW's ANGEL; After The Fall artist Stephen Mooney, his lovely wife Jacintha, Image Comics' CHOKER writer Ben McCool, myself, DC editor Michael Wright and artist of Boom's FARSCAPE ongoing series Will Sliney
I took photos of nearly all the sketches i did. I'll post some in the next few days. First; here's some bunny-themed ones. Strange i ended up doing 3 bunny-type drawings. First, a sketch of Paul Grist's Mr. Floppsie Woppsie.
Next; Usagi Yojimbo
And finally; Zatanna
Back today from the British International Comics Show (BICS) and have to say, i had a brilliant time. So very, very tired now though. Sold a good few Eclectic Micks sketchbooks and did a lot of sketches. I charged for the first time ever, but i'm kinda glad i did, as i put a lot of work into the sketches and was so tired by the end of the day. Having a bit money in my pocket by the end eased the pain.
So, i would just like to say thanks to all who stopped by the Eclectic Micks table, got a sketch, bought a book, and to everyone who came up to me and said nice things about my work on 28 Days Later. It was very surprising and even more so appreciated.
Above is a photo from the launch party (borrowed from Martin Tierney's Facebook album) with the following Vogue-ing it all up; IDW's ANGEL; After The Fall artist Stephen Mooney, his lovely wife Jacintha, Image Comics' CHOKER writer Ben McCool, myself, DC editor Michael Wright and artist of Boom's FARSCAPE ongoing series Will Sliney
I took photos of nearly all the sketches i did. I'll post some in the next few days. First; here's some bunny-themed ones. Strange i ended up doing 3 bunny-type drawings. First, a sketch of Paul Grist's Mr. Floppsie Woppsie.
Next; Usagi Yojimbo
And finally; Zatanna
Thursday, October 01, 2009
OFF TO BIRMINGHAM
Just getting ready for this year's British International Comics Show (BICS) in Brimingham. Off to Brum tomorrow. I'll be at the Eclectic Micks table with PJ Holden, Stephen Mooney and Will Sliney. I'll have original art from 28 Days Later, copies of #1 and the above Eclectic Micks sketchbook (which looks lov-er-ly as you can see above) all for sale. I'll most likely be at the Classical Comic table at some stage too.
Really looking forward to the con. I always have a blast at Brum.
Dec.
PS. I think i'll be charging (a little) for sketches this year, but if ye buy any of the above, i'll do one for free.
Just getting ready for this year's British International Comics Show (BICS) in Brimingham. Off to Brum tomorrow. I'll be at the Eclectic Micks table with PJ Holden, Stephen Mooney and Will Sliney. I'll have original art from 28 Days Later, copies of #1 and the above Eclectic Micks sketchbook (which looks lov-er-ly as you can see above) all for sale. I'll most likely be at the Classical Comic table at some stage too.
Really looking forward to the con. I always have a blast at Brum.
Dec.
PS. I think i'll be charging (a little) for sketches this year, but if ye buy any of the above, i'll do one for free.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
COMIC RELATED INTERVIEW (ISSUE 2)
The second of my monthly interviews with David O' Leary from Comic Related has just gone online; this one about 28 Days Later #2 . Check it out here.
Dec.
The second of my monthly interviews with David O' Leary from Comic Related has just gone online; this one about 28 Days Later #2 . Check it out here.
Dec.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
ECLECTIC MICKS SKETCHBOOK
Don't that look nice?
I'm happy to report the Eclectic Micks sketchbook is on it's way.
Ages back at one of the Dublin cons, the idea was suggested that all us Irish lads working in comics should organize and put together a group sketchbook, since there was a decent group of us. Plans were made and of course, they fell by the wayside. Everyone was busy, and yet-another-project was a tough thing to add to an already busy plate for all. However, a few months ago we managed to organize ourselves into running a group blog, the Eclectic Micks blog, where we all contributed a sketch a week. Because of that output, we now have the material for the sketchbook we were originally planning on.
So, i'm delighted to say we've now compiled a 120 page sketchbook to be released in time for the British International Comics Show in October. Hopefully, then we'll organize an Irish launch soon after. Then, maybe be able to sell it online. I personally would love it if we had such a sketchbook every year, compiling the best of the material from the blog.
So, keep checking in here and on the Micks blog for news on the sketchbook. I personally can't wait to get my hands on a copy.
Dec.
Don't that look nice?
I'm happy to report the Eclectic Micks sketchbook is on it's way.
Ages back at one of the Dublin cons, the idea was suggested that all us Irish lads working in comics should organize and put together a group sketchbook, since there was a decent group of us. Plans were made and of course, they fell by the wayside. Everyone was busy, and yet-another-project was a tough thing to add to an already busy plate for all. However, a few months ago we managed to organize ourselves into running a group blog, the Eclectic Micks blog, where we all contributed a sketch a week. Because of that output, we now have the material for the sketchbook we were originally planning on.
So, i'm delighted to say we've now compiled a 120 page sketchbook to be released in time for the British International Comics Show in October. Hopefully, then we'll organize an Irish launch soon after. Then, maybe be able to sell it online. I personally would love it if we had such a sketchbook every year, compiling the best of the material from the blog.
So, keep checking in here and on the Micks blog for news on the sketchbook. I personally can't wait to get my hands on a copy.
Dec.
Monday, September 14, 2009
COMIC RELATED INTERVIEW
An interview i did with David O' Leary from Comic Related about 28 Days Later #1 has just gone online. It's the first of a series of interviews; the plan being to do one for each issue of the series. Check it out here.
An interview i did with David O' Leary from Comic Related about 28 Days Later #1 has just gone online. It's the first of a series of interviews; the plan being to do one for each issue of the series. Check it out here.
Friday, September 11, 2009
28 DAYS LATER #2 PREVIEW ONLINE
Just saw a big preview for 28 Days Later #2 just went online on Comic Book Resources. The issue is out next week. Didn't realize it would be out so soon. Check it out. First 3 pages below...
Just saw a big preview for 28 Days Later #2 just went online on Comic Book Resources. The issue is out next week. Didn't realize it would be out so soon. Check it out. First 3 pages below...
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
28 DAYS LATER #1 Page 9
I haven't been regularly posting of late. Apologies. Felt like the blog could do with a bit of a re-vamp so i changed the layout. Had been using the same one for about 3 years, so it was due a change.
Anyway, since #1 of 28 Days Later is out, i guess i can show any pages i want now, so here's page 9. I'm still pretty happy with this one. There was no dialogue of any kind in this page so there was more pressure on me to tell the story in pictures alone. That's always the aim mind; that you can follow the story by just looking at the art, but it's fairly uncommon for a writer to leave the storytelling of a page to an artist and not feel like dialogue is needed to support it. Since there was more attention to the art, i tried to make the panel layout a bit more interesting.
Also, my good friend (and fellow Eclectic Mick) Will Sliney has a comic written by Dave Hendrick in the Zuda Comics competition this month called The Symptoms. Check it out and give it your vote won't ya?
Dec.
I haven't been regularly posting of late. Apologies. Felt like the blog could do with a bit of a re-vamp so i changed the layout. Had been using the same one for about 3 years, so it was due a change.
Anyway, since #1 of 28 Days Later is out, i guess i can show any pages i want now, so here's page 9. I'm still pretty happy with this one. There was no dialogue of any kind in this page so there was more pressure on me to tell the story in pictures alone. That's always the aim mind; that you can follow the story by just looking at the art, but it's fairly uncommon for a writer to leave the storytelling of a page to an artist and not feel like dialogue is needed to support it. Since there was more attention to the art, i tried to make the panel layout a bit more interesting.
Also, my good friend (and fellow Eclectic Mick) Will Sliney has a comic written by Dave Hendrick in the Zuda Comics competition this month called The Symptoms. Check it out and give it your vote won't ya?
Dec.
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
28 DAYS LATER #1; UPDATE
Yep, 28 Days Later is finally out, so do go pick it up. While you can actually, as it's apparently sold out at Diamond Distribution. Which is nice to hear.
It's been quite a week; in fairness to Boom Studios, they've promoted the hell outta this book.
Well, aside from the selling-out thing, some other 28 Days Later related news;
I updated the Micks blog with a sketch of Selena as she appears in the book. Above is a detail of the black and white version. See it here.
The writer of the book, Michael Alan Nelson has a Newsarama interview and a video interview with Mark Waid on Comic book Resources.
Also, there's an interview with this guy *points to self* on Newsarama, where they hilariously interview the artist of the book, illustrate it with three seperate pieces of art... none of which by the actual artist interviewed. Whatta world.
Now that the book is out and all the promotion is done, i promise i'll stop harping on about it every two minutes. It's just been great to get a reaction (really positive one too) after a few months of not showing anybody anything.
Dec.
Yep, 28 Days Later is finally out, so do go pick it up. While you can actually, as it's apparently sold out at Diamond Distribution. Which is nice to hear.
It's been quite a week; in fairness to Boom Studios, they've promoted the hell outta this book.
Well, aside from the selling-out thing, some other 28 Days Later related news;
I updated the Micks blog with a sketch of Selena as she appears in the book. Above is a detail of the black and white version. See it here.
The writer of the book, Michael Alan Nelson has a Newsarama interview and a video interview with Mark Waid on Comic book Resources.
Also, there's an interview with this guy *points to self* on Newsarama, where they hilariously interview the artist of the book, illustrate it with three seperate pieces of art... none of which by the actual artist interviewed. Whatta world.
Now that the book is out and all the promotion is done, i promise i'll stop harping on about it every two minutes. It's just been great to get a reaction (really positive one too) after a few months of not showing anybody anything.
Dec.
Monday, August 24, 2009
28 DAYS LATER ADVANCE REVIEWS
I had a day or so off last weekend after wrapping up #3 of 28 Days Later, so i did this sketch and made it up as a banner for the blog, as the previous image was from Tim Skinner, which i drew before i started Sweeney Todd even. So, new book; new banner.
Anyhoo, advance reviews of 28 Days Later #1 went online over the last few days. If you like, see what people think on Newsarama, Bleeding Cool, Comics Bulletin and From The Tomb Magazine. Overall they're really positive, which is pretty encouraging as I slog away on #4.
[UPDATE] Two new reviews went up today too. Guess this makes it Super-Ultimate-Review-Day. The new reviews are at Comic Related and The Outhouse.
Dec.
I had a day or so off last weekend after wrapping up #3 of 28 Days Later, so i did this sketch and made it up as a banner for the blog, as the previous image was from Tim Skinner, which i drew before i started Sweeney Todd even. So, new book; new banner.
Anyhoo, advance reviews of 28 Days Later #1 went online over the last few days. If you like, see what people think on Newsarama, Bleeding Cool, Comics Bulletin and From The Tomb Magazine. Overall they're really positive, which is pretty encouraging as I slog away on #4.
[UPDATE] Two new reviews went up today too. Guess this makes it Super-Ultimate-Review-Day. The new reviews are at Comic Related and The Outhouse.
Dec.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
28 DAYS LATER #1 TORONTO VARIANT
There's a 28 Days Later #1 limited variant cover for the Toronto FanExpo. See the full image on Newsarama
Dec.
There's a 28 Days Later #1 limited variant cover for the Toronto FanExpo. See the full image on Newsarama
Dec.
Monday, August 17, 2009
POE #2 OUT THIS WEEK
#2 Of Poe, the mini series written by J. Barton Mitchell with art by Dean Kotz and a cover by myself (seen above) is out this week. You can see a preview over on Comic Book Resources.
Dec.
#2 Of Poe, the mini series written by J. Barton Mitchell with art by Dean Kotz and a cover by myself (seen above) is out this week. You can see a preview over on Comic Book Resources.
Dec.
Friday, August 14, 2009
28 DAYS LATER #1; PAGES 1-3 PROCESS
Since i've posted the first three pages of the new 28 Days later book, i thought i might show the steps i took to make them.
Obviously, first i read through the script a few times. Then, i take out my sketchbook and get started on the layouts. This is the most crucial stage, as this is where all the storytelling, composition, letter placement and problem-solving is figured out. It's the toughest stage, but also the most rewarding.
You can see i made a note of 'no hands' at the bottom of the second layout. I think i got carried away and thought the child looked in the tent first. Upon rereading the script i realized that was my own imagination, and that the football pops out of nowhere in the next page. You have to be very careful of details like that.
Layout pages 1-3 from my sketchbook
Then, instead of redrawing the whole image from scratch, i blow up the layouts and light-box them onto an A3 sized page. I do this in an effort to retain the spontaneity of the original layout. In the past, i've completely redrawn the image, but it always lost 'something'. I'm mush happier with the end page when it's as close to the original layout as possible.
As you can see, the drawing is much more fleshed-out; establishing proper light sources, folds in cloth, and just overall adding more detail. I do leave a lot of work to be figured out in the inking stage. For example, in the first page, you can see i just made a circle for the light from Selena's torch, leaving a lot of it to be worked out in the inks. Because i ink my own work, i like to leave a lot of embellishment for the inks, and have the pencils be mainly construction.
Full-sized pencilled pages 1-3
Finally, my favourite stage; Inking. I just enjoy the solid mark-making involved in inking so much; it's very satisfying. I try to be as loose as possible when i ink. All the detail added in the pencils can end up inked very scratchily, if that's a word. Basically, just because it's been pencilled doesn't necessarily mean it will be inked; it depends on whether i think it will look good or not.
In the case of page one, i actually ended up adding a lot of texture, especially in the last 2 panels. I'd drawn the basic forms in pencil, but waited til inking to properly work them out, using varying kinds of line, splatter from my brush/pen nib. I think i even went back to the 5th panel and added thumb-prints in white ink. In the second page, when i had done all the line-work, even with all the white space, i thought the environment didn't look 'snowy' enough, so i sprayed white ink all over the line-work, to break it up and add more atmosphere. When inking i now try and create as many 'happy accidents' as possible, ie, ending up with something on the page i wasn't planning on having, be it a loose line, or a blob of ink. It makes the pages look more like an interesting drawing, i think.
Finished inked pages 1-3
Well, there you have it. Pages 1-3 in all their stages and me prattling on about it. Hope you found it of some interest.
Dec.
Since i've posted the first three pages of the new 28 Days later book, i thought i might show the steps i took to make them.
Obviously, first i read through the script a few times. Then, i take out my sketchbook and get started on the layouts. This is the most crucial stage, as this is where all the storytelling, composition, letter placement and problem-solving is figured out. It's the toughest stage, but also the most rewarding.
You can see i made a note of 'no hands' at the bottom of the second layout. I think i got carried away and thought the child looked in the tent first. Upon rereading the script i realized that was my own imagination, and that the football pops out of nowhere in the next page. You have to be very careful of details like that.
Layout pages 1-3 from my sketchbook
Then, instead of redrawing the whole image from scratch, i blow up the layouts and light-box them onto an A3 sized page. I do this in an effort to retain the spontaneity of the original layout. In the past, i've completely redrawn the image, but it always lost 'something'. I'm mush happier with the end page when it's as close to the original layout as possible.
As you can see, the drawing is much more fleshed-out; establishing proper light sources, folds in cloth, and just overall adding more detail. I do leave a lot of work to be figured out in the inking stage. For example, in the first page, you can see i just made a circle for the light from Selena's torch, leaving a lot of it to be worked out in the inks. Because i ink my own work, i like to leave a lot of embellishment for the inks, and have the pencils be mainly construction.
Full-sized pencilled pages 1-3
Finally, my favourite stage; Inking. I just enjoy the solid mark-making involved in inking so much; it's very satisfying. I try to be as loose as possible when i ink. All the detail added in the pencils can end up inked very scratchily, if that's a word. Basically, just because it's been pencilled doesn't necessarily mean it will be inked; it depends on whether i think it will look good or not.
In the case of page one, i actually ended up adding a lot of texture, especially in the last 2 panels. I'd drawn the basic forms in pencil, but waited til inking to properly work them out, using varying kinds of line, splatter from my brush/pen nib. I think i even went back to the 5th panel and added thumb-prints in white ink. In the second page, when i had done all the line-work, even with all the white space, i thought the environment didn't look 'snowy' enough, so i sprayed white ink all over the line-work, to break it up and add more atmosphere. When inking i now try and create as many 'happy accidents' as possible, ie, ending up with something on the page i wasn't planning on having, be it a loose line, or a blob of ink. It makes the pages look more like an interesting drawing, i think.
Finished inked pages 1-3
Well, there you have it. Pages 1-3 in all their stages and me prattling on about it. Hope you found it of some interest.
Dec.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
28 DAYS LATER #1 PREVIEW ONLINE
I can FINALLY show some 28 Days Later art! A preview of the first 10 pages went on line on Newsarama yeasterday. AND they spelt my name right this time. Life is good.
I'll post the black and white versions of the preview pages tomorrow, but in the meantime, here's the first 3 pages without text. Colour by the great Nick Filardi.
Issue one is out in 2 weeks; 26th of August in the US, 27th in the UK/Ireland. See the preview here.
Dec.
I can FINALLY show some 28 Days Later art! A preview of the first 10 pages went on line on Newsarama yeasterday. AND they spelt my name right this time. Life is good.
I'll post the black and white versions of the preview pages tomorrow, but in the meantime, here's the first 3 pages without text. Colour by the great Nick Filardi.
Issue one is out in 2 weeks; 26th of August in the US, 27th in the UK/Ireland. See the preview here.
Dec.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
HOLIDAY SPECIALS; PAGE ONE
Hey all. Apologies for the lack of posting; been really busy with 28 Days Later, and life in general for the last couple of weeks. Anyway, to make up for the silence; a new post for every day this week. Plus, i've plans to update the blog on certain days therefore making silent stretches less frequent.
Right, well the above image is from the first page of a pitch i was working on with Simon Spurrier, of (2000AD, Gutsville, and Ghost Rider fame). We came up with this late '08/ early '09, but unfortunately, after much discussion, it doesn't seem to be going anywhere. It's a shame, as i really enjoyed working on these sample pages. I had been working on Sweeney Todd for months and was looking for the chance to work on something set in contemporary times.
These pages were lettered, but i really don't want to give away any of Si's ideas, so i'm showing them just in black and white and in colour. I coloured them all myself, in my beloved FLAT COLOUR. I'll post the rest of the pages every day this week til Saturday.
Dec.
Hey all. Apologies for the lack of posting; been really busy with 28 Days Later, and life in general for the last couple of weeks. Anyway, to make up for the silence; a new post for every day this week. Plus, i've plans to update the blog on certain days therefore making silent stretches less frequent.
Right, well the above image is from the first page of a pitch i was working on with Simon Spurrier, of (2000AD, Gutsville, and Ghost Rider fame). We came up with this late '08/ early '09, but unfortunately, after much discussion, it doesn't seem to be going anywhere. It's a shame, as i really enjoyed working on these sample pages. I had been working on Sweeney Todd for months and was looking for the chance to work on something set in contemporary times.
These pages were lettered, but i really don't want to give away any of Si's ideas, so i'm showing them just in black and white and in colour. I coloured them all myself, in my beloved FLAT COLOUR. I'll post the rest of the pages every day this week til Saturday.
Dec.
Thursday, August 06, 2009
PEGBAR; This Saturday; 8th of August.
Sorry for the lack of posting of late. Some news though;
From the Pegbar blog;
"Pegbar is holding another one of its amazing events! But this time round we’ve got a whole day of talks from industry professionals.
There will be talks about the animation industry, the games industry, moving image, running small studios and making features. And we’ll finish the night off with our networking event.
So Pegbar will take place on the 8th of August, in Filmbase, 11am to 5pm.
There will be a workshop on making comic books for young artists in Filmbase 11am – 1pm
And then in the evening our ‘it’s a pegbar affair’, will be taking place in Murrays Bar, on O’Connell St, 8pm til late! Where there will be loads of cool animations playing and an enjoyable place for everyone to network.
There will be a colouring competition, to which the winners take home loads of Pegbar goodies"
I will be giving the talk mentioned above about making comics so if you're aged 12 - 17 do come along. More details to be had on the Pegbar blog.
Dec.
Sorry for the lack of posting of late. Some news though;
From the Pegbar blog;
"Pegbar is holding another one of its amazing events! But this time round we’ve got a whole day of talks from industry professionals.
There will be talks about the animation industry, the games industry, moving image, running small studios and making features. And we’ll finish the night off with our networking event.
So Pegbar will take place on the 8th of August, in Filmbase, 11am to 5pm.
There will be a workshop on making comic books for young artists in Filmbase 11am – 1pm
And then in the evening our ‘it’s a pegbar affair’, will be taking place in Murrays Bar, on O’Connell St, 8pm til late! Where there will be loads of cool animations playing and an enjoyable place for everyone to network.
There will be a colouring competition, to which the winners take home loads of Pegbar goodies"
I will be giving the talk mentioned above about making comics so if you're aged 12 - 17 do come along. More details to be had on the Pegbar blog.
Dec.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
PUNISHER VS DEADPOOL PENCILS
Here's the pencils to the commission i've been working on; yeah, it's Punisher Vs Deadpool. Fun. Never drew Deadpool before and i've been meaning to do a good Punisher drawing for a while.
Had to change things up from the layout. The original black clouds i was going to do were cluttering things up a big, so i moved them to one side. Made the moon bigger to make it a bit more visually interesting too. Temptation was to go in and add detail on the moon, but i thought it was better off as it was. Whenever i get the feeling i shouldn't add more to a drawing, it's usually the right call. The lack of detail in the sky is balanced by all the junkyard detail, i think. Looking forward to inking this.
Just realized the first issue of Poe was out this week, the one with the fancy cover i did a while back. Must have a look for it in the comic shop. You must, that is.
Gonna be busy for the next few weeks, so posting will be less frequent than the usual every second day, sorry.
Dec.
Here's the pencils to the commission i've been working on; yeah, it's Punisher Vs Deadpool. Fun. Never drew Deadpool before and i've been meaning to do a good Punisher drawing for a while.
Had to change things up from the layout. The original black clouds i was going to do were cluttering things up a big, so i moved them to one side. Made the moon bigger to make it a bit more visually interesting too. Temptation was to go in and add detail on the moon, but i thought it was better off as it was. Whenever i get the feeling i shouldn't add more to a drawing, it's usually the right call. The lack of detail in the sky is balanced by all the junkyard detail, i think. Looking forward to inking this.
Just realized the first issue of Poe was out this week, the one with the fancy cover i did a while back. Must have a look for it in the comic shop. You must, that is.
Gonna be busy for the next few weeks, so posting will be less frequent than the usual every second day, sorry.
Dec.
Friday, July 17, 2009
COMMISSION SKETCH
I posted some rough doodles for a commission i'm doing a few days ago. People liked a certain layout, so i fleshed it out a little and decided to go with this. Looking forward to drawing it.
Also, just a reminder, tonight is the Comic Cast Birthday Bash; with comedians, live bands, comics and it's free, FREE i tells ya (before 11).
Twisted Pepper, Dublin Town. See ya there.
Dec.
I posted some rough doodles for a commission i'm doing a few days ago. People liked a certain layout, so i fleshed it out a little and decided to go with this. Looking forward to drawing it.
Also, just a reminder, tonight is the Comic Cast Birthday Bash; with comedians, live bands, comics and it's free, FREE i tells ya (before 11).
Twisted Pepper, Dublin Town. See ya there.
Dec.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
28 DAYS LATER EXCLUSIVE
.......well, kinda.
This Friday sees the first birthday party for the Comic Cast; Ireland's premier (ie, only) comics podcast. As part of the celebration, they're projecting artwork from various artists (some from other Eclectic Micks too i believe) at the venue. Along with some various drawings, as a 'birthday present,' i gave them the first proper 28 Days Later drawing i did of Selena, the main character from the book. I haven't shown any sequential pages (and won't til near it's publication date) but the image i've given the lads is the only proper non-sequential drawing i've done for the book. You wanna see it? You gotta come to the Comic Cast Birthday Bash. This Friday. Free in before 11pm.
Details here.
See you there.
Dec.
.......well, kinda.
This Friday sees the first birthday party for the Comic Cast; Ireland's premier (ie, only) comics podcast. As part of the celebration, they're projecting artwork from various artists (some from other Eclectic Micks too i believe) at the venue. Along with some various drawings, as a 'birthday present,' i gave them the first proper 28 Days Later drawing i did of Selena, the main character from the book. I haven't shown any sequential pages (and won't til near it's publication date) but the image i've given the lads is the only proper non-sequential drawing i've done for the book. You wanna see it? You gotta come to the Comic Cast Birthday Bash. This Friday. Free in before 11pm.
Details here.
See you there.
Dec.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
LIFE DRAWING
More from my life drawing sketchbook today, this time of the male model. Don't get much reaction to the life drawing here these days, but i know a couple of people who like seeing it, so i'll keep posting it from time to time.
Don't forget Tuesday means Tuesdec on the Eclectic Micks blog.
Dec.
More from my life drawing sketchbook today, this time of the male model. Don't get much reaction to the life drawing here these days, but i know a couple of people who like seeing it, so i'll keep posting it from time to time.
Don't forget Tuesday means Tuesdec on the Eclectic Micks blog.
Dec.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
'FOR THE LOVE OF GOD' EXHIBITION... ONLINE
For all those who can't make it to see the exhibition i've been ranting on about, all the work can now be seen online here
While i'm at it, i thought i'd point out my 3 favourite pieces from the night. Though the exhibition as a whole features many different kinds of mediums, my favourites ended up being the paintings. Two of which are actually acquaintances from my art college days.
My favourites were...
Kevin O'Keeffe, 'The Brontosaurus finally dead...' Oil and Gold Leaf on Board
Stephen Murphy, 'Leather', Oil on canvas
And my favourite out of the whole exhibition...
Stephen McCarthy, 'Ballad of a Gentle Pause', Acrylic and ink on canvas
Dec.
For all those who can't make it to see the exhibition i've been ranting on about, all the work can now be seen online here
While i'm at it, i thought i'd point out my 3 favourite pieces from the night. Though the exhibition as a whole features many different kinds of mediums, my favourites ended up being the paintings. Two of which are actually acquaintances from my art college days.
My favourites were...
Kevin O'Keeffe, 'The Brontosaurus finally dead...' Oil and Gold Leaf on Board
Stephen Murphy, 'Leather', Oil on canvasAnd my favourite out of the whole exhibition...
Stephen McCarthy, 'Ballad of a Gentle Pause', Acrylic and ink on canvasDec.
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
TRIPWIRE ANNUAL 2009
Should really have mentioned this a while back...
This year's Tripwire Annual, in which i have a 3-page strip (page one, two, three) hasn't been picked up for distribution in the States. Dick Move.
However, it will be distributed in the UK and Ireland, so all who read this should really order it in from your local comic shop. Tripwire is a great publication with in-depth interviews and features and this year's is no different(see a heap of preview material here)
You can also order it from it's website here
Go on; get to it.
Dec.
Should really have mentioned this a while back...
This year's Tripwire Annual, in which i have a 3-page strip (page one, two, three) hasn't been picked up for distribution in the States. Dick Move.
However, it will be distributed in the UK and Ireland, so all who read this should really order it in from your local comic shop. Tripwire is a great publication with in-depth interviews and features and this year's is no different(see a heap of preview material here)
You can also order it from it's website here
Go on; get to it.
Dec.
Sunday, July 05, 2009
ROBERTO!
Anyone who regularly checks out the Eclectic Micks blog will know i recently did a piece with some of my favourite robots from Futurama (see here), one of which was the character Roberto.
Well, i looked through some old files and found two drawings i did a few years back of Roberto. They were part of an exhibition i had in Limerick after i finished college. They were probably the first things i every coloured on computer (it wasn't even Photoshop; as i hadn't gotten the program at that stage).
Anyhoo, i can't show any 28 Days Later stuff yet, so i thought i'd stick these two old pieces up today.
Dec.
Anyone who regularly checks out the Eclectic Micks blog will know i recently did a piece with some of my favourite robots from Futurama (see here), one of which was the character Roberto.
Well, i looked through some old files and found two drawings i did a few years back of Roberto. They were part of an exhibition i had in Limerick after i finished college. They were probably the first things i every coloured on computer (it wasn't even Photoshop; as i hadn't gotten the program at that stage).
Anyhoo, i can't show any 28 Days Later stuff yet, so i thought i'd stick these two old pieces up today.
Dec.
Friday, July 03, 2009
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
'FOR THE LOVE OF' EXHIBITION THIS THURSDAY
Mentioned this last week, but just a reminder to any Dublin-heads who read this blog, that the Rocketeer drawing i did for the Eclectic Micks blog (that everyone likes so much) is included in a group exhibition this Thursday. The exhibition runs until the 16th of July, but the opening will be at 7pm this Thursday, in Mill Street Studios.
Any time i've said 'Mill Street' to anyone i hear "Where....?" so here's a map for your benefit.
Might see some of ye there.
Dec.
Mentioned this last week, but just a reminder to any Dublin-heads who read this blog, that the Rocketeer drawing i did for the Eclectic Micks blog (that everyone likes so much) is included in a group exhibition this Thursday. The exhibition runs until the 16th of July, but the opening will be at 7pm this Thursday, in Mill Street Studios.
Any time i've said 'Mill Street' to anyone i hear "Where....?" so here's a map for your benefit.
Might see some of ye there.
Dec.
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