Haven't been posting a lot lately. Last week my internetness was lost, and on top of that I'm still in the mind that I should be filling this thing with new work rather than general chit-chat. Hopefully I'll be able to produce pics regularly enough to keep the posts fresh.
Funnily enough, the idea behind this pic had nothing to do with the content of the message, but it seems to tie in well.
Kind of a shame really ....
No questions asked.
I'm not explaining.
Sue - I'm calling this done.
6 posts a week?
Could be a little OTT.
It's only been a week and I'm already going back on promises I've made. But it wouldn't be the first time and I promise, it won't be the last. But believe me, it's for the best. If I post just for the sake of posting, the end result is going to be rather dull - It will be become the diary of a very boring person.
And if I just post up random images the end result will be a blog I'm more likely to be embarrassed of than proud. Not that I'm all that proud of the work posted thus far ... give it 3 - 5 years ... maybe more.
So, let's just see what happens. I'll try to post a few times a week with the aim of posting a half decent illustration every week. Deal?
Anyway, the above was a submission for a shirt design. It was rejected ... I cried for weeks.
Also, it's my good friend's Tanya's 30th today.
Happy Birthday Yo - I drew this badass picture for you.
While Activision may be creaming it every year with their Call of Duty franchise, in my books the Street Fighter series will always stand strong as some of the best video games ever made.
Sure, I'm not actually very good at many of the Street Fighter games, but to me, the old school fighters will always hold a special place in my heart. The childhood memories of friends talking about invisible throws and super combo finishes are always bought back whenever I see an arcade machine.
As a kid I always thought there would be no greater joy in the world on own a Street Fighter 2 arcade. So it comes as no surprise that, now I'm older, I find myself with a strange urge to live out this dream - over and over again.
I've owned 2 old arcade machines in the past, built numerous custom made joysticks (see earlier post) and built an entire Vewlix cabinet entirely from scratch.
This photo is my latest time waster ...
I'm already looking forward to working on something other than this ....
I'm not that comfortable showing a work in progress, but I think this piece will be needing a lot of attention, so it may hold me back from posting up a variety of work this week - sorry in advance.
At the moment it looks to be all kinds of wrong.
There are times when doubt creeps in, and threatens to take away the little hope you hold so dear.
By the end of next Sunday, I shall see what remains.
Looks like I missed Friday - good thing I said 6 times a week and not once a day (minus one).
So, I just plugging in my new tablet, started drawing some lines and then realised I needed to post something. A little while later I'm posting something ...
I tried to keep this fairly basic and not too over worked (that's what you say when it's not actually any good). I tried adding a bit of texture to it, but in the end thought it was best left in it's original state.
It can be difficult to say 'no, put the pen down - stop now', but it's made easier when you want to go to bed.
Ere's some more junk fo y'all.
Nothing new, just something I worked on last year for The College Herald. I wasn't 100% sure how this stuff was going to turn out, but in the end I was mostly happy with the result.
Oh, in my aim to post at least 6 times a week I've decided to throw in some stuff I do at work. With a family and other interests it's not so easy to create 6 original pieces every week, plus this way I get to post up more design work and stuff that might be a bit more commercial.
I'm just keepin' it real yo.
And here's the rubbish I was talking about ...
It's ink on paper. It was a result of having no Photoshop or drawing tablet.
So this is 2011. Not quite as bad as I had expected, lets hope it stays that way.
Anyway, last year I posted only 3 times - that was after producing quite a bit of interesting work and even promising I would post more.
The year before that I posted only once.
This year will be different and it starts now.
My aim is to blog at least 6 times a week. Hopefully once a day. In making this goal I know I will be uploading some pretty horrible stuff, but hopefully practice will make perfect and every now and again some wheat will appear among the chaff.
I also fear I will say too much and start to get a little too personal with the internet - but posting everyday and trying to remain passionate about drawing can have this affect, and therefore I apologise in advance. I also apologise if this will seems a little dramatic. I try not to be too dramatic, but it happens, so we're all gonna have to just deal with it.
Let's see how it will play out.
