This is latest of a series of illustrations that started from an online course on Domestika with Mattias Adolfsson. I love the small details in his artwork, you spend ages finding little things that surprise you or puzzle you. This piece was made for a colleague and friend, so the details are all in-jokes, so … Read more
This blog post was initially published several years ago on a previous version of this blog site, but it sank into the swamp. So I built another one…. It’s a real shame because there were some very kind and helpful comments attached which have been lost forever, but I think I still have them in … Read more
I have been drawing guns for years now. Grandiose, fantastical and most likely completely dysfunctional weaponry that looks good. I grew up watching movies such as Star Wars, Predator, Alien. All movies with fantastic weaponry depicted in them and somebody somewhere had dreamt them up to look the part, without worrying about how they would … Read more
So that’s Inktober done for another year. I totally failed last year with an overly ambitious plan, but cracked it this year by being quick and free. I also took the decision to avoid colour and only use Platinum Carbon Ink which is permanent for watercolour and also very friendly to fountain pens. For 90% … Read more