Entwined- Tezcatlipoca
The first of the character designs for Entwined is the Smoking Mirror, Tezcatlipoca, god of jaguars, sorcery, beauty, strife, and obsidian. Mike’s original character design pictured her… Read More »Entwined- Tezcatlipoca
Entwined- A Recurrent Romance- the beginning
After much behind the scenes thought blasting via email, Skype chats, and an interstate visit, I’m finally ready to start posting a collaboration project I’m excited… Read More »Entwined- A Recurrent Romance- the beginning
Digital life drawing
Just getting back to life drawing after a bit of a hiatus, and within the context of in-class demonstration. So everyone in the class can… Read More »Digital life drawing
Aardman Exhibition · ACMI
Better late than never. Last week Jutta and I got out to the Aardman exhibition at our quaint little local, ACMI, to see what all… Read More »Aardman Exhibition · ACMI
Watercolour speed paint
At the last watercolour class, I wanted to complete a piece in the 2 hours. I used these 2 photos as reference and bam! I… Read More »Watercolour speed paint
Queen Sparkle (part 3)
Drawing is equal parts experimentation, exploration, design, and play. It’s also about the willingness to stay with it. To keep going. In the last two posts, I… Read More »Queen Sparkle (part 3)
Queen Sparkle (part 2)
After settling on a rough layout, the drawing phase began. I used reference of an eagle so it wouldn’t come out looking like a turkey… Read More »Queen Sparkle (part 2)
Queen Sparkle (part 1)
Last week I was asked if I could draw a picture of my Honours and Doctoral supervisor and friend Andi Spark, to the theme of… Read More »Queen Sparkle (part 1)
Aquarell praxis nummer zwei
For my second watercolour practice piece, I wanted to learn restraint in colour palette. I chose a reference image with a limited amount of colour,… Read More »Aquarell praxis nummer zwei
Aquarell praxis nummer eins
Last month or so I started taking watercolour classes at the Victorian Artist’s Society. It’s a beautiful old heritage listed building that’s recently undergone renovations inside… Read More »Aquarell praxis nummer eins
Brunswick comic pt2
Continuing on from my post about reference or cheating, here is some more progress on the pages for Squishface Studio’s upcoming anthology, Squishzine Brunstown. After… Read More »Brunswick comic pt2
Reference or cheating?
Since the dawn of time, man has argued the question without end: “At what point does the use of photo reference become cheating?” I am… Read More »Reference or cheating?
Detail and focus
The next few posts will look at some of the things I’ve been drawing in my free time lately and break down some of the… Read More »Detail and focus
Universe Gun (2017)
I read something a long time ago that stuck with me. I don’t remember the source, and I don’t remember it exactly, so I’ll have… Read More »Universe Gun (2017)
Universe Gun Inks
I love inking. I’ve always enjoyed the process of cementing pencil indelibly into the paper with stark black lines. I love the contrast, I love the… Read More »Universe Gun Inks
Obsolescence (and pencils)
We live in a world where it is usually cheaper to buy a new, superior product than to repair an older, now obsolete one. Case in… Read More »Obsolescence (and pencils)
OCC 2017
I’ll be at Oz Comic Con Melbourne this weekend. Table 30, next to luminaries such as table 29, and table 31. You can’t miss it!… Read More »OCC 2017
In the moment
How do you effectively portray and play with time in comics? In moving image media such as cinema, timing is, to a large part, in… Read More »In the moment
Universe Gun collaboration- pt1
I’m ready to share some pages from my contribution to the upcoming Universe Gun issue 11, created by Mike Cooper (aka Dr Mike 2000). I’m a huge fan… Read More »Universe Gun collaboration- pt1
72 Hour Comic Challenge
I set myself a challenge to produce a birthday/mother’s day card within eight hours, in order to give myself a chance to post it interstate the… Read More »72 Hour Comic Challenge
Oz Comic Con ahoy
Last week I got news from the good people at Oz Comic Con that I’ve been elected from a pool of hundreds, if not thousands… Read More »Oz Comic Con ahoy
Con date ooh
Supanova is over and I’m left with a house littered with books and art materials, and a slight residual fuzzy glow. Here are some highlights… Read More »Con date ooh
Supanova Melbourne- Day Won
Reflections on my experience of Supanova Melbourne, Saturday 29th April 2017. After bumping in pleasantly on Friday evening and getting up at the crack of… Read More »Supanova Melbourne- Day Won
UnConventional
It’s been just over a month since the submission of four years of work, and to reward myself I spent most of that time preparing books,… Read More »UnConventional
1,460 days, 45,000 words, 1,000 comic pages
I’m writing this in horizontal repose, finally free of stress and watching my body succumb to the rigours of an overwhelming deadline after weeks of caffeine… Read More »1,460 days, 45,000 words, 1,000 comic pages
2017 Bringing it home
It’s been exactly four months since my last post, and I owe it to myself to get back on track with posting again. So, what’s… Read More »2017 Bringing it home
To refine or to move forward?
Meeting with my supervisor clarified my direction to completion of the doctorate. The graphic novel will round out to about 300 pages and will have… Read More »To refine or to move forward?
Deadline anxiety
It’s the first of August. There are just over six months till maximum submission of my DVA and I’m taking account of what I’ve done… Read More »Deadline anxiety