May 2024
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Free comics catchup 4
Trufflejoggen In late 2022 I embraced winter in our new backyard, the Anninger, a mountain full with forest trails for walking and riding. On one… Read More »Free comics catchup 4
Free comics catchup- Part 3
Autumn Winds This comic was inspired by a moment where my new life was starting to become settled. That is to say, it was no… Read More »Free comics catchup- Part 3
Slamming the Mental Health Stigma at TAFE
The goal of this comic was to expand more on what HALT does in its efforts to counter mental health stigma and suicide in tradespeople… Read More »Slamming the Mental Health Stigma at TAFE
Graphic Storytelling: Teaching Experience and Utility
I’m a keen drawer- always have been. For different reasons, it’s an ideal pastime for me. I’m a little bit obsessive-compulsive and can tend towards… Read More »Graphic Storytelling: Teaching Experience and Utility
Mimicking the Masters- Kevin Maguire
In this activity I’ve taken a drawing by comic artist legend Kevin Maguire (below) and attempted to redraw it, adding light and tonality. Pretty neat… Read More »Mimicking the Masters- Kevin Maguire
iPad Pro- Experiments and Play
Some months ago I caved to my tech tendencies (even more difficult to resist where they Venn with my penchant for drawing) and bought a… Read More »iPad Pro- Experiments and Play
Monkey King
I grew up enamoured with Monkey Magic. Something about the liveliness of the show, the kooky characters, the music, the absurdity of it, as well… Read More »Monkey King
Creative Pipeline Diagram
In my ‘day job’ I recently worked with some brilliant people on a trans-disciplinary assignment task. The idea was that students from Creative Writing came… Read More »Creative Pipeline Diagram
Kontext: Panic Disorder
A weird request from Kontext, the German Psychology Journal I create comics for. This was the brief: A client comes to therapy because of a… Read More »Kontext: Panic Disorder
CNBSafe: 12 Reasons
During 2020 I had the opportunity to create a series of illustrations for CNBSafe, focused on James Wood (Woody) and his experiences resulting from a… Read More »CNBSafe: 12 Reasons
Life In The Gutter (2017)
My final DVA studio output and the culmination of my Doctoral research. I have been slowly redrafting this over time, but here is the comic,… Read More »Life In The Gutter (2017)
Wise Up Kid
Developed in 2014 by Dr. Peter Moyes, I had the opportunity to work on Wise Up Kid in developing the lead character, Carlos, and putting… Read More »Wise Up Kid
Entwined-Xolotl
The second Aztec god in the Entwined roster that I gave a design overhaul is Death/Lightning, the deity formerly known as Xolotl. Dr Mike describes him as… Read More »Entwined-Xolotl
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
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)
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
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
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)