May 2024
Art can easily be dismissed out of hand, misdiagnosed as simply a leisure activity, or compartmentalised as a skill of production, thus reducing the broader… Read More »May 2024
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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
Chasing Shadows (2014)
A 24-Hour wordless Autofictographic comic in brush and ink. Available for purchase as a physical print in the Storybordello shop.
Burnout (2012)
In 2012 I enrolled in the Joe Kubert School of Cartooning’s correspondence course in inking. This led to me discovering traditional inking tools of dip… Read More »Burnout (2012)
Fault Lines (2008)
2007 saw me complete my undergraduate degree in animation. 2008 also unfortunately coincided with the global financial crisis. The GFC could not have happened at… Read More »Fault Lines (2008)
Alarming Diary Comic
I haven’t made many diary comics since I drew a moonlit bushwalk for New Year’s Eve, 2015 but I still make the occasional one here and… Read More »Alarming Diary Comic
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
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
10th-13th December- Bluetones
Here I’m having a go at mixing blue and black ink washes over brush pen. I love how the ink washes move around and form their… Read More »10th-13th December- Bluetones
30th November – 3rd December- Process
Last week I bought an A4 pad of Canson Illustration 250gsm paper. It’s packaging is targeted towards comic artists and illustrators. I found it quite… Read More »30th November – 3rd December- Process
8th-12th November- Keeping it loose
I’ve been thinking lately that I need to pull back on the amount of time I’m spending on diary-comics, and this is the result. A… Read More »8th-12th November- Keeping it loose