J. R. Pickthall - Sketches, Etches and Paintings

Quick update

2012-01-12T13:08:00.002Z

Just a quick note to le you know I've not abandoned the blog or anything. I've simply started a new contract which leaves me little time for personal musings.

I do have some stuff brewing so do keep checking. Thanks I DO appreciate it

More Portrait Studies

2011-11-16T13:16:00.004Z

As before these are about the hour mark.The woman was done is two sittings and it kinda shows. The asian guy displays some of my confidence coming through. I may do another female (as it were) and either start some studies from assorted angles and maybe even try and do an actual picture of a family member.

A Traditional Approach

2011-11-09T15:10:00.004Z

As I mentioned, I wanted to start working on some realistic faces. Here is the pick from the first batch. Both about an hour or less. Easily the hardest part of these is starting and just allowing them to develop. I find as soon as I start trying too hard or force them I get too frustrated and then it starts to unravel.

Speed Portrait Study

2011-10-31T13:42:00.005Z

Just a 20 min painting. It occurred to me I haven't done alot of realistic faces so thought I'd try start to rectify it. I haven't included the source image as the point for me was to study faces rather than meticulously copy a photo, especially in 20 - 30 mins or so.

EDIT - Ive removed the image due to the fact Im doing some more so I thought it would be nice to have a page of numerous faces so watch this space.

The Acending

2011-10-28T09:30:00.003+01:00

Colour Thumbs

2011-10-21T12:44:00.002+01:00

Quick WIP

2011-10-20T17:15:00.002+01:00

I've pinched a pose from posemaniacs and thought I'd use it in a 'piece' here are the quick brainstorms. Let me know your thoughts.

Sketcheeeess

2011-09-27T17:07:00.002+01:00

it was a nice day. I went for a walk. I did some drawing. The end :)

It's not supposed to be Iron Man..honest

2011-09-08T17:25:00.007+01:00

Another inspired by that character brainstorm sheet, which, ironically has probably dropped off this page by this very image.

On a side note you can find me on twitter @jpickthall ....be warned I spout all sorts

A quick sketch interlude

2011-09-07T15:26:00.002+01:00

Clever Girl!

2011-08-31T11:43:00.004+01:00

I started this with a mind to house the gazelle type character I did in the previous post but I just couldn't get it to sit. Rather than let it go to waste I, for some reason, decided to do a Lost World style pic.

Character work up

2011-08-23T20:34:00.002+01:00

No point creating some swish silhouette designs only not to taken 'em further right? so here is one.

Trying to get my swagger on...

2011-08-17T14:05:00.007+01:00

I'm trying to work on a more cinematic feel to my work. I'm not really satisfied yet but its a step in the right direction. This took about 2 hours .

Lunchtime Speedpaint

2011-08-10T14:18:00.002+01:00

I liked quite a few of the characters from the previous blog post, they all had potential. So, I decided (with a little input from Dan McDaid) to work a few of 'em up. Quick look! here is one now!. Also, it saves me reinventing the wheel every single time I want to do artwork. Just so as you know this is all personal development stuff, I'm doing VERY little art during work time these days.

Learning Mudbox

2011-08-01T14:49:00.004+01:00

Those of you who follow my blog know Im no stranger to 3D. I moved away from 3D as the technical V creative balanced shifted dramatically. Dont get me wrong I can 'do' technical but it doesnt float my boat and you dont get the instant gratification you get from 2D art. I use a bit of 3D to block out scenes and what-not.

Mudbox was one of those packages I opened every now and again and though "yeah I could use that" but never actually did. I have a bit of license at the minute to learn it so I thought why not? Here is the result of an afternoons work. Hey, Im not saying its great or original but felt duty bound to show, afterall a blog is for showing ideas and experimenting (those who want to cast a more critcal eye head over to my portfolio site www.jasonpickthall.com for what I consider is my strongest work)

Mind Dump

2011-07-22T12:04:00.002+01:00

Its been a little while, not sure why.. I've had things perculating here and there. In the mean time here is a page of character thumbnails

Sci Fi Racer

2011-06-27T13:58:00.003+01:00

Here is the final design and finished treatment. I feel I've pushed it as far as I can. I like it, feels like the late nineties were never gone I will certainly look into doing another one or two of the other designs. I'll add that to the backlog of projects I 'mean' to do

5 years

2011-06-21T08:51:00.001+01:00

Okay, I know this isn’t a visual update but it’s the 5th anniversary of when I started this blog! Probably doesn’t sound like a huge deal. For me though this was when I decided to set aside my 3D skills, which were pretty good. I was Senior and Lead and even got employed overseas. It would have been easy to live off this but the roles but with next gen technology they were becoming less and less creative and after working with some great concept artists at Krome in Australia I was so envious I had to make the first step in a long journey.

In one respect 5 years sounds like a long time but I think with the progression Ive made its no time at all. I’m now getting senior concept roles, being sounded out about lead roles and even getting a few interesting nibbles, none of which I can divulge at the minute but will once anything becomes concrete.

I’ve taken a little time to look at the start of the blog to see where I was 5 years ago. Of course I wasn’t a complete n00b but there is definite development. I may pick a couple of old pics and revist them.

Total Wipeout

2011-06-17T08:36:00.003+01:00

I recently downloaded Wipeout Fury HD for the PS3 and I always loved te wipeout style and general design republic vibe. I've always meant to do something similar, as much as an exercise in graphic design and layout as concept art. Here are the initial sketches and ideas. Expect a finished design soon so watch this space

Matte Paint (kinda) - Revenge!

2011-06-02T17:17:00.001+01:00

Here's another scene. It's loosely based on Photograph but not that much.

Shamelesss Plug - BUG WINGS for iPhone & iPad

2011-06-01T16:47:00.009+01:00

Yeah I know a blog of any kind is self promotion (read also self indulgent) but Im just posting up a game (or 'app' to use apple parlance) myself and my colleagues worked on and the fact its now live and actually available to buy.

We are kinda chuffed with this seeing as we did it in around 4 weeks plus I did all the art. By 'all' I do mean all, from the launch icon, models,textures, art direction, UI, cough-animation-cough through to the promotional trailers.

Its official website is - http://www.bugwings.net/

The game itself is a gliding target game. You launch yourself from a leaf, tap to open your wings and use the tilt and tap controls to glide your bug to land on a high scoring flower trying and to hit as much bonuses on the way. Be warned, its pretty tough but it'll keep you coming back for more.

It's available now, quick go buy!!

Matte Paint - New York Jungle

2011-05-25T09:01:00.004+01:00

A bit of a shift of gear here. I'd noticed that alot of concept art seem to make heavy use of photographic material so I thought I'd give it a whirl. Im a bit of a purist usually and like to paint everything but Im beginning to learn that its a results business and it's a legitimate way to create concepts without reinventing the wheel everytime.

Arcade Classic Reboot - Rolling Thunder

2011-05-13T18:52:00.004+01:00

The other day a friend of mine and I were going on a little nostalgia trip thinking about old school arcade games. One game we both agreed on was Rolling Thunder. The problem was that when I googled it the character was nowhere near as badass as I remember or indeed as he deserved to be. So I thought it high time he has a make over. Also one of the key things I remembered was the pink and green palette, turns out this iconic colour scheme was reserved for the henchmen, so I thought I'd try and bring that to his sartorial redesign.

I really enjoyed this one, not only the character but the whole treatment. Got me thinking of other characters that were over due a reboot. Watch this space.

Zoo Sketches (Part 2)

2011-05-05T08:39:00.002+01:00

Here is the last of the zoo sketches. I tried to 'get' the lemurs but a) they dont stand still and b) well there isnt really a 'b'. Doing these reminded me of the meercats I did September time, difference being I didnt manage to destill my sketches into simple elegant lines. My daughter, who was getting over chicken pox was tired and wanted to go home, next time lemurs....next time!!

Zoo sketches (Part 1)

2011-05-04T08:40:00.004+01:00

On Easter Sunday I visited another zoo which is pretty close to me, Whipsenade. So obviously I got my sketch on. the Hippo is my fave

Happy (belated) Easter

2011-04-28T21:03:00.000+01:00

Just some fun. I enjoyed this one, been a while since I could say that

Sharpie

2011-04-20T13:33:00.005+01:00

Here is my latest sketchbook offering. Still trying to get in shape again. I went for the sharpie (brave I hear you cry) I quite liked it but didnt factor in that it would bleed through to subsequent pages (Doh!)

Ive got to try and find a new angle on these as even though these are only from the second sketchbook session I feel like Im treading old ground. Any thoughts or suggestions please feel free to share.

Spring Sketches

2011-04-12T11:42:00.003+01:00

It's that time of the year again. Yup, get the old sketchbook and out and start using physical media. Man, it was tough again. Not so much the quality but having the guts to just jump straight in, and the speed! oh, I need to get quicker. Anyways. Hopefully more coming soon. I may even indulge and do some on my iPad but I really want to finish this sketchbook.

As before these were literally seconds worth of work in order to capture a gesture or pose.

Keeping the Peace

2011-03-17T08:52:00.003Z

Splash!

2011-03-11T08:57:00.004Z

Here is a mermaid/Siren character I was playing with over a lunchtime.

Testing Photoshop

2011-02-22T21:58:00.004Z

I've been having hassle with Photoshop (doesnt everyone amirite!? high five anyone?) I tried a few things then tested out for painting and this kind of happened. Dont none of you greys anantomy pedants tell me its all out, I know it is but hey 20 mins what do you expect :)

EDIT: added a colour treatment

iPad + Artrage + 2 minutes

2011-02-19T11:47:00.004Z

My first 'passable' sketch on the iPad. Sketching on the iPad has potential though if I brought it for that purpose I'd be a little disappointed, obviously its not pressure sensitive but also a little 'laggy' Still I'll work a method out that works, it's just a different digital medium. So excuse the lo-fi nature of these sketches and dont judge them against my more complete pieces.

Witch Doctor

2011-02-03T13:51:00.002Z

This is a tidy up of the doodle I did yesterday. I decided against polishing it too much as It would be in danger of losing a certain quality it has.

Lunchtime scribbles

2011-02-02T16:36:00.002Z

I started a new character at lunchtime... I thought I'd post up the WIP

PROP DESIGN - Final Image

2011-01-29T09:16:00.002Z

Ta-Da! okay maybe an exaggeration. Here is the final work up. In this step I added decals and texture to the design.

PROP DESIGN - Design Work Up

2011-01-28T08:08:00.003Z

Here are some more steps in the design process. I thought I'd compress them down to one post to save dragging out.

The first step is working into the chosen silohuette. This is simply line art. The aim here is to work on internal shapes and design motifs. These should echo the overall design shape and form. Nothing is set in stone here though.

The next step is to block in some colour. It's not important what colour as this can be changed but you can begin work on the shape and colour contrasts to make certain details stand out.

The next step is to add form and lighting to the design. This makes the design feel more three dimensional and solid.

Tune in tomorrow for the final design. Yes it is done, but it would be no fun if I posted it now would it? :)

PROP DESIGN - Concept development

2011-01-27T08:23:00.002Z

I've taken a few ideas I liked and played around with them. Not exactly an indepth commentary I know but hey I'm a man of few words :)

PROP DESIGN - Weapon Brainstorm

2011-01-26T12:45:00.002Z

Here is a brainstorm for a weapon design. Stay tuned for the development! you lucky people you..

District 9 inspired

2011-01-09T18:57:00.003Z

Here's another character (kind of) piece. I love district 9 so I needed to get this out of my system.

Character Dev Take 2

2010-12-22T08:48:00.003Z

Here is some more character work. The real purpose is to get a work flow for creating characters.

Character - Dev sheet

2010-12-20T11:06:00.004Z

Here is some character work I've been developing. As you can see, this starts as a silohuette and I follow it through to a loose concept. The face started as a photo but I edited it heavily to make it fit and help 'sell' the design. It's not usually something I'd condone but there is no point reinventing the wheel.

Not sure what it is really, perhaps some kind of post apocalyptic oriental mash up?

'My Paint'

2010-11-15T15:43:00.003Z

I recently discovered an open source paint program called My Paint. Essentially my paint is to Painter what Gimp is to photoshop. I used My Paint for this image, I did cheat a little and drop into Photoshop to boost up the colours using the blend modes. It's not perfect, its not meant to be, it just allowed me to try and new program with a sense of purpose

Environ-MENTAL

2010-11-10T13:34:00.001Z

The new Sponge bob?..ok perhaps not

2010-11-07T21:15:00.001Z

More Farm Tomfoolery

2010-11-03T12:10:00.003Z

These will stop soon I promise. Im currently in a bit of a holding pattern in my life so I've not been getting in the 'zone' as it were. Something fresh soon no doubt.

I feel like Chicken tonight

2010-10-28T20:32:00.002+01:00

The Big Bad Wolf

2010-10-25T15:00:00.003+01:00

Farm Girl

2010-10-20T08:52:00.002+01:00

Getting one's goat up

2010-10-18T15:03:00.002+01:00

Lil Gods levelled up!

2010-10-11T14:47:00.003+01:00

Its been a few years since my last Lil Gods revamp so its about time for another. I really enjoyed this even though it took a while. It's rekindled my affection for this so hopefully I'll do some more Lil Gods related work in the form of layouts, beast designs etc...

Paris Apocalypse

2010-09-29T13:51:00.003+01:00

By very sharp contrast here is another apocalypse image, probably the last one. About 45 mins work

Little Red

2010-09-28T13:45:00.004+01:00

Just a random piece, the idea seemed to just come to me, though I wouldn't be surprised if I ripped it off wholesale from somewhere on a subconcious level

A Reminder

2010-09-28T08:44:00.001+01:00

Just a quick reminder for any newcomers to my little corner of the internet.

Nothing on this Blog should be taken as a representation of final quality. For that there is my homepage www.jasonpickthall.com

I merely use this blog to experiment with styles, sketches and compositions that usually take a fraction of the time of anything that appears on my website. Often pieces are done in a lunchtime or two and sketches are literally seconds. The intention being that when I do longer more complete pieces I'm loose from doing smaller bits and bobs.

Safari Park Sketches

2010-09-27T07:54:00.004+01:00

It was my Birthday on Saturday. I like to do some family stuff on my birthday so this year we went to our local safari park. It's mostly the type where you have to drive around so drawing isnt especially easy!

Also I think its worth hi fiving myself (so to speak) as according to my blog post count this has been my most productive year since I began! onwards and upwards and all that

Figure-ing it out

2010-09-24T08:30:00.003+01:00

Bad puns aside - Just some doodles to try and get my figurative gestures stronger. Artists tend to almost have a signature like figure they use for scale or some such. These were done without reference but my recent sketchbook work has come in very handy for this

New York - Apocalypse

2010-09-22T21:28:00.004+01:00

Another matte/speedpaint thingy.

EDIT - Added a few more elements. Sods law, you think of these thing just as you nod odd to sleep

London's Apocalyptic

2010-09-21T21:01:00.002+01:00

Mixture of a speedpaint and matte paint

The morning after the night before

2010-09-21T14:00:00.005+01:00

Okay, so I didnt recoil in horror at last nights effort. In an effort to keep the ball rolling here is my lunchtime offering. I guess the aim of these are to imply detail rather laboriously define it and try and make something more atmospheric.

like a one night stand

2010-09-20T21:00:00.003+01:00

Ive boshed an image together forcing myself to rush it (less than an hour) and also forcing myself not to think too much and to keep loose. Im posting this up though I fear I will regret it in the morning when I look at it again. Artistically speaking this is 1.45 am and I'll be damned if Im going home alone. Lets hope I wont be too shamed in the morning.

EDIT - slight amendments that were pointed out but did niggle at me !!

Step by Step

2010-09-18T15:06:00.004+01:00

Im not usually one for documenting my work process as A) I dont feel like Im an authority on it and B) it changes as I dont believe in a rigid approach (stop sniggering at the back) This was an exception as I was having to do it in bite size chunks i.e. 45 minutes at lunchtimes. The first are 45 min sessions and the final one was about 2-3 hours.. not quick looking at it like this but with numerous stop starts its bound to draw it out more than it should.

As a piece, Im rather ambivilant about it, it kind of tells me nothing and due to the extended authoring process some of the excitement was bound to subside. Still, its neat enough I guess.

feeble

2010-09-12T18:13:00.003+01:00

I've been quiet of late as Ive had other things on the go so this'll have to do at the minute. I've got to get back on it.

New homepage

2010-08-31T20:23:00.002+01:00

Just a quickie to let ya'll know my homepage has been revamped.

www.jasonpickthall.com

sketches! sketches?..we don't need no stinking sketches!..okay maybe we do

2010-08-19T07:51:00.003+01:00

Victorian Sci Fi Mashup

2010-08-14T11:37:00.004+01:00

Here is a random design idea I had, I may explore some more possibilties with this type of thing.

Mucha of a muchness

2010-08-05T15:34:00.003+01:00

Another sketch/paint in a similar vain to the warrior one below. Definately evolved from what I was going for, but I went with it. I dont think it has the volume the warrior one has but the palette is quite nice I think. Has a Mucha art nouveu quality to it.

Character - Warrior painting/sketch

2010-07-28T13:18:00.002+01:00

Recently I've taken stock of my work and for one reason or another I'm a little light on character work so in an affort to strengthen that aspect I'll be doing some! Im trying to find my style currently.

Giving a duck!

2010-07-27T12:34:00.003+01:00

Ive neglected you of late..please accept these meagre offerings as way as a temporary apology. I do have a couple of character pieces on the go so hopefully they'll make an appearence soon.

new pen... again

2010-07-15T14:12:00.002+01:00

The old egyptian swamp monster chestnut

2010-07-15T12:31:00.002+01:00

I've got a little more time on my hands currently so I thought I'd spend a few hours doing something. This kind of just happened.

Guilt

2010-07-07T13:04:00.004+01:00

More of these I'm afraid. I'm starting to feel guilty about constantly posting this type of thing up yet again but they are all I have time to do at the minute and they keep my 'hand in' plus they are better than nothing I. oh and BTW that is a very creepy guy

If you cant be good...be stylized

2010-07-04T20:31:00.002+01:00

Here's a couple more. One raw and one, well I was just tinkering about to see if I could do anything clever with.. no was the conclusion.

Nothing to see here

2010-06-30T17:39:00.003+01:00

not been 'feeling it' this week but carried on regardless. I may give these a treatment at some point. I have nothing else to add..

GRAFFIK!!

2010-06-24T17:36:00.003+01:00

In the last couple of days I've been looking at more graphic design type inspiration. So rather than posting up another set of sketches I thought I'd give them a treatment of sorts. I think they look good considering the took all of a couple of minutes. Certainly wouldnt look out of place on the wall of your local Pizza Express :). I think we'll be seeing some more of this type thing.

Selected Zoo Efforts

2010-06-23T08:07:00.003+01:00

Please excuse the lack of blurb to go with the sketches. In the last post I wrote a whole thing about studying a subject but blogger is rubbish and didnt allow me to copy and paste within itself so I lost it. Anyhooo.. here are a few more sketches from the zoo

Meerkat

2010-06-17T08:42:00.004+01:00

Beach Sketches

2010-06-14T21:09:00.003+01:00

So not content with stalking people in the park, I've taken to the beach. I took my sketch book with me on holiday, not sure if that is sad or committed!

AVP - The reprise

2010-06-02T21:14:00.003+01:00

At the request of Christian I have dug out some other prop designs for the Alien V Predator game. You'll have to excuse the photos of them as I couldnt find the digital versions.

Back to sketches

2010-06-02T16:21:00.002+01:00

Colour and Shape

2010-05-28T12:25:00.003+01:00

I decided to put the sketches on hold momentarily. I'm on holiday soon so I'll get alot of those done at airport departure lounges and the like. In the meantime here a couple of colour pieces. I didnt know what they were going to be when I started them and still not sure to be honest :) I need to practice putting people into environments.

(click for bigger versions)

Facebook Group

2010-05-27T08:07:00.001+01:00

Why not join my group on Facebook group? just search for

'sketches, etches and paintings jason pickthall'

PS I did try and link directly but it didnt work :( anyway, see you there

Yes these again

2010-05-25T12:42:00.002+01:00

More park stalking

2010-05-20T17:34:00.001+01:00

More of the same.

Shock! Horror! a new pen

2010-05-18T17:44:00.005+01:00

You'll be unsuprised to see more of these. I've changed medium slightly, the pen isnt as forgiving as the biro so I have to be commited to the stroke (as it were). As well as this I've been considering what it is I actually want from these. The answer I think is simply to keep drawing without fear or over thinking it. These keep those mental barriers down. I'm sure they'll pay dividends when I come to do something more polished in the coming weeks..hopefully

More...

2010-05-13T17:25:00.003+01:00

So I was talking about hit and miss, these are more the miss side of the spectrum but hey. I made the mistake of seeing a couple of people on motability scooters and thought they would be excellent candidates. Boy, did I underestimate their speed, they could shift!

More Moleskin Sketches

2010-05-11T17:19:00.002+01:00

The weather has been against me recently. No one wants to come out and play :(

Pagoda Sketches

2010-05-08T13:54:00.004+01:00

I wanted to take a break from drawing people, especially as I'd been feeling a touch stalker-like and decided to draw the peace pagoda (and oriental lion statue) located at the lake. It was going okay until it decided to rain.

I think it's worth pointing out that I use a black biro to draw so Im forced to draw one line rather than over construct the drawing, which I can be guilty of. Plus I cant erase it should I not like, hence sketches will be hit and miss. You learn more from the mistakes than you do the successful ones. Well, that's what I tell myself anyway

I think there will be alot of sketches like these forthcoming so feel free to go through my archive for more digital and colourful work. That should tide you over until I have time to do some fresh ones

More sketches on the move

2010-05-04T10:50:00.002+01:00

Just so as you know, each sketch is only 10 seconds or so in the making.

Sketch-ercise

2010-05-02T11:59:00.005+01:00

So, some of my friends may know I'm 'training' for a London to Brighton Bike ride. So I've been cycling around a nearby lake at lunchtimes.

I've begun to encorporate some sketching it too. Essentially, I do a lap, then stop do some quick sketches of people and swans or geese and bugger off and do another lap. I must say I've been loving it. Its very cool trying to sketch people without them noticing. I used to cringe at this sort of thing but in my old age Im relishing it :) Plus a good friend of mine wanted me to carry on with traditional media as well as the digital stuff.

Life Drawing week 10/10

2010-04-25T11:53:00.003+01:00

So, the final week of life drawing. I thought I'd play it reasonably safe and do a charcoal number. Apparently my sketching technique altered (for the better) after dabbling with paints. I wont have this weekly commitment of life drawing now so my posts may not be quite as numerous but they still will be regular, you'll just have to try and be a little patient with me :) it's not easy finding the time when you have a toddler running around!!

Night Watch Character Designs: Anton Gorodetsky (v1)

2010-04-21T10:18:00.004+01:00

In my effort to beef out my more realistic character work in my repetoire I've decided to illustrate the main characters in the Night Watch trilogy of books. There are set in the real world but have a supernatural twist. I've taken descriptions from the book and along with some artistic licence come up with my own interpretation.

For my first attempt I'm generally happy with the way it turned out. The pose is a little flat and it is devoid of much expression but I've planned a cast shot so it should make more sense once all characters are in situ. The character isnt completely finished, I'll be tweaking once I have all of the cast in place no doubt. What I can actually see happening is that as I develop my style with the other paintings I'll end up revisiting this again. Annoying but getting better is the point right?

Life Drawing week 9/10

2010-04-15T08:09:00.004+01:00

Some warm up sketches done using oil bars and a half finished (if that) painting that I need to get around to finishing. It was going well but takes so long just to lay down the first colours before you can do any clever or interesting things. My fault for using a palette knife I guess.

So, we are nearly done with the life drawing. I am working on a character illustration in my own time which I'll post when its done ( lucky you ) . The life drawing has really helped as you'd imagine.

Life Drawing week 8/10

2010-04-11T14:03:00.002+01:00

These are some colour sketches with oils. I was a bit cheesed off I could get them to a more 'complete' state but 2 hours isnt really enough to do one painting let alone, studies, test piece and final piece. Still though, got me thinking of doing a more final piece for myself at some point

Blog alert!

2010-04-07T07:58:00.002+01:00

A close friend of mine has taken the plunge and created her very own corner of the internet. She's a very talented writer so it's well worth a read. The first post is cracking so she has quite the standard to live up to.

http://culturalcesspit.co.uk/wordpress/

Life Drawing 7/10

2010-04-02T10:18:00.005+01:00

Sorry for the delay in posting these up. The honest reason is that Im not happy with them. It occurs to me that a) you just cant paint anything that good in an hour and b) I get very frustrated with painting traditionally. Too much time in Photoshop I suppose. Im sure it will do me good somehow. These are a couple of warm ups and a 'painting'.

The result is something I'd sneer at walking past the 'art' studios at college. The shame...

A Boy's Dream

2010-03-24T21:59:00.002Z

Here is a hour (or so) speedpaint inspired by the trailer for the computer game last guardian. I really liked how the giant wasnt fully in shot, kind of made it more ominous somehow.

My Blog interview :)

2010-03-22T17:38:00.001Z

http://bloginterviewer.com/photography/jason-pickthall

Read a little more about me here :)

More Speedpaint-ery

2010-03-19T07:48:00.002Z

okay, I know you must be getting bored of these things now so I'm sure this'll be the last one.

IN YOUR FACE 2009!!

2010-03-15T21:33:00.003Z

Wow so that goes to show what a dry year 2009 was. Its only March and I've beat the total of posts in the whole of last year. Hopefully it will continue.

This was the first time I ever used acryilics and a palette knife. It wont be the last as I enjoyed both.

More speedpaint-ery

2010-03-10T08:01:00.002Z

'Bout an hour

now available on Twiitter

2010-03-07T16:50:00.001Z

so Ive come a little late this particular party but thought Id give it a bash nontheless. Look for me 'jasonpickthall' hope to see you there