Li'l Gods - Ares

Here is a preliminary design for Ares the main villain of the piece

Li'l Gods - 3D Cyclops WIP

Here is a 3D Interpretation on the cyclops design I did a few months ago. This is not to say that the whole thing is now 3D but I just used it as an excercise in familiarizing myself 3D Max again. Also once I have Mudbox on my machine i'll use to practice adding surface detail.

It's like a jungle sometimes....

About 2 hours worth, Im pretty chuffed with it, well, for the next 10 mins at least.

3D - RP7 Rocket Launcher

I know there is some 3D stuff creeping in here but I thought I'd post it as a means of almost justifying my lack of fresh 2D work. This was a freelance paid job for a 'next gen' game. Not inspirational but hey, it pays the bills.

I'm almost sad to put this up here as it really jars with some of the more stylized and innocent things I've posted here....hmmm

20 Second Scribbles

Okay, I know these won't win any prizes but they were done in china, on the fly, and in probably 20 ish seconds so, y'know, be kind. PLUS they were done with a real biro on real paper, practically stone age technology I know, Tsk madness I tells ya

I know it's 3D ...Sorry...

This the initial 3D work up - some extra stroke work will be done in flash to keep a tighter sense of control. As I say I know it's not sketch work, but I thought it was only fair to introduce the culprit thats kept me from my beloved 2D stuff :)

Introducing...Reece Deceased

This is a pet project of my friend Meechy. It's an episodic flash cartoon that can be found at...http://www.reecedeceased.com/ - I've been working on some 3D tests for him to make his work with vectors a litter easier.

Misc Speedpaint

Just a random speedpaint to keep some kind of momentum going.....

I'm BACK! Baby

Well it is really a case of just getting back on the saddle, so no elaborate scene or composition just a character design. Just a one off, no real back story or anything...sorry

CLICKY for bigger - looks better

PS for any newcomers to my humble blog check the archives over there on the right ->

Normal Service will resume - Promise :)

Okay, its been sparse of late but I have good reason. I recently moved back to the UK from Australia. On they way I did a month in China. Now Im getting back into things at home in the UK, and now its xmas and to top it off I l have lots of freelance stuff to do so time has been of a premium of late. I'll add some crumby biro quickies I did in china shortly and hopefully over xmas I'll get back into something that resembles a routine.

Whoa! Has it just got dark in here?

I'm not entirely sure why but I fancied doing something rather macabre. Yeah, im rather disturbed too.

To be honest i'm reading 'Legend' by David Gemmill at the minute and there are constant references to crows feasting on the dead in battle so voila...

Inevitably......A 'Roo

Ozzy Tree Frog

The Kookaburra

Yeah I know not exactly the coolest or interesting of creatures but trust me, these guys are bloody noisy early (very early) in the morning so I thought I'd do a picture of one. That and the fact that im slightly high on flu medicine so I wasnt in the mood for anything too taxing. I'll make it up tomorrow with a tree frog or something.

The Living Dinosaur - Cassowary

Australia is renowned for its unique wildlife. The animal that grabbed me the most is the Cassowary. Looking at this creature its not such a leap to imagine Dinosaurs having feathers. It looks like something straight out of Jurassic Park. Its related to the Ostrich, Emu and the Kiwi and found in the rainforests of northern queensland. This are aggressive and can attack people, seriously, how cool and terrifying is that!

Anyway I was inspired by its colours and the creat on its head, which, incidentlly they use to cut through the forests at high speed with their heads down.

This pic took about 1 and half hours in Photoshop using all manner of brushes to obtain the texture.

Li'l Gods - 'Grown-up' Hermes

Back on the Saddle

Its been a few days since my last sketches, i've been party-ing hard wahoo!! So now I'm back with these, not my strongest but I'm glad I have the motivation to do them after the mini break. Im feeling a little 'story-boarded' out to be honest, so I may give these a break until I have a sequence to work through. Some colour studies and perhaps the designs of the adult gods in the next fews days or so.

The last days of my 'Youth'

So, my final week of my 'Twenties' and I must say people around me are making a bigger issue about it than me. And by a big deal I mean lots of people sucking their teeth saying "oohh thirty ehh?" and the timeless "all down hill from here". Now this is particularly cruel as anyone who knows me knows that I, on occasions have dispostion that would make Eeyore look happy-go-lucky so any misplaced comment could send me to a spiral of ennui and self despair. Having said this even I cant help to feel like I’ve accomplished that which is expected of me by the time of the big 30, lets face it I've been stressing non-stop for the last 15 I'd be well annoyed if I hadn’t :)

Education - Check! Got a decent degree. And in true twenty something fashion I'm doing a job that isn’t related to the course I studied for three years

Stable Relationship - well I am married if that counts :) I was lucky enough to marry my childhood sweetheart that I met at the tender age of 16 so yeah, a big Check!

Job - Well my perspective of this changes like the weather but I must admit I'm doing a job that is respectably paid and a lot of people would like to do and the big plus is I don’t have to wear a suit everyday. For those who are curious I'm 3d artist for computer games and the odd bit of freelance work now and again. One of the lessons I have learnt is that a job is a job really, there are always drawbacks but as long as you work to live all is well. Check!

Travel - I'm pretty sorted on this front, I've been to Paris Barcelona Amsterdam Bruges Luxembourg Venice (Got engaged there) Cyprus (Got married there) Corfu Greek Islands Athens Tunisia Cambodia Bangkok Koh Samui Chang Rai Laos Burma Egypt Australia United States – various, for a little while when I was 7 Turkey

I’m currently working out in Australia, I've been here 10 months, whilst I've been here I've climbed the Sydney Harbor Bridge and Swam in the Barrier Reef amongst other things. We are leaving Australia in a few weeks (yay!) and en route back to the UK my wife and I are touring China. We start at Beijing and work our way down to Hong Kong stopping by the great wall, the terracotta army and shanghai and dodging bird flu. This little escapade lasts 20 days. So BIG check there.

There are other less tangible or more personal ambitions I been lucky enough to realize. I, for a while had the Italian Sports car I drooled over whilst I was at University, Okay it was only Fiat Coupe but a bloody fast one. I also have my baby. Lottie, the boxer dog. As a kid I always wanted a red and white boxer and now I have her, unfortunately I also have her air fare costs to and from Oz too!!! :) She’s worth it, just... I think.

Last and certainly not least I have my fantastic family, who have the power to frustrate and delight me in equal measures, but as I've found out in Oz, life is not the same with out 'em. Oh yeah, I also own a house, and in the UK these days that is no mean feat! :) That was more by luck than judgment.

So, where now? Well to be honest I just want to get back to the UK and enjoy my friends and family and for once, live in the moment. Smell the roses, y'know all those clichés. One day I'd like to have my own business or have a film/TV series commissioned based on one of my ideas but I'm not going to bust my hump on that just yet. Ahhh and then there is the greatest journey, that of fatherhood. Hopefully my wife and I will be lucky enough to bring a life into the world at some point in the not too distant future.

I've shown the 20's the big can 'o' whup ass So I say bring on the 30's, lets see what you got?

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