Sketches: Last for a while

Helloski!

Here's the one sketch i did at Demoncon. I took probably ALL day and two attempts penciling this out for what i thought was a raffle prize. Turned out I wasn't entered as a prize in the end *sniff* but luckily a fellow artist wanted a commission off me so they took this off me. well i took it home and polished it off with inks so getting this to them tomorrow.
I've possibly enjoyed this piece the most out of any I've done recently. Maybe because it's my own characters but just had a lot of fun playing with it.

On the subject of Commissions I'm actually going to take a hiatus off from taking commissions on. I've got a lot of work on and I can get obsessed getting these done to a good standard. So I'm going to officially cut it out for a while and get my head down with all the work and put that time towards getting some short strips and a full short comic done.
I'll be getting to some conventions in the year and will do some sketches then but in the meantime no commissions being taken folks!

Take it easy
C
 

Demoncon 5

Hey Hey!
I'm going to be attending my first convention of the year this weekend. you can find me at Demoncon in at the Exchange Studio, Hazlitt Arts Centre, Maidstone, Kent. I'll be selling copies of Porcelain and previews of Butterfly Gate. I'll also be sketching and signing and generally chatting so if you see me and the Porcelain Banner do stop by and have a chat. I'll be taking on Commissions too so if you have any requests, don't be shy!

Sketch inks: I.W.D Lady Of The Tanks

In the name of  International Women's Day I decided to warm up digitally inking an old sketch of Tank Girl.
One of my favorite of the female species in comics. Have a great day ladies :)

I think this Tank Girl pose needs a note: 'After Ashley Wood And Rufus Dayglo' :)

Creator Owned Day: Mother Troll

In the name of 'Creator Owned Day' which is today! I thought i'd share a little peek at a character who will feature in a series i'm attempting to write and draw myself.
 I've only really started so the plot so far is thin and has a long, LONG way to go. plus I have a little short story I want to try before I go into anything too ambitious!

Anyway here you go, I've quickly digitally inked this sketch straight from my notebook. So far she's just known as 'Mother Troll'

Porcelain: In Shops TOMORROW!

Hey, Hey!

Here's just a reminder of that book what I done. because it's getting released tomorrow!!!!

a big load of love from myself, Ben and Andre has gone into that book and well everyone involved in Improper so please if you have the spare time and spare pennies get a copy! The link i'm about to share has  a free preview PDF so you can wet your appetite for the full book. also some of the first reviews to come in.

You can read that HERE

House Of Betty: Interview and Review of Porcelain

Here's a little quick fire question time I did with the lovely people of House of Betty. you can Read that HERE

They also have given one of the first full reviews of Porcelain. really recommend anyone interested in my first full Graphic Novel having a read of this. ever so slightly but not a lot spoilery.
Big Thanks To Oz of H.O.B for the very kind review :)

You can Read that House Of Betty Porcelain Review HERE

The Ones That Got Away: Part 1 - Wrath Of The Titans

More often than not as an illustrator you might have a project come your way and despite doing a chunk of work towards it, it wont see that light of day. That's just the way things go sometimes, you might get out-pitched by someone else or it just bypasses the right people.
2012 was a great year for me, I found I had more offers than I could take on and plenty that I would kill to work on. Some of those just slipped through my fingers... but that's just the gamble of pitching.
One that slipped through was for 'Wrath Of The Titans'. My eldest brother Tim Wildgoose was Armoury Supervisor on Wrath and wanted to pitch a promotional prequel comic to the director. Tim asked me to help with a little script he'd written and I drew some character sketches and a test page.

 

The script Tim had written was great, it was a 'Lone Wolf and Cub' style story with a drunk, rough looking Perseus carrying his son whilst fending off the odd demi-god.

We actually had full support from the Director and main actor and it all looked so promising but when it came to the studio's end it was unfortunately left alone. It was a great shame mainly for me as to work on a comic with my eldest brother would have been awesome but alas it just didn't happen..

Interestingly Tim had such good ideas in the script that some bits actually made it into the film. Apparently the idea of blindfolding statues of Zeus, so he couldn't witness the blasphemy's of humans made it into the actual film. So if you watch it, keep a sharp eye!

I've got more projects that I haven't had a chance or been allowed to mention so hopefully if the old clients/partners don't mind, I'll be able to post some more near misses. So stay tuned!