Scraps from January 2014

Scraps from January 2014

This was originally posted on my now-defunct creative blog. I'm going to start collecting smaller pieces that I make into these monthly entries. I draw so many little bits and pieces that go un-published on the internet, I thought it'd be fun for you guys to see what kind of thing you're missing out on! First up, a self-portrait. Created…

600th post spectacular – Questions galore

Ok, so the numbers say that this will be post number 600. I feel like I want to do something special for it, and after having a little think, I remembered that I’m currently reading a book on my Nexus called “Be creative” by Infinite Ideas – it was free and has so far given me a few decent tips. In one chapter it had a list of questions you should ask of yourself in order to understand yourself, because how often do you actually stop and question things?

So, here we are with the questions and answers. I endeavoured to be as brutally honest as I could be and I gave each question a lot of thought. I ended up spraying my thought process on to the page as I was typing, and I did repeat myself a little, so be warned!

WARNING!!! VERY LONG POST!!!

This post is going to have the most tags ever.

Zombie Pikachu

Zombie Pikachu

So here are some sketches I done for a friends tattoo. She came up to me one shift and said "You're good at drawing, aren't you. Design me a tattoo. You know what I'm like. Go nuts." And this is the result.
Vista Pro

Vista Pro

Now, this is new for me, doing a review of software. I remember using Vista on my trusty old Commodore Amiga 500, waiting half an hour for an image to render, then discovering a tree in the middle of the picture. I remember using it on my souped up Amiga 1200, bumping up the detail settings and resolution, and waiting…