2 Cool for Yule update

Some more pics of 2 Cool for Yule @ The Bricklane Christmas Market. It's on until Sunday the 20th of December. So if you're after something a little different to the usual Christmas gifts come on down to the Soupa Market!

Too Cool For Yule!

From left to right: Missile Toe, Rain Brigadeer, and
Bah Dumbug

Hi all this is the 'Too Cool for Yule' range of plushies I've been feverishly working on with the help of Santa's Elves. They are limited edition, each design only has 20 in existence. So pop down to the Bricklane Christmas market from the17th-21st December and grab yourself an alternative Xmas Pressie. I'll be on the Soupa Market stall along with all the other talented folk from Soupa Creative Network.

Ho Ho Ho! Soupa xmas market

Come and have a great day out and grab yourself some art! Limited editions and exclusives a plenty!

POPsicle - Inspired by the Tate Modern Exhibition 'Pop Life' from initial ideas through to completion

Initial Ideas after seeing the exhibition

Initial Ideas after seeing the exhibition

Initial Ideas after seeing the exhibition

Initial Ideas after seeing the exhibition

Initial Ideas after seeing the exhibition

Initial Ideas after seeing the exhibition

I combined all my ideas together that I liked and drew a composition straight on to paper. I always feel it is better to just draw directly, I find that if you use pencil as a guide you tend to loose your spontaneity. Another advantage is that it speeds up the process and you think more about what you are doing. Unfortunately I don't have an A3 scanner so I had to scan in the drawing in 3 parts and assemble it in Photoshop.

I was not totally happy with everything in the composition, see if you can spot what I've changed from the previous version. If there was a lot that I was unhappy with I would just draw it again but the change is minimal and for the better of the composition.

The next step was taking it into Illustrator. I initially wanted to take inspiration from the colours used in the exhibition logo but I had a nagging feeling that it wasn't finished and was missing something.

Tadaaaa! I did have to swap some of the colours round make the introduction of yellow work. Just by adding an extra colour the design has been elivated to another level and communicates my message of fun and pop alot more. I think it's imperative that you develop the skill of self analysis and knowing when and when not to add to a piece of work.

Halloween Flyer

An illustration I've just done for a Halloween flyer, spooky stuff! Mwahahahahahahaaaaaa...

Vote for my threadless design

Tits and Ass has made its way over to Threadless. Please take the time out to vote for me. Your vote could make the difference :) http://www.threadless.com/submission/228380/Tits_and_Ass

Cheers

Tits and ass...

This line drawing comes from my love of the english language, and its many double entendres. I've already transfered it on to a tee for myself, and I might turn it into a screen print too, sweeeeeeeet! *~*