The Last Guardian mini-review

Trico, digital gouache painting Shadow of the Colossus and Ico were games that have been recommended to me relentlessly over the past six or seven years. I own both of them and have given them both a try (repeatedly, for SotC) but, while I can appreciate the artwork, scale, originality and artistry, they've always thrown me with awkward controls and lack of guidance. Regardless, I've been waiting...

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Pokemon terrariums & blogging 2.0

First off, I've been thinking of ways to spice up this blog.  At the moment my format is rounding up the work I've been doing over last fortnight every Sunday, and I don't know how interesting that is considering that most of my readers find the blog from following my social media. I'd really like to do something different and use this blog as a space to experiment and try out some new things.  I'm...

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Character design for the light pollution comic

I may not have had the time to post last weekend but don't think I haven't been hard at work! Progress is rolling along with the light pollution comic. I'm taking a steady pace and making sure that I've fine tuned the story, design and style before I really push ahead with it. I've got quite a distinct image of what I want in my head, so the more energy I spend trying to get to that point the better,...

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A mixed media kind of week

Owing to a particularly belligerent creative block last week, this post comes to you a few days late. However, that means that I've got more work to share! I managed to squeeze out a speedpaint, although it's more of a speedsketch.. Sketchbook, colour pencil and graphite Working in clay and three-dimensional form as a desperate move to get my brain co-operating with me turned out to be a good...

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Graphic Novel Design, Speedpainting & Shop Update!

Unfortunately I don't have much polish to show off this week. I've been busy on design work for a graphic novel/comic sort of idea that's been stewing around for ages. It'll gradually bleed into the blog and my website as I progress, but I've never tried a big personal project like this before outside of university so bear with me as I work out all the teething pains. I started out with some figure...

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Meet the Artist

I noticed the #meettheartist hashtag rolling around Twitter (remarkable, really, considering how little I use Twitter at the moment) and thought I'd give it a shot. Self-portraits are something I've always struggled with. I think I read and watch and play so much character-driven stuff, and create so many characters for narrative projects, that I sometimes lose track of who I am. I used to find that...

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Painting Giveaway & Speedpainting

I knew I wanted to do a giveaway sometime soon, and suitably enough I managed to hit over 100 followers across all my social media platforms towards the end of last year. That's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (my Tumblr is gathering dust, it's mostly an inspiration engine now). With Chinese New Year coming up that came across as a pretty suitable theme. If not only because we're celebrating the...

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