I was listening to the radio today, and the song: All by myself was playing, and I thought to myself 'how depressing it would be if this was a Christmas single!' Thus in turn gave me the idea for this fun little piece. :D For those out there with no one this Christmas. BE THANKFUL.  



 

Thumbnail sketches for All by myself - made in Notebook.

 

 More general sketch ideas - Snow angel, next to another snow angel, but just the outline!

Another idea with one single handing the hand of another, but the other would be see through, like the ghost of someone not there anymore!

 

     Original finished drawing - before colour added.. As you can see, it had eyes! I felt they weren't needed in the end.

 

Another piece playing on the word: Nothing on again! Just for fun, trying to look at things differently in interpretation.

 

Drawing before colour added :)

 First sketch for TV and chair.

 First thumbnail idea for this silly illustration!

It's dog and dinosaur. I have always enjoyed how certain dogs have no fear or care. But I think these two are good friends, so its ok.

Initial Sketch - before I scan and colour in. 

Study sketch for dog.

 

Study thumbnails - trying to compose the work. The middle sketch is more like the end product.

 A piece inspired by Children in need. Hand drawn and scanned into photoshop and coloured there.

 Hand drawn in pen, then painted orange in Gouache paint. Just a bit of Halloween Fun ' With a noughts & crosses twist.

A drawing I did a couple of years ago and decided to scan it onto the computer and colour in photoshop, for practice. I think I did a ok job! :)

     

Above: Photograph of my hand to draw, and original sketch idea in my notebook for FROST.



 An illustration based on the word FROST. Again, drawn, scanned and coloured in photoshop. Once more, I wanted to illustrate something different from the usual vision of snow and Jack Frost. I decided to be a little macabre and have someone writing 'YOU BIT ME' with the finger they lost through FROST BITE. :P

Stage 3: Final illustration - entitled: My notebook doodles. These are various characters I have created throughout my notebooks over the past year. Characters I had ideas for, but never used, so chose to draw some of them together "like a group photo" for amusement and maybe inspire me to use them in future projects. Also my obsession for colour is fully expressed here I think! :)

 Stage 2: Colouring in, in photoshop. As you can see, the background is completed first before any attempt on the foreground is tacked has with all my painted work. Although using software enables a faster way to colour - I did take time and great care to make sure all the many colours work together, and I believe I have succeeded in this!

 

 Sage 1: Original drawing - Firstly in pencil and then penned over. Originally drawn to hand paint, but thought that this would be an ideal piece to "brush" up my Photoshop skills gained. So, scanned in and proceeded to commence colourization. :)

 

 *T A K E N 3. This is the result of a bored Sunday :) HAVING FUNNY FUN. Also, the result of a sketch I made a few weeks back in my notebook. Luckily I always carry one (Notebook), I get my best ideas away from the desk... F A C T ! Oh and Yes I am just taking the micky out of the TAKEN franchise. I'm Lonely OK  ;D

 This is the original little sketch  made in my Rymans A6 notebook whilst out.. Probably having a coffee in Wetherspoon's, can't remember. I doodle everyday, but they are usually very odd and make no sense, like ME!

 Stage: 1

 Stage: 2

Stage: 3

 Experimenting and just having fun and getting lost within madness for far too many hours than I intended!! Anyhow, I just playing around with pictures by printing photo's on to watercolour paper and playing around and seeing if I can manipulate them. Has I went along (not planning anything) I began to notice "specially with my eye's" how Monty Python it was getting!! Then suddenly I thought of one of my favourite films: The Adventures of Baron Von Munchausen, Thus I shall name this crazy piece of something: The Adventures of Baron Von Mattausen, because I CAN. ;)

The insane photograph that started this journey into darkness :0)

 

Movie madness! But why I hear you ask? Well, another notebook doodle "Lucky I carry one"! Maybe!! :D

 The Beginning of the painting.

The concept stage, or as I like to put it, doodles of a crazy.. You'll note that there is also a concept for a 'Lost' idea, This might be another piece eventually! ;)