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Sketch round-up! - Tati, Goth and a Redhead

2012-01-30T00:39:00.002Z

Some recent sketches and experiments with line/no line.

Ghostly Beefeater

2012-01-26T14:33:00.004Z

This creepy little chap was designed as a mascot and icon for the Ghost Finder London app. It lists over 300 locations with spooky connotations. Available now!

New York, 1960s.

2012-01-23T16:24:00.003Z

Carrying on from previous continuous line brushpen drawings and the tall buildings from the last post here's my attempt at a New York skyline.

Available as a print HERE.

Spaceships and tall buildings

2012-01-20T01:44:00.005Z

I've been looking at a lot of Moebius this week (I'd momentarily forgotten how brilliant he was!) and then all I wanted to do was draw some spaceships and tall futuristic buildings. So I did. This was draw onto layout paper without any planning using my regular "just draw until it's finished" technique. The colour was added on Photoshop later.

To paraphrase Beyonce "If you like it why dontcha put a frame on it?". Buy it as a print HERE. Thank you!

Geisha Lino Print

2012-01-18T12:39:00.005Z

Here's this week's attempt at Lino printing. Below are the sketches are some work-in-progress shots that I've posted on Instagram. The resulting prints are of varying quality (the ink seems oddly chalky. Almost like charcoal!) but I've managed to pick 6 test prints to sell at a reduced price in my shop. Click HERE if you're interested in buying one.

UPDATE - All sold out now but check back soon for a new batch. Thanks!

Instagram sketch round-up

2012-01-16T11:29:00.006Z

I've been posting sketches daily on Instagram (username - Jontofski). Here's a couple of recent ones.

"Long Drawing" on eBay

2012-01-09T20:41:00.003Z

I've posted yesterday's drawing on eBay. £5 starting bid - a bargain! Click HERE to view the item. Guaranteed to brighten up those bare, post-Christmas walls. Detail below and the entire piece in the previous post.

Sunday long drawing

2012-01-09T11:17:00.004Z

Yesterday I took a roll of paper and started drawing at one end and carried on until it was finished. It felt like a very "Sunday afternoon" thing to do. Here's the result (along with an "action shot" courtesy of Louise). Think I might put the original on Ebay.

Hellboy

2012-01-06T01:14:00.004Z

James Howard (aka The Mooks) has been inviting people, via Twitter, to draw Hellboy. I've drawn Hellboy before so I wanted to try something different this time so I've drawn him using just two continous lines (below is an earlier version I did last week that I posted on Instagram). To see everyone else's brilliant renditions click here.

Sketching in Foyles

2012-01-05T17:59:00.004Z

Yesterday afternoon I spent a very enjoyable few hours in the Cafe at Foyles (one of my favourite places in London) drinking coffee and sketching. I just intended to test drive my new grey Pentel Color Brush pen but ended up drawing for hours. A perfect way to spend an afternoon.

Oh, and happy new year!

Merry Christmas and thank you

2011-12-24T18:15:00.003Z

Merry Christmas from me and Louise. Thanks for reading our blogs, commenting on our blogs, buying stuff from our shops, following us on Twitter and just being you! More fun to come next year.

A Christmas Cumulus

2011-12-23T17:40:00.004Z

One of the highlights of the year for me was seeing Inspector Cumulus appear on the shelves of shops all over the world as a vinyl toy courtesy of (the great!) Crazylabel. I was overwhelmed by the reception to him and then "over-overwhelmed" by all the entries to Toysrevil's "Drawing Cumulus" competition (thank you, Andy Heng!). He's sold out completely now so thank you to everyone who bought one.

There will be further Cumulus developments in 2012. Stay tuned!

Carol singers

2011-12-22T16:56:00.001Z

Another festive post.

A Charlie Brown Christmas

2011-12-21T17:18:00.002Z

I've already watched "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and listened to the soundtrack about 6 times and it's only the 21st. Where do I go from here?

Scrooge

2011-12-20T20:51:00.002Z

Seeing as it's almost Christmas - a festive drawing/bad joke extravaganza!

Wet dog

2011-12-19T13:15:00.002Z

Finished your Christmas shopping? Well, spare a thought for this poor hound. He's been waiting here for 40 minutes for a bus AND he's sat on the Tesco Classic Dips Multipack.

Thomson & Thompson

2011-12-18T17:07:00.003Z

The last of my Tintin posts - Thomson & Thompson (or Dupont et Dupond if you're French).

Professor Calculus

2011-12-17T21:25:00.003Z

Back to my Tintin drawings - here's Professor Calculus.

Christmas DoodlePlanet

2011-12-16T00:48:00.002Z

My contribution to the Christmas DoodlePlanet live drawing event. Three hours to produce a piece from scratch which was then put up for auction. A Dulux emulsion match pot, black Posca and a brushpen = fun!

Back to the Tintin posts tomorrow!

Captain Haddock

2011-12-15T10:36:00.004Z

Following on from yesterday's Tintin - Blisterin' Barnacles! - it's Captain Haddock.

Tintin

2011-12-14T11:06:00.006Z

I love the Tintin books. That's all!

Grobblock - a fun new festive character!

2011-12-13T11:22:00.003Z

A fun new festive character! Introducing Grobblock. Say Grobblock's name (it's "Grobblock") three times in a row while pulling a cracker and looking in the mirror and he will magically appear!

Disclaimer - He's quite an excitable chap and will devour anything within 5 feet of tinsel including trees, presents, pets, grandparents etc. I'm not responsible for any damage/bereavement caused by Grobblock.

Nervous Business Cat

2011-12-12T11:17:00.002Z

I didn't know what to draw today so I went for the obvious - a nervous business cat attending a seminar in a hotel (circa 1981).

It's a Boba Fett Christmas

2011-12-11T15:58:00.004Z

I've always felt Boba Fett's uniform was quite festive, what with all the green and red, then I discovered he'd recorded this Christmas album before his sad demise in the Sarlacc pit. Featuring songs such as "Silent Carbonite", "Jango Bells", "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Bespin", "O Little Town of Tattoine" and "Rockin' Around the Sarlacc Pit". Anybody remember the rest of the track listing?

PS Thank you to Richard Clayderman for the use of his living room for the photo shoot.

Jim Henson Tribute Exhibition - Gallery Nucleus

2011-12-10T11:40:00.006Z

Tonight is the opening of "The Lovers, the Dreamers and Me", a Jim Henson tribute exhibiton, at Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, California. We were really, really pleased to take part as we both love Jim Henson and the Muppets. Louise's piece will be unveiled later today but in the meantime he's my "concept artwork" for our contribution - Pepperdelica.