Mark Satchwill Art

NoHo Noir: Shattered Glass

2012-02-19T15:40:00.000Z

Shattered Glass, Digital, 2012

The latest NoHo Noir story, Shattered Glass, is now up on the site.
Barbara's motel comes under fire. Read it here!

Illustration created in Manga Studio, 2012.

Tom Baker as The Doctor

2012-02-17T22:00:00.000Z

Tom Baker, Digital, 2012

A digital portrait of Tom Baker as the 4th Doctor. Drawn in Manga Studio and coloured in Sketchbook Pro.

Prints available from my Etsy store.

Customer Service

2012-02-16T18:16:00.000Z

Customer Service, Digital, 2012

I created this gruesome little spot illustration for a new story on Katherine Tomlinson's blog called "Customer Service". It's part of her series of stories set in a Los Angeles where fantastic creatures like vampires and faeries live alongside us and in this story a dry cleaner finds that doing a vampires laundry offers some disquieting discoveries...read it here!

Feast Of Love

2012-02-15T22:14:00.001Z

Feast Of Love, Manga Studio, 2012

The illustration for a new NoHo story posted yesterday for Valentine's - Feast Of Love. Read it here!

Geek Squad

2012-02-14T15:31:00.000Z

This is the illustration for the latest NoHo Noir story, "Reality Is A Crutch" - you can read it here!

Sheldon and another Interview

2012-02-07T16:48:00.000Z

Sheldon, Digital, 2012

Today I had a go at drawing Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) of the Big Bang Theory.

There is another interview with me on deviantART, covering my art and upbringing which you can read here.

Artist of The Month Interview

2012-02-03T21:17:00.002Z

Illustrator and writer Joanne Renaud has very kindly featured me in her Artist of the Month spot on her website. You can read what I had to say about my art, Doctor Who and beefcake here.

Barbara Dinwiddy

2012-02-03T21:11:00.001Z

Barbara Dinwiddy, Digital, 2012

This is a character portrait Barbara Dinwiddy, owner of the motel in the NoHo Noir series . We were introduced to Barbara in the "One Day At A Time" story and there will be more of her in the coming weeks...

Kid Kasio

2012-02-02T23:38:00.000Z

Kid Kasio, digital, 2012.

A portrait of Kid Kasio (Nathan Cooper). His debut album "Kasiotone" was released this week and if you're a fan of 80's synth pop like Nik Kershaw, Howard Jones or The Thompson Twins then it's a must-buy!

Sketchbook Project 2012 - Time Traveller: A Personal Timeline

2012-02-01T18:21:00.003Z

Here is my completed sketchbook. I finished drawing last Thursday and posted it Friday (after using a sewing machine to re-attach the centre pages as they had fallen out!). All the drawings are ink pen/wash.

Cover

The Race

Brother

Gay Boy

Leia

Pop Music

Changes

Foundation

Student Days

New Decade, New Look

London

Friends and Lovers

Party Like It's 1999

Computer Love

Mum and Dad

Polycystic Kidneys

My Lovely Family

The Only Certainty

Noho Noir: Hard rain

2012-01-30T19:18:00.003Z

Hard Rain, Digital, 2012

The latest NoHo Noir story is up..and another body is found.
Read it here!

Sketchbook Project Update 3

2012-01-24T20:41:00.000Z

Foundation, Ink Pen and wash, 2012

Another spread from my sketchbook project. I've got 8 pages left to fill (or 4 double spreads), plus some text and the cover, so I should get it finished in the next couple of days.

Sketchbook Project Update 2

2012-01-20T18:35:00.000Z

Music, Ink Pen and wash, 2012

Here is another preview of my sketchbook for the 2012 Sketchbook Project. This image is about how I became obsessed with pop music in my early teens and features many of my favourite artists from that time (most of whom I still listen to and follow). I'm coming up to half-way through the book now, so I should get it finished in time....

Sketchbook Project Update

2012-01-18T21:03:00.000Z

1977, Ink, 2012

Back in October I signed up for the Sketchbook Project 2012. Since the book arrived I have had it sat on one side of my desk, waiting for me to make a start on it, while I found excuse after excuse to avoid it...over-thinking the theme, choosing and rejecting ideas, basically wasting time. Today, with 13 days left to finish it (it has to be postmarked by the 31st January) I finally sat down, opened the book and started drawing. I'd chosen "Time Traveller" as the theme, and I've decided to explore my own personal time-line, to travel back to search my own history, and maybe predict the future. This spread is me in 1977, when Star Wars mania was in full swing. My favourite character was Princess Leia and when my friends and I played Star Wars I was always her...and we were young enough for it not to be a problem. Now I've started I'm enjoying myself...but that deadline is looming...

Ian Carus

2012-01-17T21:22:00.000Z

Ian Carus, Digital, Manga Studio, 2012

I draw this as a birthday present for my friend's son. As part of his degree course he had written a graphic novel script based on the Icarus myth, updating it to a modern setting, and my friend asked me if I could produce something based on it, so I produced this illustration as a "cover" for the novel. He was thrilled with it :)

Brief Encounter up at NoHo Noir

2012-01-16T19:25:00.002Z

"Brief Encounter", Digital, 2012

The latest NoHo Noir story, Brief Encounter, is now up on the site to read....Gary spots Melanie at the launderette but what's really going on?
Read it here!

Return To Sender

2012-01-12T15:40:00.003Z

Return To Sender, digital, 2011

The latest NoHo Noir story is now up on the blog - Nicole discovers something gruesome while making a delivery...read it here!

Gillis Montgomery

2012-01-08T15:59:00.002Z

Gillis Montgomery, Digital, 2011

Once again I'm late posting this but here is the illustration, a portrait of pawn shop owner Gillis Montgomery, the subject of the lastest NoHo Noir story, One Man's Treasure - you can read it here!
I also posted a review of the favourite books I've read over the last year so check it out here!

NoHo Noir: Food Is Love

2011-12-30T17:24:00.000Z

Food Is Love, Digital, 2011

I'm a bit late posting this but the latest story up at NoHo Noir is "Food Is Love", where "star" Tim "Bing" Bingham is doling out food to the homeless for Christmas.

Felicity

2011-12-23T16:44:00.001Z

A portrait of my cousin Felicity - she wanted to be painted as the "Memphis Belle" girl, but with a couple of modern adjustments. She actually does have the tattooed Memphis Belle girl on her leg. Digitally painted in ArtRage Pro 3.5.

Chris

2011-12-16T20:39:00.001Z

Chris, Digital , 2011

A portrait done as a birthday present for a friend. Painted in ArtRage Pro 3.5.

New NoHo Noir story....

2011-12-04T18:46:00.001Z

The latest NoHo Noir story is up on the site now...please check it out. You can choose your friends...

"One Is The Loneliest Number"

Yolandi and Toyah

2011-12-03T18:16:00.001Z

Yolandi, Digital, 2011

Toyah, Digital, 2011.

Two more portraits - Yolandi Visser of South African rap/rave group Die Antwoord and singer /actress Toyah Willcox as she looked in 1981. Both digital, drawn in Manga Studio and finished in Sketchbook Pro.

Kim Wilde

2011-11-30T19:13:00.001Z

Kim Wilde, Digital, 2011

Quick portrait of Kim Wilde, created with Manga Studio and Sketchbook pro.

Digital Sketchbook stuff....

2011-11-28T19:14:00.001Z

A couple of recent digital drawings/sketches, nothing that interesting but just letting people know I'm still around...