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2020-10-07T11:29:00.006+01:00

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Cartoon Indie Game Box Art Posters!

2020-01-26T00:30:00.000+00:00

Fellow game devs, here are some of the posters I've made for our own and our friends games. Got a game of your own you'd like me to design a poster, boxart or book cover in this this style? Get in touch! info@puttycad.co.uk Mates rates for indies!!! ;) Ric

Games shown (c) PuttyCAD and 100 Tin Soldiers

www.puttycad.co.uk www.100tinsoldiers.com

HAPPY EASTER rom PuttyCAD Games

2018-03-29T16:40:00.000+01:00

Hi there games fans!

Here's a cute little printable mini Easter egg box you can make with your kids! Based on the Dinki Eggs game which is available in the Google Play store.

Print out the box at 100% and it will be big enough for a standard Crème Egg or some mini eggs.

Have a fantastic Easter and try not to eat all the chocolate in the world! Save some for me!

Cheers! ;) Ric

Putty CAD officially launches on PopJam

2017-04-28T15:34:00.000+01:00

Today at 4pm the PuttyCAD channel officially launches on PopJam.

We'll be posting exclusive content for kids featuring fun drawing activities and puzzles. The Popjam app is a social network for kids with no hidden/private chats and safety approved ads. All content is monitored. check it out on ios and android networks.

Our games on show.

2017-04-28T15:25:00.000+01:00

It's been a busy couple of weeks. First up we took Zombie Piranha to the Retro Events Games Expo at Leeds United, Elland Road.

We were positioned next to the VR competition area and the queue was right behind our stall. This gave us a great opportunity to let everyone play our games on our tablets while they were waiting.
Zombie Piranha went down really well as usual and a few people played Clone Zoo too and took details so they could download it from Google Play.

Last night it was the GaMaYo party. (Games Makers Yorkshire) a chance to catch up with fellow game makers for a drink and networking.

I showed off the games to the people from Amazon who were sponsoring the event. They really seemed to like Zombie Piranha and Clone Zoo. We didn't win the competition they were running but it's nice to meet people behind the App stores to get a little feedback.

Selby District Children's Reading Festival

2017-03-29T13:47:00.000+01:00

This weekend saw the first Selby District Children's Reading festival. www.selbyCRF.com

Organised by the brilliant children's author Christina Gabbitas, creator of Felicity Fly and other poetry books for children. www.poemsandpictures.co.uk

I was invited along to sign my new book "I Want Puppy" and it was a brilliant success. Everybody seemed to enjoy the festival and hopefully it will be the first of many.

I sold several copies of my books including A Knight Before Christmas and the Dinki colouring book. One little boy spent ages scrutinising the Dinki Comic Collection and his mam ended up buying it for him, He was still reading it quite a while later as they were going.

The other authors and illustrators were really great to meet and the kids loved them. My boy Tommy particularly liked Blue Peter award winning Andy Seed and his new favourite superhero Rappaman (a.k.a. Donavan Christopher) who was really entertaining.

Zombie Piranha featured on the Expo site

2017-02-03T20:44:00.000+00:00

We're excited to announce we will officially be exhibiting Zombie Piranha at the PLAY Expo Leeds!

Check out the site here:

http://playexpoleeds.com/first-round-of-indie-games-confirmed-for-play-expo-leeds/

Please come along to show us your support and try out the game!

Updated Zombie Piranha Poster

2017-01-31T21:45:00.000+00:00

A quick update for 2017

2017-01-31T14:16:00.000+00:00

Things are moving forward with more book and illustration projects coming together for 2017. I've also been working with Rich who has made great progress with bringing together a new more arcadey version of Zombie Piranha. I will post more updates and progress pics on the Putty CAD Games page here. We're aiming to have a fully playable version for the Leeds Games Expo in April.

I'm proud to once again be a judge and ambassador for Children's Reading Festivals UK. http://www.childrensreadingfestivals.com/ please check out the website for more details and if you have children make sure they check out the Poems and Pictures Poetry initiative created by Christina Gabbitas which is now in it's fifth year! Make sure you tell their teachers too, as the best poems will appear in the next volume of Children's Poems. The topics this year are Seasons and Climate Change.
http://www.poemsandpictures.co.uk/competition/index.html

I will also be attending the Selby children's Reading festival on Saturday 25th March. Please come along if you want a signed copy of my children's book A Knight Before Christmas. Click on the image below to visit the website.

A Knight Before Christmas

2016-11-06T11:49:00.001+00:00

The North Pole has been invaded by a fire breathing dragon. Santa must travel back in time in search of a brave knight, to deal with the menace, or Christmas will be ruined forever!

My new rhyming picture Christmas storybook A KNIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS is out now on Amazon. Available as PAPERBACK, KINDLE and AUDIO it's an essential stocking stuff for the little ones!

;) Ric

If you buy it please rate and review to make sure as many people as possible can get to read it in time for the festive season! Ho Ho Ho!

CLICK TO VIEW ON AMAZON - PAPERBACK - KINDLE - AUDIO

A KNIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

24 pages full colour - written and illustrated by Ric Lumb

Story and illustrations and all related materials (c) Ric Lumb www.PuttyCAD.co.uk
Audio narrated version by Beacon Audio Books

#christmas #story #book #kidlit #rhyme #funny #santa #santaclaus #dragon #knight #aKnightBeforeChristmas #riclumb #puttycad @cartoonsbyRic

MJ Simpson: film reviews and interviews: Tuck Bushman and the Legend of Piddledown Dale

2016-10-31T09:13:00.001+00:00

MJ Simpson: film reviews and interviews: Tuck Bushman and the Legend of Piddledown Dale: Director: Chris Lumb Writers: Chris Lumb, Matthew Hick Producer: Chris Lumb Cast: Chris Lumb, Natalie Smeaton, Matthew Jackson Country: UK...

A Knight Before Christmas - Paperback OUT NOW

2016-08-30T15:43:00.000+01:00

A new paperback version of "A Knight Before Christmas" has been released on Amazon!

BUY IT ON AMAZON

The North Pole has been invaded by a fire breathing dragon. Santa must travel back in time in search of a brave knight, to deal with the menace, or Christmas will be ruined forever! A Rhyming picture storybook for all ages!

At 8.5" x 8.5" square with 24 full colour pages would make an ideal stocking filler for the little ones this festive season!

Dinki's Dinosaur Adventure Colouring Book OUT NOW!

2016-08-17T00:09:00.000+01:00

Dinkis-Dinosaur-Adventure-Colouring-Book

My first colouring book is out now! Please send photos if you buy it and let me know on twitter @cartoonsbyRic or @dinkidinosaur CHEERS! ;) Ric

Dinki;s Dinosaur Adventure Colouring Book - Coming Soon

2016-08-13T11:57:00.000+01:00

I've been testing Create Space to try to get more stuff out quicker.

I first converted the Dinki comic collection which took a while to get the formatting right but it's now available on Amazon here:

DINKI COMIC COLLECTION - PAPERBACK

DINKI COMIC COLLECTION - KINDLE

Now working on a Dinki colouring book!

2016-06-16T22:16:00.001+01:00

Appy Times are here again!

2016-04-19T11:25:00.000+01:00

A while ago myself and Rich Hanson released a series of fun mobile games under the name "Appy Times" we are now updating and re-releasing them as Putty CAD exclusive games. Initial releases will include variations of the popular match 3 game "Clone Zoo"

Under Appy Times we achieved over 50,000 downloads of the most popular games so we are hoping to supercede this with the inclusion of new achievements and social boasting built in.

We uploaded Clone Zoo last year to keep things ticking over and it should go live today with the new features and new branding. Here's the current version...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.puttycad.clonezoo&hl=en

Share Some Secrets - supporting Barnardos

2016-02-26T11:29:00.001+00:00

The book I illustrated for Christina Gabbitas (www.poemsandpictures.co.uk) Share Some Secrets (www.sharesomesecrets.com) which deals with the delicate subject of child abuse is supporting Barnardo's in their 150th Anniversary year. A new version has been printed especially to coincide with this. The book has been praised by the NSPCC and is also available in their library.

Christina will be signing the book at various locations in the coming weeks along with the Felicity Fly series and children's poetry books.

If you can get along to any of her events please do! Also please check out her websites for the poetry initiative which is currently running where children have chance to be published in an actual book.

www.poemsandpictures.co.uk

New book for 2016 - Dinki - Mount Boom

2016-01-02T20:09:00.000+00:00

Started the new year with a new book. I had the idea for Mount Boom a while ago a tale where the valley where Dinki lives and the local nursery for dino eggs is threatened by the volcanic eruptions of Mount Boom. As if that wasn't enough to contend with, could there really be fire breathing monsters beneath the mountain?

I'll be releasing new panels for the story every Friday in 2016 to keep the book moving and allow time for my other work, so there should be around 2-3 pages a month.

Keep track of the posts on twitter via @DinkiDinosaur, here and on the Dinki Dinosaur facebook page.

As the new year started on a Friday, I posted the first panel online with an updated cover.

I hope you and your loved ones have a really fun 2016!

;) Ric

Dinki - collected comics on Kindle!

2015-11-27T09:34:00.000+00:00

Hello my friends! Just wanted to let you know that the Dinki comics collection is now available on Kindle as one bumper book featuring all 12 mini comics!

It's less than £2.50 for ALL 12 issues from the year of Dinki daily doodles 2013.

Grab it now on Kindle! If you need the app it works on all major platforms and devices!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B018KNBWOG?*Version*=1&*entries*=0

A Knight Before Christmas - OUT NOW on Kindle

2015-11-16T13:50:00.001+00:00

My first children's picture rhyming book I wrote and illustrated is out now on Kindle.

Please check it out if you haven't seen it yet, if you don't have a kindle you can download the free kindle reader app for Windows/Mac and mobile devices:

Amazon Kindle - A Knight Before Christmas

V & A Children's Illustration awards

2015-10-28T14:31:00.006+00:00

Author/publisher Christina Gabbitas (Poems and Pictures Ltd) has nominated the illustrations I did for her Children's Poetry books for a V & A award. You can read all about it on the official V&A website here:

http://www.vam.ac.uk/b/va-illustration-awards-2016/published/book-cover-illustrations/childrens-poems-invitation-captured

NEW BOOK - Children's Poems Volume 3 - OUT NOW!

2015-09-22T14:39:00.001+01:00

Buy the book on Amazon

Buy on Blackwell Books

Buy on Waterstones

The third volume of Christina Gabbitas' poetry book is now out. I had great fun illustrating this and reading the children's poems. Please help to spread the word about this great book encouraging reading and writing for children!

New poetry book - cover illustration

2015-08-24T15:04:00.000+01:00

Here's the final cover artwork for Christina Gabbitas poetry initiative volume 3.
This years topic is Exercise and Healthy Food and all the poems were written by children.

For more information regarding the annual children's initiative please visit www.poemsandpictures.co.uk

Putty CAD - new logo in top 20 Serif designs

2015-06-22T13:52:00.000+01:00

In a strange turn of events my newest Putty CAD logo got throught to the final stages of the Serif Design contest!

To vote for the logo, all you need to do is visit the Facebook link and "LIKE" the image!

Please take 2 seconds to do so if you can!

VIEW THE IMAGE HERE!

Very much appreciated! ;) Ric

Art competition - please vote for my Panda Cars game poster!

2015-06-03T12:45:00.001+01:00

PLEASE VOTE: Panda Cars - poster for my upcoming game. by Ric Lumb - Serif Blog http://www.serif.com/blog/panda-cars-poster-upcoming-game-ric-lumb/ … #comp #win #serif #drawplus

If you could please lend your vote to my artwork it will really help! I'm trying to win the new version of Serif Drawplus, software which I use every day. It only takes a click to vote, no signup or anything needed! Many thanks in advance! ;) Ric