Ed Clews Illustration

UPDATE: Go here instead

2012-01-01T12:51:00.001Z

I've gone here instead - www.edclews.com/blog

The Dark Knight Rises

2010-10-30T12:16:00.001+01:00

Been a bit quiet, innit

2010-04-30T21:17:00.003+01:00

Well, I completely failed to follow up on my I'll-do-lots-of-stuff-this-year idea, but with good reason.

I'm now beavering away full time at a design job in York, and am also busy with portrait and other illustration commisions (like the two above).

If you fancy some drawings of your grisley visage or significant other/parents/kids/cat/inanimate object being turned into a fancy dan illustration for your wall, give me an email at ed@edclews.com.

Next Years Paint Splodgery

2009-12-24T14:46:00.006Z

Way, way, way back when I first started doing this blog over two years ago, it was there to keep me doing a daily drawing to get the old scribbling skills up to snuff.

For 2010, I've decided I'm going to do the same with value painting - the popular method of knocking it up in black and white then colouring over it twixt the lines.

Oggle this animated gif which shows the steps.

Here's a quick youtube video from sleepy sounding Dave Rapoza which explains this fancy dan method.

The first one is above, it done took me an hour-ish to do. Ideally, I should be able to turn one out every day but more realistically, it will probably every two to three.

The Bumper Book of Marmite

2009-11-26T16:19:00.003Z

The Bumper Book of Marmite, which I've drawn five illustrations for, is finally out just in time for Christmas. It would make a good idea for a Christmas or birthday present.

See all the illustrations for it here.

Online shop move

2009-11-26T15:53:00.004Z

I've just shifted my online shop to Bigcartel after trying Etsy for a while, and not being that impressed with it.

Buy some top quality tat here that you can fob off as Christmas or flat warming presents.

Get yerself a portrait painted

2009-11-26T15:49:00.004Z

I'm now taking orders for portraits, so if anyone wants a portrait done of someone for Christmas get in quick now. More details here.

New work - Colorvision Book Submission

2009-11-04T09:42:00.003Z

Colorvision is an online and offline mag on contemporary character design and illustration. They're putting together a book, and this is my entry.

New work, some bits and also some bobs

2009-10-06T10:00:00.012+01:00

I have been proper busy over the last few months that I haven't had a chance to post anything.

Firstly, the big news is I've just finished some illustrations for The Great Big Bumper Book of Marmite by Absolute Press on the subject of Marmite Through History.

It should be out within the first few weeks of October, pending deadlines and whatnot.

Squidge Magazine is coming along nicely, so far I've had interviews with Carlton Hibbert, Cory Godbey, Adam Cadwell, David Lyttleton and Steve Tillotson of Banal Pig with a few goodies coming up in the next few months.

I've also changed my website details and email, my main site is now at www.edclews.com and email is ed@edclews.com although all the old pagettypol bits still work.

I've got a few other odds and sods work around - I did a concept pic for a friends film for a 48 hour competition called Open Season.

That's it for the moment, more news in the next week or so.

Nic Cage vs Bees

2009-08-23T15:23:00.000+01:00

Alan Moore goes shopping

2009-08-17T11:44:00.002+01:00

Wizard Party

2009-08-09T14:31:00.001+01:00

Marlon Brando

2009-07-22T21:58:00.002+01:00

Did Marlon Brando ever play a pirate?

Busy busy busy

2009-07-19T20:58:00.002+01:00

I've been ultra busy over the last few months. Started a new project which might see the light of day by November, doing prints (available at http://www.eclews.etsy.com), some other wink wink hush hush bits, looking for a job and and now writing for Squidge Magazine.

To start off, I've interviewed Steve Tillotson of the fantastic Banal Pig.

Look at the interview here: http://squidgemag.com/2009/07/interview-with-artist-steve-tillotson/

More interviews coming soon.

Draw Serge

2009-06-26T23:19:00.003+01:00

I've contributed to Jonathan Edwards Draw Serge project.

Go and goggle at it pronto.

Buy Some Stuff - New prints on sale

2009-06-25T17:26:00.004+01:00

I've finally got some prints up for sale. The first two are ideal for kids from a monster series I did earlier last year. The second are from the ongoing Pop Portrait series I'm doing.

Please do your bit for starving British artists and give me some pie moneys.

Go here for the prints.

PS the prices are in dollars as it's a US company but they're all posted by me from Yorkshire so no daft overseas import/export crap charges.

Squidge Magazine

2009-05-26T14:19:00.003+01:00

I've drawn some pics for the gentle folk of Squidge Mag (more to come in the next week or two), plus they're interviewing me for some indepth insight into the pretty pikchas wot I done draw.

Chris Vs Cinema

2009-05-21T12:18:00.004+01:00

Young Chris has taken on the task of watching and reviewing a years worth of films, and I've done him a header for his wordpress redesign/jiggle about. He's covered quite a broad area so far, from a few classics to some right tat. He'll also take suggestions on what to view and people have been sending him dvd's already.

He also appears on Sheffield Live Film File, so you can listen to his sonorous tones deliver a verdict on Hannah Montana and Taken.

Presumably, at the end of this venture, he'll come back with worn goggley eyes and crooked fingers from all the typing.

Follow this link for filmy words

Unborn MP pre-emptively resigns in expenses scam

2009-05-15T16:10:00.002+01:00

11th May

2009-05-11T17:03:00.003+01:00

A quick 40 minute speed paint trying out some new brushes. There's a nice gradient brush which you can get from Djahalland.

A most chucklesome film

2009-05-11T11:54:00.001+01:00

Found at Adam Rex

Scribbly bit

2009-05-10T21:12:00.000+01:00

Government turns to A&R men to resolve expenses fiddling issues

2009-05-08T16:33:00.003+01:00

Unused Concept Art

2009-04-28T21:49:00.001+01:00

Morrissey in the woods

2009-04-17T16:23:00.004+01:00