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BalLoonytic - game for iOS

Just released into the App Store - BalLoonytic, my first game for iOS. Available for iPhone and iPod Touch (also on the iPad pixel doubled) : See in the App Store

Or visit the app support site for more detail at http://www.balloonytic.com/

A few of the screens are shown here.

Reigning Frogs - sketches

Some of the sketches and a final version of the "Reigning Frogs" T-shirt illustration, for a team who walked specifically to help fund research into breast cancer.

A larger version can be seen here.

03.03.2011. 16:33

Old fashioned - 'New lamps for old'

A sketch with some simple colour added, picturing the moment when the old lamp is traded for a new one in Aladdin. It's a poignant part of the story, suggesting a deeper mistaking than at first glimpse.

Did we just give away something simply because it was old, for something new and far less special? Was there something sinister in that offer that was too good to be true..

(smoke and colour variants shown)

Continue reading 30.09.2010. 23:42

Proverb

Another quick drawing, this time inked line work with colour again added digitally.

I did versions with/without the arm pointing and also on light/dark backgrounds. The light background seemed better and works as spot illustration, but I'm still wondering about the arm. Produced for IF 'Proverb'.

Continue reading Comments (5) 16.09.2010. 13:15

Dessert

A quick pencil drawing with some colour added digitally.

The aim was to capture the kind of expression seen when the dessert menu is handed to one of the younger family members. And perhaps some of us older members too..

Comments (4) 08.09.2010. 14:57

Summer friends

Another sketch painted entirely in Photoshop, paying a little homage to the game played by the famous bear.

The line work takes a good deal longer than it would have if it had been produced pencil or vector, but there's more control over the subtleties of the line.

Comments (2) 03.09.2010. 13:46

Atmosphere

This sketch was painted in Photoshop, again just to play with colour and a little with texture.

To save time, the detail has been contained in very small areas (though these would benefit from more attention) and much of the remaining image has been left loose.

Comments (2) 26.08.2010. 12:21

Artificial

Back to more of a cartoon style for this pencil drawing, which was coloured digitally.

The styling lends itself to the use of vivid colours and humour, both of which I tried for here. Pencil is a lovely medium and I had fun both doing the line work and adding colour to it.

This could be tidied further, so please ignore the roughness where it shows.

Comments (4) 03.08.2010. 15:21

Double vision

This was intended as a compositional study using double focal points, with a diagonal divide between the softer left and more angular right sides of the scene.

As a sketch, the two sides were joined by a heavy wooden bridge (we all have at least one bridge drawing in us, so no doubt I'll be returning to this) but the scene seemed better with the connection being maintained only in the use of colour and the position of the light sources.

To add more contrast, the bridge supports were also removed and replaced with tree and foliage to help 'soften' the feel of the left side. The double headed beast (added for IF:Double) on the right adds to this contrast further.

Continue reading Comments (7) 28.07.2010. 11:04

Breakfast

The initial drawing had smaller character unaware that the monster was behind, saying over his shoulder; "What you having for breakfast?", to make clear the intent in the story. The dark swoosh in the background was also much darker to give weight to the scene.

I much prefer the feeling in the final image - they are both aware of each other but there's still the sense that one more day of SpottyPops might just be too much. Our monster looks directly at his friend and seems to be thinking it over. And his friend knows it. I did toy with the sentence using a full stop; "It's SpottyPops again. I'm afraid..", but went with it as a single sentence.