Princess Leia... in the gold bikini. Sketch.

Tony Stark.

The Irons: Hybrids. Madefire. Process.

The Irons: Hybrids portal chase sequence. This will be our French Connection moment. Leto chases a perp (Multon) through the planet sized city using portals to jump to other areas and time-zones. Writer and co-creator Haden Blackman and I envisioned a multi-zone chase highlighting the texture and richness of  The Irons world.

Creating one new world environment is hard enough but we really wanted to push for a variety of different areas: some more frightening and unusual than the main Blade Runner influenced world shown here. The chase allowed us so many possibilities and the Grand Central Station opener will be the money shot!

Crank zoom panels. We cut from the larger panel to these inserts and zoom to close-ups of Leto and Multon (shown in red) Should help to convey the frenetic pace of the chase? Possibility of a faux-handheld camera shake effect with the Madefire tool to add that personal 'in scene' experience.

So many possibilities are available creatively with the added sound and motion options. It really is an exciting and new approach to story-telling.

The inks shown are pencils only. Still to apply an ink draft and colour by Yel Zamor.

Roller Grrrls pencils.

Behind the scenes sketches for proposed Roller Grrrls covers and characters this week. Tried some forced angles and a couple of Klimt parodies (Judith I and II). Just a small selection of ideas drawn on the train while passing the time. There's a proposed zombie chase cover and a locker room phonecall.

For more derby images please visit the Facebook page to order the Roller Grrrls sketchbook SK01 or email orders_rollergrrrls@hotmail.com for details.

Sorry for the lack of posts recently. A radial fracture break of the elbow kinds spoils the mood when trying to draw. Working through the worst of it.

Roller derby MCs.

A roller derby sketch of local Glasgow MC Gerry Helliverance Fog and GRDs Haberbashery who helps out in Edinburgh. Fairly pleased with this sketch. This image along with many others will soon appear in print when Roller Grrrls release their first sketchbook magazine in a couple of weeks!

Pop by theRoller Grrrls Facebook page and keep up to date with the launch and other exciting RGs news!

Scroobius Hip t-shirt design.

Roller Grrrls were asked to design four t-shirt designs for online derby store Roller Bootique

Here is a version of the Scroobius Hip character playing the Joker card (literally). Really pleased with this lineart. I have also included the pencils for the dancing version. The girls at Roller Bootique went for the kneeling pose and it works better for the design.

 Check out the Roller Bootique Facebook page here!

Zombie poster for the The Inhuman League!

Today's post is my zombie poster for the The Inhuman League! The TIL are a male roller derby team from Sheffield. They loved the recent work done on Roller Grrrls and wanted a zombie inspired derby poster and t-shirt design. On the left is the final approved version which was aged to resemble a late 70s movie poster. This was definitely a good call!

Below are images covering the overall process from the initial sketch and layout ideas sent to the TIL, lineart and then original colour (without the aging effect/texture) Working with Andrew Morley from the TIL proved creatively rewarding and was a dream project. We both love horror movies and had the same influences for this poster. Delighted with the end results.

Check out their Facebook page and/or the TIL site tomorrow for more news regarding The Skating Dead launch!

Life Drawing. Offshore Gallery.

For the last three weeks I have been attending life drawing classes. Never had any experience of drawing from a life model before but enjoying the experience. The classes at the Offshore Gallery in Kelvinbridge are relaxed and intimate, with the model sitting quite close and the lighting is near perfect. If you wish to improve as an artist I would highly recommend the oportunity to learn. Some samples below.

The Irons: Hybrids. Madefire. Process.

The Irons: Hybrids portal chase sequence. This will be our French Connection moment. Leto chases a perp (Multon) through the planet sized city using portals to jump to other areas and time-zones. Writer and co-creator Haden Blackman and I envisioned a multi-zone chase highlighting the texture and richness of  The Irons world.

Creating one new world environment is hard enough but we really wanted to push for a variety of different areas: some more frightening and unusual than the main Blade Runner influenced world shown here. The chase allowed us so many possibilities and the Grand Central Station opener will be the money shot!

Crank zoom panels. We cut from the larger panel to these inserts and zoom to close-ups of Leto and Multon (shown in red) Should help to convey the frenetic pace of the chase? Possibility of a faux-handheld camera shake effect with the Madefire tool to add that personal 'in scene' experience.

So many possibilities are available creatively with the added sound and motion options. It really is an exciting and new approach to story-telling.

The inks shown are pencils only. Still to apply an ink draft and colour by Yel Zamor.