Too Many Reindeer

Reindeer

Been making a few paper-cutout cards for people.

Lino printing

Lino printing- one of my favourite techniques due to its ability to yield striking results.
These are nothing spectacular, being 1) bubble wrap and 2) and nice, red, leathery paint texture, but still I cannot bring myself to rip them up in the creation of something more substantial. They're too perfectly abstract as they are.

Xmas edit

Xmas Designs

Been doing a bit of stuff for Christmas- I guess I'm just sick of the cheap $2 shop Christmas cards, so I've set about making my own.

Little Planets

Can't really call these art, but I really do love my little planets.

Beached

More Photoshop fun-ness.

Maybe I should use this technique more often? (Photo is from Brighton Beach, taken by 13yo me.)

Global Melbourne

Yes, Melbourne it is. A simple Photoshop technique that is yet to be perfected.

Black, white & colour

I'm really getting the hang of Photoshop colouring now. This is a five-second job: simple... but effective. The black & white drawing started as a rough sketch for my cardboard picture.

Three feathers

I love you Photoshop.

One brown feather

Watercolour pencils on carboard

This turned out better than I anticipated. I love working on brown paper (or cardboard in this case)- it's great for bringing out the highlights.

On other news:
Recieved my second rejection email from Avant Card today. Same automated response as the first:
Thank you for sending us a selection of your artwork. We have received an overwhelming response to the project and have seen a lot of great artwork.
Unfortunately you were unsuccessful at this time. Best of luck with your art.
 
Ah, the joy of unreciprocated love. Maybe I should stop flooding their inbox with useless art? Or maybe I should up the ante?

Yes, I think that's a fab idea.

;)

(a)jar

It used to contain pasta sauce.

6B graphite pencil on paper

A4

A few pages from my old sketchbook here:

1. One Pointy Prickleback- Jan.09 (Image from Uno's Garden- Graeme Base)

2. Dandelion- Jan.09

3. Purple Tiger- Mar.09

4. Grey Tiger- Apr.09

5. Girl- Apr.09

6. Chanel Girl- Apr.09

7. Gambit & Rogue- Aug.09 (Image from X-men)

8. Medea Prologue- Aug.09

Whale & Fish

The Last Day On Earth

Just a song I've been listening to recently.

Avant Card III

Another Photoshop-coloured version. And yes, this is been sent off too, whether they like it or not.

Avant Card II

Original hand-coloured (top) vs Photoshop quick colour. Maybe I should have done the Photoshop one properly and submitted that one instead? Never mind.

Avant Card

These pictures have all been submitted to Avant Card's 'design a postcard' campaign, so with any luck it may one day be released around Australia. Not counting on anything though.

Happy Guy Fawkes Day

So. First post, eh...?