Beginning some new stuff

These are sketches for something new I'll be working on, that should be in my next exhibition. There is a connection, or at least, I am intending to make one.

 

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The Assault on Alton Lane makes the Local Press - Street Art Superheroes

This is a bit of an experiment. Tammy suggested that it'd be cool to add a sense of narrative to my street-art superheroes, so I've been giving it some thought. After coming up with the background for Assault on Alton Lane, I thought it should be reported on by the media.

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Assault on Alton Lane (Newtown, Sydney)

Here's the first of the pieces I've been working on while the ArtSHINE show was on. This is another one of those pieces where I've used a street art photo I took for my Tumblr, and used it as the background for the superhero image I did.

So, what we have here is a giant lizard creature trying to catch a speedster on Alton Street in Sydney's Newtown.

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Some new superhero sketches

While I was getting ready for the ArtSHINE show, I started doing some sketches, which turned into images that I'm going to use for some more pieces like my Battle of Brick Lane one. Been enjoying The Flash, so I wanted to do a speedster, and I've drawn plenty of insects lately, so that explains where the other one comes from.

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New T-Shirts and stuff!

So, you all know I have a shop, right? Well, here's a reminder:

I have a shop!

Also, I have been adding new products and designs. Cafepress have come up with some pretty neat all-over designs for shirts, so I've used my recent Fish monster confrontation on the streets of London design and some of my others.

 Here's the Cyber Cat design, looking all-futuristic (yet cuddly) on a Neoprene lunchbag:

 And The Gentleman on a Kindle case.

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Fish monster confrontation on the streets of London!

Some day, I hope to see this headline for real. I can dream...

So, finished shading means it's time to plop these guys down in the real world, like I did here. 

Why is the fish creature wandering Brick Lane? Is he a threat, or simply lost? This is what our heroine must decide: To aid it, or battle it?

Oh, the suspense!

Anyway, this has mainly been a chance to experiment and try a few things, and I'm pleased with the end result. Hope you all will be too!

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Fish Monster Battling time!

I've finally finished the art on this, just need to put a background on it. This was fun to colour, but damn, it took ages. I really understand why some artists use a more simplified style. This took literally days to do.

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More fish-monster fighting experiments

Continuing with this piece, I've inked it by hand, and I'm also going to use my new tablet to try inking it digitally to compare the results. Quite happy with this version.

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Another Superhero experiment

I'm planning to turn this into another photo/drawing mash-up thingie. I quite like my Fish-beast.

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