Bill and Ted Comic Book

Historical Personages

When a good reason to do a little sketching doesn’t present itself, I create my own. And this time it’s to resurrect an old and valuable habit. Acting as both an excuse to watch my favourite films and excellent drawing practice, these quick sketches of movie scenes was a technique I used to warm up…
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The Comic Book Movie Sketchbook by Christopher King

The Comic Book Movie Sketchbook

Witness classic movie scenes recreated in comic book form! Not as dramatic as it might sound, these quick, sketchbook drawings are my regular way of warming up before illustration projects. A simple way of loosening up the hands and brushes before the serious work begins. Batman Returns - Catwoman Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho Rocky 4 The…
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12 Angry Men Illustrated Poster

12 Angry Men

An illustrated poster concept and comic book for the classic jury room drama 12 Angry Men. If you're searching for film to lift your spirits I highly recommended the classic legal drama, 12 Angry Men. An exceptionally well written examination of what happens when one lone member of a jury questions the evidence in a…
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Malena Monica Bellucci Film Poster

Malena

Illustrated poster explorations for Malena, starring Monica Bellucci. Using this project as an excuse to test the Clip Paint Studio software on the Microsoft Surface Pro, I sketched these drawings based on the film Malena; a period story that suited a European sketched ink style (at least, that's what I was aiming for). Poster Concept…
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Fashion Illustration Sketchbook

Fashion Sketchbook

Perfecting the fashion illustration style in preparation for a new graphics collection. These are a series of development drawings leading up to my Fashion Illustration Collection plus a few drawings referencing the work of the designer Alexandra King. These were drawn in an attempt to tailor my own style to suit a more fashion retail…
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Hang 12 Surf Art

Hang 12

An environmentally conscious spin on the classic Hang Ten surf motif. Hand-drawn in brush and inks with colours finished in Photoshop, this is an ecologically focused piece of surf art, designed to appear on posters, hoodies and t-shirts. Final Colour Sketchbook Artwork Pencils Lettering Pencils Artwork Inks Artwork Inks Lettering Inks
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The Hollywood Goddess - Screen Icons

The Hollywood Goddess

A series of portrait illustrations celebrating Hollywood's classic screen icons. These digital illustrations were inspired by a period of watching the classic film noir, drama and crime classics that made them eternal screen icons. Audrey Hepburn Ava Gardner Marilyn Monroe Greta Garbo Marlene Dietrich Bette Davis Joan Crawford Elizabeth Taylor Lauren Bacall Lana Turner Lucille…
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Harrison Ford Blade Runner

Blade Runner

Warm-up Sketches for a possible Blade Runner Poster Project. In preparation for a future Blade Runner based project I sketched some experimental drawings using a variety of digital brushes. The examples below so the different results when using pencil vs pastel textured brushes in Adobe Photoshop. Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard - Pastel Brush (Digital)…
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Screaming Foot - Inspired by Jim Phillips Santa Cruz Artwork

Screaming Foot

Inspired by the classic surf art of Jim Phillips and Santa Cruz. Everybody knows that classic Screaming Hand image worn by surfers and skaters around on Santa Cruz merch around the world. Fewer people know that this was created by the great surf illustrator Jim Phillips, an artist whose work is impossible not to feel…
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Sophia Loren Arabesque

Sophia Loren

Testing Clip Studio Paint with a quick sketch of Sophia Loren. Photoshop is the dominant software for my digital drawing work, but I've heard good things about Clip Studio Paint with it's realistic brushes and built in textures. Running the software on a Microsoft Surface Pro and drawing on the touch screen with its default…
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Mad Max fury road furiosa

Imperator Furiosa

Charlize Theron steals the Mad Max franchise with her bad-ass new character. Those expecting a new Mad Max movie with Fury Road may be surprised by the introduction of Charlize Theron's character, Imperator Furiosa, who wholly out-guns a mainly silent Tom Hardy. A stunning new character that kicks ass from start to finish. A potential action…
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Bride of Frankenstein elsa lanchester

Bride of Frankenstein

Portrait illustration of Elsa Lanchester in Universal Pictures classic horror, The Bride of Frankenstein. Paying tribute to one of the greatest horror icons in cinema, this digital illustration portrays Elsa Lanchester in her final Bride of Frankenstein form. Digital Illustration Digital Sketch
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The Terminator - Red Eyes

Terminator and Predator

What self-respecting, thirty-something sci-fi fan doesn't doddle Terminators and Predators. Along with the likes of RoboCop and Aliens, there are a core group of films that represent my teenage years and have left with them a love of film and cool, deadly creatures. Here's a mixture of digital and inked drawings based on the iconic…
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