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Aquirax Uno – 2024 Exhibition Catalog

Buy at 50 Watts Books: Aquirax Uno - 2024 Exhibition Catalog Aquirax Uno (1934-) continues to be active as one of Japan's leading illustrators and graphic designers. Although he is a legend who spread the words 'illustration' and 'illustrator' in Japan in the 1960s and led the era, his creations are constantly evolving. Since his…

Inspiration

James Jean: Rebus

This 256pp monograph is the definitive look at accalimed artist James Jean's career thus far. Lovingly designed by Jean himself, this monumental book showcases new work as well as important creative milestones- from the eerie dreamscapes of his oil paintings to the elaborate installations and animations he created for Prada in 2008, to his gorgeous…

Sketchbook

Army of Darkness

Comic book inspired poster art for Sam Raimi's third Evil Dead movie, Army of Darkness. Starting as a self-initiated project as a fan of the movie, this poster illustration caught the attention of the Ash vs Evil writing team and (I'm reliably informed) hangs on their office wall. The version shown here is a recent…

Sketchbook

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

An illustrated poster design for a Picture House cinema screening of this classic spaghetti western. I illustrated this poster design to accompany a special screening of Sergio Leone's classic western at London's Ritzy Picture House cinema. Working from DVD captures I sketched out a number of compositions, picking one which was later hand inked with…

Sketchbook

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…

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…

Sketchbook

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

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…

Sketchbook

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…

Sketchbook

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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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…