Thursday, 22 December 2016

the beatles







































All my recent Beatling around led to this. I'm happy with the likenesses but perhaps I was a little too reverential and should have further exaggerated their facial features. I particularly like John and Ringo (John's nose is good), I haven't quite captured Paul to my satisfaction, and of all the Fab Four, George was the most difficult to get right, hence the countless attempts at a likeness in recent posts. The 'finished' illustration is in colour and can be seen over on the website, but I quite like the black and white version which goes some way to capture the Beatles in 1963/1964 (before colour was invented).

TWSBI Diamond 580 with Platinum Carbon ink on Stillman and Birn Alpha Series paper. Digital colour.

Wednesday, 21 December 2016

one million george harrisons pt. 962




























TWSBI Diamond 580 with Platinum Carbon ink in A4 Stillman and Birn Alpha Series sketchbook.

Tuesday, 20 December 2016

one million george harrisons pt. 327




























TWSBI Diamond 580 with Platinum Carbon ink in A4 Stillman and Birn Alpha Series sketchbook.

Sunday, 18 December 2016

i like kids. i used to be one




























TWSBI Diamond 580 with Platinum Carbon ink in A4 Stillman and Birn Alpha Series sketchbook.

Friday, 16 December 2016

college conference

















Three portraits from the college's Christmas conference yesterday. From left to right: some bloke I've never seen before, the back of Annabel Waterman's head and a portrait of Sue Sanders who sat opposite me as we conferred about a great number of things.

Unpin fineliner on photocopier paper.

Thursday, 15 December 2016

university challenge – balliol


















Lock up your daughters menfolk! These four stud muffins from Balliol College, Oxford graced our screens on Monday night's University Challenge...

TWSBI Diamond 580 with Platinum Carbon ink in A4 Stillman and Birn Alpha Series sketchbook.

Tuesday, 13 December 2016

second hand pomegranite




























TWSBI Diamond 580 with Platinum Carbon ink and watercolours in A4 Stillman and Birn Alpha Series sketchbook.