Unintelligible Scribbles

Merry Christmas! (with the Allfather)

2011-12-25T14:50:00.000Z

A quick facial and cloth rig test of Odin, pressed into service as my messenger for the season.

Thor facial rig test

2011-11-15T15:41:00.001Z

A test of Thor's facial rig, it's a bit simpler than Loki's, but then so's Thor.

Loki facial rig test

2011-11-10T12:33:00.001Z

An early facial rig test for Loki from a while back.

Loki and Fenrir

2011-11-04T13:26:00.000Z

Loki and Fenrir amid the stripey trees

A detail of Loki

A detail of Fenrir

Work in progress

The original pen and ink sketch of Loki from ages ago.

This one is part of a larger project I'm working on, but also features in the Brainbelt Illustration Collective exhibition running in the Graphic Studio Gallery until tomorrow.
Loki was always my favourite of all the Norse gods, intelligent, mischievous and quick-witted.
Fenrir was one of Loki's children (One of the perils of shape-shifting amour) by the giantess Angrboða.

Brainbelt Exhibition 2011 Opening

2011-11-01T17:18:00.001Z

The Brainbelt 2011 Exhibition in association with Design Week and Innovation Dublin is opening tonight at six in the Graphic Studio Gallery in Temple Bar. Come on down!

Freyja's tears scattered

2011-10-20T02:30:00.000+01:00

I'm a good bit happier with this one, although it's still work in progress.

Freyja's tears was a skaldic kenning for gold

Brighter?

A slightly different colour treatment

The pen and ink sketch

Freyja's tears

2011-10-19T16:27:00.000+01:00

Not entirely happy with this one yet. Might have another stab at it later.

Freyr's Contraption

2011-10-13T00:20:00.000+01:00

Freyr riding Gullinbursti, his somewhat absurd flying golden boar. It's one of the odder contraptions from the Norse myths. Only pen and ink so far, haven't had a chance to colour up.

Obsession

2011-08-04T02:10:00.000+01:00

Bit of a lazy one this week. I just find Calvin Klein ads inherently absurd.
If you don't, well, here's Fry and Laurie's take instead:

Perennial Odin

2011-07-27T18:01:00.011+01:00

The All-father holding Gungnir, with Huginn and Muninn perched;
Yggdrasil in the distance.

Detail

Work in Progress

Gob #192

2011-07-23T16:51:00.001+01:00

Gob #191

2011-07-22T16:52:00.000+01:00

Gob #190

2011-07-21T16:50:00.001+01:00

Gob #189

2011-07-20T21:47:00.000+01:00

Romantic Gesture

2011-07-19T21:02:00.002+01:00

This one's for the ladies

The pen and ink sketch

Gob #188

2011-07-19T13:30:00.000+01:00

Gob #187

2011-07-18T23:59:00.003+01:00

Gob #186

2011-07-17T20:22:00.001+01:00

Gob #185

2011-07-16T20:21:00.000+01:00

Gob #184

2011-07-15T20:20:00.000+01:00

Gob #183

2011-07-14T20:18:00.000+01:00

Gob #182

2011-07-13T20:29:00.002+01:00

Gob #181

2011-07-12T20:26:00.002+01:00

Gob #180

2011-07-11T22:01:00.000+01:00

Gob #179

2011-07-10T21:54:00.000+01:00

Gob #178

2011-07-09T21:21:00.001+01:00

Gob #177

2011-07-08T21:18:00.000+01:00

Gob #176

2011-07-07T19:21:00.000+01:00

Gob #175

2011-07-06T13:19:00.001+01:00

Gob #174

2011-07-05T19:56:00.002+01:00

Gob #173

2011-07-04T22:50:00.000+01:00

Battlefield Homeopath

2011-07-04T02:22:00.000+01:00

Gob #172

2011-07-03T23:03:00.002+01:00

Gob #171

2011-07-02T20:13:00.002+01:00

Gob #170

2011-07-01T20:17:00.002+01:00

Gob #169

2011-06-30T13:00:00.001+01:00

Puck, Oberon and Titania

2011-06-30T02:36:00.001+01:00

A quick mock up, that'll likely never be finished.

A detail.

The pen and ink sketch.

Gob #168

2011-06-29T13:08:00.001+01:00

Gob #167

2011-06-28T21:02:00.002+01:00

Gob #166

2011-06-27T13:00:00.002+01:00

Gob #165

2011-06-26T13:00:00.000+01:00

Gob #164

2011-06-25T13:00:00.001+01:00

Gob #163

2011-06-24T13:00:00.001+01:00

Gob #162

2011-06-23T13:00:00.000+01:00

Gob #161

2011-06-22T13:00:00.001+01:00

Gob #160

2011-06-21T13:00:00.001+01:00

Gob #159

2011-06-20T13:00:00.001+01:00

Gob #158

2011-06-19T18:55:00.002+01:00

Gob #157

2011-06-18T20:13:00.000+01:00

Gob #156

2011-06-17T13:06:00.000+01:00

Gob #155

2011-06-16T13:05:00.000+01:00

Gob #154

2011-06-15T13:04:00.001+01:00

Gob #153

2011-06-14T01:00:00.000+01:00

Swept

Loki WIP updated

2011-05-03T18:16:00.001+01:00

Toy

2011-03-28T01:44:00.003+01:00

Calvin and Hobbes

Cultivate

2011-03-24T01:44:00.000Z

These guys were going to be part of a larger composition that didn't happen.

Extras

2011-03-21T00:54:00.001Z

A gang of left over character designs that have yet to be cast.

Céline

Reinhard

Richard

Ignatius

Clifton

Arthur

Cyrill

Swarm

2011-03-03T02:52:00.001Z

An alternative colour scheme

Trying out a different style for Illustration Friday this week,
this one's dedicated to poor little Dylan Haskins, not yet a TD.

And the pen and ink sketch.

Luas Scribbles

2011-02-27T14:39:00.000Z

I had intended to do an illustration Friday drawing yesterday, but was glued to the election results. These are some scribbles from the Luas out home, that'll have to do for now.

Layers

2011-02-19T18:34:00.000Z

Playing around with line qualities on this Illustration Friday doodle.

Reverse

2011-02-06T23:36:00.000Z

A quick drawing for Illustration Friday on the theme Reverse

The pen and ink drawing stage

as solid blocks of colour

Dust

2011-01-26T01:01:00.001Z

My latest rough attempt for Illustration Friday, this time on the theme of dust.
And since that picture is so narrow, here's a zoom on the middle:

And the sketch:

Threadless brainbelt

2011-01-23T18:04:00.001Z

Another stab at this Threadless tee-shirt malarkey, with one of the brainbelt illustrations vying to achieve tee-shirt form. It seems to be getting a bit of a thrashing, so vote and comment over at Threadless.

Phenomenon

2010-12-16T12:17:00.000Z

Rough work in progress of a rain of frogs. Hopefully I'll get to finish it at some point.

A Sneaky Smoke

2010-11-23T22:11:00.000Z

A quick sketch for this week's Illustration Friday topic 'Sneaky'. I won't get a chance to finish it this week, but here's the rough version and the ink sketch anyway.

Does God Hate? IDI Awards edition

2010-11-10T15:45:00.001Z

The other week I won a second IDI Award for the opening title to Does God Hate? a panel discussion programme presented by Marian Finucane, where people shout / proselytise at each other about their notion of a God.

Behance | Vimeo | YouTube

In other news, the gallery run for the Brainbelt exhibition at the Centre for Creative Practices (15 Pembroke Street Lower) has been extended until November 17th.

And I've changed the look of the blog too, hopefully it makes more sense now. It's all go at the moment.

Brainbelt

2010-11-04T15:14:00.005Z

The Brainbelt exhibition (with my some of my stuff in it) is on in the Centre for Creative Practices, 15 Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin and will be open for the rest of the week (maybe next week too).

Gob #152

2010-10-23T13:29:00.001+01:00

Gob #151

2010-10-22T13:26:00.001+01:00

Gob #150

2010-10-21T13:25:00.000+01:00

Gob #149

2010-10-20T13:25:00.000+01:00

Gob #148

2010-10-13T14:22:00.001+01:00

Artificial

2010-08-05T01:06:00.004+01:00

A quick drawing for Illustration Friday, under the theme 'Artificial'. It was going to be all in colour and fancy and such, but it's been a busy week.

Gob #147

2010-07-13T09:28:00.000+01:00

Gob #146

2010-07-12T08:43:00.000+01:00

Gob #145

2010-07-09T11:15:00.000+01:00

Gob #144

2010-07-08T09:14:00.000+01:00

Gob #143

2010-07-07T09:13:00.000+01:00

Gob #142

2010-07-06T09:17:00.000+01:00

Gob #141

2010-07-05T09:16:00.000+01:00

Gob #140

2010-07-04T10:15:00.001+01:00

Gob #139

2010-07-03T18:13:00.002+01:00

Gob #138

2010-07-02T09:51:00.000+01:00

Gob #137

2010-07-01T10:51:00.001+01:00

Gob #136

2010-06-30T08:51:00.000+01:00

Gob #135

2010-06-29T08:51:00.000+01:00

Gob #134

2010-05-16T13:00:00.000+01:00

Gob #133

2010-05-15T13:00:00.001+01:00

Gob #132

2010-05-14T13:00:00.001+01:00

Gob #131

2010-05-13T13:00:00.000+01:00

It's been a little while.

Threadless t-shirt

2010-03-27T11:00:00.002Z

That'll put hair on your chest

I sent in a t-shirt design for threadless.com. If you've a spare minute nip over there and tell them you'd like to see it printed!

Burning

2010-03-18T16:05:00.003Z

Inclement weather, rough

2010-02-28T18:30:00.003Z

Very rough colour study, but headed in the right direction.

Cintiq!

2010-02-18T23:48:00.003Z

A quick scribble to test out my new toy, the Wacom Cintiq (graphics tablet crossed with a display).

Octogenarian

2010-01-18T00:50:00.005Z

I'm nearly happy with this character.

Gob #130

2009-10-22T18:49:00.000+01:00

Lee Marvin?

Machines Miracles Or Magic?

2009-10-22T15:06:00.004+01:00

These are a few glimpses of pages I drew for a sort of compendium of graphic shorts coming out as part of design week.

Gob #129

2009-10-21T23:47:00.002+01:00

Pixies are evil, right?

Gob #128

2009-10-20T23:46:00.001+01:00

Mario finally settled down.

Gob #127

2009-10-19T16:31:00.002+01:00