SUPERHEROES

So I did a couple of superhero fan pics: SPIDEY and BATS

Both made on Surface Pro 2 and Manga Studio 5 with  @FRENDEN brushes

SALTY SEA DOG

Playing around with technique in preparation for an upcoming comic project.

WORK IN PROGRESS...

Kitty Fiesta - character study for possible new Spy-Fi genre table-top game...

ZOMBRE!

Hey everyone- ZOMBRE, the anthology book edited by my good friend Will and containing my strip with Gord Drynan is available now! Visit http://www.borderline-press.com/Title?titleId=2 for details!

DARKMOOK CHRISTMAS FREEBIE!

The fruits of my first foray into Manga Studio 5 on the Surface Pro 2 are ready!

TG, COMBAT SPECIALIST is now available from DARKMOOK PAPER MINIATURES!
After inking and colouring the figure in Manga Studio 5, I exported the file to Photoshop and and added the outline, aligned the rear art and finished up the layout. I expect that given more time to explore I could do all that in MS5, and look forward to working through it's capabilities over the holidays!

SURFACE PRO 2 AND MANGA STUDIO5

So I recently decided to upgrade my digital drawing kit.
After the great pc disaster of 2010, my good friend Neil Howson (check out his double awesome paintings at http://www.howsonart.co.uk/) lent me a laptop as a temporary measure. Well, after 3 years I finally got a more permanent solution, the Surface Pro 2.
It has served me well for the 2 weeks or so I have had it, although I have only had a few chances to use it. It has been a bit glitchy turning on after a software update this week, but as it is still under warranty the situation will be monitored.
Having managed a couple of hours drawing on it in Manga Studio 5 (still to be fully explored but absolutely brilliant so far!) using a Wacom Bamboo Feel (it comes with a stylus/pen, which is fine, but I really wanted the superior pressure sensitivity), I am part-way through the Christmas freebie model for DARKMOOK PAPER MINIATURES and am rather pleased with the result. (Click the image to enlarge)

Working directly on the screen has let me work a little looser than usual for the miniatures, allowing more line variation, but I am still able to colour and shade as I would in Photoshop. And as it is a vector image, scaling shouldn't be a problem...
Finished piece coming soon!

THANK YOU LEEDS!

Team Darkmook would like to say a big thank you to everyone who visited the table at Thought Bubble 2013 and showed such support and enthusiasm for the games! And cheers to Rachel Barlow for the photos!

GAME LAUNCH THOUGHT BUBBLE 2013

After many months of design, re-design, print tests and packaging, the hard copies are now ready for Thought Bubble 2013.
Launching at the convention will be ZOMBIE FIGHTER, the game of post apocalyptic gladiatorial combat, where man versus man and zombie in a bid to survive the arena!

Also available for the first time will be the SURVIVAL HORROR TABLETOP GAME hard copy edition, a revamped and re-designed version of the popular print and play game!

DARKMOOK PAPER MINIATURES will be at table 135 in New Dock Hall on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th November. Full details of the weekends event can be found at the Thought Bubble website:
http://thoughtbubblefestival.com/
If you are in Leeds UK come along and say hi and take one of the games for a spin!

THE ROAD TO THOUGHT BUBBLE 2013

So the game components arrived for the DARKMOOK PAPER MINIATURES launch at Thought Bubble 2013. It has been a loooong 3 days of packaging, cd burning, sticker applying and cutting and sticking, with another 4 days to go! It should be well worth it in the end. Independant game companies don’t get much more small press than this! (If you are in Leeds UK 23rd and 24th November 2013, come and visit us at the Royal Armouries New Dock Hall table 135!)
The SURVIVAL HORROR TABLETOP GAME set contains all the miniatures and bases and a full colour rulebook, as well as a cd with all the printed material and extra component files. The ZOMBIE FIGHTER set contains all the miniatures and bases,a full colour rulebook,playing tokens and high quality paper map board as well as a cd with all the printed material. They are priced at £12 and £10 respectively, or can be purchased as a pair for £20 (plus p&p!)

SKATE GIRL PRINT

Skate Girl prints now available!

8"x10" digital print on 180gsm acid free cartridge paper

Hand signed and numbered

£7 per print plus £2 p&p within UK-for international orders please contact for postage rates

LIMITED TO 25 COPIES

For order details drop an e-mail to appleplan8t@hotmail.co.uk

SELFIE

Self portrait June 2013

FIXIE RIDER OF THE APOCALYPSE PRINTS AVAILABLE

Fixie Rider Of The Apocalypse prints now available!


8”x10” digital print on 180gsm acid free cartridge paper

Hand signed and titled

£5 per print plus £2 p&p within UK-for international orders please contact for postage rates

For order details drop an e-mail to appleplan8t@hotmail.co.uk

I HEARD RAMONA SING...

Inked sketches for the Ramona Flowers sketch comp over at Radiomaru Tumblr http://radiomaru.tumblr.com/post/40046942184/contest-ramonastyle
Think I like the 3rd one best...

DERBY TIL DEATH

Derby Til Death acrylic on canvas for Leeds Roller Dolls art auction, October 2012

URBAN MAGIC

Sneak peek at URBAN MAGIC set 2 over at my paper miniatures site DARKMOOK PAPER MINIATURES

Henry Bremen and Bill the Familiar

Head on over to check out more mini and game designs!

AVALON GAMES-NOVA BLAST

For the past few months I have been working on a number of 28mm card figures for the Human Marine Faction of AVALON GAMES' Nova Blast  tabletop skirmish game. The starter set contains 12 figures and is available in the core game.
(available from http://www.rpgnow.com/product/100957/Nova-Blast-Core)
Above are some upcoming releases for the game:
Captain and Communication Marine
Heavy Weapon Crew (Spotter, Gunner and Gunner's Mate)
Heavy Armour Marines (Trooper, Sergeant and Trooper)
More updates to follow!

HURLEQUINN!!

Commissioned gift for Hurlequinn of Leeds Roller Dolls November/December 2011

METROPOLITAN ROLLER DERBY CHILE

Metropolitan Roller Derby Chile sent me some photos of the Derby Girl Tiny McDoodie I made for them (available here). Just working on the other leagues for them now!

POST-IT SKETCHES

Ink on Post-It illustration (digitally coloured) for KITTY WAKE blog entries Fat Bottomed Girl… and Don’t push me ‘cause I’m close to the edge…

TINY McDOODIES HALLOWEEN FIGURES

TINY McDOODIES celebrate Halloween with two new additions-ZOMBIE DERBY GIRL and ZOMBIE DERBY REF! Head on over to the TINY McDOODIES site to check them out!