Pencilsword

This is part 1 of a longer video, it took a while to do this painting as it turned out, a cover for Blindness by José Saramago. It was a recommendation from a friend. I tried a different set of techniques, just for fun #bookart #booktober2023 #bookcover #ink #inkpainting

The first one: Bram Stoker's Dracula Tomorrow: The Picture of Dorian Grey #booktober2023 #book #bookcover #coverart #coverartwork

The originals will be for sale on my Etsy as they are finished, so if you like them, snap them up! I'll be keeping the prices very reasonable in honour of the ongoing financial crisis we find ourselves in. As always, the link is in the description.

For Inktober this year I'll be doing my own list of book covers in acrylic ink! I don't think of these as illustrations either - for one they're not commissions. I think of them as artistic responses to my experience of the book, which varies depending on a lot of factors.

@NateCosby Hey man how does this sort of thing strike you for cover images? Obviously compositions with room for words would be made

#warhammer40000 #warhammer40k #wargame #painting #drawing #realart #realartist #ink #inking #inkingart #sumi #sumiink #goosequill #featherpen #brush #brushpainting #handmade #scotland #scottish

Process videos will be made available to my Patrons! You know where to find the link. This is a special offer I'm only planning on running temporarily until I'm at capacity, so get in on it. Postage and packaging typically runs to about £5 in the UK and £10-12 internationally.

Newly open line of work! I use a real goose feather quill and brush to do you an A5 (half letter) line and wash ink painting on quality artist's paper, with Japanese Sumi ink.

I'm working on a new architectural painting, this one intended for the VAS small works exhibition this year (deadline soon!) I'm doing a lot of the tiling technique here, and I'll be trying some new stuff. There's a certain feeling I want to capture and I hope I can manage it !

Maybe interesting, maybe not ? Id like to have the time and equipment to improve production value a great deal in these videos, but for now it's just phone videos with basic editing. #sweetpepper #vegflash #INK

Did you know you can commission me ? Almost anything goes, flexible styles. Get a personalised video where I chat through the process, even!

#sketching #drawing #hellboy #pencil #preparation #commission #artcommission

Doing such an extensive preparatory sketch is a really nice treat for me, normally I feel like I'm flying by the seat of my pants far too often ! It's good to be able to sink in and invest the time to do it properly, knowing that it will be appreciated.

Getting some of the details worked out on a repeat customer commission. The client asked for something a bit like Mignola's Hellboy work, with lots of gnarly shadows and gruesome details, and a group of characters who are all ghoulish versions of himself and his game group.

The comic itself is available now for P atrons on my Pat re on, for all levels.

a speed paint of the black ink spots stage of my latest comic, Artefact. The real time version with commentary is available on You Tube, just follow the link. #space #sciencefiction #comic #ink #inking #painting

Coming soon Human made. I'm trying to show clearly that it's a human made thing. I've not had much success with RedBubble so far, though it seems like a pretty good deal overall. Maybe I just need to use it in a different way? #wormfam

This is just the start of where I was painting in the red on this guy's jacket, as he's moving around a box that used to contain fruit. You can find more thru the 🔗 #watercolours #watercolor #watercolorpainting #greengrocer #glasgow #scotland #scottish #scottishartist #art