Tuesday 12 June 2012

YES is the new MEH Type Treatment for Black Book magazine

FINAL yes is the new meh

This is a type treatment I did for the Comeback issue of Black Book magazine.

This is the initial rough sketch I did:

yes is the new meh rough

The Unconventional Menage Type Treatment for Black Book magazine

FINAL the unconventional menage

This is an illustration I did for Black Book magazine for their Comeback issue. It was for an article about Emily Blunt 'an English actress best known for her roles in The Devil Wears Prada (2006), The Young Victoria (2009), and The Adjustment Bureau (2011)'. The only instructions I had was for a type treatment that was 'feminine and ornate'.

This is the initial rough sketch that I did, which is pretty similar to the final, I just had to tidy it up a bit:

unconventional menage rough

Patrick Duffy illustration for Black Book magazine

FINAL patrick duffy

This is an illustration I did for Black Book magazine for their Comeback issue. It was for an article about Dallas star Patrick Duffy.

You can read the article online here.

LL Cool J and The Bunny illustration for Black Book mag

FINAL ll cool j and the bunny

This is an illustration I did for Black Book magazine for their Comeback issue. At first they wanted me to do two separate illustrations, one of LL Cool J on his own, and the other of the Invisible Bunny from the film Harvey. Then the editor had the idea of putting the two together and having a dialogue between them. "I've been here for years" is a line from the LL Cool J track Mama Said Knock You Out.

The long and winding road that leads to Fiona Apple Type Treatment for Black Book magazine

FINAL fiona apple white background

This is a type treatment I did for Black Book magazine for an article in their Comeback issue about Fiona Apple, which you can read online here.

This was the initial rough sketch, which as you can see has a fairly different look to the final:

fiona apple rough

Detroit will never come back ... or will it? Type Treatment for Black Book magazine

FINAL detroit will never come back 2

This is a type treatment I did for Black Book magazine for an article about Detroit. I never read the copy so I'm not exactly sure what the article's all about (you'll have to buy the mag!) other than that obviously it's about Detroit and how it gets bad press but actually maybe it IS going to have a comeback soon.
The illustration above is very long and thin because it's intended for a triple page spread. The double page spread would have "Detroit will never come back", and then you turn the page and see"...or will it?". Scroll down for details and the initial rough sketch.

DETAILS:

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detroit detail2

INITIAL ROUGH SKETCH:

detroit

Comeback Music Chart Type Treatment for Black Book magazine

FINAL comeback music

This is a type treatment I did for Black Book magazine in NYC. It was for their Comeback issue and accompanied a text about musicians making comebacks, duh.

Monday 11 June 2012

My Kuedo artwork in The Bristol Magazine

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This is a screenshot of my work in the online edition of The Bristol Magazine. It was there to promote Jamaica Street Artist's Open Studios weekend, which finished yesterday. If you're in Bristol, pick yourself up a copy, it's free!

Sunday 10 June 2012

Unpublished fashion illustration (and process)

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This is an illustration I did a few weeks ago for a large fashion retailer. Unfortunately the final illustration didn't quite have the right aesthetic that they wanted so it wasn't published. See below for roughs...

ROUGH round 3:

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ROUGH round 2:

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initial sketches:

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