Illustration Friday - Underwater

Another quick image created for Illustration Friday for this week's theme, "Underwater". As ever any feedback and comments are welcome.

Illustration Friday - Hidden

Another Illustration Friday picture. I haven't posted an illustration for Illustration Friday in quite a while, but managed to find time to produce the above image for this week's theme of "Hidden". As always any comments are welcomed.

Illustration Friday w/e 2/3/2012 - Capable

Another Illustration Friday contribution, this time illustrating the word "Capable". Something which in handyman terms I'm very much not. This drawing kind of reprises some sketches I did a few years ago on the theme of "My part in the war against inanimate objects", and shows my admiration and envy for "handy" heroes who wield power tools with confidence and can fix and build stuff without it falling apart. Still, most of them can't draw for toffee. Anyway, as always any comments or criticism is welcomed, thanks.

Illustration Friday w/e 10/2/2012 - Suspense

Another quick Illustration Friday effort, this time on the given theme of "Suspense". I think the subject matter's a little too obvious, so I've tried to give it quite a dynamic composition (think German expressionist films, ha!) using shadow cast by the TV's light, but with a limited 3 colour cartoon palette. As always, any comments, constructive criticism and/or feedback is welcome, thanks.

Illustration Friday w/e 3/2/2012 - Forward

Been busy screenprinting so I haven't managed to produce an illustration for IF for the past couple of weeks, but here's this week's illustration of the word/theme "Forward" - Don Quixote galloping forward across the plains of La Mancha astride a slightly tubby Rocinante. (Sancho Panza's running along behind just outside the frame...)

Illustration Friday w/e 13/1/2012 - Grounded

Okay, another submission for Illustration Friday, this week on the theme of "Grounded". Definitely something 1950's about this one with the blocks and slabs of pure colour. I'm also working on a couple of new screenprints so that's probably influenced the colour overlaps. Anyway, for once I've managed to create something that approaches the original image I had in mind. As always, any feedback and comments appreciated, thanks.

Illustration Friday w/e 6/1/2012 - Highlight

So, here's my first Illustration Friday of 2012. I'm planning to produce something pretty much every week this year in an attempt to build up a decent illustration portfolio - with a view to perhaps getting some freelance illustration work.

The given word/theme this week was "Highlight", a word which conjures up images of bad 80's hair or Stabilo highlighter pens, neither of which I really fancied illustrating. So I approached it by a slightly oblique route in the picture above - using the word highlight in the sense of pointing something out. Any feedback appreciated as ever, thanks!

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I wasn't totally happy with the colouring of the version above, so have been tinkering around and thought I'd also upload these two alternative versions which I think I prefer, as they have more muted colours and a slightly '50s feel. Let me know which you prefer, thanks!

Illustration Friday w/e 30/12/2011 - Messenger

This week's submission for Illustration Friday on the theme of "Messenger". A bit rushed this week - this is the first draft, no time to redraw and tweak - but I'm reasonably happy with it. As ever I'd be happy to hear any thoughts or feedback.

Illustration Friday w/e 20/12/2011 - Sink

I've been too busy to manage a drawing for Illustration Friday the past 2 or 3 weeks, but today I've been able to find the time to produce an entry. This week's word/theme is "Sink", which I found a tricky one, particularly as I wanted to get away from the obvious imagery. Let me know what you think.

Illustration Friday w/e 25/11/2011 - Vanity

This is the first of my (hopefully many) illustrations for IllustrationFriday's weekly illustration challenge. (A topic is posted every Friday and then participants have all week to come up with their own interpretation). I'm hoping to produce a drawing most weeks in an attempt to polish my rather rusty drawing skillz.

This week's illustration is on the theme of Vanity, natch.