NEWS
It’s a mental!
I’m currently getting inspired reading
the book Lynch
on Lynch, which I got from my bro as a Chrimbo
present. It’s mainly David Lynch talking about making his movies,
painting and music.
I’m still struggling to finish
off my wee animations – but this book is certainly helping me get
motivated.
Happy Birthday Iain!
What’s happening?
Well I’ve dug out some old animation
scripts.
Looking to create
them with Flash.
Made a start on two
of them.
I’ll post the finished articles
here, and working images.
Also, I’ve got some animation to
finish with Andy@Hank29.
I have a fair bit of freelance stuff
on the go.
Most of which is pretty dull.
I’ll post any interesting stuff.
“THESE DELAYED UPDATES ARE BECOMING A HABIT!”
What’s a boy to do etc.?
Hope all is well with y’all, and
here’s my first post of 2008.
First, up some samples of what
I’ve been up to…
The images above were for Dangerous Ink Magazine.
This little beauty is Surfin’ Helga, go to HANK29 to find out more
There’ quite a bit more –
which I’ll post shortly.
THE BEST LAID PLANS OF MICE AND NULSH
Sorry folks. Long delay, as ever.
My ‘complete re-vamp’ of
the site has taken a few set backs.
So those big changes will be a bit
behind schedule.
But I ain’t
been slacking – no sir (cough!).
Usual stuff on the go – but
I’ve gotten back into more freelance stuff.
I had become quite jaded with the
freelance stuff.
Now I seem to be more open to it.
Oh, and the extra beer tokens ain’t exactly under-appreciated either.
I’ll post samples of new work on
the NEWS page (i.e. here!).
Image above is a character design.
This is for a project I can’t say
too much about.
As this one was rejected I thought it
OK to post.
(Let me know if this is a problem
Jon!)
Next up is my entry to the Jonathan
Cape/ Observer short story competition.
This was a (heavily) abbreviated story
from one of my daily sketchbooks ideas.
I’ve left a few changes as
I’d like to add more to it.
As I said – more to follow.
Ooh! Big break from last time.
Hoping this’ll be the last
update in this format.
Got me some big changes in mind, yessum.
Big hello to Mick McMahon.
I loved his stuff as a lad, great to
see him still coming up with amazing work.
He’s also been a great help.
Advising me on pencil scanning
techniques.
Not too much to report.
Still plodding away with various
stories.
Looking for a printer for next
publication.
Tried a few but nothing settled yet.
Here are a couple of character
designs.
These were done for chap called Juan
Martin.
And the images appear in short film
he’s just made.
As ever time scales were tight.
These were done extremely quickly,
even by my standards.
Life begins!!!
Happy Birthday to me!!!
Yup, Nulshy
boy hit’s the big 40 this very day.
Still waiting for maturity to
kick-in…
…this may be the time to give up
on that happening!
Howdy.
New strips (eventually) coming along
– soon be ready.
Samples appearing soon.
Think I’m gonna
print them up this time.
I’ll still add some new ones on
the site though.
(The world emits a collective sigh of
relief!)
Numbness chapter 4 has been added in
the Comix section.
Apologies for the delay with this.
These don’t actually take too
long to do.
Getting them finished between commissions
seems to be the killer.
Not too much to report, at the moment.
Can’t recall if I mentioned the
SCCAM thing.
SCCAM was a group of cartoonists and
comic-book creators that used to meet in Glasgow once a month.
It all finished years ago but some of
the chaps have started to meet again.
Takes place on the first Thursday of
the month in a pub just of George Square.
Great to catch up with folks I
hadn’t seen in years.
New magazines a plenty!
Two old chums have got new magazines
on the go…
A magazine/ comic with Editor Tom
Green.
Issue one due out any day.
They’re on the look out for
contributors.
Wasted
Alan & Jamie launching a
new mag under their Bad Press imprint.
Previously the home of Northern Lightz.
Bad Press will also be publishing
other stuff too.
I think there’s a Frank Quitely book in the pipeline.
They too are up for submissions
(articles, strips, etc.)
Hello – new image on the main
page (above).
This was done for an article for
Instant Magazine, which wasn’t used.
Instant preferred the rough initial
sketch.
Here’s how it looks…
…I like them both so I’m
happy.
But it does underline to me that
spontaneity gives images a certain ‘oomph!’ that planning and long
winded execution can completely lose.
Being a Dad rules!
Kids constantly make ya’ proud.
Yesterday I had very different
reasons.
My youngest passes her Dance Exams
with merit.
My oldest learned how to extract DNA
from tissue.
Great days!!!
Being a mom must be cool too. But I
can’t speak from experience.
My friend Jo on the other hand gave
birth to her second child.
A baby girl called Eleanor –
CONGRATULATIONS!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY IAIN!!!
(my big bro’!)
Malcy Duff.
A wee mention for the wonderful Malcy Duff who has just started his publishing imprint Missing
Twin.
Awra best!
Blimey is it February already?
How time flies.
Been doing all sorts of mad stuff
– including tattoo designs, new characters, and a Flash animation –
will post results.
Big HELLO to Stephen, Lynn, and Alex.
A few deadlines on the go, two strips
and an illustration, for the end of this month.
Hello again.
All is good (methinks?).
Numbness update imminent – had a
setback last week (in as much that I took the
wrong pages of my script to work with
me!).
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KERI!!!
Here’s a wee drawing from when I
was between sketchbooks recently.
Not entirely sure what the bean
symbolises.
Possibly a bean?
Who knows.
It’s another one of those
‘apologies for the lack of updates’ greetings amigos!!!
I’d make a lame excuse, but then
I’d end up hating myself - and I can’t have that now, can I?
Hope all is well with you.
What’s happening with me? Well,
I’m glad you asked - I eventually found my story/script guidelines for
Numbness (down the back of my bedside book case!) - which I’m hoping to
have finished shortly.
I started a new portfolio account with Portfolios.com - mine is here. Thanks to Pamela for her help
with that.
This is my first step towards WORLD
DOMINATION MWHA-HA-HA!!! (cough! cough!).
I’m also getting organised with
the stories I fill my daily sketchbook with - looking to have something to
publish again by the spring/summer.
Managed to finish off some other bit
and bobs which I’ll post as soon as possible.
I’m about to do a bit of a clear
out before I set-up the new Flash site - so a lot of the existing work will be gone
for good - get ‘em while they’re hot etc.
Oops! Nearly forgot.
Instant Magazine
had asked me to put together a wee article on local
cartoonists/illustrators.
The magazine can be viewed as a pdf online.
Thanks to the editor Ian Sclater.
Hello, and apologies for the long delay in updating this
section!
Loads of stuff has been happening.
Here is some of it…
The drawings above are some samples
form a proposed book about politicians.
The book is being written by the
splendid Mr Stuart McHardy.
This chap was a character design for
an RPG site’s competition my mate John Ellam
alerter me to.
Yoh!
Hope all is well with you, cheers for
coming back.
Apologies for lack of updates.
Recently back from Munich – had a fantastic time.
Loads on the go at the moment, new
strips to be posted.
And almost time for another Skye trip
– Hank29 have posted loads
of new stuff.
Saturday, eh? Fantastic.
Doing my website update and hoping to
get a couple of caricatures done – I swore I’d stop doing those.
But I don’t seem to mind as much
these days.
Went to an exhibition at the Royal
Edinburgh Hospital this week.
Some nice stuff
there – Malcy Duff, Daniel Johnson, and the
ever excellent Renee French.
Looking forward to hitting Munich at
the end of the month.
Added one new page
to the SKETCHBOOK section.
Bonjour!
All good here, added two new pages to
the SKETCHBOOK section.
Loadsa’ outstanding commissions have been caught up with. Yey!
Took my son to a Manga
evening in Glasgow last night. All very interesting.
Some of those kids are seriously
hooked!
Andy at Hank29 has posted one of my old strips. He
took a wee 4 page strip from my sketchbook and animated it.
I think he did a rather splendid job.
It reminds me of old BBC
children’s programmes, check it out…
The Man Who Stood on
Lighthouses
Apologies for the site being down over
the last couple of days.
This was due to “essential
maintenance” (hark at me wit’ da’
fancy lingo!)
Hello again.
Hope all is well. A big welcome back to
Tom has eventually returned from Oz (where I guess he’d rather still
be!).
I’m doing some commissions at the
moment – as workmen shimmy around the house doing their thang.
Check out Hank29 as the latest Skye production should
be on there soon (picture below).
Howdy!
Things are a bit slow at the moment
– I’m not too good in the hot weather, and it’s hard to
believe but we’ve been getting lots of the stuff over here in Scotland.
Bizarre. Anyhoo, can’t see it lasting much
longer.
Here’s a picture I did the other
week – I was trying out some new pens on cardboard, but sploshed on some red gouache – and I’d
forgotten how strong those colours were.
I’ve added a new SKETCHBOOK page today too.
Hello!!! Hope yer’
well.
All is good here – slight
set-back with setting up Nulsh as a company, but I
think it’s a minor set-back, we shall see.
Found a couple of pictures (below)
when I was going through some old discs – character designs and the like.
I have the Skye3 cover to finish this
weekend, and to get back with my outstanding commissions.
Not too much to report. I’ve
been working on some new strips which I’ll post in the next day or so.
Been doing more strips at work which are turning out quite well (really
spontaneous – just how I like ‘em!).
Added a new SKETCHBOOK page.
Happy birthday mum!!!
Congratulations to Ewen
& Lisa
Good to see you again amigo, hope all
is well. Nulsh is back in full swing and attempting
to get my shee-it together.
New site will be a ways off I’m
afraid as I’m concentrating on some new strips.
Picture below is for Nigel Barker (of Barker Family fame) and his
Pandemonium comic mart – get yo’ ass
along!!!
Greetings to the wonderful lads at Hank29 – look forward to our next
session!