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Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
A creation story
In the beginning was the creator Artifex. Artifex was bored with having infinite time, darkness and nothingness so he devised a plan to create some friends.
They are going to need light to see he thought, so he
created a ball of rock and set it on fire, this became the Sun.
They are going to need a sky and a moon to look at he thought, so he created thousands of balls of rocks and one special one he made out of cheese and called it the moon.
They are going to need a place to live, he
thought. So between the sun and the moon
he moulded another ball of rock, rolling it around in his hands until he had
created a planet.They are going to need a sky and a moon to look at he thought, so he created thousands of balls of rocks and one special one he made out of cheese and called it the moon.
Now he had made their home, and it was perfectly visible and
warm with all the sun’s rays, he began work on the first people.
I’ll make two types, he thought, and I’ll call them Man and Woman.
So he set off making man. He sculpted the heart, lungs and all the other parts and laid them out in front of him. He made a soft ball and rolled out four sausages, a smaller ball and a thicker sausage for the middle.
He put all the parts in the middle section and
sealed them in. “This seems a bit floppy” he thought.I’ll make two types, he thought, and I’ll call them Man and Woman.
So he set off making man. He sculpted the heart, lungs and all the other parts and laid them out in front of him. He made a soft ball and rolled out four sausages, a smaller ball and a thicker sausage for the middle.
So he created hard bones and moulded the sausages around them. “That’s better!”
He pieced them together bit by bit, and after many attempts, he made a man that looked just right.
“This man needs a friend!”
He made woman in a similar way as man, and laid them next to
each other.
Suddenly, they started moving and took their first breath of
life!
After a bit of wandering, man said to Artifex, “we are hungry and thirsty”
So Artifex pulled up mountains and poked gigantic holes across the planet and filled them with water.
He also gave man crops and animals, so they could live and eat together.
After a bit of wandering, man said to Artifex, “we are hungry and thirsty”
So Artifex pulled up mountains and poked gigantic holes across the planet and filled them with water.
He also gave man crops and animals, so they could live and eat together.
Artifex was hugely proud of his creation and wanted more
people to inhabit his vast planet.
He took measurements and data from his man and woman and set to work.
He took measurements and data from his man and woman and set to work.
After three days and three nights he had made all new kinds
of men, women and animals and they lived together in the beautiful world he’d
created.
Artifex’s work was done, and in a spectacular flash of light and storms, he was gone.
Artifex’s work was done, and in a spectacular flash of light and storms, he was gone.
Saturday, 21 January 2012
Cocklepickers
New blog post - I made an illustrated concertina zine/book from a story about cocklepickers from the Sun newspaper
Monday, 9 January 2012
Mine own executioner
This project was about how the way many people throughout history lived was to come back and haunt them in the end, they were their 'own executioner'.
So I decided to find out a little bit about each person on the list. In the end I chose E J Watson. He didn't seem to be a very well known name with people I asked, but I decided to research more about him and he had a very interesting life story.
So my illustration is a visual biography which will hopefully tell you a little bit about the man. For more see here
This project was about how the way many people throughout history lived was to come back and haunt them in the end, they were their 'own executioner'.
So I decided to find out a little bit about each person on the list. In the end I chose E J Watson. He didn't seem to be a very well known name with people I asked, but I decided to research more about him and he had a very interesting life story.
So my illustration is a visual biography which will hopefully tell you a little bit about the man. For more see here
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Tuesday, 29 November 2011
These last few weeks have been insanely busy, I've been working on a drawing of Borough market for an exhibition at the poetry society café in Covent Garden, a project about cocklepickers and a new zine with my coursemates called 'Drawnography'.
I think I'll split these into seperate posts!
Anyway, Here's the Borough market drawing which I was very happy to find out has been selected for the show at the poetry society café, Covent Garden.
"An exhibition of 40 works by students and staff of Middlesex University’s Illustration programme responding to the places where great poets have lived, boozed, loved and died in the city of London, displayed in the intimate atmosphere of the Poetry Cafe and basement, in Covent Garden. All work is for sale to help students fund their Degree Show."
I think I'll split these into seperate posts!
Anyway, Here's the Borough market drawing which I was very happy to find out has been selected for the show at the poetry society café, Covent Garden.
"An exhibition of 40 works by students and staff of Middlesex University’s Illustration programme responding to the places where great poets have lived, boozed, loved and died in the city of London, displayed in the intimate atmosphere of the Poetry Cafe and basement, in Covent Garden. All work is for sale to help students fund their Degree Show."
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| 'The haunts of the poets' |
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| Invite |
Locals please come and have a drink/look/buy!
22 Betterton Street
Covent Garden
22 Betterton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9BX
One more thing I got ridiculously excited about is an email from my course leader saying something like this "Andrew has been asked to send info and pictures to Creative Review and the Times supplement"... so in a few posts it may be about me being in those magazines! Awesome.
One more thing I got ridiculously excited about is an email from my course leader saying something like this "Andrew has been asked to send info and pictures to Creative Review and the Times supplement"... so in a few posts it may be about me being in those magazines! Awesome.
Sunday, 13 November 2011
Albert of Adelaide - Book cover entry
I thought I'd add even more work for myself so I entered another book cover competition.
Did a few different versions and colours..
Still not sure which one is my favourite! Possibly the red one.
Also, us at Middlesex's illustration department produce a magazine every month called Meow. Now, as a second year, me and my pals Dan Duncan and Alex Vshivtseva have taken over and rebranded as Drawnography! The first issue will be out soon so we'll keep you updated. For now though please give us a like on Facebook to keep in touch!
It's only going to be £1.50 and will feature the best creatives of our uni, limited screen printed covers, stamps, pull out posters, so we're very excited to get it released on the 17th November.
Alex.
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
The document book cover competition
I entered a book cover 'competition' on 99designs...
On 99designs different designers upload their designs and the competition holder chooses their favourite design after a certain amount of time. I'm not too sure what to think of that website- a lot of time can be wasted and the pay off isn't huge.
I didn't win unfortunately and these kind of competitions are okay for students (like me) or designers who aren't quite full time yet, but I am thinking it kinda de values the industry.
Anyway, I'm happy with how it turned out considering I only spent a day on it!
You can judge for yourselves and see the (depressing) winning design on there - http://99designs.com/print-design/contests/book-cover-needed-middle-grades-mystery-adventure-novel-102249
Thursday, 27 October 2011
Friday, 21 October 2011
Thursday, 20 October 2011
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Photoshoot at Chartham asylum + brand NEW website
Last week me and a couple of lovely photographers and models had a bit of an adventure to an abandoned mental asylum in Chartham.
We had a few beers and generally pissed about and got some nice pictures, hopefully you guys like them.
We thought we'd go for the professional shots with the fancy expensive cameras from Ajay and Matt
but also try some other shots with Anna's old school film camera. They turned out nice!
I've used them in the making of the new website which is now up and running!
Ridiculously big thanks to Andrew Pepin, Matt Clarke and Anna Curteis for the photography. Also to Lindsey Van Der Linden, Jess Parker and Joe Stokes of Chronos
Monday, 16 May 2011
Grandpa and the Train comic
Sorry for the lack of posts recently, been busy with Get Better clothing
Anyway, this is my first ever attempt at a comic. Good fun!
The brief was to base it on a story given to us by another colleague on our uni course
Anyway, this is my first ever attempt at a comic. Good fun!
The brief was to base it on a story given to us by another colleague on our uni course
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Get Better clothing launch party
Get Better clothing official launch
Margate 22nd April 7-11
£4 entry
Bands, zines, prints, tees its all good!
£4 entry
Bands, zines, prints, tees its all good!
Thursday, 3 March 2011
Editorial - Obesity
Based on an article about obesity we had 3 illustrations. One full page, one spot and one square.
Friday, 25 February 2011
John Cooper Clarke - Evidently Chicken town prints
Here is a lino, dry point and screen prints Based on John-Cooper-Clarke having a nice big moan in the poem 'Evidently Chicken Town'
The fucking cops are fucking keen
to fucking keep it fucking clean
the fucking chief's a fucking swine
who fucking draws a fucking line
at fucking fun and fucking games
the fucking kids he fucking blames
are nowehere to be fucking found
anywhere in chicken town
anywhere in chicken town
the fucking scene is fucking sad
the fucking news is fucking bad
the fucking weed is fucking turf
the fucking speed is fucking surf
the fucking folks are fucking daft
don't make me fucking laugh
it fucking hurts to look around
everywhere in chicken town
the fucking train is fucking late
you fucking wait you fucking wait
you're fucking lost and fucking found
stuck in fucking chicken town
the fucking view is fucking vilefor fucking miles and fucking miles
the fucking babies fucking cry
the fucking flowers fucking die
the fucking food is fucking muck
the fucking drains are fucking fucked
the colour scheme is fucking brown
everywhere in chicken town
the fucking pubs are fucking dullthe fucking clubs are fucking fullof fucking girls and fucking guyswith fucking murder in their eyesa fucking bloke is fucking stabbedwaiting for a fucking cabyou fucking stay at fucking homethe fucking neighbors fucking moankeep the fucking racket down
this is fucking chicken town
the fucking train is fucking lateyou fucking wait you fucking wait
you're fucking lost and fucking found
stuck in fucking chicken town
you're fucking lost and fucking found
stuck in fucking chicken town
the fucking pies are fucking old
the fucking chips are fucking cold
the fucking beer is fucking flat
the fucking flats have fucking rats
the fucking clocks are fucking wrong
the fucking days are fucking long
it fucking gets you fucking down
evidently chicken town
the fucking chips are fucking cold
the fucking beer is fucking flat
the fucking flats have fucking rats
the fucking clocks are fucking wrong
the fucking days are fucking long
it fucking gets you fucking down
evidently chicken town
Thursday, 17 February 2011
Editorial illustrations - War of the worlds and the encyclopaedia of how long things take
Here are the 4th and 5th briefs from our set of editorial work.
First one is based on the War of the Worlds radio broadcast. It was first broadcast (Directed and narrated by Orson Wells) in 1938 with a series of news bulletins.
Many American's thought it was real and it caused widespread panic! Great story
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(radio_drama).
Here my 4 drawings show Orson reading the broadcast, then vacated places; a pub, a house and a train (might want to click to view larger)
First one is based on the War of the Worlds radio broadcast. It was first broadcast (Directed and narrated by Orson Wells) in 1938 with a series of news bulletins.
Many American's thought it was real and it caused widespread panic! Great story
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(radio_drama).
Here my 4 drawings show Orson reading the broadcast, then vacated places; a pub, a house and a train (might want to click to view larger)
The second set is about the encyclopaedia of how long things take, I chose how long a Polaroid takes to develop
Thursday, 10 February 2011
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
Speech is silver, Silence is gold
Another one of our quick few days briefs, this is illustrating an article about how we all have increasingly large vocabularies from a young age, but as we get older the percentage of words from our bank we use declines.
Here are the useless words he knows pouring out of his head
Alex.
Here are the useless words he knows pouring out of his head
Alex.
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
Smoke filled room
This brief was designed to produce an outcome similar to editorial illustration in the Radio Times, here is an example by Anne Clegg.
We were asked to make an image 37.5 x 71.5mm, not used to working that small! But here's my shot:
I've also been working hard on my brand and fanzine with Dan Duncan called 'Get better'. I'll be printing very soon so keep an eye out.
Alex
We were asked to make an image 37.5 x 71.5mm, not used to working that small! But here's my shot:
I've also been working hard on my brand and fanzine with Dan Duncan called 'Get better'. I'll be printing very soon so keep an eye out.
Alex
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