New workblog... Naked Lunch Designs.

Now that the Naked Lunch guys have played their first set after reforming, the artwork I did for their stage set has been officially unveiled, so I am fine to post it up here on my blog.

"Bondage comic book people in space" was essentially the brief. Click to see in more detail.

The finished prints are really quite big, and they are actually 2 separate panels. One either side of the stage. they also contain text in the blank grey area at the bottom.

If you, your band or organisation would like me to do some illustrations or designs for you, please contact me at: Patrickc@hotmail.co.uk

Another birthday gift drawing... Dog holiday.

Many of my friends and family know that I often prefer to make presents and cards rather than buy them.

Here is a drawing I did for my friend Ian on Saturday for his birthday. He has a lovely dog called Gabby and an affinity for VW camper vans.

Be nice to me and you might get one someday. ;)

New Workblog, Naked Lunch designs.

Ok so... I'm currently designing a bunch of t-shirts/stage banners etc for an electronic band called Naked Lunch.

And while I can't really reveal much of the imagery I've been doing... I thought I might post up a very very small portion of one of the drawings I've been doing as a sort of means of demonstrating the way that illustrators have to constantly adapt ideas to create the best image for the client.

Below is part of the initial drawing I did of a female figure. The finished image will be on one of the big stage banners which will appear either side of the band. It is literally the very very first drawing so has no rendering or shading yet. But it was a 'look' image to send to the client to see if I was on the right track.

The initial brief was to draw on military/S&M/& Sci-Fi comic imagery to create her look. So I put her in a wasp waist bodice and gave her military shoulder pads and a military armband. At this stage I was pleased with the direction, but knew the drawing needed more grit. I was yet to add her buckles and the shine of her leather outfit, but even that I thought might not make her look dominating enough. The problem lay with her face looking too "pretty".

After a discussion with the client we decided the best course of action was to give her some gnarly breathing apparatus and begin to add the dominatrix style buckles and straps to her outfit. The face mask served to add to the sci-fi element, whilst also blocking out her feminine features.

This work is FAR from done, but it's now on the right path. I'll post up more as and when it's finished and cleared for use.

PJPC

New Avengers Movie Trailer!

100% Yes in every way.

A larger version of the insect commission:

The last post didn't allow you to actually look at the image larger which I've already (5 mins after posting!) had a complaint about. Haha. This version should fix that issue.

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Another pro commission for scriptwriter Mike j Rawson

You may remember earlier this year I posted a blog about a set of design commissions I'd done for a scriptwriter called Mike J. Rawson. Well I just finished another piece for the front of one of his scripts and I thought I might post it up for you guys to see. It's a radio script is about a society of insects/mollusks & animals. It's bonkers, but super funny.

First here's the inked (but uncoloured) image:

And here's the image after it had been coloured/textured & placed on the script's cover page:

I'm really pleased with the way this piece came out, and I hope it helps grab the attention of producers!

Patrick's Sketchbook Diary... A few final bits from the vaults...

I obviously have ZERO intention of posting up every page of my diary from the early part of this century... Mainly because I was a lot younger and there are some terribly annoying feelings related crap in there which make me physically sick.

Speaking of sick though, this is a random little connected story that was happening end of 2001/start of 2002. I've posted it up mainly because the old man vomiting looks hilarious, and the diagram of the pipes in my house is pretty fun.

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Patrick's Sketchbook Diary... A disgusting story from the vaults...

Ok, so whilst going through my old papers and diaries etc. I found this harrowing story that I had basically forgotten. It was about a night out in Banbury town. (Back before we had anywhere remotely nice to go.) and yes... I urge you to read. haha.

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This little comic appeared about 3 pages later in the diary. Please click it if you can't quite see it. All the images open up larger and more readable that way.

Patrick's Sketchbook Diary... Another one from the vaults

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I know, I know... ponytail. I KNOW OK.

Patrick's Sketchbook Diary... The TEN YEARS AGO edition.

Now, at the start of me posting up all this Sketch Diary stuff, I told a slight fib. If you look at my first Sketch Diary post I suggested I had stolen the idea off of a friend of mine, but actually I used to sketch in my diaries way back in 2001.

Here are a few excerpts from my trip back from Australia at the end of that year. I know it was that time because our flight home was delayed and re-planned in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.

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This next one was me trying to tick myself into being less restless during the flight by pretending I was doing something energetic and fun...

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On the plane, as always, there were some weird-assed people. One in particular was really pissing me off during the journey. This segment is about her.

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And Yes... that IS a ponytail. Back then I used to have really long hair. Get over it.

My friends at Geek Night Out visited the London Comic Con and made this great vid...

Excellent interviews with Sylvester McCoy, Brent Spiner, Lea Thompson, and Robert Knepper too!

Visit Geek Night Out and See the video larger and in charger HERE

2 more Quick Comic Panels... this time, for up to date films! (WOW!)

Now that I'm caught back up with photographing all my Quick comic panels at work, I can start to give you the new ones in a timely fashion! Fun times right? Here are my panels for two films, one out now and the other out this friday:

Example 2.w - Adjustment Bureau, The

Example 2.x - Limitless

Collabradoodle project - Example 1

Recently, I was inspired to the idea of creating collaborative comic art. There are plenty of talented comic/webcomic people out there and so I tried my luck sending a half finished piece to one of them on twitter. A talented female artist called Emi AKA Krunchie_Frog . She completed the comic and coloured it.

Here is the result:

Anyone else interested in making a Collabradoodle with me, please contact me: patrickc@hotmail.co.uk

Cheers Old Bean! (A public apology to Hugh Grant.)

Now, Hugh.... I'm aware that I've talked a lot of shit about you over the years. I may have even called you a "Floppy haired twat" on more than 50 occasions.... but you know what? I can admit when I'm in the wrong!

I mean... you are just a guy right? A posh guy sure, maybe one with floppy hair, and a blushing boy face that wrinkles up like a motherfucker every time you smile.... but that's not your fault.

I may have also laughed when you got arrested for your indiscretions, but on reflection... who DOESN'T like a blowjob in their car, am I right?

Basically, Hugh... I think we got off on the wrong foot, and I'd like to start over. Can we start over? I made this illustration of you to sort of, apologise and say.... You actually an alright kinda guy, y'know?

P.S. I still don't really like your films. Hope that's cool bro.

Patrick

Quick Comic Panels... Two more I missed in the catchup...

A week or so back I attempted to catch you all up to my Everyday Art project "Quick Comic Panels" by posting a shit ton of them up... well I found two more at work that I missed out so I'm posting them up now. One is MEGA OLD and the other is about 6 months old.

Example 2.v - Salt

Example 2.u - Appaloosa

Patrick's Sketchbook Diary 44. The brother of invention.

Patrick's Sketchbook Diary 41... Jealous Eyes Lasers

In the previous post I put up a portrait I did of my friend Dan. Shortly after I completed it I realised that we'd been sat in silence for a good 15-20 minutes as he read a comic and I drew him. Deep within me I could feel a jealous rage burning... I also wanted to read that comic, but I was too poor and handsome to afford one.

I concentrated all my rage into two small dotted lines which I fired at his head. He's never been the same since.

P.s. He was reading Avengers.

Met a man called Stewart Lee...

You may have seen him... that Stewart Lee. He's one of those things that they have these days... those comedians. You know, the comedian men that they have these days... they go up onto a sort of... raised platform and they look down at you, and tell you inane things about your life that you find hilarious and you agree with your laughter.

You know, the men with the sort of... big sticks that stick up from the platform that they are standing on... and they have a sort of device protruding from the stick. A kind of... a device that you see that all the kids use, and it makes the comedian man's voice that bit louder so you can hear them over the sound of the laughter that is coming out of your mouth hole.

You've seen them right? The comedian men... the ones on the platforms with the sticks and the devices that the kids use, and they speak in a loud voice about all the inane things that happen in your life, and you laugh out of your face and they keep talking and talking and making noises about appliances that aren't made very well and drawers with all bits of stuff in them and you feel that somehow they know things that you don't.

Yeah well, I met one of those. His name was Stewart Lee.

Patrick's Sketchbook Diary 36... The "Sleepy on Trains" Edition.

I travel around a lot and quite often I have late night train journeys home. I'm not very good at sleeping whilst sat up (and in front of people) but I still worry about missing my stop by dozing off, so I usually draw to stay awake. When I get right to my limit, the kinda of drawings I do are usually incredibly rubbish and odd. Below are 4 examples of my sleepy train artwork:

Mr. Laserwheel

Arangipan Slamma Lamma Ding Dong!

Boy Shadow How

Wormy Mean Guy

I'll post up more of these some other time. But you get the idea.

Mashup Animal Commission Fun-Times. The Girelephant.

Here's a fun little commission I did a while back for a friend of mine.

I was asked to paint my idea of a cross between an Elephant and a Giraffe and this is what I came up with. The Olifant-Camelopardis:

The picture was framed up and given as a Birthday present and very well received.

(and For anyone interested it was done in various inks.)

Anyone interested in commissioning me for a personal comic, drawing or painting can contact me on: patrickc@hotmail.co.uk