tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64334942404144141632024-03-11T21:27:35.887+02:00JP's SketchbookJP Vine's SketchbookJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433494240414414163.post-75267316250532839662011-04-08T10:19:00.003+03:002011-04-08T10:22:10.409+03:00Hey! what's up?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrItFacw0Zuy5R4uQMutJn-MpblTX5kNp2o9p_zT6SJyWVSO0uQLLVYfYMohqIzDKm1TstevIdeEyPb9Ed1gBTT_oGR2jWunel_Cr-tfozNFBQ5TrY7Z8v45XK4VY-Aiw4Yxvc0JDJDk/s1600/bassist_1_web.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrItFacw0Zuy5R4uQMutJn-MpblTX5kNp2o9p_zT6SJyWVSO0uQLLVYfYMohqIzDKm1TstevIdeEyPb9Ed1gBTT_oGR2jWunel_Cr-tfozNFBQ5TrY7Z8v45XK4VY-Aiw4Yxvc0JDJDk/s400/bassist_1_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593109358669157074" border="0" /></a><br />I've noticed a few people are still signing in to follow this blog- Just a reminder that I've moved all bloggy activity to my <a href="http://jpvine.com/category/blog/">site</a>, so check it out, and if you like it, subscribe over <a href="http://jpvine.com/category/blog/">there</a>. Thanks people!JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433494240414414163.post-66797777658544482832010-11-27T07:14:00.004+02:002010-11-27T07:27:04.138+02:00Just in case you're over here...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9-h5zDelO_r-zLHBbNeECUf9Vy7VlLxjlpGGay9Q4vbmqj8821LhbBHDoHpIE7wmebZP6mJ0zyF0NlPlG3WOsJyIRK5UYFqsjA_4JsTDosTAdB2EVDv2OzLWrnHecMwg2G2VQQuUuKg/s1600/Page3_1a_web.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9-h5zDelO_r-zLHBbNeECUf9Vy7VlLxjlpGGay9Q4vbmqj8821LhbBHDoHpIE7wmebZP6mJ0zyF0NlPlG3WOsJyIRK5UYFqsjA_4JsTDosTAdB2EVDv2OzLWrnHecMwg2G2VQQuUuKg/s400/Page3_1a_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544093774307505170" border="0" /></a><br />Here's a piece from my current project, a comic based on the british warrior queen Boudica...you can see more stuff over <a href="http://jpvine.com/category/blog/">here </a>:)JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433494240414414163.post-17802602335390365342010-03-02T14:24:00.002+02:002010-03-02T14:29:49.518+02:00Tel Aviv SketchcrawlHey, this is the last sketchbook post over here! There will be one more message from the managment, but for now please subscribe to the <a href="http://jpvine.com/category/blog/">jpvine.com</a> blog....<br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/JpVineStudioBlog">BY CLICKING HERE</a>. :)<br /><br />We were pretty wary of some heavy rains this weekend. Well hey, I'm british, so rain is nuthin'. But my Israeli friends are delicate flowers, so we opted for a nice cafe on Rothschild Boulevard, Tel aviv's most groovy, Bauhausy, and pleasingly human-scaled boulevard. Sketched there. Drank belgian beer on an empty stomach so sketches got wobbly. Then grabbed a gourmet burger at Moses, down the road. Nice, and simple.<br /><br />A Drawing of the road:<br /><br /><a href="http://jpvine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/SKA11.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-731" title="SKA1" src="http://jpvine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/SKA11-600x410.jpg" alt="SKA1" width="600" height="410" /></a><br /><br />And some of our fellow cafe dwellers. One couple did not like being sketched one bit, and went off in a huff...<br /><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4400322685_2b29f4b7ec.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="390" /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2774/4400324881_f1a79365d6.jpg"><img class="alignnone" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2774/4400324881_f1a79365d6.jpg" alt="" width="355" height="500" /></a><br /><br /><img class="alignnone" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2696/4401089508_5db75a937d.jpg" alt="" width="332" height="500" /><br />This Girl had an interesting bottom lip. Glad she didn't ask to see my sketchbook.<br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2802/4401090134_eae1dc5e0d.jpg"><img class="alignnone" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2802/4401090134_eae1dc5e0d.jpg" alt="" width="333" height="500" /></a><br />I wound up at the pool, and thought I'd draw these old boys chewing the cud in the hot tub:<br /><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4400323187_0f63704ceb.jpg"><img class="alignnone" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4400323187_0f63704ceb.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="341" /></a>JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433494240414414163.post-34106256454249721242010-02-18T21:49:00.003+02:002010-02-18T21:57:10.448+02:00Death From above, p2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZ0mTuM9utUsPIoC3S0IYDmxcuueLZ8QWPpWL_zuc7gniSU4_fFprnNUefqlSqilYeVcaP_joMbi6sA5lDsTIe7JLMpgYhaKrwyEYLJXaBdMN7pxtsEwW_5Onnwx4am5v-o5JCJSBo3w/s1600-h/4a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZ0mTuM9utUsPIoC3S0IYDmxcuueLZ8QWPpWL_zuc7gniSU4_fFprnNUefqlSqilYeVcaP_joMbi6sA5lDsTIe7JLMpgYhaKrwyEYLJXaBdMN7pxtsEwW_5Onnwx4am5v-o5JCJSBo3w/s400/4a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439674706949360946" border="0" /></a><br />Spinnig a few arty plates right now, but continuing on the comic. Here's page 2, and I'm slowly getting comfortable with the look of the piece. More to come!<br /><br /><a href="http://s287.photobucket.com/albums/ll158/jpvine/?action=view&current=wip_p2.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll158/jpvine/wip_p2.gif" alt="death from above wip-2" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And (if I may) I 'm going to remind you that this is the <span style="font-weight: bold;">penultimate </span>post over here, all the action will continue over <a href="http://jpvine.com/category/blog/">there</a>. Please update your bookmarks :)JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433494240414414163.post-70802263702633518492010-02-03T08:51:00.003+02:002010-02-03T08:55:56.024+02:00Death from above<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKroRxPEPoqMktAk5fDetrBsYvKMQQdYavruSuHEIOR8_Bhtj7JF-kw2VeWBQ5XPx9Kd8OUQGC63XAooTmCnXLs6qtOEcSbs5bquVHOuoZYTnCh5zNsS0icwi_cZv5ebv0WrjEW5EzZt8/s1600-h/duck-v-pig-web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKroRxPEPoqMktAk5fDetrBsYvKMQQdYavruSuHEIOR8_Bhtj7JF-kw2VeWBQ5XPx9Kd8OUQGC63XAooTmCnXLs6qtOEcSbs5bquVHOuoZYTnCh5zNsS0icwi_cZv5ebv0WrjEW5EzZt8/s400/duck-v-pig-web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433907355776526002" border="0" /></a><br />I’ve been looking for reasons to practice my layout and comics skills, and this weeks <a href="http://www.illustrationfriday.com/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.illustrationfriday.com');">Illustration Friday</a> topic, ‘<strong>Focused’</strong> is as good as any. It was a toss up between this idea and a rabbit staring at himself in the mirror. This seemed more dynamic, in the end. I’m pretty comfortable setting up a sequence in film formats, but -er- doing comics is hard!<br /><br />Head on over to <a href="http://jpvine.com/2010/02/02/death-from-above/">http://jpvine.com/2010/02/02/death-from-above/</a><br />to see work in progress, and may I remind you to sign in over there if you follow this blog, which I'll stop posting to in two posts time. Thanks!JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433494240414414163.post-69765364454760154502010-01-13T11:43:00.002+02:002010-01-13T11:47:33.229+02:00RraaaaR!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE79C9TZMSN5vh6muY2fb9oNBPk5x2wDbNVSS5ETE-plML6dw2zcWraIUKMNl-N-Eg2wjTazjdT1hF5kYlfVmck0W9n7Gw8nuT8-A6moHjb_8g-Jo2NPVhmZAQeSsD1WbQCMaq7u0mSj4/s1600-h/pirate1_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 383px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE79C9TZMSN5vh6muY2fb9oNBPk5x2wDbNVSS5ETE-plML6dw2zcWraIUKMNl-N-Eg2wjTazjdT1hF5kYlfVmck0W9n7Gw8nuT8-A6moHjb_8g-Jo2NPVhmZAQeSsD1WbQCMaq7u0mSj4/s400/pirate1_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426158024145590802" border="0" /></a>although this is more of a RaaaR! of fear than anything else. I draw pirates all day right now, but none of them are this hairy or ginger.<br /><br />and a reminder: I've moved my blogging to <a href="http://jpvine.com/category/blog/">jpvine.com</a>, I'll continue to post here for only three more posts, but if you follow this blog, please sign in over there.<br /><br />Have a great day. We're going to have another snowball fight at lunchtime, methinks.JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433494240414414163.post-71299441120064295992009-12-30T21:17:00.005+02:002009-12-31T00:05:53.524+02:00Moving to jpvine.com<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrt9vP5ktiq6e59YQK0DS5KHUhxDLcbTgFLlRGYOTZEzwcHJeW7H6qIXVWG7D61_VhmcEOQlDS_8LxFVxOjHezBtPMN4MNIu6ODC8XE_v1WcredBNvZtlS5KJ3OdnkvXg8wTGxtuko46k/s1600-h/moving.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrt9vP5ktiq6e59YQK0DS5KHUhxDLcbTgFLlRGYOTZEzwcHJeW7H6qIXVWG7D61_VhmcEOQlDS_8LxFVxOjHezBtPMN4MNIu6ODC8XE_v1WcredBNvZtlS5KJ3OdnkvXg8wTGxtuko46k/s400/moving.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421153875735921426" border="0" /></a><br />Hi folks,<br /><br />First of all, thanks for even reading this. I'm glad you're here.<br /><br />Secondly, I'm doing the (probably ill-advised) move of switching my Blog over to the newly bells-and-whistle-enhanced <a href="http://jpvine.com/category/blog/">jpvine.com</a>,<br /><br />And I would <span style="font-style: italic;">love it </span>if you could join me over there. It will be fun. We'll have a raffle on thursdays. Please, update your links, and sign in as a follower <a href="http://jpvine.com/category/blog/">right here</a>. That would make me grateful. And to show my gratitude for you going through the tedium of numerous, potentially dull mouse clicks, I will send you a little something small, and unique to you, when I see you pop up over there.<br /><br />Does that sound wierd? Hm.<br /><br />Thanks again,<br /><br />JPXJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433494240414414163.post-55082589144943638772009-12-23T09:27:00.002+02:002009-12-23T09:28:47.031+02:00Late night painting<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">I need a new painting for the bedroom wall....<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://twitpic.com/urjvu" title="Working on a new oil landscape... on Twitpic"><img src="http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/urjvu.jpg" alt="Working on a new oil landscape... on Twitpic" width="150" height="150" /></a></div>JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433494240414414163.post-83609315264756916402009-12-22T00:28:00.004+02:002009-12-22T00:41:09.414+02:00Website up together<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcn7zfEqPm3GYiL0hBR7QH5s4n8Wk9PZ0MQEt5yhwUgOBow1qBBThKU_9LXBqs124WQGsEUm-SW2uChUpgPF97PI7VuVvb9qwdjUz71WD89fdWb3ROHW1sEPvD8ge8rrlZWfLv-WG0uo/s1600-h/no+evil+beats1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcn7zfEqPm3GYiL0hBR7QH5s4n8Wk9PZ0MQEt5yhwUgOBow1qBBThKU_9LXBqs124WQGsEUm-SW2uChUpgPF97PI7VuVvb9qwdjUz71WD89fdWb3ROHW1sEPvD8ge8rrlZWfLv-WG0uo/s400/no+evil+beats1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417820813463952338" border="0" /></a><br />Ahh, Christmas is coming. I would feel christmassy if it was a big deal over here, but it's a regular work day, which in some ways is actually pretty refreshing. I can only handle so much schmaltz and consumerism. We'll make do with a walk on the beach and friends over for mulled wine in the evening :)<br /><br />As usual, boarding my behind off for Aardman, and still having fun with it.<br /><br />And: my website has been overhauled and filled with new work lately.<br /><br />Please check it <a href="http://jpvine.com/">out,</a> I'd be happy to hear any feedback.JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433494240414414163.post-75441199868876727202009-12-15T01:01:00.002+02:002009-12-15T01:05:18.543+02:00Le monkey<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsU3Ut_qwuuFrO7ugASu3pZrlDzLMipcBJj3VuC9YNRDebuxClPv6oL38c7qcaQL4VxEx94oJPgfygXwQH_kO9m-eAdkMMqUAFCRv8CAsEMBFbt19n7fLdOAVwoH1X8Q0uYosPor9ta8/s1600-h/monkey.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 392px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsU3Ut_qwuuFrO7ugASu3pZrlDzLMipcBJj3VuC9YNRDebuxClPv6oL38c7qcaQL4VxEx94oJPgfygXwQH_kO9m-eAdkMMqUAFCRv8CAsEMBFbt19n7fLdOAVwoH1X8Q0uYosPor9ta8/s400/monkey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415231827878702898" border="0" /></a><br /><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><br />I should go to bed because I know there's an insane amount of boards to draw tomorrow. Ah well. a warm-down monkey before bed....<br /><br /><div class="zemanta-pixie"><img src="http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=079cca6c-07fd-83eb-bebd-f30317b3631b" alt="" class="zemanta-pixie-img" /></div></div>JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433494240414414163.post-21715982613322965822009-12-12T09:33:00.002+02:002009-12-13T10:09:20.120+02:00Shaun book in print<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a title="Shaun_cover by jpvine, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jpvine/4177695097/"><img alt="Shaun_cover" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2705/4177695097_df84f2bc0c.jpg" width="500" height="333" /></a><br /><br />Got my hands on a preproduction Shaun book. Mmm. New print smell...<br />See more panels <a href="http://jpvine.com/2009/12/13/where-is-shaun-the-sheep/">here</a>.<br /><br /><a title="Shaun_stmarks by jpvine, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jpvine/4177695377/"><img alt="Shaun_stmarks" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2607/4177695377_e76c3eb1bb.jpg" width="500" height="333" /></a><br /><br /><a title="Shaun_beach by jpvine, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jpvine/4178458046/"><img alt="Shaun_beach" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2666/4178458046_3cc7e0d856.jpg" width="500" height="333" /></a><br /><br /><a title="Shaun_camping by jpvine, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jpvine/4178457692/"><img alt="Shaun_camping" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4178457692_0c004be536.jpg" width="500" height="333" /></a></div>JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433494240414414163.post-27361922375774515212009-12-10T13:03:00.001+02:002009-12-10T13:03:53.392+02:00Me, apparently<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8eXCZ8Jl3QHxNC0XFeBmkagVvtqCU_h7nLZ55FiIxS_FILWM_Cif5ZZ6eWKvQ7qem_oXEMQ3wODjROID4_qWzt5C4aGrlKKkuUUojDtIB6p_Tx4XFPzuN34uPMgoRcAtmybYcUifkvk/?imgmax=800' style='max-width: 800px;'/><br/>Me doing 'The Storyboarding face'. Drawn by my annoyingly young and talented workmate <a href='http://www.inner-workings-of.blogspot.com/'>Ashley Boddy.</a><br/></div>JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433494240414414163.post-55627260963404894042009-12-03T22:25:00.004+02:002009-12-03T22:32:31.746+02:00Beat it babyIt's late at the studio.<br /><br />All quiet, apart from Daft Punk blaring in my headphones. I can't tell you anything about the sets they are building next door, apart from the fact that they are<span style="font-style: italic;"> gorgeous</span>. Can't wait to see the animation coming through.<br /><br />As for me, I'm preparing Beatboards for our personal feature project, getting ready for pitches. Wish me luck:)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPZQUaN-b0fvRjTmpOavkX4UDH5S5WWep47Mou27WXa0rKNP2EDiquyr4QIzWFcfla9rWjkX1Yrt-0aZHBHcxkA_J7L6hw9dY7TS3earS2Hu4flOJ2Zg2Pwk4CF-vatjwrtPYXG0eKAk/s1600-h/13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPZQUaN-b0fvRjTmpOavkX4UDH5S5WWep47Mou27WXa0rKNP2EDiquyr4QIzWFcfla9rWjkX1Yrt-0aZHBHcxkA_J7L6hw9dY7TS3earS2Hu4flOJ2Zg2Pwk4CF-vatjwrtPYXG0eKAk/s400/13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411109539976775650" border="0" /></a>JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433494240414414163.post-40502557476941463872009-11-10T08:50:00.002+02:002009-11-10T08:52:45.964+02:0015 minute wakeup bird<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5KrR_rZMKc-FaM5sTWw28DKu_0L-WW4p6Am5QJxh9ZasOXUKWljvhjHd3H5oe7pO1rcwLsieC80FEkAWUC7Z7vpfLAHvVlW8Niqqyy-kIRHU6dwb0MG1fHLAD3mWxI-bIhPDpFb-Vog/s1600-h/redbird.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5KrR_rZMKc-FaM5sTWw28DKu_0L-WW4p6Am5QJxh9ZasOXUKWljvhjHd3H5oe7pO1rcwLsieC80FEkAWUC7Z7vpfLAHvVlW8Niqqyy-kIRHU6dwb0MG1fHLAD3mWxI-bIhPDpFb-Vog/s400/redbird.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402364272458612354" border="0" /></a><br />...before I start the dreary task of assembling another portfolio.JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433494240414414163.post-46411722194316221482009-10-27T18:14:00.009+02:002009-10-27T20:45:24.702+02:00I'm in print- finally!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAxwy0LMYswbFQoIrLMQoxqcsGjAwOSQ17zVcGZ2JGFCPZ5_pOy21OgYPFXxP-NlAQkNXosR9Mgv9Vj3ULiDrs7DNUUTA7AB4fEE_muNd4bEyrQA4JGc1aDObPnsey1qU3ORpYx0nJq8/s1600-h/cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAxwy0LMYswbFQoIrLMQoxqcsGjAwOSQ17zVcGZ2JGFCPZ5_pOy21OgYPFXxP-NlAQkNXosR9Mgv9Vj3ULiDrs7DNUUTA7AB4fEE_muNd4bEyrQA4JGc1aDObPnsey1qU3ORpYx0nJq8/s400/cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397350884793308546" border="0" /></a><br />I worked like a fevered chimp over the summer on a bunch of projects, one of which was this where's Waldo-style <span style="font-style: italic;">Shaun the Sheep</span> book. And it's on sale now! er- in Germany. But, there are no words, and if you like this kind of thing, it's <a href="http://www.amazon.de/Shaun-das-Schaf-ist-Wimm%C3%A4%C3%A4%C3%A4lbuch/dp/3570138372/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256669030&sr=8-1">here on Amazon.<br /></a><br />The very simple premise was that Shaun and his buddies bust out of the farm and go on holiday, while Bitzer tries to restrain them. The readers are supposed to find just Shaun, but I had to entertain myself with a few easter eggs, like a UFO breakdown, and extensive bike race, a duck party. That kind of thing.<br /><br />First I sent the client roughity-roughs like this:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtGCktolkHsTBcsqWxXmjv6R5AL0NbogM0DyhE4TRwQXo6PVnaGoBZ88Z01i9LqHQX0M5cTvABi1yA0TwFlbVfK0dQ-mLYDAgUD-LdCB7eqaywALFbuzN39KrmleH1yBG6bo6OHaPfZM/s1600-h/Shaun+Book_beach+rough.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtGCktolkHsTBcsqWxXmjv6R5AL0NbogM0DyhE4TRwQXo6PVnaGoBZ88Z01i9LqHQX0M5cTvABi1yA0TwFlbVfK0dQ-mLYDAgUD-LdCB7eqaywALFbuzN39KrmleH1yBG6bo6OHaPfZM/s400/Shaun+Book_beach+rough.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397351007602076242" border="0" /></a>Just to get their buy-in to the angle and subjects.<br />Once that was done I penciled the illustration at full size. This was important because in Illustrator I would be zooming in so close, I would lose sense of scale pretty fast.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxtlaWNdTW61sRDV82Z8ED9pD3ykq5lzNBIk-dG4t9__jzGKLvC8w_7BnsLOrIcM5kYer7DvRGnGYcmd3vJrRNZYI89pgG0eiVmfIAfm34YjZ6OM88IaNSjgUczuWkBtK7QFCNoG-Dp4/s1600-h/Shaun+Book_BEACH_sketch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxtlaWNdTW61sRDV82Z8ED9pD3ykq5lzNBIk-dG4t9__jzGKLvC8w_7BnsLOrIcM5kYer7DvRGnGYcmd3vJrRNZYI89pgG0eiVmfIAfm34YjZ6OM88IaNSjgUczuWkBtK7QFCNoG-Dp4/s400/Shaun+Book_BEACH_sketch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397351133176707522" border="0" /></a>Then into Illustrator; first time I used this programme, and I really enjoyed it. The fun part about using the brush is that it can fill your strokes instantly. Which meant I could ink AND colour at the same time. I had only 2 days for each image, so time saving was crucial. My kids loved how fast a full colour character would appear on screen.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqeZK5zDTLwnNOcpJWotT0UKnXXd1CUfLj2VeY5KD0mzj77Ay3svBxv0E2SdXE2u3nGP-ojLONR-nzBaPWDDFbl21NwqBuBwqgvANIDfzht_hn-8A8MQVmHz_gWTB0yoDfXu1KdOacGQ/s1600-h/Shaun+Book_BEACH_no+BG.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqeZK5zDTLwnNOcpJWotT0UKnXXd1CUfLj2VeY5KD0mzj77Ay3svBxv0E2SdXE2u3nGP-ojLONR-nzBaPWDDFbl21NwqBuBwqgvANIDfzht_hn-8A8MQVmHz_gWTB0yoDfXu1KdOacGQ/s400/Shaun+Book_BEACH_no+BG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397352146236088306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So I made layers in illustrator. The program would often complain due to the amount of vectors. My computer cried.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBW2pQozJIqsGSO8hEJvwzHykoNdycQp8EllPS87JexkJY-FZTk8lnRXVB7HeCgwr6VlhGGgvxlx0utbXuj8T0x_-7Qz1L42RLPBymONPbZYlh2aN4Q9HGpkwzjNfJtGs2UbOaa98CcM/s1600-h/Shaun+Book_BEACH_bg+only.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBW2pQozJIqsGSO8hEJvwzHykoNdycQp8EllPS87JexkJY-FZTk8lnRXVB7HeCgwr6VlhGGgvxlx0utbXuj8T0x_-7Qz1L42RLPBymONPbZYlh2aN4Q9HGpkwzjNfJtGs2UbOaa98CcM/s400/Shaun+Book_BEACH_bg+only.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397351913504434994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And finally, comped it in photoshop, added shadows, maybe texture and a bit of lighting. And onto the next one. The question is, where is he?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDeyxsFz2dynA9ZGsMPxZGW_LIIbeHmhDJESRy2n5b8esRiCyiNFRSBFZxdMx26na8ezBGe4vU0Pdy9dGhIvcNzZzeuKQeDwlChMaszJG-kk6wlQj2mS0_RinQaykHDDfh84zjy4xbmo/s1600-h/Shaun+Book_BEACH_final.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDeyxsFz2dynA9ZGsMPxZGW_LIIbeHmhDJESRy2n5b8esRiCyiNFRSBFZxdMx26na8ezBGe4vU0Pdy9dGhIvcNzZzeuKQeDwlChMaszJG-kk6wlQj2mS0_RinQaykHDDfh84zjy4xbmo/s400/Shaun+Book_BEACH_final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397351616888766994" border="0" /></a>JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433494240414414163.post-71977832888008832562009-10-20T16:51:00.000+02:002009-10-20T16:51:36.956+02:00Edit: sketches<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMrTL5WOLG5blqpROeLvH6JeFAdliw9xLKn0Dx_Un_MSbBtRDjsrP6Pj9PW1BHb9g2uJS_Lw-gjniKPYlYowpdJUS2xOXUH-imIr5EE-BoGu_uK_vmUPC3aNSBuswNLiqaCC60qZMPCY/s1600-h/meteora1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMrTL5WOLG5blqpROeLvH6JeFAdliw9xLKn0Dx_Un_MSbBtRDjsrP6Pj9PW1BHb9g2uJS_Lw-gjniKPYlYowpdJUS2xOXUH-imIr5EE-BoGu_uK_vmUPC3aNSBuswNLiqaCC60qZMPCY/s400/meteora1.jpg" /></a> I can't seem to get blogger to play nice with my images lately, so I've reposted the sketches if you want a closer look. :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKYJsGaOpz-C8GrCzMOFNpkiuPPIx0-0DxBsOvnEY40tR6vcIJAg5yOLS4gcq47Ny6TABT0me91AvUkubmBlqhSewUSMOPWEEIrLVeimEu1q4KM63Pz_v3c6-c7nKWN1oBXJo5q0RuNM/s1600-h/on_the_plane.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKYJsGaOpz-C8GrCzMOFNpkiuPPIx0-0DxBsOvnEY40tR6vcIJAg5yOLS4gcq47Ny6TABT0me91AvUkubmBlqhSewUSMOPWEEIrLVeimEu1q4KM63Pz_v3c6-c7nKWN1oBXJo5q0RuNM/s400/on_the_plane.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAJvWyw9UklWNytVD75INQDuehsu3izS_tWGFQIH0pfsR58HR23PXGsMF8ta2xLMSlQhyNjwSsXuCntACqRHr2xwxov9Jg4ESTbUPZhPq68HQ086Q4F3IYGakXO8W6SZc1ZOBcMp6-Dg/s1600-h/van_beach.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAJvWyw9UklWNytVD75INQDuehsu3izS_tWGFQIH0pfsR58HR23PXGsMF8ta2xLMSlQhyNjwSsXuCntACqRHr2xwxov9Jg4ESTbUPZhPq68HQ086Q4F3IYGakXO8W6SZc1ZOBcMp6-Dg/s400/van_beach.jpg" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433494240414414163.post-10282133323425907792009-10-18T15:23:00.014+02:002009-10-20T16:46:07.321+02:00Grecian 2000<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJTGLEVyEsv9MQiLQSJ2hmfZQA9_NkLCXp9IwjA1HOpNDW-386lcMhJg_w6MRVYQHn3gVxXHnj7UkIuRX-qecZ-LFAtFUpQej6LlLgm38mDArrvR633bjfdwXvM0RgsdJrgU-67XBXMA/s1600-h/van_beach.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0e8MHfuTiIEuSObcw7ExwOGBjd25sfdegmdnqU1wxSpy-3-IPwPVd5yiljZ7YE-ykJvURaCyNtO_aL8H2Sfby8zTGUBkljbdY2XMa-WqOof3ugMZyEMdBMJxz56Uiwtrzp_jQTMTrYGw/s1600-h/on_the_plane.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lbeG-R5aS_wJQ93E3XA-Ma5rSyVGZ7LTO9UYZaxzTXmfjvS1yn7eCdt4T0dB_-hJJ-6Q0ayj7AoGHXIqd4hqBtSC8BDBHqU3mb8ScoUpBmkBl5XAdRABbZVJhJwDWoiRYW_WMfEdLwI/s1600-h/meteora1.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7uOAs4wXqFJz688GN_foR9AzzOXJlI4Jf_6VQ8KDbrjvtYFfGT95RLK6OZ-1jxqCKGi0jAcJaHuT9ys-7aoAlUrE9dS4YQZxi2NL8Z3JqnxohND-QxwnHdPxri8VnVPfPA97Hv4OCRg/s1600-h/meteora2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7uOAs4wXqFJz688GN_foR9AzzOXJlI4Jf_6VQ8KDbrjvtYFfGT95RLK6OZ-1jxqCKGi0jAcJaHuT9ys-7aoAlUrE9dS4YQZxi2NL8Z3JqnxohND-QxwnHdPxri8VnVPfPA97Hv4OCRg/s400/meteora2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394692729589189474" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lbeG-R5aS_wJQ93E3XA-Ma5rSyVGZ7LTO9UYZaxzTXmfjvS1yn7eCdt4T0dB_-hJJ-6Q0ayj7AoGHXIqd4hqBtSC8BDBHqU3mb8ScoUpBmkBl5XAdRABbZVJhJwDWoiRYW_WMfEdLwI/s400/meteora1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394692949467833650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My friend Kris calls from Greece. He's on a round the world trip with his wife, and has taken some time to hang out in greece and volunteer with the salvation army in Thessaloniki. I've been having a crazy summer and his invite to come on a wee adventure proves irresistible.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0e8MHfuTiIEuSObcw7ExwOGBjd25sfdegmdnqU1wxSpy-3-IPwPVd5yiljZ7YE-ykJvURaCyNtO_aL8H2Sfby8zTGUBkljbdY2XMa-WqOof3ugMZyEMdBMJxz56Uiwtrzp_jQTMTrYGw/s400/on_the_plane.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394693191892103618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 234px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>So we met up, and took a boys road trip. Of course, he's going round europe in a classic convertible. No other way to do it, right? So we headed for a town called <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteora">Meteora</a></i>, famous for it's absurdly mystical monasteries, all teetering on rock pinnacles. I have a <a href="http://jpvine.blogspot.com/2009/02/visual-development-short-history.html">thing </a>for things built on the tops of mountains, and it's nigh impossible to do an unappealing sketch of these places :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0a1tK7t7OGOmVc9gZgDm2oK2_RbdHDHCOG-ykkAtoXX3GGQUbFlU3PgDi0LmkGeL1Drp2_T4TwBitCgYPNL_PM9MY4HEt8GWxhO0sPmZZ6CHHM-jwlNJLa-bIfTLoB3pD87uQzaaUyvQ/s400/meteora3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393934809570581538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCN9NY_V1PrHxYGaoO1-lhq8Fxfn_VQAnMfjw8tGMAAlQsWRZVcI5AiUQj3t27UuDjpoEOglw0ahyaCYeIMfT8eVBjLm0EvQUr_mwx83l15LwAiFgiOJR16Mbrxn7Xh63QpPzexTWSDA/s400/meditate.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393934458797302722" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div>I'm a real spiritual guy, you know? </div><div><br /></div><div>And here are the wheels:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXyjgu9mmML6QvZliRWqSd2oE0sxbSoCAk-w1XqLdKMjLnDpWdRPXI1Y2Zy1ahokNsxUdRzbKn6O99qpZZDBRw0VSg_6wUdYE5nJfAXmhuGkibujIERyos4u9XuGVR5Q05oE0SUKlLCmo/s400/car3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393935613156474002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">Of course- A little beach time was in order too.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJTGLEVyEsv9MQiLQSJ2hmfZQA9_NkLCXp9IwjA1HOpNDW-386lcMhJg_w6MRVYQHn3gVxXHnj7UkIuRX-qecZ-LFAtFUpQej6LlLgm38mDArrvR633bjfdwXvM0RgsdJrgU-67XBXMA/s400/van_beach.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394693410110196898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 232px; " /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">The director in me demanded a decent 'road' shot. This one almost involved rolling off the back when the car changed gear. Clever</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgsKRvtFWn6CRhGIQt_o7hzK4qEWFlPKsQA1E_6c71FZ-Velws9SQahhBInHGYB1GT8ap8_1FM5B8HcgkZy7r31fQZkL6h2RtdDaB_AkiKC3C_Fw7SPfvz7sCyxnzH84lGlk3nilPyrY/s400/car1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393932561501890354" /><div style="text-align: left;">Fluffy dice an absolute necessity.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9HlQ78MhyNK2zyuYkBRF4CvogTl1AzkIZeSJ1-V6zecK_lnYmxbor21PXwN3SoT5dw10EjAHafUy8xVWBAciz1GNeDtrQtdyNwDXEUZQIu1dYFdUhE2T4sRUd5gx4957TmC6-dPLQ5U/s400/car2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393933272087226962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Heading through sheep country. Picture by Kris</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5ci8WIQsXPiXfxiz-4xS1plGV806nZfH1pgmyATRTx8OKkfZqQILc2auKY413ZUMAv1A9UrivPaLBw2og5QKyo8zPMxHLF9biNYrEEY1RTH18-WrrdOQueIIwRnLlw6nK6Qla_N4Ri8/s400/sheep.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393934140821199282" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div></div><div><br /></div></div>JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433494240414414163.post-56741940864982860652009-10-15T23:28:00.003+02:002009-10-15T23:33:13.600+02:00Shark<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEqXqdw6B3ovn2uDEticWd0c1zsiPdxGxazIkDRRPI9A0mo3RaP52pMsGjI1_GpoadN9itjUr97TUzRnwVnfKOnqN2oLkvkz9huZXmzWx55Myn9m090CbHxtd1W75KQRbCb44umSLIas/s1600-h/shark.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEqXqdw6B3ovn2uDEticWd0c1zsiPdxGxazIkDRRPI9A0mo3RaP52pMsGjI1_GpoadN9itjUr97TUzRnwVnfKOnqN2oLkvkz9huZXmzWx55Myn9m090CbHxtd1W75KQRbCb44umSLIas/s400/shark.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392942398968715106" /></a><br />A Collaborative Shark with my six year old. He's just keeping the blog warm while I prepare an awesome post for you.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div>JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433494240414414163.post-7014896371314498472009-09-24T00:05:00.005+03:002009-09-24T00:15:50.669+03:00Issue 2 in the works<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Hey folks- I'm working on the cover of issue 2 of <i>Duck and Cover, </i> hopefully the last late night before I nip off on holiday. First up- camping with the family on the shores of Galilee, and then a few days in Greece with an old, dubious friend. <div><br /></div><div>Here it is, after colour in photoshop:</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxiBYTPh9PjQGoNhFQvaLhNYpUbTTEiWDfPlWX9LgaE3zDFKPXJ_mm8WBjxSaAntFJQg_ARBF0lk_RFZwEQxS7TMFFq3Lbn5XdOLwR6iUWwoPT76AEjl22iXOpQKzKAdMwYmI2ixqPj0/s400/poster2_web.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384772850733907986" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>And here's how it looked in inky form. The layout/sketch was done by my talented compadre <a href="http://www.illustrators.co.il/illustrators.asp?artist=177">Mysh</a>. I took the sketch and figured out how the light would work in photoshop beforehand. I like this approach because you can play with light and get it figured out before you start throwing paint around.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zUPFBqe0Tt3eu4vMzZn00UaLrtKLzLou29zIhUcjzH_I4cf-kDgEfxb63P4XNI53uoC4dzd-bRMBslQlvJkgk-X37pEbLn-yBxcEhtW5Gsj_BvWz0rr1IRnerrrUOjujtknF0FWudCQ/s400/duck+poster+WIP2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384773996429239250" /><div><br /></div><div>And for you Tel Aviv folks:</div><div><br /></div><div>We'll be presenting the project and doing some live painting at the ICON festival, Tel Aviv,</div><div>5 oct, 4 pm. Hope to see you there.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm off. Take care,</div><div><br /></div><div>J</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433494240414414163.post-73098120463661672912009-09-10T21:42:00.003+03:002009-09-10T21:47:55.222+03:00doodlin'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfGVmB6QU36oenKdowuoAXbL14lK0H-ZdctbpnY9FgOEuxC3lPp9Cr5qhhK3jWA_2u0XZtwhSBdFO3G4I3bNxLN_a4p-N9OLFAypsGsrdBI2pMb7xr8pdkzrmkiv3Ygw3ill2ZiKkhlw/s1600-h/ana-drawing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfGVmB6QU36oenKdowuoAXbL14lK0H-ZdctbpnY9FgOEuxC3lPp9Cr5qhhK3jWA_2u0XZtwhSBdFO3G4I3bNxLN_a4p-N9OLFAypsGsrdBI2pMb7xr8pdkzrmkiv3Ygw3ill2ZiKkhlw/s400/ana-drawing.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379911587252066434" /></a><br />I like the freelance life. Means I stop when my brain is fuzz (4 in the afternoon) and do what afternoons are good for. Doodlin with a kid. (-mine, of course).<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Music: <i>Hello chanel</i> from <a href="http://www.imogenheap.com/">Imogen Heap's</a> <i>speak for yourself</i></span><br /><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PDI28MWgqD4&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PDI28MWgqD4&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div>JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433494240414414163.post-2700781650794803222009-09-08T09:21:00.004+03:002009-09-08T09:46:28.903+03:00Painting and arrangingHere's a WIP for our comic <i>Duck and Cover. </i>I love painting on paper- The way it takes the paint, and shows the history of brushwork. I always enjoy others artists work when I can see their hand moving across the piece. This is on Hot Pressed watercolor paper. I've done a blue underpainting here, in acrylic, then I'll move on to oils for the colour and finish.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLDwT_pTOqAwQ6K5_l7_C82zePvE76AFzKRYWgN47dbD4OnqQafLEze5NyxitIKbx8fUHqgZe7SLQWkXvmwOzfLbR7YY_ZsY0TD9yA0oFoqhOcw0KvX3qVTcBuXOLPI_a61UEbLyfTe0/s400/duck+copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378983680287823058" /><div>Talking of art materials, I've finally got them organised. I wanted to set up a kind of chef's station-style area, because I often stand when I'm working and want to be able to grab any materials that take my fancy for the piece, but also keep the clutter off my workspace.</div><div><br /></div><div>Yikes. I'm boring myself.</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a great day. Don't take anything too seriously,</div><div><br /></div><div>JPX</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDd7uuUupCSFZuuQ4hWPtAp6b-q314jAC9aMoeOnLafPCzPhgQARN2KyswZFYbCwijzjkVklyKotuej9QXgxqLrHlm9Zo828New4u9pEbGwXY1jY3xzaF0cX7COFe2Bd7e2eoIvTvJjKw/s400/workspace.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378983687279252850" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433494240414414163.post-47139384882196178932009-08-23T10:35:00.003+03:002009-08-24T09:59:46.521+03:00It's in our hands....<div style="PADDING-RIGHT: 3px; PADDING-LEFT: 3px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3px; PADDING-TOP: 3px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jpvine/3847993442/"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: rgb(0,0,0) 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,0,0) 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(0,0,0) 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,0,0) 2px solid" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2483/3847993442_8335b1809e.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jpvine/3847993442/">It's in our hands....</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jpvine/">jpvine</a>.</span></div><br /><p>It's a lot of fun holding something I worked on in print- and I can imagine it will get dangerously addictive. I enjoyed an evening selling them with mycomrade Oren at the Tel Aviv animation festival yesterday. Trying to decribe the story arc of this series in Hebrew was something of a challenge, but after a couple of hours and a beer it got easier.<br /><br />Big plans for the series, future editions and live painting demos. So I'll keep you posted. :)<br /><br />About the comic; <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373419296673403442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHO2c-Ahbn4jdUx1sK-NPOPKbVuZD9zgmbV6scOnDwI0By94nV10AQlSJeZ7tlJYPkF9jA6x1zBGDbM-R5264oxwaTSuciO3W8EbzRZzgXxpbvLclgkPN8EUjgznsPoyMYLCDuZ5qTVBs/s400/duck-interior1.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />Only animals have survived the last nuclear conflict, but they have been mutated by the devasting effects of the war. Duck and cover roam the chaotic earth in a mysterious mechanical egg. They are pursued by the cohorts of -er- a megalomaniac chicken, desperate to lay his hands on the egg- a miracle of human engineering. But they are yet to discover what it is capable of...<br /><br />It's epic. And needless to say, a bit silly.<br /><br />Concept/Script: Oren and Mysh<br />Interior art: Mysh<br />Cover: Me<br /><br />Got to get back to boarding. Have a great day, jp</p>JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433494240414414163.post-31320858534739749252009-08-17T21:10:00.003+03:002009-08-17T21:18:22.150+03:00Something Fishy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBuTg3U9rCCYvrdpwFmmin5VpXJBu8dgG84PnvVbtZ7jwCWFBZnTVjQ7b7kr2P6otA9lB1gbVnzABGQPE73VTCORJdDFLwbWwVgB-fffLxsX1DG70e54KWb1LPYhfVxSbMMT5sc1OO1U/s1600-h/fish-web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBuTg3U9rCCYvrdpwFmmin5VpXJBu8dgG84PnvVbtZ7jwCWFBZnTVjQ7b7kr2P6otA9lB1gbVnzABGQPE73VTCORJdDFLwbWwVgB-fffLxsX1DG70e54KWb1LPYhfVxSbMMT5sc1OO1U/s400/fish-web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370997494735791474" border="0" /></a><br />Ink, charcoal, and Photoshop. My book 'glum, defeated creatures'will be published soon ;)<br /><br />I'm loving indian ink, and think I prefer the directness of the the black and white raw painting before the colour work. As usual.JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433494240414414163.post-89739294308683591072009-08-11T18:47:00.004+03:002009-08-11T18:54:42.199+03:00dispatches from the UK<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqoxivhWnafS7ukZTp5SBdRfajKdmYp0izCxeKwifugrNt0mmWzIpt3pbTZixxTzkE9dzXFASNJZmqTkN1lOBB-u3mu21Zd5fKQQK56Ig87UQQwlmprJvy13Xtz17xge2N2njtV1ufTkg/s1600-h/duck+cover1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqoxivhWnafS7ukZTp5SBdRfajKdmYp0izCxeKwifugrNt0mmWzIpt3pbTZixxTzkE9dzXFASNJZmqTkN1lOBB-u3mu21Zd5fKQQK56Ig87UQQwlmprJvy13Xtz17xge2N2njtV1ufTkg/s400/duck+cover1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368734931920564562" /></a><br />At Aardman, where amazingly for the UK, the sun is wafting through the windows. A big break from Israel where the sun hammers incessantly on your head. Miss the family though.<div><br /></div><div>Here's a work in progress for a comic, due to debut at the Israeli Animation festival. I'm fighting with this one a bit, but hopefully she'll come through in the end. :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Watercolour and digital.</div><div><br /></div>JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433494240414414163.post-16323835447367803572009-08-04T16:14:00.003+03:002009-08-04T16:22:21.208+03:00Of sheep, aliens and cyber cities<div><br />I'm enjoying a celebratory gin and tonic. Finally completed 8 huge illustrations for a book involving a lot of sheep, which I'll show you as soon as I'm allowed: maybe I'll give you a peek:<br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366096566163983442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 339px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-rNDNYBer9i-uHDKOTxpDVsZFIloFlWthiIJ5fX8CJ8ltaAw19oZfG2DT4s9dRtGmyk04l5xtyqCTLF8FJsI5_OWr6QvxPUeBl4KJDYtR7bZK0dZUShPmRZ5ylQky_uG6fKRaCinezVM/s400/Shaun+Book_aliens.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Why draw just sheep when you can have aliens? I thought if would be fun to work in a few different storylines into the illustrations. Some of you from the UK might remember the 'What-a-mess' books, about an afghan hound getting up to no good- but the most fun part were the tiny little backstory characters in the background.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>In other news, my other business venture <a href="http://misslink.tv/">The Missing link</a> is making another online commercial short, which I'll have on here soon. Here's a Bg for you:</div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366097690602110866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTne6FGXDwCToETOCIsZNXa4Ny-9mjH9bjS8upKLjrIWR6LsuT8SJlgHGIt1yZ0AFCRWsFwP8mwKymD4nmylbW0ooHJxAgXYq35jcsBdvmwCI7aOVe1Qq7M_243P1-CvSjMd75CAzdgmY/s400/picapp_BG_city+NIGHT.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><div>More to come soon. Back to the Uk tomorrow, Rain, family, and a decent pint and a curry. :)</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><div></div></div>JPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130792724338698922noreply@blogger.com4