Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Lots and Lots of Skulls....Again
okay so this is my drawing board at current, as I am looking at it right now. I think after this it might be the last thing i do with skulls for a while haha, maybe move onto moths next after a few commissions.
Either way, hopefully this is final rendition of the diver skeleton if everything goes to plan this will be my addition to the posters for Mekanique, if not, heck it was brush and ink practice!
Band Page
Finally Mekanique, my band, has a myspace to live on! when we start recording our EP we shall put it all up on here, untill then we are practicing for the Wyeside Festival in Hereford, featuring other bands such as THE STRANGLERS!, ADUST and a huge favourite of mine KINN. its gonna be huge hopefully, and a scary ass show to play.
http://www.myspace.com/mekaniquemetal
http://www.myspace.com/mekaniquemetal
Monday, 19 July 2010
Lots and lots of Skulls
Okay, so recently i have been trying to learn how to draw skulls, and more importantly in a way that is my own kind of style. I figured I would use the fact that my band could do with a decent poster as a chance to whack out some skull sketches.
I think it was Godmachine's work where he mixed up and eye and a skull so that idea has been playing on me a little bit I just obviously didn't want my sketch to be a straight copy of his drawing. I got the idea for the tentacles of Ben Templesmith, bless him and his squid fixation.
For months now I have been thinking about drawing this particular image up, but it never clicked in my head that I could potentially use it as my bands poster, I dont know why but I just didn't make the connection between work and band.
The idea is a skeleton in an old fashion divers suit, down in the dark and all alone. I got the idea after walking past my brother watching Mythbusters and seeing that if the air tube was cut on an old fashioned diver suit the whole body would crush into the metal helmet due to pressure, gruesome stuff. Ever since ive been planning on drawing that. here are some sketch ideas.
I think it was Godmachine's work where he mixed up and eye and a skull so that idea has been playing on me a little bit I just obviously didn't want my sketch to be a straight copy of his drawing. I got the idea for the tentacles of Ben Templesmith, bless him and his squid fixation.
For months now I have been thinking about drawing this particular image up, but it never clicked in my head that I could potentially use it as my bands poster, I dont know why but I just didn't make the connection between work and band.
The idea is a skeleton in an old fashion divers suit, down in the dark and all alone. I got the idea after walking past my brother watching Mythbusters and seeing that if the air tube was cut on an old fashioned diver suit the whole body would crush into the metal helmet due to pressure, gruesome stuff. Ever since ive been planning on drawing that. here are some sketch ideas.
Her Boyfriend is a Minotaur
Her Boyfriend is a Minotaur is a band that I love, its irrelevant that at current they have about 3 songs, because within those three its pretty clear that there's the scope to be many more.
heres something I drew up for them.
Check them out here: http://www.myspace.com/hbiam
heres something I drew up for them.
Check them out here: http://www.myspace.com/hbiam
Sunday, 11 July 2010
FAIL
Ok...so the whole updating everyday thing has been a bit of a failure so far, but hey, what you gonna do? I have a cool little drawing that i shall upload a bit later today, after my band practice.
ok, things to talk about... MUSIC! here are some of my favourite albums ever.
1. In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 - Coheed and Cambria
My absolute favourite band ever, bar none. There is no argument that this is the best album they put out, its pretty much perfect to me. I used to be able to play the whole thing on guitar (except 2113)
2. Everybody Into Position - Oceansize
My girlfriend got me into this band really recently with the promise that "every song is really epic" and she really wasnt wrong! youtube Music for a Nurse.
3. Fortress - Protest the Hero
This album is ridiculously technical in terms of guitar, if you do play guitar and you haven't heard of this band, leave your computer now, head into town and pick this up, it will make you want to sit in your room forever bettering your guitar playing.
4. Hit The Lights - Metallica
Alot of people need a good clip round the ear when it comes to Metallica, they were a THRASH band, so much so that they were part of the big four, but now with have to put up with pretty average mainstream Metallica, its really sad. Thrash is a huge genre to me, its just so fucking metal, and to be completely honest metallica stopped being thrash after Master of Puppets. Get this and relish in raw, early Metallica
5. Necroticism - Decanting the Insalubrious - Carcass
Death metal is another genre i absolutley love and this album is probably my favourite death album ever (Death's Human just lost out) its full of awesome riffs and crushing grooves, get rid of any prejudice about "screamy music" and give this a listen.
ok, things to talk about... MUSIC! here are some of my favourite albums ever.
1. In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 - Coheed and Cambria
My absolute favourite band ever, bar none. There is no argument that this is the best album they put out, its pretty much perfect to me. I used to be able to play the whole thing on guitar (except 2113)
2. Everybody Into Position - Oceansize
My girlfriend got me into this band really recently with the promise that "every song is really epic" and she really wasnt wrong! youtube Music for a Nurse.
3. Fortress - Protest the Hero
This album is ridiculously technical in terms of guitar, if you do play guitar and you haven't heard of this band, leave your computer now, head into town and pick this up, it will make you want to sit in your room forever bettering your guitar playing.
4. Hit The Lights - Metallica
Alot of people need a good clip round the ear when it comes to Metallica, they were a THRASH band, so much so that they were part of the big four, but now with have to put up with pretty average mainstream Metallica, its really sad. Thrash is a huge genre to me, its just so fucking metal, and to be completely honest metallica stopped being thrash after Master of Puppets. Get this and relish in raw, early Metallica
5. Necroticism - Decanting the Insalubrious - Carcass
Death metal is another genre i absolutley love and this album is probably my favourite death album ever (Death's Human just lost out) its full of awesome riffs and crushing grooves, get rid of any prejudice about "screamy music" and give this a listen.
Saturday, 3 July 2010
Means to an End
Hmmm... Missed a post yesterday, not too hung up about it though, was out celebrating my girls birthday week, good times. Ok here is at least the start of the Logo for 'Means to an End' my friends band. Im not sure... i think it needs something, maybe the guys from the band could tell me themselves, but if they are happy with it, its theirs. Just so its on record, I Fucking Love doing work for Jay Hodgkinson, it gives me room to be evil with work! keep it coming man!
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