Pick of the week 30 gosh!

Well pick of the week took a little break and has come back with what is the last of the series :(

Many reasons for this but mostly because everything I am now working on is TOP SECRET and so I am having trouble providing content week on week.

So instead I will show multiple items and talk about multiple projects on a regular basis plus I think more random blogging is required.

The start of this week sucked in a big way and ended pretty well so all in all things are looking good!

Red Angel has finished the black and white production and is looking to be produced as a graphic novel once the four issue are completed.

I'm collaborating with Kevin Gunstone of Image Comics 'The Agents' fame and looking forward to showing some of that work next year!

I'm also talking to a British publisher about signing up with them the name of which I will make public once the contracts are signed.

I have a hand in a Jinx Media movie and have a chance to work on some great retro characters (more to come next year on that one)

2011 has been a bit weird but very entertaining and I've managed to work with and befriend some great people, so a big Christmas wish to....

Dan Gooday at Ashdown Music
Erin, Deb and of course the mighty Larry (Spike) Jarrell at What The Flux
Eric Mullarky at New Baby Productions
The delightful Jason Quinn
The magnificent Rusty Gilligan
Alex Williams for a great piece for One And Done
Pat Higgins of Jinx Media
Chris Garrard for his brilliant sculpting
The wonderfully talented Jonny Ledford

So 2012 - new year new opportunities - lets hope for a brighter year than this one!


I've already posted this weeks pick in a few places but I thoroughly enjoyed producing it and thought I'd post it in the final panel entry. It's not a panel it's a pinup but ya gotta luv the Hulk :)

So last blog post of the year 2011...
Happy holidays, Merry Christmas and a peaceful prosperous new year to all!


Hulk smash!!

Well that week went by far too quickly. The days just seem to fly by.

I got my kids presenting me with Christmas lists, the TV telling me it's getting close to that time where I simply must buy "stuff" and the internet telling me the world will end tomorrow.

Life goes on...

As does work.

Had lots to do this week. I've been fortunate enough to work with Pat Higgins of Jinx Media this week. He, Chris Garrard (a fabulous sculptor) and myself are involved in some creature effects for his next movie. More on that soon.

Also I've been back with the Ash & Moose characters at Ashdown Music - again some pics of that work will be up soon.

In the meantime, Red Angel production is still in full swing and I finished the panel for this weeks pic last night. I had fun drawing this one and the action dial has certainly been turned up by Erin. Can't wait to do the monthly now :)

So here it is

It's going to be murder trying to get a glazier to fix that one!


NB: Pick of the week artwork won't always be finished. Sometimes it will be completely reworked. The art that is posted will simply be something that's caught my eye that week from current work or even old stuff I might have pulled out for some obscure reason :)

Pick of the week 30

I have literally just finished this panel - hot - in fact screaming hot of the tablet!

I thought that Victoria's faithful first mate, 2458, needed some love. Robot love you understand - nothing strange :)

This panel I think shows 2458's softer side - opening a door for a lady!

"Yes.... M'lady"




NB: Pick of the week artwork won't always be finished. Sometimes it will be completely reworked. The art that is posted will simply be something that's caught my eye that week from current work or even old stuff I might have pulled out for some obscure reason :)

Batman - splash page 1

Fresh on the heels of my last post - I have just completed a Batman piece.

I will be returning to the Gears of War theme soon as well as some Halo as well!

In the meantime here is the latest...

Batman - Night Sky

Gears of war - splash page 1

Ok... I thought I'd start doing some new splash page /pinup art and decided to start with some Gears of War characters.

I'll also be doing some super hero and sci-fi pieces along the way.

When I'm in the middle of book schedules there isn't a lot of time for this sort of thing but I feel I must try to make time so I can draw lots of varied characters and scenes.

So first off is Theron Unmasked from Gears of War.

Pick of the week No 29

Color makes such a difference to pages!

It's true that bad inking can ruin good pencils and bad colors can ruin good lines. However no amount of great inks or talented colors can make bad pencils good. All the elements must work in unison - with an equal partnership and responsibilty to create the best page possible!

For a page to shine the line work must be brought to life by the colors... and that is exactly what I've seen Mike Summers do with the colors on Red Angel.

This week I saw the first batch of colors to come back from Mike for issue 3 of the mini-series and it blew me away. Nice one Mike!

So this week's Pick is a whole page that is showing straight forward line work PLUS mikes colors. I really want to do a 'scamp-to-final-page' study at some point but I'm waiting for the right example. In the meantime enjoy Mike's color work and look forward to seeing issue 3 :)

On a related note we have, this week, teamed up with Shel Dorf Award winner Jeff Balke who will be producing the colors for a Red Angel cover variant for Issue 4!

I'm seriously looking forward to seeing what he does with my line work!

So here this weeks pic...

"There will be a large explosion!"


NB: Pick of the week artwork won't always be finished. Sometimes it will be completely reworked. The art that is posted will simply be something that's caught my eye that week from current work or even old stuff I might have pulled out for some obscure reason :)

Pick of the week No 28

Not a lot going on this week for kre8uk. Not to say it wasn't mega busy.

My head was down all week with Red Angel Mini Series issue 4, a panel of which is on the pick this week!

This panel gives away no story but shows Victoria and 2458 on the bridge communicating with.. someone :)

so here it is...

"Yes and can we have extra toppings on that?"

Red Angel issue 1 is now available for Nook at http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Red-Angel-1/Erin-Pyne/e/2940013230699 and for Kindle at http://www.amazon.com/Red-Angel-ebook/dp/B005UE5402/ref=sr_1_5?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1318414083. Hard copy of Issues 1 and 2 and a preorder on 3 can be found on the What The Flux webstore - http://whatthefluxcomics.com/webstore.php

NB: Pick of the week artwork won't always be finished. Sometimes it will be completely reworked. The art that is posted will simply be something that's caught my eye that week from current work or even old stuff I might have pulled out for some obscure reason :)