Little Grooty

I can't be the only one to notice the similarities, surely!

And this is the first thing I thought of when I saw this.

I remember I always wanted one of these as a kid, they used to be everywhere then they vanished... Until now.

Still haven't had a chance to see GOTG yet, this week has been super busy, I did my first gig teaching a Masterclass in Caricature at JMC academy among other preparations I've been doing for upcoming conventions. 

Rocket and Groot

I have yet to see Guardians of the Galaxy, but as an avid fan of (most) Marvel movies basically any film adaptation of the comics that stays true to the spirit and generally accepted appearance of the characters is a slam dunk (yes that's a 90's basketball reference) in my eyes. To me that's what Guardians is, it's a bunch of characters that no one up until now has really heard of now they're viral. Much like the wildcard winner of a singing contest show, one day you're languishing in obscurity next thing it's FAME! I wanna live forever!!

I made this fan art piece based on an adaptation of an adaptation of an appropriation I was originally inspired by one of my favourite illustrators, Chris Wahl who had made a fan art piece based on an original piece created by Bill Watterson (also a artist hero of mine) so I thought I'd post this one as both a tribute to them and a strike while the iron is hot type deal. 

Sarah Kerrigan Sculpt

Back doing clay sculpture, I had an up until now an unused massive cut and pasting board (a relic from a bygone era used in magazine and newspaper production before computers put it out of work.)

It's now occupied with all my old sculpting and moulding gear taken out of storage and dusted off. I decided to create something new. So I decided to make a 3D pin up of Sarah Kerrigan from Starcraft 2.

A collection of my action figures.

I had the paint brushes stuck there as a mock up for the addition of the wing blades which I'll be including later on.

Supanova Sydney 2014 and an assortment of other gigs.

Naturally my chance to sit back and just blog does occasionally get hampered by me simply being out and about doing stuff, so it's great to get some photos while on the road.

New Booth Set up July 2014

Love my job :)

 Since drawing live at Melbourne Oz Comic Con, I've picked up some tips and tricks. I figure since my booth at Luna Park is basically a similar set up why not make it look more like the convention tables I've held in the various Artist Alleys across the country.

Not only the table itself, but the table cloth and the drawing board are new updates.

Alls well that ends well, after a bit of polishing I retired the old aluminium cafe tables and chairs.

My new trestle table to replace the old ones I've had in the booth since 2007.

Caesar from Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

It seemed fitting Caesar would be motivated by a banana.

Played masterfully in a motion capture suit by Andy Serkis, the rebooted movie franchise does away with most of the practical effects to bring us more from the depths of the uncanny valley.