Princess releasing bird

Princess releasing Bird

This was painted in photoshop around early February 2010, but I was never that happy with it. I left it a few weeks and added flowers and more tonal work to help bring it out a bit more, as I felt is was too flat, despite the prospective. It does look better now. Ironically I was expecting the figure (in perspective) to be the most difficult element here but it was not after all.

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This illustration depicts a princess releasing a white dove to freedom in the grounds of her home. The angle is looking down at the action to show the release of the bird, leaving the girl behind on the ground.

Painted in 2011. 
 

Fabulous Creatures

Fabulous Creatures

Mermaid on rock with friends
King Kong plane swatter

'King Kong plane swatter' was painted in july 2005. I suppose if I was to do it now (2010) I might pick a more dramatic angle,more film like,but then this angle does show the empire state building and king kong on top of it very clearly. The joke is easily to read flat on I suppose! I would paint the clouds to a better standard though.

'Mermaid on rock' was painted in dec 2008. I had painted an earlier one about a year previously but was never happy with that one. I'm sure I will revisit this subject in time for a repaint!

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King Kong plane swatter
This digital illustration shows the famous monster, King Kong up on the Empire State building. In the film he is in battle with a number of small Biplanes. Here I have added a fly swat for Kongs defence against the planes, that would seem like irritating flies to him. The fork of lighting adds some drama and helps to show his form against the dark clouds. Painted in 2007.  

Mermaid on rock with friends
A mermaid is pictured sitting on a rock in the sea in this digital illustration. She is brushing away her long, red hair away from her eyes so that she can see her other sea friends, a crab, a dolphin and a seagull. Painted in 2008.

Jack and the beanstalk

Jack and the bean stalk

Painted in photoshop june 2010. I tried to get a wide angle view with the perspective lines going up to the top of the beanstalk, and where it meets the cloud.

Dragons and knights in armour

Dragons and knights in armour

Knight riding dragon in flight
Dragon with next meal

The top one was painted in november 2008. The lower one was march 2007. They are unconnected except they have a dragon, knight in armour and a castle. They are also both humour based. You can just make out a leg bone sticking out of the 'armour' shoe. The fire really helps to bring out the image with out being to distracting.


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Dragon with next meal
The illustration depicts a large cartoon dragon looking at its next meal, a knight in armour. The knight is dwarfed by the dragon and probably quite worried at his outcome, based on the skeletons lying around of previous brave knights.
The digital painting is quite dark (colourwise) but the red fire in the background is is placed there to add form to the picture and make the situation more intense. Painted in 2008. 

fairy story type thing!

fairy story type thing!

Water bucket maid

Princess and Prince and friends

Princess and prince and friends was painted in photoshop in may 2010, with water bucket maid painted a month earlier in april. I tried to avoid a direct copy of 'seven dwarfs', by having six!