January Sketches

Hey! So I've been working on a little project but have still found time to do a few illustrations, just for fun. These are sketches I've done during the month so thought I'd put them up before it was over. The first is a sketch I did for a friend who wanted a cartoon style profile picture. Origianlly I thought of doing it in a really cartoony, characture style, but in the end decided to go for the style of artist Julian Opie (who famously designed the Blur album cover) as I wanted to try out a different style. I think it turned out ok actually and even did one for myself. For anyone who doesn't know of Julian Opie, you can find out more about him and his work at http://www.julianopie.com/

The next one is a sketch I started during the Christmas Holidays but only finished recently as I was playing about the colours and lighting. I was trying to create a magical, almost eerie atmosphere in this painting... I don't think I got the eerie vibe quite right but I'm still really pleased with the way this one has turned out.

And the last one is just a quick sketch I drew of myself dancing in the 1920s costume I made for a New Years party... This was just one of those fun sketches I did while talking to a friend about the party. But I really liked the energy of it so decided to put it up.