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the right hemisphere of my brain made me do it!


Tim Burton



Tim Burton is one of my favourite story tellers ever. I was itching to try him with this style of illustration. I think I can still do better. I will give it another try again soon.

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Simon Pegg



Simon John Pegg (born 14 February 1970) is an English stand-up comedian, writer and film and television actor. He is known for his title roles in Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, and for the British sitcom Spaced.

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Rainy Day



It's been a rainy weekend. Going out is pointless but at least it means I can spend more time drawings leftlings... ermmm... yay?

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40 winks



This is what commuting on a hot day does to you.

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Headache



aaargh!

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Alley Cat



- I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through. -
Jules Verne

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One of us



Welcome to our country dear Alex!

Elephant memory



- What? you don't remember me? -
- Of course I remember you... errr... Maurice? -
- Who? -
- Oh sorry I meant... Vince! -
- Harriet! -
- Oh!... Right! Of course I remember you!... Long time no see! -
- Actually, we've never met before -
- Oh! Yeah, I knew that! -

Jeez Man!



If you don't know how to solve your own problems, what are you going to do? who's going to solve them for you? ah? Jeez Man!

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Selfportrait



Ironically, because I was looking at myself in the mirror, I appear to be drawing with my right hand.

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Nick Frost



"Any zombies out there? "

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Batman's foes



He was one of Batman's less known archenemies: The Poker

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The Little Bird Project

This is a small study for an illustration I'm creating for The Little Bird Project which intends to put together an exhibition along with a series of merchandise items and then donate the profit to UNICEF for their work against Child labour.

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Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Based on a still from his coming film "First Snow"

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Paul Giamatti



As an attempt to raise the ante I have started illustrating portraits of known faces. If you ton'd know who Mr. Giamatti is think "Sideways", "Lady in the Water", "American Splendour"... got him?

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High Interest Rates



I illustrated this image years ago for a project that never saw the light of day, it was a selection of drawings divided in three themes: health, money and love. This was for the money section. I coloured it recently for the blog. I'm still looking for the best way to colour these.

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Banking on faith



Please please please!

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Speechless



I can't bear this frecuent silence of yours, I can never tell if you're satisfied or not.

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Catch-22



"He was like a man who had grown frozen with horror once and had never come completely unthawed" - Joseph Heller

Bless!



When nature calls you can't be responsible for those over hearing the conversation.

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Commuter



This is a hybrid of all the commuters I see on the train every day. A real commuter must have this qualities: A copy of a free newspaper, a stern expression, an awkwardly big backpack and avoid eye contact with everyone.

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Ode to a cup of coffee



A man said once to me
hi, how can I serve thee?
oh! just a coffee please
and he replied with ease
that's a pound and eighty p.

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what's this all about?

    Years ago I realized that if tried to draw with my left hand wonderful things happened. Since then I've explored the technique in both personal and commercial projects. The drawings have made it to a number of printed and online publications. I've finally yielded to the blog fever and decided to give them a home here.

    In other words: I am right handed. I draw like this with my left hand.

topics

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the technique

    My technique changes from time to time, depends on circumstances, the mood and what I'm after but here's a rough step through to give you an idea:

    I've found the best results happen when I jump straight to ink. With a thin pen I draw the basic structure of the composition. With a sharp pencil I add some more texture to give it some depth. Sometimes I cheat by keeping my left hand still in midair and moving the sketchbook instead. Since the core of the drawing has been done I pass around the outline with a thick pen quickly with my right hand. Finally I scan the drawingand when I think it needs it I add some textures in Photoshop.

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    Lord Vladder

    The Fact Lady




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