No Rest for the Wicked

Things have gone a little crazy, workwise, especially now my yearly teaching stint has begun. Disney is also keen to throw book after book at me, so there isnt a lot of time to rest at the moment. Unfortunately, that means the roleplaying projects I have been working on in my spare time, have had to take a back seat until things quiet down. Still, I have managed to cobble together some things I have been working on over the past few months:

This is Sorcerer Bob, a character I have been working on, based on Magic: the Gathering card game. There are half a dozen other characters, so eventually I shall post them here. I have a soft spot for Bob, who is a Ming the Merciless wannabe, but happens to be short, fat and not remotely intimidating. This is a design for a gaming mat.

These are a couple of interior illustrations for the Levercastle book I have been working on. I am going for a sketchbook theme, as if captured from strolling around the imaginary locations of the book.

This is Albion, a British Superhero I was toying around with earlier in the year. A work in progress.

And this final sketch is for a friends role-playing character. What with everything else this year, I havent got round to finishing her off just yet...

Where did that half of the year go?

Ok, so its been a long while since me last post, but it has been kind of manic. For one thing, I made the move back to freelancing, and there have been plenty of things to occupy my mind. As I am currently working on Levercastle, heres the cover:

I have also been working on Spiderman for some Disney Books. Heres a colour sample I worked on:

Actually, Disney want a more painted feel, so I here is a cover for a horror anthology I finished recently, with a departure from my normal style:

No Dice All the Way!

Merry Christmas to you all!

I Just thought I would send you a small present - 3 more finished illustrations for you, now Random Encounters has finally been completed. It has been a long slog for all the team - what started as a simple adventure supplement grew somewhat. I even managed to pen my own adventure "Empire Finest" along the way, which proved a little challenging! Personally, I really am proud of this one. Artistically speaking, this is close to approaching what I want No dice to be (I am my worst critic!) and sets me up nicely for Levercastle our next project. I assure you, that is going to be special, both in Leo`s fantastic setting, and the illustrations. Till then, I wish you all a great Xmas and best wished for 2010, the official Year of the Puck!

For Hosts Eyes Only....

Ok, so right now, I am furiously finishing off the illustrations for Random Encounters, I thought I would show you my favourite three so far. A warning though - these illustrations may well spoil your enjoyment of the adventurers, so if you are planning to play, rather than host, dont scroll down. You have been warned....

Zombie Hoff Lives!

Hi all,
well short and sweet this time round. Heres the cover for the new No Dice book Random Encounters Volume 1, our adventure anthology. The cover image is taken from one of the adventures - Con of the Dead, featuring a whole host of tv actors turned zombies. Obviously, the Hoff would be there. Whats better than the Hoff? A Zombie Hoff!

Roughing it

Well it has been a little while since my last Blog, but the past couple of months have been crazy. I have just got back from my yearly stint teaching Character Design in Kent, which i always enjoy, although it can be pretty hectic. I just finished off an illustration for a horror anthology, and i am frantically trying to finish Random Encounters Volume 1, the No Dice adventure supplement. Fortunately, Leo realized my impossible work load and we have revised our plans somewhat for the no dice schedule. It means I can at least get some sleep and not have to give up gaming time, which is why we are doing all this in the first place. So I though i would show you some of my sketches for the up coming book, since they are all drawn up and ready to be inked.
Before that though, heres the cover I worked on recently:

And here are some of the sketches:



I shall be working on the cover couple of weeks so i will post it when its done

Back to No Dice

Hi All,
well since the Summer seems to be over, I suppose its time to get back into No Dice. There is certainly plenty to do, with the schedule lined up. Just thought i would show you some of the things I have been doing this past 6 weeks or so:



These images are coloured up versions of the Mini pucks in the core book, and feature on our range of T - shirts.

And yes, I have even been doing some Non No Dice stuff (gasp) for a friend of mine:



There is some really good stuff on its way over the next few months. I am particularly looking forward to working on 6icons, a project me and Leo were developing last year: You can catch up on that stuff on the 6icons blog, musings from the Good Earth

Anyway enough for now - its back to the drawing board for me now.....