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Another illustrated collective noun.

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:28:58 +0100

Another illustrated collective noun.

An illustration of a collective noun from all-sorts.org

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:16:12 +0100

An illustration of a collective noun from all-sorts.org

Another 60-second creation using the new iPhone app (more...

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:38:55 +0000

Another 60-second creation using the new iPhone app (more details to follow later).

I’ve been taking a break for the last week to write a...

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:36:50 +0000

I’ve been taking a break for the last week to write a sketching app for the iPhone. This is the kind of thing you can create with it. Normal schedule will resume once the app’s in the iTunes Store

In case you weren’t sure, this is a compass. With eyes.

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:47:11 +0000

In case you weren’t sure, this is a compass. With eyes.

Taking a break from monsters, this is a factual illustration for...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:22:25 +0000

Taking a break from monsters, this is a factual illustration for a children’s book.

Eating something.

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:21:54 +0000

Eating something.

Some kind of conjoined monster that pretends to be an owl....

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:12:50 +0000

Some kind of conjoined monster that pretends to be an owl. Possibly called a Twowl.

A birthday card for my Mum.

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:11:51 +0000

A birthday card for my Mum.

The last of the set of random super-heroes. This is Greyscale...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:45:46 +0000

The last of the set of random super-heroes. This is Greyscale who has the ability to camouflage himself and anything within his line of sight.

Wave Function (a.k.a. ‘Wavelet’). Another random...

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:02:32 +0000

Wave Function (a.k.a. ‘Wavelet’). Another random superhero. She can modify the probable outcome of events by firing ‘Wave packets’ at them which causes the superimposed quantum states to collapse in a particular way. The less likely the outcome, the more energy it requires.

Trust me, I did quantum physics at Uni*. This is totally plausible.

*For two semesters, even.

Another random character: The Cap’m. No-one knows why...

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:56:30 +0000

Another random character: The Cap’m. No-one knows why he’s called The Cap’m but everybody calls him it.

He has no powers but is very strong.

Another character. This is the super villain ‘The Winged...

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:37:49 +0000

Another character. This is the super villain ‘The Winged Gorilla’. Be sure to pronounce it “Wing-ed”. He gets annoyed when people say “Wing’d”.

First of a set of random superhero character designs, this is...

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:35:45 +0000

First of a set of random superhero character designs, this is Supranova.

I’ve been a tad busy this week and so haven’t been...

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:05:49 +0000

I’ve been a tad busy this week and so haven’t been able to sketch daily as intended. To make up for it, here’s a better version of the David Tennant photoshop painting from a couple of weeks ago.

…and, in his characteristic style, the Dismissbird shuns...

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:25:00 +0000

…and, in his characteristic style, the Dismissbird shuns other birds with a cursory gesture of his wing and his distinctive call of “Ineedyounot”…

“I hope she’s not just after my body…”

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:43:07 +0000

“I hope she’s not just after my body…”

“Hey, come back you guys, it wasn’t me…”

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:38:05 +0000

“Hey, come back you guys, it wasn’t me…”

“I’m guessing you were expecting someone...

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:12:22 +0000

“I’m guessing you were expecting someone else…”

“I might not be the guy you’re looking for.”

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:06:00 +0000

“I might not be the guy you’re looking for.”