Illustration
I am passionate about illustration and look forward to developing areas of these media for you, whether you require illustration for books or magazines, websites, storyboarding for film or and TV, or simply mood board presentation.
Specialist areas in which I have worked include historical illustrations, children's illustration, map illustration and fantasy illustration.
Angel/Demon Label
Finished artwork for a gothic clothes label design (for clothes designer Jo Noall).
'Whistle-throng' Illustrations
Story book illustrations in pen and chalks.
Character Development
Pencil sketch for children's TV project under creative development.
'Elarty & the Ergbert' Preliminary Illustration
Illustration from children's story by Edward Field awaiting publication.
'Ghosts in the Smoke' Illustration
Illustration in acrylic.
You can view more of my historical illustrations at www.swordfrog.co.uk.
Luyu & Twyla Illustration
Illustration from children's story by Edward Field awaiting publication.
'Black Robes' Illustration
This illustration was created using pen and inks for a book project. It has subsequently been used as part of an exhibition at Radstock Museum.
You can view more of my historical illustrations at www.swordfrog.co.uk.
'Miffy the Clumsy Clootie' Illustrations
Story book illustrations in pen and chalks.
'Bordok' Storyboard
This stortyboard was created to show how a promotional animation might appear in a children's TV animation programme. The project is based loosely upon a tongue-in-cheek 'Lord of the Rings' style fantasy.
View the animatic here.
'Space Corps' Album Cover
Album cover for Bushbaby, created in Flash with imported logo.
'Bushbaby' Graphic
This graphic was produced for general use in promoting Bushbaby (contemporary rock band) and for use on merchandising.
'Bordok' Postcard
This image from the Bordok storyboard and animation was created by importing hand drawn artwork into Flash and further rendered.
'Pilgrim's Progress' Illustration
Pen and inks created for use within a live media children's presentation.
'Thomson Catastrophe' storyboard
Storyboard for Thomson local area directory animation, in-house use only.
View the animation here.
Historical Map
This map (only shown in part here) was one of seven commissioned to illustrate a book, 'A Literary History of the Low Countries'(Camden House), published in 2009.
You can view more of my historical illustrations at www.swordfrog.co.uk.