Right! I’ve just about recovered from a hectic time at the London Film and Comic Con in Earl’s Court London this past weekend. I ended up doing more commissions and portraits than any other con I’ve attended. This kept me very busy but I’m very grateful to everyone who wanted… Continue reading
Earlier in the year I got the chance to take part in Islington Council’s Unheard Voices project where children collaborated with poets and other creators, through the fantastic performance poetry organisation Apples and Snakes. In a series of workshops, my task was to help classes in two different schools create… Continue reading
Often when I go to a school and ask children if they read any comics I only get a few responses. On Tuesday I headed off to run two workshops in Kenmont Primary School in North West London. It was gratifying to see many, many hands shoot up letting me… Continue reading
Not a bad backdrop to be running comic workshops with the fabulous Gary Northfield in Rochester yesterday… Armed with some fantastic worksheets provided by the Phoenix Comic, I was helping Gary out in the Cartoon Creation Corner as part of the Big Picnic, itself part of the Fuse Festival. Gary… Continue reading
Yesterday I returned to the great Cartoon Museum for a couple of fun workshops with children from a school in Tottenham. The theme of the session was Superheroes! Now while I read a lot of superhero comics (mainly Marvel – Go Nightcrawler!), my doodles quickly displayed I need a little… Continue reading
My comic creating workshops at Esher College Weston Green Road, Thames Ditton, Surrey, KT7 0JB Saturday workshops 18 October and 6 December – come to either or both! Creating comics, Graphic Novels and Manga These workshops are suitable for anyone looking to create their own comics. The tutor is highly… Continue reading
I’ve done a half dozen or so MCM Comic Cons now and still enjoy them. Always nice to see old friends, meet new folk and draw portraits, plus I’m still touched that anyone wants to buy my comics and prints! The most gratifying thing is when people have already bought… Continue reading
Had a great time yesterday traveling to the lovely town of Ashburton in Devon. I find long train journies great to work on, and had time to finish a script Paul Shinn will be drawing for the upcoming Tempo Lush Tales, plus some work on a project for Titan Comics… Continue reading
There were some fantastically skilled kids in my workshop at The Institute in North London on Saturday. Warming up with a bit of quick character doodling… Then designing characters hinting at their personality and backstory… They came up with some fantastic possible endings to a three panel strip… Then came… Continue reading
A number of groovy artist types have contributed pin-ups for Rachael Smith‘s upcoming House Party Graphic Novel published by Great Beast Comics, including Paul Shinn (see his here) and John Cei Douglas (check his out here). If anyone’s around London on Friday 13 June 2014, I’ll be at the House… Continue reading
