I thought I'd continue with the triumph that is my 3D skills at recreating penguin. I don't think that there will ever be a better representation of the monochrome flightless birds created by a computer. Who needs millions of vectors? About 40 is more than enough I always say. Got to go the phone is ringing.... I think it's Pixar.
Who says I can't create stunning CGI? Look at this beauty. I made it myself, although we are going back a few years here and I think my skills in the third dimension have atrophied a bit. That said I still believe it's a phase and we'll soon be back to glorious 2D. I tried to get a grant from the arts council in Birmingham to get these made as sculptures. They said no and gave the money that year to film someone kicking an empty curry tray through the streets of Sheffield. They really did.
But these pixelated penguins returned when I was working at Gameplay to become the stars of everyone's favourite penguin romance simulation game on the WAP phone: Arctic Love. I'm going to have to see if I can dig up the actual graphics for this game. 24 pixels high and just black and white. These pictures were from the interactive TV version which kept to the pixeled principles of my original vision. I remember the game to be quite fantastically whimsical.
Everyone's favourite comic and ace things shop, Forbidden Planet on Shaftsbury Avenue are now stocking my screen prints. Do yourself (and of course me) a favour and get down there and buy one. You can also get a copy of Kitten Parasites there too for the perfect Crimbly stocking filler.
Do you remember how I posted about the humble clione a few days back? I found another illustration I'd done of that adorable but deadly terror of the deep. This one isn't as scientifically accurate as the previous post but I'm sure you'll agree it really is a lot of fun.
Monster Ball! Not that film I've never seen about the mental hospital (looks too harrowing) but football, with monsters. This piece is quite old and Nike never used it in the end but I quites likes it. Looking at it again I think that the main monster looks too feminine - and that just won't do in the manly world of football.
Ever wondered where sausages come from? I know I have. Well, here's your answer. Thinking of which I had some lovely ones last weekend. Honey & rosemary chipolatas. Very nice.
Go girl! Graffiti Granny a go go! This illustration I did the year before last. I think this is the best one of the Hip Hop Granny series I did for Mad Dog Magazine. You'll be surprised to know that I don't know anything about Hipperty Hopperty music, although I have an almost encyclopedic knowledge about grannies.
