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Who’s that Creature? #15
Project: Who’s that Creature
Artist: Ollie Stone
Website: olliestone.co.uk
Today we are meeting a deceased creature from the deep depths of Ollie Stone.
Find Ollie and Kris here:
olliestone.co.uk
frenemylife.com
Artist Spotlight – #92 Guy Grimshaw
Artist: Guy Grimshaw
Website: guygrimshaw.co.uk
Who are you, where are you from?
I’m Guy, graphic design and illustration fresh meat. I was born in Kent, moved to Rugby, then to Nottingham and now I stroll around London.
What do you do?
I like to do a lot of different things, most of my time is taken up by design. Since graduating I’ve been working in a couple of different studios getting into the swing of the working world of design. But I love to illustrate whenever I get a chance or an idea, especially if it can be part of a project, although I always love side commissions and projects. I’d like to do some more animation in the future too.
Why do you do it?
I can’t really imagine doing anything else. It’s a great feeling the buzz of enthusiasm you can get from a project or idea coming together, I love using my hands and making things, I hope I can always do that.
How do you create these images?
The majority I draw out using my growing collection of black pens, and sometimes I add colour afterwards on the trusty apple. I used to experiment with pencils and paints a lot more and I’d like to revisit that style in the future.
Who are your influences?
There are tonnes of illustrators, designers, animators, film makers and even musicians I admire, it’s impossible to list them all! If I had to pick any one person I think it would be Oliver Jeffers. His illustrations are beautifully put together and have such a unique charm.
What inspires your work?
So much constantly inspires me, strange objects or experiences, odd people, good films, bad films, great music, old and new design and illustration, sometimes just conversations, mostly imagination! I like to exaggerate the truth in my illustration. Take an event, or a fact, and imagine ‘what if this happened…’ to give it some humour. When it comes to illustration I can be a bit of a big kid sometimes.
What do you like?
Good walks, being outside, great warm light, interesting people and annoyingly catchy music.
Find Guy Grimshaw here:
Portfolio: guygrimshaw.co.uk
Tumblr: @GuyGrimshaw
Freak of the week – Ruepert and the Red Wood Tree’s
Artist: David Litchfield
Project: Freak of the week
Website: www.davidlitchfieldillustration.com
For this weeks Freak of the Week, I would like to do something a bit different and exclusively share with the Creature community my latest drawing for the band Rue Royale.
I have been working with this very unique band for a while now and in total I have produced 6 designs, all of which have a very loose narrative running through them. This latest installment is called ‘Ruepert and the Red Wood Tree’s’ and simply depicts the continuing journey of these three familiar characters.
I hope that you guys and girls like it.
Around the world – #11 Cristóbal Urrea – Santiago, Chile
Artist: Cristóbal Urrea
Location:Santiago, Chile
Website: flickr
Who are you, where are you from?
Well, i’m Cristóbal Urrea, a freelance illustrator and a student of animation and digital arts from Santiago, Chile
What do you do?
I’m always drawing things that come to my mind, trying to make my illustrations just like i imagined it. Ah, and go to college fo finish my digital artist degree.
Why do you do it?
It’s a great scape from reality, stress and other annoying things. I really think that this is better than any pill.
How do you create these images?
Usually i draw a little sketch on any paper when a interesting image comes to my mind, then i mix it with other things, create a good composition and when i have a clear picture of mis “mix” of images, i start drawing the final illustration.
Who are your influences?
I have two kinds of influences, artistic influences and life influences, the first ones are Jordan Debney, Albrecht Durer, Alex Pardee, Dan Mumford, Salvador Dalí, James Patradoon and Dave Kloc, i spend a lot of time watching their work. In the second ones, Loreto Riveros who was my teacher (and a awesome artist) a few years ago, she taught me how to be patient, to focus my ideas and to never give up in my dreams, my other life influence is my father, for me he is the greatest man in the planet.
What inspires your work?
Almost everything, but animal anathomy and body expresions are really inspiring.
How does the place you live impact upon your work?
Well, here in Santiago i go almost everywhere walking, so i have a lot of time to think, watch buildings, people, animals and how everything interacts and mix together, like a huge blender.
What do you like?
I like cinnamon tea, robots, dogs, a beer with friends, beetroots and carrots (specially their color), take a long walk with music, sunny days, play videogames, anathomy books, tattoo culture and i love daydreaming.
What don’t you like?
I don’t like perfume, the movies where a dog dies (that also makes me cry), elevators, babies (but that’s because they hated me first!), scarfs, when my girlfriend sneeze (always scare me) and this is gonna sound weird, but i don’t like to sleep.
Find Cristóbal Urrea here:
flickr
cristobalurrea.carbonmade
Artist Spotlight – #91 Tom Hughes
Artist: Tom Hughes
Website: hyoos.co.uk
Who are you?
My name is Tom Hughes.
What do you do?
I am a Student studying Digital Animation in Falmouth University
Why do you do it?
I do it because I love to draw and create new things all the time.
How do you create these images?
At the University we have alot of different ways to produce images etc… but for my personal work I use pencil and paper then MSPaint to make them digital and more final.
Who are your influences?
My favorite Illustrator is a man called Keaton Henson and my favorite designer is a man called Olly Moss.
What inspires your work?
I get inspiration anywhere really. I love to look at everyday things and take a different approach to them. (Hopefully something no-one has thought of before!)
What do you like?
What I like: Typography, puns and word play, Narwhals, Arcades/8-bit gaming, music (all kinds)
What don’t you like?
What I don’t like: Tomatoes, Comic sans, Politics and other boring things like that…
Find Tom Hughes here:
Portfolio: hyoos.co.uk
Tumblr: hyoos.tumblr.com
Freak Of The Week with Steven Kraan
Artist: Steven Kraan
Project: Freak of the week
Website: facebook.com/drawingdaily
To keep an eye on Stevens daily doings and for info on how to get your hands on his goods check his Facebook page. facebook.com/drawingdaily
Happy Friday with Danielle Buerli
Artists: Danielle Buerli
Project: Happy Friday – New illustrations every Friday.
Website: dbuerli.com
Some thing to make you smile.
Around the world – #10 Oskars Pavlovskis – Riga, Latvia
Artist: Oskars Pavlovskis
Location:Riga, Latvia.
Website: pavlovskis.lv
Who are you, where are you from?
I am an artist from Riga, capital city of Latvia.
What do you do?
Almost everything i find interesting, with huge focus on creating character and creatures no matter how. It can be drawing, sculpting or 3D computer graphic.
Why do you do it?
Don’t know it has always been like that.
How do you create these images?
I just take a pen and draw something what is in my mind at that moment.
What inspires your work?
Many things. People on streets, events happening around me, memories, music, films, comic, games etc.
How does the place you live impact upon your work?
Sometimes It has a great impact on my works, people i see, meet on streets makes a base layer for my characters, but sometimes my work are just fiction from my mind.
What do you like?
Things that keep me interested in doing them. Most of all i like drawing, 3D, sculpting, silk screen printing.
What don’t you like?
Singing and being in a center of attention
Find Oskars Pavlovskis here:
pavlovskis.lv
Who’s that Creature? #13
Project: Who’s that Creature
Artist: Ollie Stone
Website: olliestone.co.uk
fRanKen$t3!n Bear.
Find Ollie and Kris here:
olliestone.co.uk
frenemylife.com
Artist Spotlight – #90 Kev Munday
Artist: Kev Munday
Website: kevmunday.co.uk
Who are you, where are you from?
My name is Kev Munday and I am from Hampshire, England
What do you do?
I paint murals, draw pictures, design prints and create small sculptural pieces out of unusual objects
Why do you do it?
When I started out it was just for fun, now it is still for fun but fortunately it also pays the bills! I can’t think of anything else I would rather do.
How do you create these images?
I use a wide range of materials, but primarily aerosol paint, marker pens and fineliners.
Who are your influences?
Basquiat, C86, David Choe, Michael C Hsiung, Keith Haring, Roger Hargreaves, Rich Jacobs, Gregg Schigiel, Zhang Xiaogang, Zhou Fan
What inspires your work?
Aboriginal art, colour, England, fortune cookie poetry, gangster rap, Inuit carvings, junkyards, nature, old wood cuts, punk, quick drying ink, Russian architecture, totem poles, white walls, whiskey.
What do you like?
Everything
What don’t you like?
Nothing
Find Kev Munday here:
Portfolio: kevmunday.co.uk
Flickr: flickr.com/photos/kevmunday/
