The half Empty glass

Here is a picture I've done for an exhibition at uni called "disappearing". It is a strange picture I think. Its not brilliantly drawn, but its all ways good to try something a bit different.

The Disappearing Galleon

Here is my latest bit of experimenting. In this one ive tried to keep things simple, and as a result this one is a step closer to my older images. Im quite happy with the result. Ive played around with the character also, he's ok but still not quite there. I like the sea in this one.

The boat and the sea and the storm clouds and the crow

Above is version 2, underneath is version 1.
As I wasn't completely happy with the first version of this picture I thought I'd go back into it. the main area I felt needed to change was the sea. It wasn't working like I wanted it to. I'm much happier with the second version. The crow below is my favourite thing in this picture.

Bee is for b

Here is my letter what I done for an alphabet project what people on my Illustration MA are doing. I like it.

see the whole set of alphabet pictures here.

HERE IS A MONSTER!!!!

The boat and the sea and the storm clouds

Here is my latest experiment. I'm quite happy with it, but overall it doesn't quite work how I wanted it to. Mainly the sea and the main character. I am more happy with the top half though. Especially the crow.

The Sunset and the Whale

Here is another bit of adobe illustrator practice, and again another character from my sea rabbit story. I'm happy with this image just because I feel I'm starting to get to grips with illustrator, as well as using colour and putting backgrounds into my images. Its another step in the right direction, and its a bit of a different kind of picture for me to be making, which is also a good thing. Below are some more examples from my website to help illustrate the contrast between these experimental pictures and my usual way of working.

Old Picture of SeaRabbit

Here are two images I used on my website showing the same Sea Rabbit character but drawn in my more traditional brush and ink way. Although I'm happy with these images it is much harder to create a sense of underwateryness in solid black and white. even with the flat colour it still doesnt quite get there the same way. Although I'm happy with the work I've been doing for the past few years, and I still like the work I do with brush and ink, this is a good example of how moving into other areas will help me do things that where harder to do in the past.

Ive not really mentioned my website much here, go to www.thomasflintham.com and take a wee gander at what I done.

Underwater Rabbit

The learn Japanese pictures what I've been putting up have both helped me with my learning of Japanese but have been a good way of getting used to using adobe illustrator. Here is another bit of practicing. It features an underwater rabbit from a Super Christmas 2008 story that didn't happen because I couldn't quite get the artwork working. its very hard to draw underwater scenes in solid black and white. Its only a first attempt but I'm fairly happy with it, its certainly the most successful depiction of anything to do with this story outside of the basic doodles of the characters I've done. Im not sure what I'll be doing with this story at the moment but I hope to take it further at some point in the next 60 years.

Tom Learns Japanese-lesson 10 the colour pinku

Look the moon! Look stars! Look a city! Look I'm on a hill! Look pink!