Just when I think that I’ve decided on a new direction or theme for my artwork, I put (virtual) pen to paper and something completely different comes out.
Here is my latest piece entitled “The Fear”. It is the first time that I have gone for something less polished and closer to a virtual sketch. Though I spent some time on the colouring, I left the basic line work almost as it was. I was surprised to find that I actually liked the primitive/childlike result and think that I will try a few more pieces along these lines…well, until another completely different idea comes along at least.
I was recently asked to design some business cards for my friend Takeshi’s jewelry label Snug Stain. This was my first time to design cards for other people and I found it surprisingly hard to get a good balance within a limited canvas space.
I went with a similar design style to the Snug Stain packaging I created a few months back, namely a lot of oil and paint splatters. I ended up with 4 variations and Takeshi chose 2 of those - the results of which can be seen above.
After the Gravity show I decided that I wanted make some black and white designs suitable for screen printing, which I hope to learn how to do in the near future.
My idea was to come up with some detailed designs akin to the hand drawn illustrations that one can find on punk posters and the like.
I am satisfied with my first efforts, though they ended up being a lot simpler that I had intended, and are also more cartoony than the hardcore punk image I had envisaged.
I have always enjoyed the challenge of making interesting designs using only black and white, so I think I will continue for a while to see what I can produce using this aesthetic.
Here is a new promo film for the exclusive white colourway of Yod.
What makes him so special you ask? He has different hands!
These things make all the difference for helpless collectors like myself…