So craaaaaaazy right now

Is it me or does Obama look about 10 years older every time he makes the front page. More grey hairs, more wrinkles, droopier eyes. Where's that dancing, bright Obama I once knew. Dancing on Ellen. Charismatic smile. It's gone...under a cloud of ACTUAL PROBLEMS he has to fix. And fast!

...No actually I prefer to watch the Ellen clip

Lionel Messi ... in 3D

Well here he is, little Messi sculpt, plonked into an illustration. What a great tool Zbrush is for illustration work. Not to mention having a model there to pose for something else. In the end though it's about the same effort into a painting as much as it is in a sculpt? Pros and cons to everything as they say.

Testing Messi WIP

I think I'm getting over-excited by Buzz at the moment...What can it do... I wonder. It links with Twitter, but Buzz can't post to it. Buzz has nothing to do with Facebook. Although Hotmail apparently does. Blogger is practically Buzz, just smaller and I may add, slower. Youtube...well Youtube is everything, but then there's TwitVid which sorta does exactly the same.

It's aaaaaaaalll too overwhelming!!!

ZBrush 3.5 talks with Maya, not with Max. Good job I say. That's what you get for being shit. Ooooooh technology, so many possibilities, but how are we gonna use em? This iiiiiiis facinating...okay buzz update! Update my son!

Oil Painting stuff

Before I roll this one away, thought I may as well post, (what turned out to be) , a colour sketch done in a day of a beautiful figure in oil. I did this at a workshop with Maxwell Wilks - great Australian artist.

I keep walking up to it thinking I have to finish this, but alas, this will remain just as it is, until the next time I can whip out those oils and smell that lovely turps whiff. Or maybe I can scan it and finish it digitally. Who knows! More posts are on the way!

Roger Federer

On the eve of the Australian Open final, here's Roger Federer. A guy who is sickingly graceful wielding that awesome tennis racket of his.

What's a bet he'll shed a sulking tear or two tonight? Win or lose, we shall see.

Enjoy the final!

Cesc Fabregas

Hello!!! It's been a nutty start to the year, but I presume normal service will continue, oh beloved blog. Happy new year to you all!

Yknow what's great about this year? That's right, the World Cup. I can't wait for it. I'm nervous even thinking about it. Speaking about all things football, here's a caricature of Cesc Fabregas, who, as of late, is scoring for fun at the moment. Odd head, scary as a young midfield enforcer, beautiful as the mature playmaker. A true Spanish matador.

Once again, all the best for 2010 everyone!

Michael Collins Caricature Award award

No, no speeches here, but thankyou to the MCAA for commending me for a couple of my pieces for 2009. There were some absolutely draw dropping artists including Luke Watson, Simon Schneider, David Rowe - the list goes on and on. Just fantastic!