SKETCHYFUN

Minotaur

2012-01-07T13:03:00.000Z

Whoops, I seriously need to remember to update this place! Sorry about that.

This overly muscled chap was painted for the upcoming iphone game Jak & Poi which has an interesting take on the rock, paper, scissors idea. I should be doing a few more cards in the near future, so keep an eye out for them!

Him

2011-12-12T12:33:00.004Z

Probably my favourite villain from the Powerpuff Girls cartoon, along with Mojo JoJo. I refuse to have to choose between those two! He also had the best voice.

Done for last week's Super Sketch Squad blog theme.

Disgruntled

2011-11-28T14:39:00.001Z

Painted in a Livestream session the other day. Why is it so much fun to draw animals in fancy clothing like this?

FR00G

2011-11-11T11:08:00.001Z

I missed last week's Super Sketch Squad theme, so I mixed it with this weeks!

Stuff

2011-11-07T18:28:00.000Z

Here's a bunch of stuff I've done since my last post, but which I didn't feel warranted individual uploads.

These are all iPhone sketches

This was done for the Super Sketch Squad "Doctor Who" theme.

A character Playstation 1 gaming fans might remember.. as a pony. I'm sorry.

Act Clear

2011-10-06T08:25:00.003+01:00

Yeah, I'm still a fan, and I'm very much looking forward to playing Generations in a months time. It's gonna be jawesome. Done for this weeks Super Sketch Squad theme.

Snow Rabot

2011-09-26T13:34:00.000+01:00

Not sure what it is with me and drawing strangely shaped rabbit creatures, but I guess I'm cool with it.

2011-09-21T11:28:00.001+01:00

I rarely do stuff like this, but it's usually fun when it happens. No real intention behind this image other than to experiment with a few different techniques in photoshop that I wasn't that familiar with.

Twilights

2011-09-21T11:25:00.001+01:00

My friend Jessy did the sketch, and I pressed the photoshop button!

Totoro

2011-09-21T11:23:00.004+01:00

Probably the best neighbor in existence?

Harley

2011-09-05T21:55:00.001+01:00

A doodle that turned into a painting

Get Bent

2011-08-25T09:27:00.002+01:00

Futurama is this week's theme over at the Super Sketch Squad blog. I had a bit of trouble deciding between Bender and Dr.Zoidberg, but in the end the chauvinistic robot won.

Dudes

2011-08-23T00:43:00.002+01:00

Regular Show fan art, just for fun.

Pandora

2011-08-17T21:54:00.002+01:00

This week's Super Sketch Squad theme was Avatar, so I resisted turning myself into a Na'vi (wasn't hard) and painted Pandora instead.

Super Mario World

2011-08-11T00:06:00.001+01:00

Done for the Super Sketch Squad "Super Mario World" theme

Batgirl

2011-08-08T21:22:00.001+01:00

This was originally going to be Cat Woman, but then I decided to make it Bat Girl. If it looks like a mixture of the two, that'll be why!

Shark Week

2011-08-06T00:35:00.000+01:00

It's Shark Week, so apparently I have to draw a shark. Why can't it be Alpaca Week? There should totally be an Alpaca Week.

Ahsoka

2011-08-04T00:07:00.000+01:00

Ahsoka, done for this weeks Super Sketch Squad Wednesday post!

Mei

2011-07-28T00:09:00.002+01:00

Done for the new Super Sketch Squad blog that I'm a member of (Wednesday's updates), and the theme this week was the game Beyond Good & Evil.

Super Sketch Squad Blog

Google+

2011-07-26T14:57:00.004+01:00

Anyone else on Google+? There seems to be quite a few artists on there now which is awesome.

Here's my profile if anyone wants to add me

Toaster Pasty Feline

2011-07-22T17:21:00.002+01:00

Figured I'd draw this little guy before the next big internet sensation eats him up. You honestly can't predict what's coming next; That's what I love about the internet.

Surgery Practice

2011-07-18T21:53:00.004+01:00

Doctor Cat is my favourite web comic, mainly because it features a cat who is also a doctor. You should check it out!

Doctor Cat

Mob Stripes

2011-07-16T20:40:00.004+01:00

Luigi Lucarelli kindly let me paint his latest sketch of a feline thief.

He's probably Tony the Tiger's dodgy cousin. Probably.

Hard square brush

2011-07-06T00:45:00.002+01:00

Here's a square brush I made recently for Photoshop. I'd been looking for something like this for ages, but I never came across what I was looking for, so I ended up making my own. I'm sharing it here just in case someone else is looking for something similar :)

http://cghub.com/scripts/view/203/

Mojo Jojo

2011-07-03T19:24:00.004+01:00

Sorry for the lack of posts lately! I was doing quite well through April and May, and then June came along and decided to only have one post. How selfish of June.

But that doesn't matter, because now it's July, and to start the month off, here's a painting of Mojo Jojo from The Powerpuff Girls!

Pizza Time!

2011-06-05T20:58:00.000+01:00

Joe Olson kindly gave me permission to paint his latest sketch of Donatello!

Sea Rocks

2011-05-30T15:06:00.001+01:00

Wanted to practice painting some interesting rock formations and also try out a more cartoony rendering method. The kung-fu Panda 2 artbook I got this weekend might have had something to do with it, too.

Done in Photoshop CS5

Carrot Trap

2011-05-26T00:06:00.001+01:00

You probably shouldn't take carrots that are dangling on a piece of cord in the middle of the forest. This is sound life advice I think!

Photo study

2011-05-20T18:13:00.002+01:00

She's on her way to my birthday party and she's going to entertain everyone by climbing through her own ear lobe! Done in Photoshop CS5 in about 1.5 hours

Late night speed paint

2011-05-19T00:00:00.000+01:00

And now... I sleep!

Bedtime sketch

2011-05-17T23:14:00.000+01:00

Quick sketchy painting done before bed!

Scootaloo

2011-05-09T16:56:00.001+01:00

Don't lie, I know you secretly watch it!

More sketches

2011-05-05T23:04:00.004+01:00

Some more sketches! Hopefully I can get some more painted stuff done soon, but in the mean time I hope you enjoy these :)

(Skeletor and Scootaloo are totally best friends just in case you didn't know)

Sketches

2011-05-01T01:02:00.003+01:00

Figured I'd post some sketches from a while ago. These are all digital, I just like making it look like they're on paper ;D

Painting process - Rarity

2011-04-30T00:49:00.007+01:00

Rarity painting process from SketchyFun on Vimeo.

I've uploaded the painting process from my last picture. It's not as clear as I would have hoped, but I'm still figuring out the best settings for recording and processing this stuff. Hopefully it's helpful/interesting for some of you :)

Rarity

2011-04-28T11:18:00.002+01:00

I don't think anyone could have predicted this shows popularity, maybe with little girls, but with males my age? That's just crazy talk! Well apparently half the internet has caught the bug and that includes me. I'm sorry, it's too late for me. Save yourselves!

Ghost Train

2011-04-24T21:07:00.004+01:00

Ever wondered what's under the ghost's multi-coloured cloths?

Here's a 1680 x 1050 desktop version if anyone wants it: [Link]

Oh, and a T-shirt version if anyone wants to wear it: [Link]

Out on the Town

2011-04-24T21:06:00.002+01:00

A bit of fanart for fun :D

Polly

2011-04-23T00:34:00.003+01:00

Man, I need something that will post to all my websites at once, that'd be awesome..

Anyways, here's something I painted up tonight from a little sketch I did a while ago. It's probably best you give him all your crackers, otherwise you might lose an eye..

Second Invasion

2011-04-13T20:30:00.001+01:00

Looks like something new has just arrived…

A Mini Falafel Adventure

2011-04-11T16:51:00.003+01:00

This is a gift done for my friend who's currently living in Japan. He's sent me a bunch of cool things from Japan before, but recently he was able to source me this awesome Alpaca figurine (I swear I'm not obsessed..) [link] which is only available over there. In return he asked if I could draw one of the characters from his game "A Mini Falafel Adventure".

I figured I'd go one step further and paint the whole cast, but do it in such a way so that it looked like one of those posters you'd sometimes get free with old games.

If anyone wants to play the game, it's available here - [link]

It's a very small game at only 1mb, and only takes about 5 mins to complete, but it's pretty cool none the less!

2011-04-06T21:23:00.000+01:00

Something that didn't work out, but I figured I'd post it anyways

Lord Alpacington the Third

2011-04-04T21:32:00.001+01:00

"Daddy gave me this land!"

Link Exchange

2011-04-04T13:39:00.002+01:00

I don't know how many of you out there have an art blog, but if you do and you'd like to exchange links, hit me up in the comments and we can get exchangin'!

First Easter

2011-04-03T19:27:00.002+01:00

He has no idea what's going on, but I'm sure he'll be happy once he finds out it's made of chocolate. Thats unless of course, it's a kinder egg, in which case he'll be the most disappointed he's ever been.

Horns

2011-03-29T23:43:00.002+01:00

Quick sketch from this evening. Done in Sketchbook Pro.

Tumblr

2011-03-28T11:53:00.003+01:00

I now have a Tumblr account, won't you follow me? :D

SKETCHYFUN on Tumblr!

My goodness.. I'm turning into some kind of social networking whore!

Swirly

2011-03-25T00:47:00.003Z

Your eyes do not deceive you, this is indeed the third post this month! That might possibly be a record for me, but I'm not sure.

I hope you like this random girl I painted, despite the accident-with-a-power-drill hair style she has going on.

Ms. Emmylou

2011-03-23T20:51:00.003Z

Whoops, completely forgot to upload this one! I'll forgive you if you don't recognize this character as she is from an obscure 80's cartoon named Kissyfur. Not the best title for a cartoon, but I recall enjoying the show as a kid.

What am I watching these days? My Little Pony (friendship is magic), and I will not apologize for that. It is awesome and I have half the internet to back me up !!

*muscle flex*

METAL BEAST!

2011-03-13T19:44:00.003Z

Brutal Legend fan art, because it's an awesome game.

Stitch

2011-01-18T00:08:00.001Z

Sorry for the lack of updates lately, here's a painting I did tonight!

Enjoy!

Paint study

2010-12-20T17:17:00.002Z

A quick study from the film Planet 51. Done in Photoshop CS4

Snow

2010-12-20T17:13:00.003Z

It's been snowing quite a bit here but the sky hasn't been clear enough for a decent sunset. The solution? Make my own!

Girls

2010-12-16T17:49:00.002Z

A random collection of girls I sketched not too long ago.

I wonder what's for desert..

2010-12-04T12:06:00.004Z

Painting practice with some complimentary colours, and a tree infected with a Tim Burton-esque disease.

Smurfette.. again!

2010-11-11T20:19:00.001Z

But this time, painted!

Another girl

2010-11-04T22:23:00.002Z

This time, a blue one!

Chris Sanders Girls

2010-10-26T23:05:00.007+01:00

Something a little different!

Here are some illustrations by Chris Sanders that I coloured for his latest sketchbook (#4) which was sold at Comic-con earlier this year. I had a lot of fun working on these!

Mr.BunBuns

2010-10-05T21:10:00.000+01:00

Carrots. He wants yours.

Death

2010-10-02T00:34:00.003+01:00

...drawing skulls is fun, now I get why people draw them all the time!

Done for the latest Art Jumble topic (the grim reaper)

Clever monster

2010-09-22T21:40:00.002+01:00

He's so smurt!

Study

2010-08-25T19:51:00.001+01:00

Another painting study using photo reference. Decided to pick something a little trickier this time... something fluffy.

Done in Photoshop CS4 in about 3 hours

Photo study

2010-08-24T21:02:00.003+01:00

It's been a while since I did a photo study. It would obviously be better to do it from real life, but a) I can't haul my computer outside, and b) I don't live somewhere with views quite as breathtaking as this.

Done in Photoshop CS4 in about 45 minutes

Dusty Landscape

2010-07-11T23:55:00.001+01:00

Speedpaint done in Photoshop CS4

Tree Secrets

2010-07-11T07:20:00.003+01:00

Gotta love random speed paints!

Dragonsaur

2010-06-16T14:37:00.002+01:00

I sketched this guy up shortly after seeing the fantastic "How to Train Your Dragon". I had a lot of fun playing with the shape of his head, he started off very differently to how he ended up!

Dr.Robotnik

2010-05-16T02:04:00.000+01:00

Who doesn't love this guy?

I'm so bad at posting here...

2010-03-29T21:00:00.002+01:00

Terribly sorry about that. Have a monstrous Pikachu on me!

Badniks

2010-02-01T22:50:00.004Z

Some original designs I did for a concept art contest thingy over at the SEGA blog.

Alpaca Party

2010-01-11T23:03:00.001Z

It's not a party without alpacas!

MERRY

2009-12-24T10:00:00.000Z

Just your average snowman with a pompadour. It's okay, it's not supposed to make sense. Happy Christmas everyone!

Cleptomaniacs

2009-12-09T00:49:00.002Z

Just some Photoshop painting practice. The original sketch is by Adam Law. I'm happy with how it came out, I just wish I'd painted it at a higher resolution (it was painted at this size, silly me).

What if Spider-man had a beard?

2009-12-02T00:13:00.005Z

...looks like Aunt May is going to have to do some modifications.

Done for the latest Art Jumble topic "If superheroes had beards?". Can't resist a topic that involves manly facial hair!

Off Balance

2009-11-19T13:39:00.002Z

Did this a while ago during one of the CHIU-streams but never got around to uploading it, so I'm posting it now since I have a lack of new things to post!

I really hope I get some more free, uninterrupted time to actually produce some new work for myself. All work and no play makes Ben.... something. Something not good!

Dangerously Cheesy

2009-09-30T07:09:00.003+01:00

Tip of the day: Eating too much cheese could make it difficult to eat more cheese, so try not to eat too much cheese.

Done for Bobby Chiu's CHIU-Stream

The Good, The Bad and the Robotic

2009-09-23T09:46:00.006+01:00

I participated in Bobby Chiu's Chiu-Stream again last night and this time around he was interviewing character designer and caricaturist Stephen Silver. It was a really great interview, with lots of good advice. That guy really knows his stuff.

This time around, Stephen got to pick the theme for the 1-hour group sketch. He chose "cowboys". I was a bit worried at first, since my mind was drawing a blank as to what I could do for it. In the end I did what I always do in that situation; I just started doodling shapes until I begun to see something! What I ended up with is a steam-powered (obviously, I mean, this is me we're talking about) robo-cowboy, complete with all-important moustache (also steam-powered).

I woke up this morning, and to my surprise I saw a post on Twitter from Bobby Chiu saying I'd won! What the hell? I never win anything!

Anyhoo, this post is far too long as it is, so here's the drawing!

Cheers everyone!

Cave Frog

2009-09-21T14:23:00.002+01:00

Flies are high in protein, apparently. Although I wouldn't recommend eating them..

Another sketch done for Bobby Chiu's live stream.

CHIU-Stream theme painting

2009-09-19T03:59:00.004+01:00

The theme of Bobby Chiu's latest live streaming session was "Evil Pikachu"

Girl designs

2009-08-16T14:23:00.001+01:00

Some character design variations to help a friend out with his university animation project.

Absorbent and Yellow

2009-08-10T18:09:00.003+01:00

I totally stole this idea from Ryan Wood and Sam Nielson, except I didn't do a Disney princess, and my colour palette wasn't based on an old masters work. Either way, it was fun and good practice!

You can see the original colouring book image here

ADVENTUUUURE!

2009-07-07T22:36:00.004+01:00

Okay, so Thurop (the creator of The Marvellous Misadventures of Flapjack) drew this awesomely creepy sketch of Bubbie and posted it over at DeviantArt

I just had to bring it to completion! Plus it was good painting practice.

Practice

2009-06-15T23:38:00.002+01:00

I had some cardboard packaging lying around after I received my Madagascar 2 art book in the post (awesome book), so I decided to try using it as a canvas to do more acrylics practice on. Unfortunatly I wasn't expecting the card to curl as the paints dried, so now it's a slightly concave painting!

Paint sketch

2009-06-11T22:09:00.000+01:00

Just another doodle painting thingy

Invasion

2009-05-29T11:13:00.002+01:00

I love me some B-movies, especially if they feature clichéd stuff like Flying Saucers and ray-type weapons!

Coincidentally, here's something I painted that features such things

Giant Enemy Crab

2009-05-12T14:38:00.001+01:00

Like the ones found in ancient Japanese history

Gentlemen or cad?

2009-05-07T22:06:00.004+01:00

Brb, tying innocent women to railway tracks

Lighthouse

2008-06-02T21:24:00.003+01:00

I know this was supposed to be a sketch blog, but this didn't take that long, so I'm calling it a painty sketch... thing!

Enjoy!