Drawlloween - Day 15: Amulet

I figured Drawlloween would be a good idea to ease me back into getting used to drawing again.

I've missed out on the first two weeks, but I'll be trying to update the Ghetto Bento Facebook page with daily drawings until the end of the month! Above is day 15's Amulet, in a step-by-step process...

A wild update appears

I've been having a very lazy/unmotivated year, but here are two things I've done recently!

A big personal step and a transferable 'portfolio'

Being an illustrator it's always a good idea to carry some of your work around with you should anyone ever be interested. I've had the idea of getting a big tattoo on my left arm for years and previously came up with this design - so why not get two birds with one stone? I could never find a draft or blueprint of a Kali tattoo I liked so I decided to try to design my own.

The tattooed version is actually the third version of this drawing with some small edits in the legs, hair, arms and jewellery (which can be seen in the original outlines above) - Wally at Urban Gorilla Tattoos, Sligo, kindly spent time working out a good way to place the legs while staying with the tradition of Kali's pose - and done a great job with the new design idea and the execution!

Long time, folks! A rundown of what has been happening

To anyone who still follows this blog - please forgive the huge gap in posts!

I've taken a break from freelance and general illustration (digital and traditional) since my laptop has been on the blink and I've simply had no time. However an experience has freed me up for the foreseeable future and with a brand spankin' new laptop on the horizon and a change of scenery - I should be back soon!

I have, however, been busy over Christmas and prior to the holidays, so here are some small pieces:

 A quick, simple header for the IllEagles rally poster (traditional skulls, digital font)

 A Christmas caricature gift - the dude!

 Sligo's own Swagman - Dale from the Swagman Bar, Wine Street. Done as a simple gift.

A birthday caricature

I'm pretty happy with how this piece turned out - strict directions actually brought out something I'm proud of that isn't different from what I do!

Nathan For You caricature - No King of Sting!

This drawing surprisingly had me over the moon!

I drew it as a Twitter gift for Nathan Fielder, comedian and star of Nathan For You, unaware that he would even see it let alone reply to me and retweet it.

Soon after, Comedy Central got in touch asking if they could feature it on their website (eh, yes!), then posted it on their Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook alongside the official Nathan For You Facebook page. HuffPostComedy on Twitter also retweeted it for some reason. How very exciting!

Comedy Central were also super nice to send me some merchandise - currently on the way!

Caricature for a friends birthday

Into Infernus update

Here are the previously designed t-shirt printed. Looking forward to distribution!
Once again, make sure to check them out on Bandcamp!