ZYGONS COLOUR COMMISSION

Originally a b/w commission - the client later asked if I would colour it and I've finally found time in my schedule. I introduced the blue tones to give the hot colours something to bounce off.

VENGEANCE IS MINE

THE FACELESS ONES

I have just sold this original Timeteam art for THE FACELESS ONES. That leaves just one original artwork left from the Patrick Troughton Timeteams in my possession. In case you are interested it's for FURY FROM THE DEEP. After that's gone I will have no more Hartnell or Troughton art left! If you are interested I'm charging £60-00 each plus postage for the Timeteam artworks throughout December. That includes New Who art too!

WARGAMES

I liked the idea of the drawing the War Chief and some soldiers from the Dr Who story THE WARGAMES as plastic soldiers with bases. Nothing more to it than that - it was printed on the DWM introduction page.

The  Time Team illustration itself featured Romans who briefly turn up in the one of the war games sectors. I'm planning to be drawing more Romans soon!

LEWIS COLLINS 1946-2013

As a kid I *loved*  The Professionals as much as Dr Who. I still love both with a vengeance so reading the news today that Lewis Collins has gone is heartbreaking. Thanks Lewis for making Bodie so brilliant.

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PHIL DENNISON is the DOCTOR!

A special Timeteam style piece produced for the recent Lass Productions stage version of AN UNEARTHLY CHILD . 13 prints sold in aid of the Alzheimer's charity.

THE ART OF WHO

Dr Who Magazine artist Martin Geraghty and myself will be there to chat , sketch and show original art.

INGRID

                                                
                                            Happy Halloween!

ICE WARRIOR

                                          
                                            An old piece from the vaults.

50th ANNIVERSARY PRINT

Earlier in the year the BBC contacted me to be involved in their 50th Anniversary Art boxset. I was asked to provide two pieces of art . They selected my Ice Warriors pic that featured in DWM's Timeteam feature and I drew a new exclusive piece of art for the boxset. All the art in the boxset is A3 in size and printed beautifully. I believe 1963 were made available - follow this link to see more http://www.bbcshop.com/doctor-who/doctor-who-50th-anniversary-artwork-collection/invt/dwbpp19137

It seems appropriate to share this image today what with the newly discovered Web of Fear now available on itunes!

Edit. Initial sketch layout and pencils.

My IDW Dr Who comicbook

Here's a link to my one and only IDW Dr Who comicbook that I drew - terrifically coloured by Kris Carter! We were chasing a very tight deadline and Richard Starkings ( who took over as writer from Gary Russell) would email me script pages daily which I'd madly draw and send off to Kris as editor Denton Tipton watched over us. The story called COLD BLOODED WAR featured Draconians and Ice Warriors and was set on Draconia. Fans of the tv series will no doub't realise this was a love letter to the two brilliant Peladon stories. It was a blast to imagine Draconia - visually a very Middle Eastern influenced world in the book. It even featured an elite Draconian Ninja force who brought a decent quota of action to a rather moving story. I never drew another IDW book ( not sure why) but have coloured a few Dr Dwo books for them since which was a pleasure!

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TIMETEAM PENCILS

On a cheerier note here's a slew of pencils for some recent Timeteam illustrations! As ever determining what to draw is done by eliminating all but the essential imagery to convey what the story is about and looking for opportunities to present this. For instance in BLINK the essential images were the girl , the Weeping Angel , the Doctor and as a last thought the key. Whilst this exact image doesn't appear precisely in the story in every detail at once- the illustration still conveys what goes on in a broader sense. This could easily have occured. In the FAMILY OF BLOOD illustration of the Doctor being kissed you will see the alterations I had to make to the Doctor's hair and jacket. I drew him too much like the Doctor initially rather than as John Smith the teacher. In 42 I had the visored man's fist raised first but this was changed to him opening the visor. It's small changes like this that can add a big impact to a piece of art.

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RIP Karen Black

ROGUE TROOPER

Seems the cat is out of the bag so I can publicise it here! Here's the cover colours I did recently. I'm going to be colouring the IDW reprints of ROGUE TROOPER and a new series I believe.
http://comicbuzz.com/2013/07/rogue-trooper-joins-the-fight/

BLACK LEGACY

A pic based on the great back up strip in Dr Who Weekly written by Alan Moore and drawn by David lloyd. It's my favourite of many back up strips I love from the halcyon 1970s!

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BARON FRANKENSTEIN PART TWO

Teaser panels from Baron Frankenstein part two out September from Monsterverse.

BARON FRANKENSTEIN PART ONE

Baron Frankenstein was a film directed by 1960s film director and occult fighter Terry Sharp. http://damned-to-darkness.blogspot.co.uk/

Terry's first full length story appeared in the graphic Novel The Faceless : A Terry Sharp Story http://www.amazon.co.uk/Faceless-Terry-Sharp-Story/dp/1582405166/ref=sr_1_1/203-1438657-3611926?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1182276633&sr=1-1

My partner in crime on Terry Sharp , Robert Tinnell penned the script for Baron Frankenstein a few years back and the ideal opportunity to run it came in Bob's new book Flesh @ Blood - issue 3 is imminent. http://vokesfolks.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/flesh-and-blood-book-3-coming-soon.html  Part one of Baron Frankenstein started in Flesh @ Blood #2 and if you missed you'll find it above. I'ved just finished drawing part two of Baron Frankenstein - see next post for teaser art...

VAMPIRE CIRCUS COVER

Vampire Circus is my favourite 1970s Hammer film. Here's the inside cover art I've done for the next issue of Little Shoppe Of horrors ( which focusses on the film). Also I've included the pencil stage for comparison.All these characters feature in the film - the Ringmaster played by Adrienne Corri. Check out the film when you've a chance - but be warned it's bloody and contains nudity Hammer horror style!

Ade

GOSH and PANEL this weekend

I'll be at Gosh comics shop in London this Saturday 4th May for Free Comicbook Day painting a lifesize Doctor and Clara on the window ( see below for pencil rough above) http://www.goshlondon.com/2013/04/free-comic-book-day-2013/ and on Sunday 5th May I'll be on a Dr Who Comics panel at 12.15 PM at the Stratford Picture House , London. http://www.sci-fi-london.com/festival/2013/programme/event/dr-who-50th-anniversary-talk-screening


 I'll be signing stuff too!

Ade

THE CYBERMEN

The Cybermen was the first comic strip I drew for Dr Who Magazine ( and some say my best). Back in '92 myself and writer Alan Barnes were new boys at the mag and had been given a page a month to tell our story by editor Gary Russell. Inspired by The Daleks  comic strip in TV21 we got to go colour by part 6. We had a mad crazy time in which I cemented a lifelong friendship with Alan whilst re-imagining the Cybermen origin. One day we might show you what happened to the baby ... one day.

Here's a link to all 24 pages  http://doctorwhocomics-nylon.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/cyberman-salmon-barnes.html

CATCHER IN THE RYE

Book cover entered into Forbidden Planet Cover competition. To my knowledge no winner was chosen.

BERNICE SIGNING

I was shown this photo on Twitter tonight of Bernice Summerfield actor Lisa Bowerman signing one of the original art covers for the series. She is describing to the owner the piece of original art that she owns for the Heart's Desire CD. For those interested in purchasing a Benny original cover I have the following available at £60.00 each plus £6.00 P+P.

Secret of Cassandra

The Green-Eyed Monsters

Dance of the Dead

Mirror Effect

The Bellatron Incident

Draconian Rage

The Bone of Contention

Something Changed

The Tartarus Gate

The Judas Gift

Beyond the Sea

The Adolescence of Time

Freedom of Imformation

The Greatest Shop in the Galaxy

Year Zero

                                        

The Glass Prison

A Life in Pieces

The Tree of Life

Genius Loci

Old Friends

The Vampire Curse

Secret Histories

The Two Jasons

The Big Hunt

SARAH JANE ADVENTURES closeup

Following on from the last post I wanted to show more of the style I'm pursuing right now. I think the first illustration particularly captures the look even though the perspective of the stairs is questionable. Then again there is something about artwork that isn't *perfect* that appeals to me. I was pleased with the hot orange colour scheme particularly - it's the type of thing you might of found in a copy of Look-In in the 1970s. The pencils included are for comparison. Whilst I strive to get all the shapes right ( let's forget those stairs :) this style of working does demand you ink in the final details live adding an edginess to the drawing. I also tried to colour in a blocky untidy way - I particularly like the shading on the girl's face on the right in this respect. Somebody told me that the monster reminded them of the Terror of the Autons Target book cover which I take as a compliment - job done!

50 NOT OUT!

Whilst this year is momentous in terms of Doctor Who it is also a watershed moment for me as I turn 50 in September. It's a time to look back and wonder at roads untravelled and take a good hard look at what you want to acheive in the time you have left. I made a conscious move last year starting with Army of Ghosts on my monthly Timeteam showcase to go back to the basics of drawing utilising more reference , hitting better likenesses yet still producing images I hope excite the viewer. It's not enough to be a stylist these days to stand out from the crowd. I've had some good feedback from fans which is encouraging as well as doing some work recently for the BBC connected with Doctor Whos 50th year that I can't unveil yet. My next challenge will be utilizing this docudrama style ( as I quaintly named it) on a comic strip - just waiting for the opportunity...

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THE THREE DOCTORS

It seems appropriate in this 50th Anniversary year for Doctor Who to blog a previous anniversary picture from The Three Doctors. I can't recall much about drawing this except that the editor at the time felt it was rather complicated for my style. The original art was sent over to the U.S. where it was auctioned at one of the Gallifrey conventions. I have no idea how much it made. I attach a scan of the pencils for comparison.