quick character designs

...random...

catmobile

trying to figure out what to do with this little fella

the original idea was to have him carried by a million fireflies, feeling inspired by owl city
and then I changed the fireflies to one ginormous butterfly, with really cool patterned wings
and then my housemate John thought of a dog-parachute....or for some reason a massive tick (the ones that bite)...thanks John.
and then I thought of fluffy sheep baloons
and now the idea is a Da Vinci-esque contraption with cogs and make-shift wings.

...He wants to fly! Something WILL make him fly!

Page of designs

Trying to figure out how to design my space at New Designers/sorting through and making sense of the work I did this last year of my University education. Scary thing, finishing Uni. But very freeing too :)

Deep Night

After I got my hard drive back I've been able to return to working on the stuff that I thought I had lost forever! Here is one that I spent quite a bit of time on during easter - an illustration promoting Ghost Deep Night perfume. It's is a project I've kept coming back to during the year - it started as a drawing in september, of a girl sitting on a moon, but the imagery wasn't really strong enough. It then developed into a digital drawing, with the model's dress turning into the night sky, but the imagery still wasn't quite there yet and the concept wasn't really working. Then I randomly came across some underwater photography while surfing the web, and it was exactly the kind of eerie, dark, beautiful and delicate look I wanted. And this is the result

Cooking monsters return

Line art for a children's book illustration I'm working on at the moment. I always find that sometimes things are better left as black and white...but maybe that's because I know colouring takes careful consideration and time, which I'm lacking in these final days before the course deadline. I'll pop up the coloured version as soon as it's finished x

red is the new black

I've been working on the H&M project that I first started in September again...and this time it seems as if I'm producing some imagery that I'm actually happy with! I think all the experimentation and the constant going back to old projects to improve them this year has been a slight pain in the bum, but it's also really been worth it. I don't want to submit anything that I'm not happy with!

Alright....

A while since I posted last! It's really been a hectic past few weeks! I've been to New York with the University for a week to show my portfolio around. We had to make appointments in advance, phoning around to ask if anyone would care to see us and give us feedback on our portfolios. I had a few great appointments with Debut Art agency, Studio NYC, Hush and Nickelodeon. They all gave great constructive feedback! Before I left, I very much felt like my portfolio was a little bit all over the place because I have so many different styles, but I've returned with a feeling of confidence in my ability as an artist and I now know what to focus on! I love drawing characters and designing for animation, because it's so much fun! Since the trip to the Big Granny Smith I've figured that's a path that I want to venture down! I love it when things come to life! So watch this space - I might soon have things dancing all over the shop! ....we'll see.

Since coming back I've just been trying to finish things up before the final final FINAL EVER deadline! STRESS! But things are looking up! I got my hard drive back today AND i finished my website - it's now LIVE!

Check it out:                                      


 www.odasonjuillustration.com !!