2 very old self portraits

Sketching from a small mirror.

closer look

I have that constant fear that anything I make should be in a resolution for print. So anything I make I work it in 300 dpi and A4 minimum(most of the times bigger). Many times they ask me to have closer look on my images. I am posting a much bigger size of the zombie zorba in an in between stage just for those who like to have a closer look. In that stage I was playing with colors and a lot of dirt. The first sketch is on black, gray and white in a very clean manner made.

Zorba the Zombie

Zorba the Zombie, originally uploaded by artyuppie.

You can do so much with a fly and some blood stains. This is my zombie Zorba dancing in the pace of the buzzing…

hmm

I think that using a fly in the last pieces started to create an interesting tool for narration for me. I am already fantasizing about a graphic novel which shows some scary incidents and the witness is a buzzing fly.

And she left...

Quick sketching tonight

Drawing for a Cover.

I haven't posted anything lately because I was working for 2 different projects and had to draw in deadlines. The one project was mainly photo manipulation for a book cover proposal for a potential client. As usually I've risked a lot and although the cover was not accepted as a concept I discovered really interesting stuff about elements I can incorporate in my future illustrative works. The second cover I made I really enjoyed it a lot. It was for the recent book cover competition which is organized by Kedros publications here in Greece. I hope and wish it gets a good score. I will post the illustration after the results of the competition are announced so you can tell me if you like the feeling of it.

The Viking

My head is buzzing

My head is buzzing, originally uploaded by artyuppie.