Bosto Kingtee 19ma

Hi All

New gadget day! I recently purchased this Wacom alternative drawing tablet from Bosto. (Check out their website) And what struck me is that they had a South African dedicated website. So after contacting them and asking a few questions they later offered me a demo unit at a reduced price which I immediately picked up!

Unfortunately this model is the slightly older version ( which I didn't kno at the time...) and has a few issues here and there regarding using Toonboom and Photoshop at the same time. I hear that the later model has no such issues and the kind people at Bosto are seeing what they can do for me in terms of fixing my problem. However my experience so far with the unit has been positive. I will hopefully do a review of this unit once I have word whether or not my unit will be fixed. At the moment my opinion is somewhat hear and there as it doesn't do what I need it to do. (Be able to use toonboom and photoshop without having to reinstall drivers over and over again.)

All thw rok I post from here on out will mostly likely be done using the Bosto, so perhaps that will give you some indication of how useful it is :)

Anyway I only have one pic at the moment, due to poor lighting and a dirty ass table, please excuse the dust, but I will be snapping a few more later.

So far it has it's little quirks, but the unit is pretty much WIN for the price I got it at. If you have any questions feel free to mail me.

Week 1: Master Study 1 John Atkinson Grimshaw - Silver Moonlight

Was planning on getting this 100% and spending a few days on it, but I think I've learned all I can from it. It's a bit rough here and there, but overall I like it. :) Was great fun.

Here's a comparison. Not exact, but I think I got the vibe at least.

Week 1: Colour Studies

First 10 colour studies. Man these take me 20-30 mins each... I do learn a lot though. In my mind that's what counts. 50? Not gonna happen... My aim is for 20 :)

Popcorn Training Launch

So the other day Kelly and I attended Popcorn Training's Launch event at Cinema Nouveau at the Waterfont. Kelly and I have done most of the animation they use as well as comics, illustrations and overall design. It was really great to see our work up on the big screen and also to see how many people turned up.

We are super grateful to Anna and Claire for all they have done and letting us be a part of their dream company :)

Unfortunately, I forgot my nice camera and had to use the phone :(

Week 1: First 16 Composition/ Value studies.

I've had to juggle work and do these and unfortunately there is NO way I can get through all of the initial assignment... HOWEVER I am learning a LOT and actually sitting and painting for a change, which was the whole point in me doing this in the first place.

So Week 1 is master studies and these are my first couple of comp/ value studies. I picked mainly Golden Age illustrators because I LOVE their work. Pleasantly surprised that Noah suggested these anyway. Love me some  N. C Wyeth and Frank Frazetta. ( although he really isn't golden age )

Octi Shirt

Did this ages ago. But putting it up none the less :)

Noah Bradley Art Camp!

Okay so I've signed up for Noah Bradley's 12 week art course!

Even though I'm working like crazy, and it means a good few late nights, I feel it's a real step forward in terms of me progressing as an artist. In many respects I feels that most of us as artists in South Africa ( me included ) suffer from a lack of motivation due to us having a complete lack of enthusiasm due to the current state of our industry.

What I need is structured course with deadlines and assignments to get my ass in gear and start actually taking pride in my work as well as forcing me to take my own artistic future seriously. Hopefully this course will be a fresh start :)

So expect a ton of art coming soon.

First real digital painting in Photoshop?

I hardly ever used to use photoshop, but have since been VERY keen to learn. Now this isn't the best, but it was spontaneous and fun. Hopefully I'll look back at this one day and laugh.

2 iPad Sketches

Drew the girl in Sketchbook Pro and the Forest in Procreate on my iPad.

Awesome Birthday!!!

Had a great Birthday today! My girlfriend surprised me by inviting a bunch of friends and we had a great time at Fuji Yumi. Can't say I'm impressed by what I ordered but it was great just being with everyone.

Wish I had a Birthday sketch, but it's late...

Castle Yetis

A rough Design a did for the spring leap Castle Lite comp that I didn't finish due to having to much work on my plate. I liked the rough though.
  

Something Phishy: Part 3

Here is a short reel of some of the animation we've done for Something Phishy :) This doesn't include some of the later work we've done. That's for a later video ;)

Here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSD1gd9kbLo

Something Phishy: Part 2

Here are some title cards and covers from Something Phishy. These again are owned my Popcorn Training.

Something Phishy: Part 1

Okay Something Phishy is what my girlfriend ( Kelly Benadie ) and I have been working on mainly for the past 2 years, and has essentially taken all of our time in terms of the amount of work we have done.

All of this work is owned by Popcorn Training. We have done TONS of illustrations and a whole lot of animation for Something Phishy. Here are some Illustrations and character designs, there are many more but I'm only putting in a few.

Oros Character Designs

Some random character design ideas I did for an Oros advert. Not sure if they made the Oros advert as I don't watch TV, however I enjoyed drawing these and ON PAPER NO LESS! Felt bad for having completely brand new markers and pens that I bought but didn't use...