Decided to use my xmas design for a Threadless competition. Take a peak using the link below and get voting, thank you!
http://www.threadless.com/artwithoutconcept/mucha-winter-wonderland/
Andy Stuart Mills - Illustration and Whimsy
Tuesday, 28 January 2014
Thursday, 16 January 2014
Penguins....when I wake, when I sleep
So, here's some clue as to how I spent my Christmas and New Year! I'm convinced at this rate my fingers will actually turn silver and i'll start bleeding pencil lead. But, no time to let up now, the competition is only 2 weeks away and there are still plenty more penguins to be drawn.
Keep an eye out here for an exclusive look at the first chapter....
Monday, 23 December 2013
Merry Christmas and Farewell 2013
Merry Christmas everyone!
Turns out I could squeeze in a picture that wasn't penguin related for the holidays!
I hope everyone has a fantastic holiday and is with the people they love, as everyone should be at this time of year.
Thank you for everyone who has followed and supported me this year, it makes all the work worthwhile...this picture is for you.
So, have a wonderful time and i'll see you all next year!
Sunday, 8 December 2013
Concorso Silent Book Competition Sneak Peak
Well, I'm about to jump into the full scale final piece production line for Christmas so you may not hear from me during the holidays as I prepare my entry for next years competition. But as a Christmas treat I thought I'd give you a glimpse of how some of the pages are shaping up....
So far the pages are coming out better than expected and I've been able to draw them up and colour them within a couple of days, and seeing as there are 50 more pages to go this is definitely a good thing! Will still be an absolute rush to get them in before the January deadline line but things are looking encouraging as it stands.
For those of you who have missed some of my earlier posts regarding the story, here's a quick synopses:
"Emperor follows the story of a colony of penguins and the mysterious arrival of a new penguin into their group. While he appears friendly and offers them the benefits of technology and scientific progress, one child suspects that a more sinister ploy is at stake.
Dealing with themes of the environment, technology and voice, 'Emperor' is my exploration of the dangers of revolution"
So far the pages are coming out better than expected and I've been able to draw them up and colour them within a couple of days, and seeing as there are 50 more pages to go this is definitely a good thing! Will still be an absolute rush to get them in before the January deadline line but things are looking encouraging as it stands.
For those of you who have missed some of my earlier posts regarding the story, here's a quick synopses:
"Emperor follows the story of a colony of penguins and the mysterious arrival of a new penguin into their group. While he appears friendly and offers them the benefits of technology and scientific progress, one child suspects that a more sinister ploy is at stake.
Dealing with themes of the environment, technology and voice, 'Emperor' is my exploration of the dangers of revolution"
Tuesday, 3 December 2013
Deadlines, deadlines, deadlines
It's amazing how fast time fly's. Just two weeks ago I was having fun with mock up pages from my silent narrative competition entry, now I'm onto dummy book four with the deadline only five days away. Naturally, I'm starting to go a bit manic.
Yet in all this hectic schedule there have been some fantastic developments. Namely, I have been offered a job as an official concept artist for Forsaken Studios. FS are currently working on a project called 'Embers of Caerus', a new MMORPG which is shaping up to be one of a kind. An entirely self sufficient world which players can construct and shape as they see fit. For more information head over to their website at http://www.embersofcaerus.com/ for more details on the game.
Fantastic as this is, it has had the rather adverse affect of taking my crammed schedule and super sizing it - no rest for the wicked, not that I'd have it any other way!
The new year though is looking to be even more productive however, with not one, not two, but three books written, designed and printed within the first six months. Information on these books will follow soon, but I can tell you that my penguin story is looking to be completed by the end of January, with the first chapter viewable online. Once the limited print has been made, I will be selling the book at conventions and exhibitions around the UK so keep an eye out for upcoming events if you want the chance to get your hands on the rest of the book!
Yet in all this hectic schedule there have been some fantastic developments. Namely, I have been offered a job as an official concept artist for Forsaken Studios. FS are currently working on a project called 'Embers of Caerus', a new MMORPG which is shaping up to be one of a kind. An entirely self sufficient world which players can construct and shape as they see fit. For more information head over to their website at http://www.embersofcaerus.com/ for more details on the game.
Fantastic as this is, it has had the rather adverse affect of taking my crammed schedule and super sizing it - no rest for the wicked, not that I'd have it any other way!
The new year though is looking to be even more productive however, with not one, not two, but three books written, designed and printed within the first six months. Information on these books will follow soon, but I can tell you that my penguin story is looking to be completed by the end of January, with the first chapter viewable online. Once the limited print has been made, I will be selling the book at conventions and exhibitions around the UK so keep an eye out for upcoming events if you want the chance to get your hands on the rest of the book!
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