Friday Lycanthrope!

Halloween month (henceforth to be known as 'Shocktober') is off and away as promised - halfway through Shocktober too - also appropriate for this shoddy and haphazard blog! And we begin with a treasure from the abandoned file!

It's a Teen Wolf! As loosely commissioned by Nova 100 for something to do with their website...before mysteriously, communication ceased and Teenwolf never got beyond this draft stage - despite receiving apparent acclaim! Aaah commercial radio - will we ever understand your ways?

Nevertheless it can be aired here now, if not as a tribute to Nova's random ways - then as a stirring tribute to Michael J. Fox's first movie (he wasn't proud of it and was a bit embarrassed when it was eventually released on the back of BTTF fever!) and Jason Bateman's possibly first movie (couldn't be bothered googling that one - though he's quite proud of it as an opus to puberty and sequels with clever spins on the use of 2 in a title).

Out of interest, for all you fact buffs: the original title of this blog was to be 'Friday Lycan!' - however, so as not to seem ignorant I looked up lycan - and it turns out, it's a form of werebeast that has only two forms, neither of which are human...as such, musing upon that notion flippantly - behold - the budgihuahua in mid transformation.

Now that's a lycan i'd like to see Kate Beckinsale fighting.

Haaaaappy...

Fight Club - make of it what you will, be it bleak, dystopian antiheroism with a hint of 'DIY' world changing ideology thrown in...or just an elaborate grudge against Ikea and it's easy-peasy DIY furniture. All I know is it's a cracking good film worthy of fevered debate, repeat viewings and celebration! Thanks to mad-keen fan and soon to be Birthday Boy Steve, it was brought to my attention that this soap based epic turns 10 years old TODAY.

So what better time to unleash a particular favourite in the Miss Little Girl of the Month pageant - Little Fight Club Girl...(I'm thinking though, i'd prefer a niftier title - any thoughts? Do let me know!).

Attention to geeky detail was something I strived for with all the Little Girl designs - but I think this one may be one of the best in terms of that sorta thing - right down to sweat stains and skin tones!

So here she (they) is (are).

Furthermore - and this may prove to be a pointless promise - BUT seeing as I actually have followers I'm now aware of ( I love you all - really) it's just the motivation I need to be much better at blogifying - and given this, the month of October culminates in Halloween - I shall dedicate the remaining Friday blogs (for that, dear reader is the day I shall aim to blog) to all things creepy, horror-ific and gruesome.

YEAH!

Spring - it's in the air and up your nose.

Not the best title - but factual - ya can't deny it! NOW - as already mentioned - it's been awhile and so - it's time for a bonanza of treats from the seamy underbelly this blog represents - beginning of course with our ladies of the month! Of all the little girls, none quite say 'spring' to me as much as - Little Nature Girl! Need I say more? I don't believe so!

And let's follow that up - for absolutely no logical reason with Little Loompa Girl. Why? Coz she's cute, presumably sings helpful lessons of common sense and comes bearing candy! Yay!!!

Now - enough of this - onto, first of all - the reason my blogging has been so poor of late - I blame this pirate to begin with.

Of course, has nice as he is, he didn't really suit the 'little kid' friendly aesthetic we were aiming for! SO why not make the pirate a kid instead?!

All good? Okay, let's make a particularly complex but ultimately rewarding little book outta this!

Here's the cover - and a colourless sample of whats' going on inside! It was fun to do, should make for a cracking ABC book and took more than it's fair share of time to get together! Note the gender typo - yeah - I'm switching genders on the text and shakin' things up! That's just how I roll, baby!!

And now - a little bit of delving into the 'abandoned project' folder!

The excessively talented photographer, Emma Phillips specialises in music photography and for a wee while a year or two ago was working on changing her promotional image - hence me working up an eclectic variety of 'rock poster' inspired business postcards for her. Unfortunately, she ultimately headed in a less complex direction but the work done remains unseen by the masses - UNTIL NOW. (Do also visit www.emmaphillips.com.au - awesome folio site. I think my favourite may be the Pauline Hanson pic...)

The marauding killer cat was to be brought to lurid life in a fairly punkish/rockabilly/ska/Ed Roth type of vibe...

This one made it to finished art.

As did this one - a sweeter, 60s beatnik/cocktail hour angle!

This war poster/german/chinese propaganda number was to feature a nazi-esque scientist ape 'throwing the diabolical switch'. Make of it what you will.

I particularly loved this one, loosely entitled 'inner cupie'. It was intended to resemble old 50's science book type art - the various business details being listed in place of annotations on the image.

Who knows - one day the unfinished ones may find their way to life for some reason or another...do forward any children's book manuscripts you may have featuring nazi science apes.

Oh - BTW, I realise i'm behind by three ladies of the month - so here's...let's call her Miss July!

Little Assistant Girl.

Too little a bit late...

Hi! So I'm still alive and still well, and now temporarily free of the madness that has been the past two month hence my regrettably appalling blogging behaviours!!

In truth, aside from touring the state and spreading the good word about buying my books - let's be honest, that's the message I was attempting to instill - I've been blogging elsewhere at www.insideadog.com.au for the State Library! They twisted my arm, offered me money - you CAN'T escape once the library is onto you!

But now I'm free to blog here once again (not that I couldn't before - just lazy, I guess - and busy!)

Nevertheless, over at that blog I promised to post the included picture - based on my tour of Victoria and one of the spontaneous drawing stories I did with the kids - this image is the final image in a story about a hippy cow chicken creature that ended up squirting his magical milk on the herd and as such inflicting gender confusion amongst the sheep! This story was conjured up by year 8 boys - so I think that bit of information alone excuses any and all questions you may have!

Eitherway, as promised - the sheep. And another promise to get back on this proverbial horse - tomorrow, as September dawns, so too shall a blog featuring what's been going on - enough girls of the month to get things up to date and more! MUCH more!!!

Now here's the sheep. And the cow chicken on it's mysterious milking bike contraption (as I feel that context is required, otherwise it wouldn't make sense, now would it!) - thanks year 8 boys, couldn't have conjured it without you!

Sugar, Spam and all things spooky...and some nits.

Happy June! And what better way to celebrate such a middle of the year type month than with a sugar high - welcome 'Little sugar-high Girl'. She's happy to be here but probably won't remember it - and probably will have diabetes.

Elsewhere around the office - things have been busy, to say the least...below is a hint of Halloweeny things to come. First off - a work in progress I quite liked the look of in this particular stage.

...which later grew eyeballs, sprouted hair and liver spots to become this.

...which all has something to do with this...

Cryptic - spooky - available in September...I think! (Yes, I'm a savvy business man with my finger on every pulse!)

On the SPAMmier side of life - below is a candid photograph taken of a little scenic design I've been working on all in the name of Python, notorious spiced ham (not to be confused with notoriously spiced ham) and medieval historical romping of musical proportions!

Behold Monty Python's SPAMalot - about 20% constructed and one 20th it's eventual size!

 Ooooh - aaaaaaah. Make of it what you will!

Aaaaand finally - something I didn't personally 'do' but DID design - thus, without me - they ain't got nothin'! Well actually - i DID do the books, as seen below...but not the actual animation seen below-er.

Out now in all reputable bookselling venues is a thrilling ongoing saga of man and nit. As written by Tristan Bancks. It's a story we all can relate to. Unless you're bald and have been all your life - can't help you there - but I'm boldly presuming that's a small demographic which won't affect sales - so I'm ok with that. Book 2's more for you - note the baldness on the cover. At some point in time you've no doubt atleast had an itchy peer so you can atleast relate on a wider level. But I do believe I'm using my blog for rambling now - surely not what blogs are for!!

And here's the fancy bit where clever individuals made my character designs move about in a 3D fashion. It's a work in progress - but I like it!

I look forward to the Nickelodeon series, the ABC shop merchandise and a token invite to the Logies. (For international readers, the Logies is a farcical Australian awards ceremony not to be missed).

Alright thats' enough for now - I've outdone myself and need a lie down.

Miss May

A personal favourite - in fact, i'd forgotten she was there so it's a pleasure to find her again!

Little Explosive Girl

Plagiarism or just harmless coat tail riding?

Something about this cover seems familiar...

 

...can't quite put my finger on it - the top one features Australian animals bursting out of a gift wrapped egg-shaped present while the bottom one features Australian animals bursting out of a gift wrapped box-shaped present.

Nup - can't figure it out.

I guess I should be flattered by this design 'coincidence'.