Gothic Angel

The recent snow in the East Midlands was a great photo opportunity. Admittedly not loads of snow in this shot though. I took the camera out to the cemetery that's 5 mins walk away from where I work. It was also an opportunity to try out the telephoto lens I'd bought recently. In this case I'd planned to use it to take close up photos of the more ornate graves, whilst I stood at a distance from the subject. I quite like this method of shooting photos as it creates a shallow depth of field, thus making the subject stand out. Here's one of the better efforts.

Mean Machine

I'm a big fan of 2000AD, the British weekly sci-fi comic and have been reading it regularly for as long as I can remember. Here's a my tribute to one of my favourite characters Mean Machine a.k.a. Mean Angel. This is a quick pencil sketch that has been painted digitally using my funky new Wacom tablet. I hope you like it.

Eye Spy Gargoyle

More photoshop tinkering I'm afraid. I took a photo of this fabulous gargoyle that I saw I in the Hockley area of Nottingham. I was impressed with the level of detail on it. To make it even more realistic, I've blended in a couple of eye images in the 'digital darkroom'. It was quick and straightforward to do but I'm pleased with the overall effect. Sometimes, simplicity is best.
Incidentally, I think its supposed to be King Charles II, who has connections with the area.