Happy Halloween!

Halloween seems to be getting bigger every year here in the UK, so I thought I'd get involved for a change and discovered that pumpkin carving is much harder than it looks;

Monsters Inc's Mike carved pumpkin;

Plus a figurine I designed a few years ago - it's bones glow in the dark!;

 

 Shane S

A room with a view...

This is the opening shot of a five minute limited animation that I storyboarded and produced the assets for.  The animation itself was handled by the talented fellows over at Gizmo Animation and features Tatty Teddy and his Blue Nose Friends enjoying a day out in the park.

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Had fun with the lighting on this one, and it's always nice to work on some environments.

Here's the full short for your viewing pleasure;

 

Shane S

Tatty Teddy Bathtime

Another puzzle image for Ravensberger, this time featuring some extra characters.  Had a lot of fun with the lighting on this one.

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You can buy the 1000 piece puzzle on Amazon right now!

Shane S

First book cover!

My first book cover!

Featuring Tatty Teddy and his Blue Nose Friends, this was painted for the first 'My Blue Nose Friends' book (that also came with a mug featuring the same image).  This was also the first time that these characters were rendered with more realistic lighting, marking a slight progression of the style that is still evolving today.

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Shane S

Tatty Teddy bedtime

Another puzzle image from early last year.

Again I went for the digital watercolour over pencil sketch but also experimented a bit with gradient maps, which are super useful once you get your head around them.

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You can buy the 500 piece puzzle from here.

Shane S