Migdul

I've started a blog where you can see sketches, work in progress, and finished pieces (I will also publish the finished articles here).

Please take a quick look at it - www.mikecanscribble.blogspot.com

This is partially to combat the urban myth that I don't really do much art - the truth is that due to work hours consuming much of my time, progress on finishing pieces has been painfully slow. The point of the blog is to combat this as well as show off the work I produce in my sketch book daily.

Enjoy and let me know what you think!

Just a quick note to say that I have entered 'Sweet Vibes' in this months Flair Illustration competition.

The link is www.creativematch.co.uk/?actio…, and whilst you're there check out some of the other entries.

Thanks.

Hello everyone! Its been ages since I updated my journal, but I finished my most epic digital illustration yet, and decided to update my page in general.

Right now I'm working for an ad agency in Soho, doing storyboarding (loads of fun), a bit of copywriting (so so), and project management (utter balls!). The project managerment seems to take most my time, and its the least fun, so I'm feeling a bit frustrated with it all in general.

On the art front, now Sweet Vibes is finished I can start work on my rather hefty back cataloge of projects. Keep your eyes out on this spot!

Hi everyone! just a quick note to say my first collab is online - I sent some lineart too Archan Nair and he coloured it. The results are totally different to how I would have interpretted it, but yeh, he's done a fantastic job with wonderful use of colour. Its also a featured deviation! Quite chuffed even though I only did 30% of the work!

go take a look at archann.deviantart.com/art/Swe… and while your there see some of Archan's over wonderful work.

I realise I haven't updated my journal in a fair while so I thought it was about time I let you all know what I've been up to.

As you can see from my gallery, I have had a few recent sporadic uploads of work as I push on with putting together a legitimate illustration portfolio. I have 5 pieces in the works at the moment - I spent all day yesterday trying to paint clouds for a piece in my own stylistic, surreal/cutesy manner. The results...were rubbish and resulted in me getting uber frustrated having wasted a day painting bloody clouds! In the end, I completely rejigged the composition of my piece to include less cloud, more sky, so I guess its a blessing in disguise.

The trouble is, if I was working to a deadline for a client this project would be a disaster - I need to churn work out quicker if I'm gonna crack the industry.

Once I have 10 pieces complete, I can then set about building a website and sorting out a bit of promotional material...and hopefully (fingers crossed) start making some money.

Away from creative work I'm doing a 3 month internship with the Association of Illustrators. Its a lot of fun, and I'm learning a lot about the industry, which in turn is scaring me immensely (illustration is very poorly paid unless you are exceptionally lucky, the industry is dead competitive and is very unforgiving even for those who 'make it').

Its not really a safe option atm, so I'm considering trying to get a job in arts admin. Oh and another thing, I'm very very broke.

Enough self-indulgent waffle - keep a tab on my DA space because more is coming soon!