Witcher 3 (2017 edition)

 

Just a few pieces I did recently based on The Witcher. BTW, did I ever tell you I'm a big fan of The Witcher? Yeah,huge fan.

Ratchet

Been playing Ratchet & Clank (2016) lately so did a piece on the Lombax!

The Witcher 3

Inktober 2015

Woooooooops!
Forgot to mention that I'm currently doing Inktober at the moment. Inktober is an annual event in October were artists post daily sketches of work completed entirely in ink across social media.

As an incentive to get artists involved,the Irish Inktober Collective have a list of different themes on a daily basis. Here's day 3's post on Akira.

I'll be posting all my entries on Instagram,Facebook and Twitter throughout the month!

Incandescent Memories #1 Available Online!

For those who were unable to get your hands on this comic the first time around,Incandescent Memories is now available as a digital comic to buy on Gumroad!

Order now at this link!

https://gumroad.com/l/incandescentmemories1#

Eli

Can't believe Metal Gear Solid V is out next week! Here's a pic I did of Eli aka Liquid Snake in the meantime. I wonder what old faces we'll bump into in 1984?

Man,2015 is almost over! After Thoughtbubble,it'll practically be Christmas by then! Yikes.

More updates soon regarding projects I'm working on.

Rabble #10 Cover

Here's a preview of the front cover of the upcoming issue of Rabble featuring my cartoon of Joan Burton! This was originally part of the magazine's Gombeen series which takes a quick jab to any infamous figures in Irish media. The image also happened to be incorporated into the cover.

Also included in this edition is the latest installment of my Harry Hangover strip which continues our hero's harrowing trials through his worst hangover since last Tuesday.

Look out for your local copy at a location point near you nationwide!

The Wanderer

Some fanart of the character Harbard,from Season 3 of Vikings.Really like this character's introduction and the mystery that currently surrounds him.

Playstation Classics

        

A little nostalgia doesn't hurt anyone,does it? DOES IT?!

Oh Hey There!

Whuh....oh it's the new year.I was just resting my eyes when...

Anyway here's something I did the other day for Emily!

More comics on the way and to be announced!

Merry Christmas From The Gryla

 

Bit late in posting this,whoops!

The IT Crowd Xmas Card!

Following on from last year's,here is this year's Christmas card!

This time around,I decided to base my card around those critters over at Reynholm Industries.

Own the card right now by ordering one from my Redbubbble store!

http://www.redbubble.com/people/burkyshtuff/works/13093883-the-it-crowd-x-mas-card

A Game Of Kings

New post,at last! For the last convention I attended, I decided to do a brand spanking new print to sell based on that obscure book series that no one has heard about. Now here it is, A Game Of Kings!

Also for those interested, I just put this up on redbubble!

For those who can make it to D.I.C.E, I'll still be selling this at my table so you have plenty opportunity to get it!

Speaking of D.I.C.E, stay tuned (do people still say that?) as I'll be unveiling something that I have in store soon(ish).

Good day!

Comic Book Sketches! (1st - 7th June)

A collection of pieces I did in part as a challenge to come up with a new drawing every day for a week. 

The rules I gave myself were;

1) Must be a comic book character from separate franchises.  (In this case,mostly Vertigo Comics...)

2) Must use a pose for reference. (exaggeration allowed)

3) Limited pallette (with exception to spot colours if necessary.)

In the end it was a nice exercise that got me thinking about how dynamic you can simply make a few lines look! Might do another few pieces soon with different rules. Perhaps with the theme of video games/book characters/conceptual ideas?

New Post,New Comic!

 

It's me again!  I'd thought I'd check in and let you all know I have another comic featured in this issue's Rabble (#8). It's part 2 to last issue's Harry Hangover strip! In this strip, our heavy headed hero begins to grow accustomed to Harry's ever growing presence in his daily life. Will this spell doom? Find out by picking up a free copy of Rabble in select areas. 

http://www.rabble.ie/pick-up-points/

The Reptile

An Update!

Here's a piece I did for Creator Owned Day which is of my character,known as The Reptile. He's been seen on this blog before but I thought I'd do another pass on the design. Hopefully,you'll be seeing more of this guy in the future but at the moment,the project is still in development.

He's based on the character actor,Dick Miller.

Frox

A recent submission I did for 'The Art Of Superstition' brief organized by Illustrators Ireland.The aim of the project was for artists and illustrators to submit pieces based on superstition.For my piece,I chose to focus on frogs and their association with bad luck.

It is said that if you were to interfere with a frog or bring them harm,they would cause infertility. So in tow with that,I was also inspired by the superstition in the art of the tarot and also based this design from the figure XII who is known as The Hanged Man. I combined the two into one subject matter by making The Hanged Man,in this case, a rabbit since rabbits are known symbols of fertility.

Brother

3/4 Liquid.Mortality is not his friend.

Carrier Boy Shirt Now Available

Just thought I'd mention,my Solid Snake piece is now wearable.Go get a shirt now on my Redbubble store by clicking the pic!

The Holy Numbers

This week,I decided to take a look at an Irish comic that has recently caught my eye,Tommie Kelly's The Holy Numbers.

The Holy Numbers was a webcomic collected into a book that tackles the main theme of organised religion and the behaviour of cults.The Numbers are a group founded by a man known as Ravensdale (#1) who leads the movement after he claims to have communicated with a divine being.From this claim,he convinces everyone he has been granted supernatural powers and wants to bring modern Ireland into a New Age. However,before he can truely attain the means to spread his teachings,he is murdered in cold blood.This is when the story begins and we are introduced to the protagonist,Aaron Doyle,who must uncover the truth of who really killed Ravensdale and what exactly is going on within the organisation.