GRAYSCALE PAINTING | this tribe thing

sometimes a client tells me that i should charge them cheaper because they want grayscale illustration, not colour. well, i dont agree, because i actually find painting in monotone more difficult than painting in full colour. when doing colours, it's kinda like they help you make the thing look good. but with a monotone pallette, i find myself doing more work to make a scene look good, like this one i'm working on for a book.

i'm i doing something wrong? coz some artists i know find monotone work easier.

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FATHERHOOD 101 | shaking it Shakira style

i should have known it would be just a matter of time before i get a chance to draw the Shakira's Tsaminamina hip dance... this is Pudd'ng, shaking what her mama gave her, Shakira style. get wednesday's NATION nespaper to see the finished piece and read the FATHERHOOD 101 story.

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LILIAN | pencils, inks and colours

this is a comic i just wrapped up with a lead character called lilian. it's for a children's magazine.

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RIDICULOUS COW | taking a break from seriousness

one of the reasons i love drawing FLAKES is that i get the opportunity to make some pretty ridiculous illustrations. like this one in progress here. it's a refreshing break from this overly serious world!

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CARICATURE | my first attempt published

i usually suck at drawing caricatures. i prefer drawing proper portraits and leave the art of caricaturing to its masters like MAD magazine's TomRichmond, an artist i greatly admire. last week, however, i was thrown the challenge at the last minute without an opportunity to say no, and i griped about it in my last post. here's the final artwork. i liked how it turned out. this was published in friday's BUSINESS DAILY.

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ILLUSTRATION | of tight ropes, ballet and suicide

this is a suicide illustration, those ones i get thrown at at the last minute and it has to go to press today. i'm immensely having fun doing it. it's an illustration of a man balancing a tight rope. i decided, just for fun, to give him ballet shoes. u can see the reference photo i used on the side.

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ILLUSTRATION | flakes

on my board this morning, a spot illustration for this saturday's FLAKES. that fella is just about to detonate a landmine! get SATURDAY magazine to read this humorous piece.

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SHUJAAZ issue 4 - complete

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BINGWA INKING JOB | she's off to the toilet!

i spent much of the weekend penciling this two page comic for BINGWA, a magazine for children (feels funny calling it 'penciling, seeing that i do all this in illustrator). i'm now inking it. i need to get this job done chapchap before another salvo hits me later this week.

in case you are wondering where this young lady is headed to in such an undignified fashion in a nightie, well, she's making a bee line for the nearest toilet!

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LAYOUT | SHUJAAZ issue 5

here's a screen shot of SHUJAAZ issue 5 layout which i'm working on today. a lot to be done by close of the day. no time for stories. back to work...

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SHUJAAZ ISSUE 5 COVER!! | oops! sorry, read issue 4 first!

i,m currently working on SHUJAAZ issue 5 cover image. i thought of posting the progress here but that would be too much info. read issue 4 first.

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meanwhile this is issue 4 which will be available in SATURDAY NATION this weekend. don't miss it!! 32 full colour pages!!

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ILLUSTRATION | fatherhood

this is the finished illustration. i wrote earlier about it here. read the story here.

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2007 WORK | tribal cartoon

i thought i should post this work which i did in 2007, i think. or thereabouts. i used to do this for DRUM EA magazine. this was one of the first steady jobs i had after switching careers and deciding to go into art and design. the page was for children, to educate them on african tribes in an entertaining way. enjoy.

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