Woodblock Printing...

Having always been interested in Japanese Ukiyo-e prints i have always wanted to develop a technique that i could use in a similar fashion to the Japanese. I begun experimenting at work with the laser cutter to burn into wood the patterns of my drawings so as to use them as woodblocks.

Fujin & Raijin Flash

I have been wanting to do a Fujin and Raijin piece for a while now and here it is, images created using the black ink work from my sketchbook, colours added digitally with the Wacom. The story as i understand it was that Fujin and Raijin were demons that were enemies of the gods and Buddah, There was a large battle between the demons and thirty three gods,  Raijin and Fujin were eventually captured and changed their ways to serve heaven controlling wind and thunder.

Irezumi Chest Pieces

Freshly completed Irezumi for the New Year! Created using ink drawings from the sketchbook and finished in digital colour, i still need to work on the bars and waves as they are not coming out how i wanted them to appear but im happy with the rest of the image

Back to Mine II

Second album cover in the Bananajims "Back to Mine" series, This time jim chills with his book collection whilst listening to some groovy tunes...
Drawing from ink work in the sketchbook with digital colour, the rest of the image is created using photo montage techniques with books from my personal library

Oni/Hannya/Tengu Mask with Peony and Maple

After the previous Tengu and Hannya piece that i created i wanted to complete an image that contained the wind bars and clouds that appear on irezumi, this image is the first in a line of irezumi pieces that i hope to design. Created using a brush and ink drawing from the sketchbook and finished in digital colours.

Karasu Tengu

Karasu Tengu created using a brush and ink drawing from the sketchbook and finished with digital colours, i really wanted to go with some detail on the wings colour wise basing it on a brown eagles colour scheme, also tried to stick to traditional colours with advice from a friend!

Oni/Hannya and Tengu Mask with Maple Backing

From a ink drawing in my sketchbook to this finished piece, i took a huge step with my colour work on this one, and it payed off! really glad with how the shading came out on the skin of both masks, more to come soon i think!

Kondo Castle Siege

The final print in this series so far, "Kondo Castle Siege", I wanted a much darker feel to this one so i went for the blues and purples and the murky background, i wanted the rooster to look really rich also so i went to town on the detailing of his feathers!

Forrest Oni Attack

Second print from the 44 Demons series entitled "Forrest Oni Attack". Loved creating the perspective on this one, especially since it gave me a chance to do some detailed Irezumi on the arm! i felt the colour scheme really came through on this one too, i tried to move away from the standard green and brown forest.

Koshi and the King Carp of Pon-Yo

My first print for 44Demons, entitled "Koshi and the King Carp of Pon-yo" created with black ink on paper and then scanned and digitally coloured i am extremely happy with the finish on this one and i look forward to doing many more!