DilettantO

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City: Yanchep
Country: Australia

Joined: Aug 2009

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I am professional illustrator with over 35 years experience. Some years ago, I was responsible for revamping Thomas the Tank Engine’s image and was responsible for creating all the artwork for the worldwide merchandise, including over 30 books, for Random House (NY) and Heinemann (UK). This work was done under the pseudonym ‘Owain Bell’ and some can still be found on the Net. I worked on this character between the years 1984 and 1994.
I have been working exclusively digitally for the last 6 years. I use Corel Painter (currently v10 but I have just installed v11) in conjunction with a Wacom Intuos tablet and pressure sensitive stylus. Photo manipulation is NOT used. Photos are used for reference only. All artwork is painted in the same way as with traditional media. Currently, I design postage stamps for the WWF Stamp Collection examples of which can be seenhere

I have also written and designed a proposed cg animated tv series entitled Nemesis. Not only have I written all the scripts, I have also modeled many of the characters, props and sets in 3dStudio Max. I have also set about creating each episode as a graphic novel. I have complete Volume 1 and am working on Volume 2. There will eventually be around 30 volumes, all full color with 40 A4 pages. These are available to view as pdf files at www.nemesistv.com.au
where hard copies can also be purchased and a trailer of the tv show can be seen.
My other interests are music, both listening and playing. I play fiddle, mandolin and alto sax, but not professionally. I am self taught and play for my own amusement.
For a quick way to see my work available for sale, pleas visit my Bubblesite Here
Please also see my graphic novel Nemesis Volume 1here
To start at the beginning, please go to page 3 of the thumbnails and work backwards. I would be very pleased if you would leave a comment including critique.