New Website, Sketch, Inspiration!!!

Hey! I made a website!!! JOYBOX:art and craft with alex grigg hahaaha ive been putting it off for years, because i had no idea how to do it. I bit the bullet and made one though. and it makes me happy to have a portfolio i can control completely, and present in the way I want!

ive been playing around with ink over the last week or two. Pretty fun, white ink isnt all I imagined it would be though. This is quick ink drawing, with some colours...


Also there are a couple of sites i think everybody should read every day forever. Motionographer- Ive only just started regularly reading this bad boy, and im kicking myself for not starting earlier. Everything great in animation and moving image. Totally inspiring.There is a link on the side bar----->>>
A couple of quick links that really stood out to me- dvein.com probably on of the coolest companies ive seen.
Also a short film called Onwards, sponsored by nike. Amazing. It looks like it might be mocap, would be amazing. because its such a stylised character. If its not mocap, thats probably just as great! because its some simply brilliant character animation.
The other site I think is great, CartoonBrew. both of these sites are pretty big, and you probably read them already.
Hope you are well

Alex

Winner?

Heya blog,

So I got some positive feedback from the guys about this design. I can imagine that im going to develop it further over next little while. I really have to talk to the guys a some more.
Once again, would love to hear what you think.

Alex

ColourizedSketchass

Hi Blog,
Some sketches from the last day or two.
based on a study from a guy on face hunter
Hope you like:)
Thanks for the opinions on the last post, its always interesting to get some outside perspective. oh and ben, ill have a think about your question, im not really sure.

DZ EP cover. Progress 02

Hiya Blog,

So as promised here are some more progress pics from my development for DZ's up coming EP launch. I started them before I got feed back on the last one. So, predictably, they weren't received well. Actually, they were received well, but the band shared my opinion that they weren't really suited to an EP cover. Its a weird magic. I cant really put my finger on what it takes for a piece to be suitable for a CD sleeve. I guess because its packaging, there are a different set of expectation. Tricky. I find that my favorite covers are photographic, or quite abstract. Most of my skills are focused towards figurative work, so that habit is inhibiting me I think.
All of the designs so far are based on my Feather Wolf concept. Ironically, the Feather Wolf design struck me as the one I liked least of the set. I appropriated the middle design as a blog link button for my myspace page





As always, Im always interested in your opinions.

Love
Alex

DZ EP cover. Progress 01

Heya blog,

Im working with a band called DZ at the moment; trying to produce a CD jacket, as well as some branding and merch. I think I will keep some of my work in progress up here.



So this is the first colour sketch i sent through, kind of a concept for things more stuff. They liked it but didnt think it fit they're image. So back to the drawing board. I like it though. I hope you do too