Thom Yorke ‘The Eraser’ Trainers

March 2nd, 2010

Well, I posted the Radiohead ones, so I may as well add these too. This is actually the first pair of trainers I made for myself. Unfortunately I didnt really give it much thought at the time and just went at a pair of cheap white trainers with a permanent marker pen. I had presumed as the pen was permanent, the ink would stay where it was meant to be – on the material, but alas it’s really not a durable option and smudges quiet alot. I’ve only warn them out once, and they’re already pretty messed up…

If you’re wondering WTF that weird face is on the toe, it’s a portrait of Thom that was on the CD insert of the ‘Spitting Feathers’ EP.

The Eraser has got to be one of my top favourite album covers, I’ve even got the 12″ vinyl version framed on my wall!

Radiohead ‘Hail to the Thief’ Custom Trainers

March 2nd, 2010

Just wanted to show of a pair of trainers/sneakers I made for a friend. They’re based on the Radiohead Hail to the Thief album art by Stanley Donwood.

My Favourite bit are the heels that spell out RADIO HEAD =/ hehe!

Basically I painted a plain pair of white trainers with acrylic paint. I don’t know how hard wearing they’ll be, and the guy I made them for doesn’t dare ware them in case they get ruined.

I’ve bought some textile binder now that mixes into the acrylic colour, Hopefully it will produce some longer lasting/more durable results!

Toy Car WIP

March 2nd, 2010

Here’s a quick screengrab of a toy car model im working on atm.

Pretty much finished all the modelling, just need to have a recheck and make sure all the pollys are displaying correctly etc, then it’s onto the texturing!

It’s based on a great tutorial video by David Mitchell from www.simplylightwave.com

Sketchbook Pages

February 20th, 2010

I bought myself a new A6 sketchbook last week and did a few doodles. Hopefully the small size with encourage me to sketch on-the-go!

First page, inspired by Stanley Donwood/The Erazer album art:

Second double page spread is just a quick compo test for some canvas wall art, lol.

Creature Sketch

February 20th, 2010

Here’s a quick sketch I did.  Whacked it over into photoshop and did a quick paint over of it too.

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