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Saturday, 30 June 2012

IF- Refresh

Oh, there is nothing quite like the refreshing sent of a Shoggoth!

Yuuuum!

The Shoggoths are one of my favorite monsters from Lovecraft. They're so darn versatile!

Thursday, 24 May 2012

Monsters with Hats

My latest uni project has consumed my life for the past month or so.. if not more.

Its been fun but Ill be glad when its all handed in on Monday 28th! (which is also my 21st birthday!)

Its a handmade concertina book, made to sell at the summer show at Plymouth College of Art. Their is a standard version (with the envelope) and a special edition that comes with a box and 2 badges, as well as being hard-bound!

There is also a bonus mini book called 'En Gateau!'

(A business card is also thrown in, that's the 4 paneled thing)

Friday, 20 April 2012

IF- Heights

From the heights of his vast intelligence to his huge love of vanilla ice cream, the

Fez monster is definitely not a force to be reasoned with. He is always right and

if you dare try to correct him, he will do something drastic about it!

Deep down he's a softy really... Oh and he has an acute fear of heights, so he can't

fly. And when I say acute... I mean EXTREME.

This is a monster I designed for a project at uni which will come to light very soon.

It's called 'Monsters with Hats'

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Pylon Press- Followers

My illustration made it into the second Pylon Press! The theme was followers..

Pylon Press is a lovely glossy zine/booklet made by the lecturers at Plymouth College of Art. It includes their own work as well as some students and professional illustrators work!

Its great to be included among some great work!

Yes! Thats me next to Jack Teagle!

http://jackteagle.tumblr.com/

Friday, 24 February 2012

IF- Capable

Sir Cape-Pebble and his trusty sidekick Broomsworth!

Superheroes of the Victorian age!

They are both rather 'Capable' aren't they?

Thank you everyone, so much for the comments on last weeks

illustration! I appreciate them all!

Thursday, 2 February 2012

Wizard of Oz pop up book

I found some old photos of my final major project in my Foundation diploma.

I made a pop up book spread featuring a scene from The Wizard of Oz.

It makes me want to play with pop ups again!

All work (c) Toby Allen

Thursday, 22 December 2011

Snow White

I now release concept a poster/cover from my secret little project...

A retelling of Snow White!

Snow White is an oriental fruit moth [who eats apples mostly...]

The dwarfs are vegetables [and the one fruit]

and The Queen is an Orchid Praying Mantis

Saturday, 19 November 2011

IF- Vanity -Half Born Hel-

I love Norse Mythology! [and any mythology to he honest]

This is Half-Born Hel, the queen of the underworld! Inspired by Joanne Harris's

Runemarks and Runelight books, the second of which I'm reading through

at the moment. [And boy is it good!]

I want to develop a more painterly style, as an alternative to my bolder cartoony one.

Still very much has a sketchy feel to it.. Not sure if its quite there yet.

For those who don't know, half of Hel is dead and the other half alive.

Its very fun to incorporate both features into one character and can be

quite hard to do so.

Just finished a very busy few weeks! So its really nice to have time to

work on some more personal stuff for a change.

Wednesday, 21 September 2011

Klyde's Animal Alphabet! The books arrived!

I was so excited to find my first two copies of my self publish storybook arrived in the post this morning! They looks so lovely, and turned out really well! Im so impressed with myself for sticking to it and coming up with a finished product!

Im so happy!

Heres a few gloomy photos! Ill update with better ones at a later date.