Mark Eastbrook

another page from larvae

2011-09-13T14:16:00.002+01:00

Here' another page from 'Larvae, Masks and Vampires'. Still slow going fitting it in around other stuff but getting there.

alan moore commission

2011-07-27T11:52:00.002+01:00

Here's a recently completed commission of Alan Moore

tucker (peter capaldi) sketch

2011-07-06T14:44:00.002+01:00

sailor sketch

2011-06-23T11:41:00.003+01:00

Another page from the sketchbook, Rockwells sailor.

peter sellers

2011-05-17T13:28:00.005+01:00

Peter sellers commission, first draft.

cockerel not cockerill

2011-05-11T10:31:00.003+01:00

Here's Richard cockerel getting his backside kicked in last weeks commission, unfortunately I should drawn a french cockerel and not cockerill (oh cock!). An hour of swearing followed.

Anyway, hopefully 'The Saints' will kicking Cockerills Tigers bottoms this weekend in the premiership semi-final.

noel fielding

2011-04-14T09:49:00.003+01:00

Another warm up, today it's a watercolour of Noel Fielding.

dictator doodle

2011-03-17T10:12:00.003Z

A dictator doodle to get the day going

David Lynch Oil

2011-03-03T09:09:00.005Z

Here's a photo of a painting of David Lynch that I am working on. Still pretty much work in progress and a lot slower as I am working in oils for the first time in years, I had forgotten what how it feels to stink of oil and turps.

pig thing

2011-02-24T13:07:00.002Z

Here's a pretty pig illo.

The Rugby Paper Illustration

2011-02-21T12:25:00.004Z

This weeks illustration of Tony Hanks exit from Wasps with 'The Prince of Darkness' Dean Ryan waiting in the wings.

yellowbeard

2011-02-08T14:50:00.004Z

Sketch of the comedian and writer Marty Feldman

sketches

2011-01-13T14:37:00.005Z

Sketching in between some letters and other stuff.

Bye Bye Rob Andrew

2011-01-11T09:59:00.003Z

Last weeks illustration for 'The Rugby Paper', Rob Andrew gets his marching orders.

Waiter Knows Best WIP

2011-01-10T12:39:00.004Z

WIP of the waiter and another of the 'The stranger at the door'.

mark gatiss

2010-11-25T10:23:00.005Z

For the first time in probably 20 years I have brought new paintbrushes and here is me getting used to them!

red-apple Illustration

2010-11-17T10:03:00.004Z

Snow White illo that was rejected for being too 'worldy wise' (quite right)

simon pegg sketch

2010-11-10T14:42:00.003Z

another page from 'Larvae'

2010-10-18T10:47:00.003+01:00

Inside of the vampire restaurant 'Lugosi's'. Coming from Northampton I couldn't resist the tenuous vampire/bauhaus link

larvae, masks & vampires again

2010-10-05T14:49:00.004+01:00

Another page from 'Larvae, Masks & Vampires" some bits need adjusting. Feels like this is taking forever and I haven't even got to the interesting bits yet!

Alan Moore Sketch

2010-09-15T10:46:00.003+01:00

Alan Moore pen & ink sketch, just to warm up

Courtney Lawes

2010-09-13T13:15:00.004+01:00

A snippett of Northampton Saints and England rugby player Courtney (Long Arm of The) Lawes that will soon available as a print

latest rugby paper illustration

2010-08-03T10:14:00.003+01:00

Here is the latest illustration from the Rugby Paper showing the South Africans Hoskins and De Villiers as puppet and puppeteer.

pen sketching

2010-07-21T08:58:00.003+01:00

More sketching, trying to get more texture in.

holiday sketch

2010-07-08T08:04:00.003+01:00

Sketching whilst drinking Metaxa on holiday.

butch james

2010-06-07T12:45:00.003+01:00

A close up of an illustration of butch james for this weeks 'The rugby paper'. Somebody won't let someone play for some team, oh dear.

andy ripley

2010-06-01T08:36:00.006+01:00

Here's a cartoon of the great sporting corinthian Andy Ripley done for this weeks 'The Rugby Paper', as well as playing for England and Rosslyn Park he was also a 400m champion, rower and winner of Superstars.

Book Illustrations

2010-05-17T11:15:00.005+01:00

Here some photos of a book that I have illustrated called Alternative Endings. The 'Alternative Endings' contains illustrations of writers, actors and luminaries such as Phillip Pullman, John Le Carre, Dr Ben Goldacre, Juliet Stevenson, Ralph Brown and Jon Snow.

algernon blackwood

2010-04-29T11:13:00.004+01:00

Todays warm up, quabbalist and member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Algernon Blackwood.

Poe Faced

2010-04-21T09:43:00.002+01:00

A warm up sketch of the darkling Poe

warm up moore

2010-04-20T16:10:00.003+01:00

Todays warm up painting Mr. Moore.

barbarella

2010-04-16T14:24:00.005+01:00

Here's a quick fake barbarella painted in acrylic.

Special Kind of Trouble

2010-03-16T13:07:00.004Z

I came across this little piece of odd americana the other day, I thought that it had been lost over various house moves across the country, but there it was slumbering flatly at the bottom of a draw, almost arthurian in manner, waiting for its time.

'It happened to Alice' was a small comic produced by Archie Entreprises in the 80's and was used by the American AA (there is an address for Grand Central Station in the back). I have no idea how I came to own this and its brother but it is a fascinatingly moral slice of trash.

Oh, and remember it could happed to ANY woman, even the one next door with 7 kids.

don't you throw those bloody spears

2010-01-28T12:40:00.003Z

Here's a very 30 minute rendering of mr. caine, still not sure about this bloody wacom though.

Playing Card Pin Up

2009-11-11T11:17:00.003Z

I've been trying for a long time now to get used to digital painting. I much prefer having a pencil of a paintbrush in my hand and all of the unpredictability that real life brings. But some digital paintings look so good and I want a piece of it so I did this, but why does it feel a little bit like cheating?
I'm still not sure if I like the results but it's always another tool to use.

karloff sketch

2009-10-13T09:08:00.003+01:00

Saint Hartley

2009-09-30T13:11:00.001+01:00

Headbutt

2009-09-13T10:11:00.003+01:00

The good, the bad and the one that got away!

2009-08-29T11:52:00.003+01:00

Here is the illustration that got away, predictions for the coming guinness premiership, dagnamit.

Character design

2009-07-31T10:34:00.002+01:00

Here are some charcter illustrations for a website.

Shaky

2009-07-07T14:56:00.003+01:00

After a brief encounter with Mr. Recession, Mrs Public feels undone and very shaky.

nooligan

2009-07-02T14:42:00.001+01:00

not cricket

2009-06-30T14:14:00.004+01:00

Trying out my new pens

Garment Worn By Mr. Badman

2009-06-24T17:12:00.004+01:00

Regardless of the finest cloaks and wimpoles worn by Mr. Badman, his fate remains the same as if he was a common thief. Mr. De'Athman greets his new charge with the scavengers dance, like a segull relishing rubbish.

Adapt

2009-06-02T17:01:00.002+01:00

The bone soldier has difficulty adapting to his fate.

Sketch Book (Rayn Man)

2009-05-20T15:56:00.003+01:00

Sketchbook time again, it's amazing how you can get out of practice when you get tied up with doing more commercial stuff.

Northampton Saints 2009

2009-05-08T08:31:00.005+01:00

An illustration to celebrate the Saints getting into the final of the European challenge cup. "Oh when the saints.......

Simon Pegg Illustration (Final)

2009-04-23T11:24:00.003+01:00

At last, the finished illustration, the book is coloured and the background finished off. Highlights are added and a little colour correction done (the background colour has been introduced to the foreground to tie them together). Last of all, the text is added, followed by several days of hating the damned thing!

simon pegg illustration (part 4)

2009-04-22T13:40:00.002+01:00

I am nmow adding the background in pencil and acrylics. I'm not trying to take away the attention from the foreground whilst still giving it depth and texture. Pegg is looking a bit dark (bol**cks), but I'll sort that out later!

pegg (part 3)

2009-04-17T12:46:00.001+01:00

Still more colour!

simon pegg (part 2)

2009-04-16T15:09:00.002+01:00

Starting to add colour now using acrylic and gouache.

simon pegg illustration (part 1, the sketch)

2009-04-15T13:55:00.002+01:00

This is a sketch of a simon pegg illustration, the first stage of an illustration

Neophyte (Cover)

2009-04-08T14:57:00.002+01:00

Here is the book cover with the coloured version of the neophyte

Neophyte Sketch

2009-03-26T10:56:00.004Z

alistair darling

2009-03-23T14:36:00.001Z

ahhnollt

2009-03-10T09:11:00.002Z

here's a T-Shirt design

Radio Northampton

2009-03-09T11:01:00.002Z

Here are some pen & ink illustrations of BBC Radio Northampton DJ's done for Comic Relief.

starlet

2009-02-26T14:28:00.003Z

Instinct

2009-02-19T14:01:00.004Z

When all goes to ruin and rack the survival instinct kicks in and we manage to hold on, maybe. Or just an inborn behaviour to court f**k ups.

Martin Johnson Flirts with Failure

2009-02-11T09:12:00.004Z

The final version of 'Martin Johnson Flirting with Failure'

Martin Johnson flirts with failure

2009-02-09T15:04:00.003Z

After watching johnsons England play badly against italy, here's work in progress of him flirting with failure.

The last one was flawed, here's hoping for the new one

2009-02-03T14:25:00.003Z

character sketches

2009-01-22T13:28:00.003Z

Here are character sketches of the hero of a story, any story.

Who Knows What's CONTAINED Within

2009-01-10T16:06:00.005Z

Another page, bloody hell this is slow work.

Soludrop Poster

2008-12-12T10:56:00.004Z

Final image for the club called 'Souldrop' in the graphic novel 'Haematura'

Daydream Network Magazine D05. On Sale Now!

2008-12-05T08:34:00.003Z

The 5th Edition of Daydream represents over 20 countries across the globe from Hawaii, Los Angeles to China and Russia, East London to Lithuania and beyond this one of our finest creations… and me!

Buy Daydream Network DD05 featuring Mark Eastbrook

haematura

2008-12-04T15:09:00.002Z

More preparetory work for the next illustrations for 'Haematura' focusing on a place called 'souldrop'.<>

2008-12-01T13:31:00.006Z

Sketching monday, these are sketches for a new illustration I am working on. I'm not really sure that I like sketching digitally, the pen moves to fast and too smooth for my liking but I'm still getting used to the tablet (I like to be lightyears behind everyone else).

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opinion

2008-11-24T14:06:00.001Z

Who is best? Only the supporters think they have the answer.

haematura 2

2008-11-04T17:07:00.001Z

Always wise to go to the doctor.

Haematura Illustration

2008-10-31T10:42:00.002Z

Here is an illustration that I am currently working on

Is We Having a Recession Yet?

2008-10-17T13:37:00.001+01:00

Ha! In London the stock exchange is down!!
Ha! In New York the stock exchange is down!!
Halifax shares - who knows?
People are pushing sick,
Lying old greybeard yells rumour of peace,
Printers ink, still editorial fresh.
Bone black umbrellas push onto another,
Only the tv screen prospers,
The Antichrist came again, he wore a hoodie.

Strings

2008-10-14T13:39:00.000+01:00

Politicians pull strings to make the mouth on their masks work, the mask that they hope will fool us all into thinking that they aren't hideous self serving monsters.

Pigs are Packed with Goodness

2008-09-30T13:26:00.000+01:00

Clutter

2008-09-05T16:41:00.000+01:00

Don't let them birds get in the way they only clutter up the ring.

Illustraion Friday: (Bad) Memories

2008-09-01T13:12:00.001+01:00

Here's my go at illustrationg comics (just for a laugh, to see if I can do it). Anyway it's all about bad memories

Old Albion Pub Sign

2008-08-29T14:44:00.000+01:00

Move to Cornwall and paint Pub signs in Crantock. Do I qualify for free beer?

Enjoying the Olympics

2008-08-13T15:12:00.000+01:00

I cannot get my head around the olympics (peace and all that mullarkey) taking place in China (oppression and all that mullarkey).

Sail

2008-08-09T11:39:00.000+01:00

This is bit of a departure for me, but it is always a good exercise for developing skills.

Canned

2008-07-28T15:15:00.000+01:00

Band Playing Cards

2008-07-24T12:27:00.000+01:00

A playing card illustration (proof) for a band, hopefully they like it

Enough

2008-07-21T12:27:00.000+01:00

horsey royal

2008-07-18T09:32:00.000+01:00

Striking a blow for beehives (sketch)

2008-07-16T09:45:00.000+01:00

Mildred Falls in Love with the Automaton

2008-07-15T15:48:00.000+01:00

Foggy

2008-07-15T15:43:00.001+01:00