Into the Woods PUBLISHED!!!

I can now proudly say that I have in my possession a very shiny copy of Stacey Whittle's 'Into the Woods: A Fairytale Anthology'

I am so unbelievably psyched to be able to see my art in an actual book! From pencil sketches and digital files to a glossy, shiny, tangible something that you can hold and read and stuff!

It's incredible!

So let me share my joy with you with these few photos of the real thing!!

Cover art by Andy Bloor and Steven Howard

The contents page, and look! Red Riding Hood opens the book!!

And finally a quick snapshot of the first couple of pages of Red Riding Hood, words by Rich McAuliffe and pictures by me! :D

This will bring the count of my artwork published in books up to two now (the 1st being Sugar Glider Stories 2). And with Bayou Arcana WELL on it's way to completion, along with the Dark Harvest supplement due in May, my count shall soon rise!!

Stacey has herself blogged about her delight and pride at this wonderful creation we've all to put together under her guidance, as well as a whole load of notable stuff, which you can read right here!

Also Into the Woods has received it's first review by Luke Halstall of the Geek Syndicate. He said some very lovely things about Red Riding Hood:

"Red Riding Hood by Richard McAuliffe and Sara Dunkerton moves exciting through the story. Dunkerton’s use of light and dark is very effective. As the creative team slowly reveal the wolf, a chill will run down the reader’s spine using techniques such as the wolf’s eyes gleaming white as it is covered in darkness. Whereas Red is beaming in the light. Further the creative team have managed to implement their beats just right making every page turn all the sweeter."

You can read the full review here!

Now... I bet the question on your lips at the moment is where can you get your hands on a copy, right?!?

Well Into the Woods will be launching at Cardiff Expo on the 25th - 26th February, however if you can't make it there you can purchase a copy through Stacey's online shop!

Hope to have you join us in the Woods soon!

UPDATES!! Bayou Arcana & Into the Woods!!

Bayou Arcana: Due for release May 2012!!

Pre-Order NOW!!!

If my little arty snippets for the Bayou Arcana story "Promises" has wetted your appetite for more, not to mention all the recent exposure we've had due to the Guardian Article, then that'll be nothing compared to this glorious cover for the anthology done by the wonderful Jennie Gyllblad (who has also illustrated the story "Irons in the Fire" written by Corey Brotherson, for the anthology). Not to mention all the other stories lying in wait for you inside!

And it just so happens that for those of you who cannot wait, Markosia have recently posted up a Pre-order page for our little comic!!!! Click Here!!

EDIT: Bayou Arcana is now available for pre-order from the above link!! Order before 1st April 2012 to get £3 off!!

Cover revealed for Into the Woods: A Fairytale Anthology!!

Stacey Whittle revealed the Into the Woods cover today!!

This beauty was illustrated by Andy Bloor with colours from Steven Howard, and they certainly have done a fantastic job!!

I of course illustrated the Red Riding Hood story for the anthology that this cover echoes, however collected inside are a whole HOST of original Brother's Grimm style fairytales to delight you!

Into the Woods will be launching at Cardiff Expo, 25th & 26th Feb 2012!!

Eagle Awards Nominations are open!!

My last bit of news is about the annual Eagle Comic awards!

For those who aren't familiar with the Eagles, they were introduced in 1976 and are the comic industry's longest established awards. The Eagles have been featured on the covers of leading US and UK titles across the last 30 years, and are unique in that they reflect the people's choice!

While registering my nominations, I was delighted to spot my name listed for "Favourite Newcomer Artist"!!!!

Without sounding like the typical Oscars kinda speech, I am genuinely thankful to those who put my name down to be nominated!

Being a complete newcomer to the comic scene, with only a year working on projects with amazing people, to just see my name listed there is a great surprise and an awesome feeling!!

So thank you very very very much!!!!

Remember, if you'd like to have your say over whose nominated then go ahead and complete the survey! And, y'know.... If you feel I deserve your nomination for Favourite Newcomer Artist, then my warmest thanks shall be extended to you also!! :)

Into the Woods: A fairy tale Anthology - Red Riding Hood

Hello again Folks!

In my previous post, when I said I'd be able to show you some art from Red Riding Hood very very soon, I didn't realise how soon that would be! Haha! :D

With a thumbs up from Stace, I'm pleased to say that you get a double whammy of art reveals today! You lucky people! :)

So without further a-do, here're a couple panels from Red Riding Hood...

(These're actually my personal favourites too!)

Into the Woods will be launching at Cardiff Expo, 25th & 26th February 2012!!

Jelly Baby!? (& Update!!)

Hellooo my lovelies!!

Boy, have I been busy!!

In my last post I told of how I'd just finished all the art for "Promises" and was well on the way to finishing Red Riding Hood!

Well, since then I've not only completed all art for Red Riding Hood, but I've completely completed it! Yup, all 5 pages are drawn, toned and lettered ready to print! Thats another comic under my belt, Oh Yeah!!

I'll post updates of the whole Into The Woods anthology as of when I hear more news, and hopefully'll be able to show you some RRH art if, I'm allowed!!!

So stay tuned!!!

Progress on Bayou Arcana "Promises" at the moment is pretty much where I left it with you last time.. I'm currently waiting for the word on wether or not licenses for fonts need to be bought, or if we can use the free Blambot.com fonts... I'm not at all good with the legal stuff so I'm making sure we've covered all out bases before going ahead.

But I'm ready and raring to make a start on the lettering as soon as I get a green light! And maybe, just maybe a lettered page might be revealed! :)

At the moment though I've been catching up with a commission thats been put on the back-burner for quite some time now...

Before Dark Harvest's Iain Lowson involved me in his idea for the RPG intro comic: "Resistance", he approached me about four 1/4 B+W Illustrations for the next Dark Harvest book! I took on the commission and completed the roughs (which you can see here!) and then had to put it on hold while I completed "Resistance" in time for the deadline!

Currently I've just finished the 2nd illustration and will tackle the 3rd next weekend.

I'm also in talks with Iain about possibly giving you all a sneaky peek at said illustrations once all four are complete! So defiantly watch out for that!! :D

Lastly I have been collecting images and researching like a crazy person!

All in readiness to start a couple of very exciting projects that are waiting patiently in the wings. Once I've finished all current Bayou Arcana and and Dark Harvest commitments I shall be totally set to scribble away to my hearts content!

One project is a collaboration with my Bayou Arcana writer, Matt Gibbs. and the other I briefly mentioned before (click here to be reminded) was a team up with my boyfriend, Alex Beedie on a fab Doctor Who Story!!

So with the promise of LOADS of artwork to come, I think it's only fair that I doodle something for you now!!

This quick sketch was inspired by a morning spent listening to Alex watching a youtube video featuring clips of Tom Baker saying "Would you like a Jelly Baby?" in various episodes, and then an evening spent taking screen shots of Paul McGann in the Movie. Which resulted in a MASSIVE craving for Jelly Babies!!

So much so that I had to rush out and by a bag to be able to concentrate on drawing!!!

Into The Woods: A Fairytale Anthology

Greetings to all you Fairytale Folk!!

You may know already that I'm illustrating a Red Riding Hood comic, written by Rich McAuliffe, to feature in Stacey Whittle's Fairytale Anthology!

(If you don't then click here to get clued up with some character designs!!)

Anyway, the wonderfully wicked Whittle has posted a long awaited blog with info on who else is involved and the creative team ups!!!!

So find out all you need to know right here!!!

The Wolf in Grandma's clothing....

No Red Riding Hood story is complete without the wolf!

So I present to you the character that I'll probably have the most fun drawing!!!

If you have been a long follower of my Blog or have explored it's ancient depths, you'll know this isn't the first time I've had a dabble in drawing wolves. And I must say that it was good to get back into the swing of drawing such a beautiful Canine.. even with the Granny specks and bonnet!

If you haven't seen the wolves previously mentioned, then you can find them all (and all from the project they pertain to) right here!

RRH - Character Studies, number 2!

Here's your second lot of character studies for today!

Introducing Mr. (very hunky) Woodcutter!

This guy is of course our love interest for Red (can you blame her??) but he has a more significant role to play all of his own...

Rich dropped Oliver Goodwill's name for a reference here, and he's sporting some very traditional woodsman-like clothing.

Red Riding Hood - Character Studies

When I heard that Small Press Big Mouth's fabulous Stacey Whittle was putting together a Fairy tale Comics Anthology I just HAD to put myself forward!!

Sinister little tales, enchanted forests and magical beasties? Count me in!! :D

The story that caught my eye was Rich McAuliffe's riff of Red Riding Hood, granted a tale that has seen many an incarnation, but none with such humor and simple twisted irony as Rich's version!

So without further a-do, let me introduce you to our leading Lady.

I give you Miss Hood herself!

Rich used the typical setting from the traditional Red Riding Hood tale, so Red is wearing a kinda standard peasant girl style dress and of course her cloak and hood!

For reference I was pointed in the direction of Alicia Witt; a young, stunning red haired beauty is what was required for this story!