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Watch me work!

by on May 3, 2019 at 7:00 am
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Hey folks! Not a huge amount to let you know about this week, as I’ve been busy desperately trying to finish my new book Tulou ahead of London MCM Comic Con! What I’ve been finding helps is streaming what I’m doing, as it makes me really focus in on my work and minimises my faffing around and procrastinating.

If you’re interested, you can follow me over at www.twitch.tv/maothecat – don’t forget to say hi! I’ll be trying to work 8-6 BST Friday through Monday, so if you tune in whenever you’re likely to catch me working on something! read more

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Rest in peace, Lyra McKee

by on April 19, 2019 at 9:43 am
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Hi folks.

Sorry, I don’t have a huge amount to say here today. Please go and search for the work of Lyra McKee, a fantastic Northern Irish investigative journalist who was murdered last night by a coward with a gun. She was a brilliant journalist, an excellent writer, and just one of the nicest, warmest, most caring and genuine human beings I have ever had the good fortune to get to know.

Still a bit numb from it all. I can’t believe it. I really can’t.

M.

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Bleh

by on March 15, 2019 at 7:00 am
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Hi folks, apologies for the lack of a comic page today – combination of pitch work and illness just ate this week right up. Still feeling a wee bit under the weather, if I’m perfectly honest!

Here’s the character designs for the pitch I submitted this week – it’s a cyberpunk story about what would happen if your employer owned your genetics. Fingers crossed I get into the anthology!

Have a great weekend, everyone,

M.

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Running laaate

by on March 8, 2019 at 8:26 am
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Hey folks! I may have fallen asleep before getting a chance to finish today’s page, and didn’t quite wake up in time to finish it at a sensible time but I finished it anyway because dammit that’s just how much I love yas!

I REALLY have to rush now, though, loads to do at work!

See you all next week, have a great weekend!

M.

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TGI Weekend

by on March 1, 2019 at 7:42 am
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Hey folks, just a quick update. I feel constantly exhausted these days – I actually just straight up fell asleep last night when I should have been finishing this page, had to get up early to complete it this morning. Really need to find a way to manage my stress and my energy. And let’s just say that the thing that’s sapping all of that isn’t comics. I really want to do as much as I can, creatively, but I can’t work optimally if every evening I’m tired and worried. read more

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Eternal busy-ness

by on February 8, 2019 at 7:00 am
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Hey folks! Hope you’re all well. Things are a bit hectic over here right now, but fortunately that hasn’t stopped me from doing a page of story, this week!

Day job is busy as all heck, and in the art-o-sphere, I’m absolutely rammed! I’m working on some thumbnails right now for a very funny comic written by “Out Of Time” author Luke James Halsall (trust me, he’s the next Douglas Adams, just wait and see). I’ve also got a couple of submissions I’m preparing, one comic and one prose. I love having lots of art stuff on the go, though – especially when there’s a goal up ahead, and it’s not just me throwing stuff into the wind and seeing where it lands! read more

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Getting back on track.

by on January 25, 2019 at 7:00 am
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Hey folks – hope you’re all well! This week’s been a little better than the last, and I’m beginning to feel more like myself again. Art helps – it really really does.

Anyway, I’m liking the results of using restricted palette – Although I must confess that I’m a bit tempted to add one or two additional swatches. I think there’s room for tweaking! I definitely believe it’s helping to tie the colours together. I’m looking forward to trying even more restricted palettes on some of my print work to achieve specific artistic effects! read more

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Trying something new!

by on January 11, 2019 at 7:00 am
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Hey everybody! Look! IT’S A NEW STORY PAGE, YAY!

I’m trying out a restricted colour palette for Elf Blood now – my hope is to harmonise the colour scheme and just have it hold the artwork together a little better. What do you think? I don’t think there’s too many differences visible yet, but it will probably be more apparent later on, as characters with more varied colour schemes come in. I wanted to base the palette around what I think is the most striking colour I use, the red of TKO and SKO (and all of their ancestor/component gene donors) have. I selected warmer colours to cover red, green, blue, yellow, pink, and brown, in dark, mid, and bright flavours, with a desaturated option. I also picked out a range of skin colours and warm greys to  go along with them. read more

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See you at ECAF!

by on November 23, 2018 at 8:01 am
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Hey folks! Just a quick update today to remind you that I’ll be at Edinburgh Comic Art Fair, table 16b, this Sunday! Come along to the Out Of The Blue Drill Hall Edinburgh, EH6 8RG, from 11 AM to 4 PM and pick up some Christmas presents! Entry is free, and there’s workshops and things too to attend, all as part of Book Week!

Hope to see you there!

M.

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Come along to Edinburgh Comic Art Fair!

by on November 16, 2018 at 7:00 am
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Hey folks! Are you a reader in and around Edinburgh next weekend? Are you going to Book Week? Then you can stop by my table at ECAF, run by Blackhearted Press!

Entry is free, and the fair runs from 1100 to 1600 on Sunday the 25th of November, so it’ll be well worth your looking in! The lineup is absolutely packed full of fantastic indie artists and it’ll be the perfect opportunity to pick up some great and unique Christmas presents!

So, if that sounds like your kind of thing, come along to the Out Of The Blue Drill Hall, EH6 8RG next Sunday and say hi! I’ll be looking forward to it! read more

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