http://www.matttaylor.co.uk/blog Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:21:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It struck me that this blog was looking a little, well, plain; this is the remedy. I took a cue from the letter project i completed a few months back and made use of the repeating faces. The hardest thing was balancing the 'tile' so that when it is repeated it ... http://www.matttaylor.co.uk/blog/2008/06/20/wallpaper/ Phew - it's been a busy few weeks. Lots of things I couldn't put up until they were printed, but everything is out there in the world now, so I can post freely! My tees are finished and printed and on sale now at BurpBoutique (mens and womens sizes). They turned ... http://www.matttaylor.co.uk/blog/2008/06/16/a-few-things-for-some-things/ So this is my first actual commissioned piece in a while... most of the work I've been doing recently has been for my book, self promotion, contests or self set projects, so it has nice to get my teeth into something for someone else (although i did have complete freedom ... http://www.matttaylor.co.uk/blog/2008/05/13/electro-therapy/ Something snappy I put together this week, with a loosely Day Of The Dead feel to it (which according to Wikipedia is in both November and May - i'm not sure which is right...). It should for accuracy have marigolds instead of roses, and i don't think I'm quite ... http://www.matttaylor.co.uk/blog/2008/05/07/el-dia-de-los-muertos/ So after two or three weeks of drawing, this particular piece is done (click here for a closer look at it). I'm still not sure what to do with the finished illustration - I have a feeling it will surface as a print or possibly a tee-shirt print, although the ... http://www.matttaylor.co.uk/blog/2008/05/06/jadore-moi/ Still going on this letter based project, and getting very close to the finish now. Only two more letters to go (or maybe three if i decide to do an alternate of one that i already have). I'm itching to get this done so that i can start work on ... http://www.matttaylor.co.uk/blog/2008/04/30/nearly-done/ More letters as part of my ongoing Cobrasnake/party pix themed piece. I'm about halfway through, and really want to have this finished by this time next week, so i can get cracking on some new work. It's only when I look at them next to each other that it dawns on ... http://www.matttaylor.co.uk/blog/2008/04/28/many-more-letters/ Here's something that was initially designed as a two color tee-shirt print for the band One:Day:Life. The version above however is a tweaked version of the graphic with assorted dust and scratches and a third color hiding behind the turquoise. It's a style which I'm moving away from so this might ... http://www.matttaylor.co.uk/blog/2008/04/25/heroes-hoods-and-headphones/ This is my entry for the inaugural International Skull Drawing Contest at the Rise & Fall Gallery in Melbourne. I thought this would be an opportunity to expand on my face montages that i have been working on, except this time trying to build shade and definition as well as ... http://www.matttaylor.co.uk/blog/2008/04/18/skullduggery/ The continuation of yesterday's piece. I'm hoping to get one letter a day drawn up until I have all the letters I need (although I have a feeling that I might not be able to keep that up). More heads sourced from The Cobrasnake, Last Nights Party and Dirty Dirty ... http://www.matttaylor.co.uk/blog/2008/04/16/im-still-not-fond-of-the-cobrasnake/