Fantasy and Roleplay

Just a quick update.  Recently I have spent some time painting up some portraits for a Role-playing game.  Having not painted anything for quite a long time it was nice to get deep into it again.

Yelena "The Skinner" Laquan
The Goliath Rogue

Brute Von Whet
The Barbarian Merfolk Errectus

The Kill Screen Hardcover

Today I received in the post the most luxurious of graphic novels.  A nice hardback edition of Mike Garley's: The Kill Screen.  Not only is Mike one of the nicest guys in the indie comic scene, but it also makes for a bloody good read.  There is depth and some pretty cool ideas/ social critique of the modern age in there also.

If you missed the Kickstarter and comics is your thing, definitely check it out.

In all honesty I am not the biggest comic fan.  I read my fair share in my teens and early 20's.  My favourites have to be Lone Wolf and Cub, The Watchmen and Sinister Dexter.  Which is why I was surprised by Mike's work.  It captured me and I decided to draw some fan art for it.  I mocked up a cover and sent it to him and I was thrilled to see my name in the book and my art featured.

A Year of Results

Some art from 2015

Over the past year life for me has changed quite a lot.  I have moved in with a new partner, moved house twice, had a successful Kickstarter campaign and focused on my profession of being a teacher.  This was for a variety of reasons.  I wanted to really give teaching my all in order to gain qualifications and also the reputation I deserved.  After a solid year of hard work I have not only gained the qualifications I need to have a career for the rest of my life, but also have been able to test out a new creative opportunity. 

For most of my life I have always been surrounded by paper, notes and drawings.  As a child I would invent my own toy lines, board games, comics and computer games.  Once I got older my focus changed and after many years I decided to try my hand at comics.  I personally found the process of comic design fairly painful as I do not consider myself a writer, so the energy that I had to commit was even greater than I expected.  I am still proud of Royal and the world I created but it was far from being what I wanted it to be.

During a creative surge I decided to make my own card/boardgames and in doing so built up the confidence to launch my own Kickstarter.  Though this little Print and Play game Breakneck Blitz, I gained the confidence to keep going.  

Since then, in the space of last year, I have developed a lot of old concepts and ideas that I have designed into proper fleshed out games.  Most are short and easy to pick up but have depth in repeated plays and appreciation of the mechanics.

Having built up good relations with various groups of individuals, I now have a decent base for play testing these games and pitching ideas.  

Eternal Glory arriving March 2016 on Kickstarter

Most of 2015 has been spent between teaching and game promotion.  Now I am back in action on the blog I am going to post at least one update a week to keep things fresh.

You can check back here for game updates, new artwork and news about events that I am attending or that my work will be at.

Thanks for reading.

Lewis

Exhibition at the Gibberd Gallery

A large collection of my work has been on show at The Gibberd Gallery in Harlow. The exhibition is coming to an end soon but it has been quite an honour to have my work displayed in my home town again.   

Two Bouts, One Weekend!

We are booked up for two bouts in one weekend!

The Cherry Popper Pi Day Games and the British Roller Derby Champs.

There will be new T-shirt designs and some new stickers available for sale.

If Derby is your thing see you there!

Light, Art, Action!

Light, Art, Action is an exhibition currently taking place at the Gibberd Gallery in Harlow.  I was kindly offered a window to exhibit three pieces of art, to help promote the show.

Tonight they have a open evening from 6.30, so feel free to come along and check out the exhibition as well as the first live show.

Holiday

Demoncon 9

I received exciting confirmation this morning that I shall have a stall alongside Shove & Kisses this coming Sunday!  It should be a real blast, so if you are free and about come on down and check it all out.

We will be launching our new T-Shirts on that day as well as some other Derby related material.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Inner Power

Private View

The 8th of January was my private view for the gallery at the Ripley Arts Centre.  

It was a great experience and I am very thankful to all of those that came and appreciated the art on display.  Being my first ever solo show I really wasn't sure what to expect, but many good conversations were had and I met some brilliant people too.

My exhibition: Reflective Rhythms is now officially booked and in the process of being set up. It will run from the 7th to the 30th of January. If you are interested you can ring to book a viewing with the gallery on: 020 8464 5816

Holidays are Coming!

Thankfully working as a teacher means at this time of year I am surrounded by children who love Christmas.  This means that I am full of cheer and excitement once again. 

Here is my first Christmas picture of the year.

Chica Tatuado

Marisa at Brawlroom Blitz

Marisa has a stall at the bout under the banner Shove & Kisses.

I have created some new work that will be sold as stickers at the bout.

So if you are there swing by and say hello!

MCM Weekend!

I wasn't going to attend this years MCM despite having a table, however due to the encouragement of friends I have decided to go ahead and do it anyway.

This year thanks to Marisa Cherry Brook, I also have stickers and a T-shirt!

I am really excited for it and I look forward to seeing you there.

I shall be at C7 in the artist alley.  So come on down!

More Coverage!

It has been a great few days for me, social networking wise. First of all, my The Walking Dead piece was picked up by several Twitters, causing a lot of people coming over to check out my work. Thank you for the kind comments. :)

I also got featured on two sites. 

Renegade Revolution

The guys at Renegade Revolution did a nice feature on my artwork, as well as interviewing me. They also asked if I could draw them as zombies, which you can see below!

Read the full feature and interview here: http://www.renegade-revolution.com/interview-lewis-terry-digital-impressionist-artist/

A Place to Hang Your Cape

I was interviewed by one of the A Place to Hang Your Cape team as part of their first ever instalment of their podcast, during July's London Film & Comic Con. 

Give it a listen here: https://soundcloud.com/a-place-to-hang-your-cape/lfcc-2014-mini-podcast

Thank you for kindly featuring me and my work. I appreciate it!

Lewis

The Valley of Shadows

My first drawing in a while drawn without any reference.  

Back from the Dead

Mr. Hiddleston

A Tom Hiddleston for my good pal Marisa.

Sometimes it nice to have a break and just use direct reference.  It is a nice calming exercise rather than a brain workout.

Reference pic used

Overkill

"It's all about the pain and who's gonna make it."

Impossible for Others to Cut Down

"Risk isn't a word in my vocabulary. It's my very existence."