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.

Great Prints, Stickers and Even a T-Shirts!

For the last two years I have used a few different print shops and other places to get my work printed.  I have tried printing things myself and have been met with much frustration.  Now finally thanks to Marisa I have found a place I am happy with.

Copy Print in Bromley has produced the best prints I have ever received and made up a huge selection of things that I have never had before, such as T-shirts and stickers.

Due to their work and the tenacity of Marisa I not only attended the MCM (which I was going to back out of) but also sold more than I ever have done before.  

I could not recommend their print shop more highly and I wanted to give a shout out to them for all of their hard work and praise.  Maybe one day I will get to meet the team in person.

Thanks again guys,

You rock!

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!

MCM Day 2

Do you wanna be a zombie?  Was a real crowd pleaser today.

The second day of the MCM Expo went down today.  I received many compliments about my artwork and a great amount of sales.  A big thank you to all of you who bought or even just took the time to appreciate my artwork over the last two days.

Today I met so many great people.  Artists, Writers, Publishers, Con goers and also a promoter.  I saw so many new faces that I had not seen before and many that I was pleased to see again.

The Duchess of Longbanks was a best seller.

Honestly, these past two days have been a blast and I look forward to the last part of it tomorrow.

Regretfully, I can't put any pics of the con up here tonight but I shall be doing another post when it is over covering all that I have seen.

My New Roller Banners for Cons!

Finally! I have two new banners to use at each con I am exhibiting at!

This London MCM Expo/Comic Con, both my banners shall be making their debut. The black one features what has been my best-selling print, 'The Nightmare', whilst the white one is left blank (apart from Lucky Kitty) to allow me to display prints and other bits and pieces.

What do you think?  

MCM: What I Shall Be Bringing!

I shall be bringing a lot of brand new premium quality prints in various sizes to the MCM Comic Con next weekend (26th-27th October).

Here's just a small selection what I shall be bringing:

Myself with my comic "Royal" and artbook "Hidden Beauties"-both of which I shall have on my table at the con! (two of my framed pieces are present in the background).

Demonstrating the three sizes my prints will be available in.

A small selection of my prints that I will be bringing with me!

As well as a variety of prints, my comic and art book, I shall also be sketching for people!

See you there, table CG1 of Comic Village!

MCM Comic Con Table Numbers!

The guys at MCM Comic Con announced the table numbers for the Comic Village artists/exhibitors. 

I shall be showing off my wares on table CG1 which is booked under 'Twin Sword Trading', and am in-between artists Destiny Blue and Inanimate Objectives in Comic Village. Once you arrive at MCM, grab a map and mark it off! It'll be great to see a lot of you.

I shall be selling brand new prints as well as my usuals, my comic Royal and art book Hidden Beauties. 

Thanks guys, I look forward to seeing plenty of you there!

Lewis 

LFCC: Summary

I arrived at the London Film & Comic Con on Saturday 6th July. After a slow start (people didn't seem very interested in the Artists Alley for much of Saturday morning!), things really picked up for my table. 

My comic, 'Royal' is now completely sold out, and I am currently in the process of producing the second edition. This second edition will have updated artwork, any small errors in the first edition are being refined, and so on. In short, it's going to be a vast improvement. 

Also, thank you to everyone who visited my stall and picked up prints, a comic or my art book Hidden Beauties. To those who came over simply for a chat, I appreciate you checking out my work regardless!

So all in all, despite the quiet morning, I sold out on several prints again, Royal's sold out and I met some brilliant fellow Artist Alley people. Also, it was nice seeing the regulars once more!

A special thank you to Deakin and Marisa Brook of Newfangled Press/Inanimate Objectives for their hospitality over the weekend. Both myself and my Fiancee appreciated it!

My next convention appearance will be at the London MCM Comic Con in October. I look forward to seeing plenty of you there!

Me with my table. For some reason, Earls Court loved to over-do the yellow lighting, hence this photo's yellow glow!

The MCM Comic Con Weekend!

Conventions always come and go in a blur of laughter, fun, and busy-ness. This past weekend's MCM Expo at the ExCel Centre in London was by far the busiest con I've ever been a part of. Apparently they broke last years attendance figures by a mile!

Despite the stuffiness, heat and bad smells (it always happens), being in a completely packed convention hall for a whole weekend had plenty of advantages. I got to speak to a whole host of lovely comic artists in Comic Village, spent plenty of time with mine and my Fiancées con artist buddies, and doubled my con profit record in the first day! By the end of the con, I'd not only made a huge success on my table (my large canvas sold, I sold out of several of my prints and others also performed well), but I also had a blast!

Here's some photos from the weekend. I should hopefully next be at the London Film & Comic Con in July, and then the MCM once again in October. Bring it on! (more photos available via Pages and Panels).

Set-up time on Saturday. My table, all ready to go!

My new print stand, the step-by-step of how I do my art at the bottom, business cards, Pages and Panels plugging, my 'The Nightmare Canvas', art book and comic!

People loved flicking through the large print box and smaller print boxes over the weekend, which I was pleased about!

Post con meal with my con buddies on Saturday. Here I am (cheesy grin is a must!) with John-Paul Bove and Jess Bradley.

They've only been married a week, and I think the madness is already setting in...

Con buddies Marisa & Deakin Brook of Newfangled Press and James Stayte, post con celebrations at the chinese restaurant.

Mark Pearce (Ronin Dogs) disappears for a bit. James Stayte and John-Paul Bove sought the company of an invisible friend instead.

My Fiancée and co-table manner Kayleigh Powis (Pages and Panels, 8-Bit Girl) with Marisa Brook.

The photo seems to have corrupted on uploading sadly, but here's myself and my Fiancée (cheesy grin time).

Mr and Mrs Brook of Newfangled Press!

"Hi Guuuuys!" Jess behind her table of arty goodness.

Nikki Stu with her Kickstarter flyer. Support her project here!  

The ever-charming John-Paul Bove.

Mark Pearce (Ronin Dogs) & James Stayte (Big Jimmy) put their best poses to work.

Jon Lock (Afterlife Inc) with his girlfriend Lucy. Lovely people!

Marisa & Deakin Brook at their Newfangled Press table.

Cristian Ortiz of 'Golden Campaign'. 

Changed the layout around of my table on Saturday afternoon as things were sold (post canvas purchase and the selling out of some of my prints!)

Thank you to everyone who took the time to take a look at my table, pick up a print, book or canvas, or just stopped by for a chat! As always, the con was made extra fun by the appearance of mine and my Fiancée's regular con artist crew, who I decided to feature in the photos above. 

Bring on the next one!

Lewis

Hidden Beauties-Debuting at the London MCM Comic Con TOMORROW!

My brand new art book 'Hidden Beauties' makes it's debut on my table at the London MCM Comic Con tomorrow.

Priced at £4, the book also comes with a FREE 6x4 art print of your choice (I shall be bringing a lot!), and will be signed if desired. 

Hidden Beauties contains 15 fun digital impressionistic pin-ups from nerd culture. These include female versions of: Skull Kid (Skull Girl), Master Chief (Mistress Chief), a female version of Aku Aku from Crash Bandicoot, Boba Fett, Stormtrooper (Stormtroopet).

Popular female game characters have also been glammed up here, including Samus from Metroid, plus plenty more.

Previews of the book can be found in the previous posts on this blog, but I shall be showing off copies of the full glossy, high quality book at the MCM.

For those of you who cannot make it to the MCM this weekend, fear not! I updated my online store today, so Hidden Beauties can be picked up for £4 there too. The only difference is, you will be paying £2 for postage, unlike at the MCM. http://www.comicsy.co.uk/twinswordtrading/

Thanks to everyone who checks out my book and picks up a copy this weekend. Enjoy!

Join Me at the London MCM Expo!

I've just booked up my next convention appearance. On the 24-26th May I shall be exhibiting in the Comic Village section of the MCM Expo Comic Con. You'll be able to flick through and/or buy my comic 'Royal', and I have other comic projects lined up for then too!

Also, I'm looking forward to catching up with all my fellow artists and con buddies (you know who you are!).

Click through to the MCM site to book a ticket. The MCM is a great convention with plenty to see and do. It's definitely worth popping along!

http://www.mcmcomiccon.com/london/tickets/

London Super Comic Con Summary

Hello all,

Well the London Super Comic Con flew by this past weekend. I had the pleasure of having Deakin & Marisa Brook and Jon Lock and his girlfriend Lucy as con neighbours for the weekend. Thanks for making the weekend that extra bit enjoyable!

Whilst the convention itself was a little quiet, I had plenty of people compliment my comic, and snap up a copy for themselves. I also did plenty of comic swaps with the fellow Artist Alley artists on the other tables. I came home with a huge swag bag full of small press comics, all of which I've really enjoyed flicking through and reading so far!

I'd like to take this opportunity to give special mentions to Jon Lock and his girlfriend Lucy, Pauscorpi, and of course my usual 'Con Gang' that comprises of Marisa & Deakin Brook (Inanimate Objectives), Jess Bradley, John-Paul Bove, and my girlfriend Kayleigh Powis. Constant con companions, they make the whole experience worthwhile! 

Here's a few of the photos I took at the con:

Me with Deakin Brook of Inanimate Objectives

JP fooling around. :P

Me with my comic, 'Royal'!

Me with my girlfriend and fellow stall-manner. 

Jess Bradley doing her "Hey guys!" pose.

Marisa, Jess and JP. One of the many times all of us laughed whilst out for a curry after closing time on Saturday! Love all of these guys!

My store, set up and ready to go at the beginning of the day!

My Royal comic, and collection of prints for people to rummage through.

My A4 prints, a preview of Royal and my future book 'The Art of Royal'. I was also doing a Lucky Dip Raffle, with a prize everytime! People seemed to love doing that. :)

Another picture of my whole table. 

Ready for the London Super Comic Con!

I shall be in the Artists Alley at the London Super Comic Con this weekend, where I shall be selling/showing my new comic, Royal!

Royal is almost finished at the printers and will be arriving in time for Saturday. At 28 pages long, this comic has taken a considerably long amount of time and effort. I think the hard work has paid off, so I hope you all like it too!

I'll also be taking along a large bunch of prints-some new, some old. So come and find me-even if you don't want to buy anything, just to come and say hi and take a look! I'll be in the Artist Alley!

I'm At The London Super Comic Con in Feb!

I'm pleased to announce that I will be taking a table in the Artist Alley section of the London Super Comic Convention on the 23rd and 24th of February 2013.

As well as displaying and selling a collection of my prints (some older pieces, some brand new), I'll also be showcasing my comic which I have been working on for the past few months.

The comic is due to be pressed early January, in time for the convention!

So if you can make it down, I'd really love you to swing by my stall to check out my art. 

Not only will I be manning the stall, but I'll be joined by 8-BitGirl, and some artist friends are also exhibiting-Jess Bradley, John-Paul Bove, Marisa Brook and Deakin Brook. 

Last years LSCC was brilliant, so I have no doubts that this will be another winner. Hope to see you all there!

Lewis

Entertainment Media Show Round-up!

As many of you will remember, I was at the Entertainment Media Show at Olympia, London this weekend. 

My stall was stocked with an abundance of 6x4 and A4 prints, and I felt impressed with it. Teaming up with my assistant, 8-Bit Girl, we switched the table around on Sunday so that all the A4 prints were in a large folder for all to flick through. It looked much better that way, but sadly we forgot to take photographs of that!

Even though the EMS was a very quiet convention for the whole of the weekend, I had plenty of people visiting the stall, picking up my prints, arranging commissions and generally giving me compliments. Thankfully, everyone who stopped to have a chat had something positive to say about my art! So I want to take this opportunity to say thank you to all of you who picked up a print, business card, or simply just stopped by to chat and take an interest in my art. It was a pleasure to talk to you all!

Thankfully we had the pleasure of sitting between some lovely people. To the left of us, our con neighbours were artist Sarah Childs and her mum, who proved to be wonderful company. On the right we were situated next to Deakin Brook of Inanimate Objectives, who again was great to chat to. Might I take this opportunity to also mention Paulina, an artist who's table was next to Sarah Child's. A great art style, and great company! 

Also, special thanks to Bleeding Cool for featuring the stall!

Check out the photographs below of the table and convention, and thank you for all of your support! 

I shall be updating this blog regularly so please keep checking back.

Lewis

The artist himself, 30 mins to go before doors open!

The giveaway sheet and some of the prints on the right hand side of the table.

Business cards, and some of the small and large prints!

Even more prints!

My Alien print in A4, along with plenty of others. 

Large prints were £5 each, or 3 for £10!

Small prints were £2 each, or 5 for £5!

A regular on my stall, the giveaway was open once again! By the end of the convention, we had quite a lot of entries! A winner will be announced soon. 

We were opposite the wrestlers. They proved to be entertaining and nice guys!

Dean Cain from Lois & Clarke.

The initial set-up at the beginning of the con. The table's layout changed somewhat by the second day!

The wrestlers with some cosplayers.

TNA wrestler with cosplayers.

The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man!

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