If Clive Barker Were To Mentor Another Artist What Might He Say?

 

Clive Barker - Image Taken from The Clive Barker Podcast

If Clive Barker were to mentor another artist to help them become a better creative Artist/Imagineer, he might offer the following advice:

1. Be true to your own vision: Barker is known for his unique and often unsettling imagination, and he has always emphasized the importance of staying true to one's own creative vision. He might encourage an aspiring art worker to explore their own interests and passions, and to develop a distinctive style and voice.

2. Study the works of others: Barker is also a voracious reader and a fan of a wide range of art forms, from literature to film to visual art. He might encourage an upcoming imagineer to study the works of other artists and creators, both past and present, and to learn from their techniques, styles, and approaches.

3. Experiment and take risks: Barker's work often pushes boundaries and challenges norms, and he might encourage a beginner Artist to take risks and experiment with different techniques and styles. He might also stress the importance of being open to feedback and critique, and using it to refine one's work.

4. Embrace collaboration: Although Barker is primarily known for his solo work as a writer and artist, he has also collaborated with other creators on a variety of projects. He might encourage an aspiring imagineer to seek out opportunities to collaborate with others, whether in a formal or informal setting, and to learn from the perspectives and experiences of others.

5. Keep learning and growing: Finally, Barker is a lifelong learner and has continually pushed himself to explore new ideas and techniques throughout his career. He might encourage an aspiring creative to seek out new learning opportunities, whether through workshops, classes, or simply by experimenting with new techniques and approaches on their own.

Being an Artist takes effort and some visual exploration and self promotion to get yourself noticed as a working Artist

Why Do Us Artists Have Lots Of Unfinished Artwork?

 I often ask this question to myself daily and the more I think about it, the more reasons why I don't finish a lot of artwork is purely down to having an Artists mind that is always busy with ideas.

Often it is the way of creating any one piece of art that I have many more ideas whilst halfway through a drawing or a painting, that needs to be explored almost immediately and so more creative paths are made and it becomes a complicated mess of trying to get certain artwork done and it's the interruptions of daily life and other works that seems to affect the flow of your work.

Artists may have lots of unfinished artworks for a variety of reasons. Here are some possible explanations:

1. Creative Process: Creating art is often an iterative process, and artists may start multiple pieces at once as they experiment with different techniques, compositions, or subject matter. Some of these works may not meet the artist's standards or may not develop in the direction they intended, resulting in unfinished pieces.

2. Lack of Inspiration: Sometimes artists may lose inspiration or motivation to continue working on a piece, especially if they encounter creative blocks or personal issues that distract them from their work.

3. Time Constraints: Artists may have to put aside unfinished pieces due to other commitments or deadlines, such as commissioned work or exhibitions.

4. Technical Challenges: Some works may require specialized techniques or materials that an artist may not have the skills or resources to complete at the time.

5. Personal Preferences: Some artists may simply prefer to work on multiple pieces at once, as it allows them to switch between different creative projects and explore a range of ideas and styles.

Ultimately, the reasons why artists have lots of unfinished artworks can vary greatly and depend on the individual artist's creative process, personal circumstances, and artistic goals.

Art Commission: Entombed In Entrails Ink Drawing

 I did this commission entitled Entombed in Entrails for a t-shirt or some kind of band merch design, I can't quite remember.

I quite enjoyed inking the fine details on the tomb and all of the entrails too.

Often when it comes to drawing commissions I nearly always have to plan these out and sketch them a few different ways before settling on a final design.

I must have sketched the tomb in a different angle several times until I had the idea of viewing the coffin like tomb from above with the lid ajar on top, it seemed to work best.

If you would like me to draw you a commission, such as this, I do colour work also, contact me through my Instagram here Wayne Tully Horror Art and I'll be happy to discuss working on a commission with you.

Dead Space Necromorph Horror Illustration Work In Progress

 

Ever since I first saw the original Dead Space video game, I've wanted to have  go at a poster style illustration of a classic Necromorph creature and so far here is the ink drawing.

I'll be colouring this in and will update this post further with any updates and possible mentions of future art prints.

I just love the whole Horror In Space vibe that the game has and the creatures are really quite frightening and scary and a pleasure to attempt to draw and realize.

I think they have done a remake of the game which I saw the trailer for and it reminded me to have a real effort at creating something like this as a stand alone piece of art.

Update: Finally coloured the infected Necromorph creature ink drawing. Decided on creating a blue space inspired background with blue acrylic paint and black paint dry brushed.

On the creature I blocked in a lot of the undertone with grey copic markers, cool grays and warm greys to work out the shadow areas and then I chose some fleshy colours with polychromos coloured pencils reds, purples and pinks.

I use some white and yellow pencils to create some highlights around the whole creature, which seemed to make the artwork pop better.

The Last Of Us Clicker Horror Artwork In Progress

 For a long time since the Last Of Us the game came out, I've wanted to draw some of the infected Clicker creatures and now with the TV series on HBO/Sky Atlantic I thought I'd have a go at drawing a couple of pieces.

Here are 2 separate works that I'm trying to finish off currently and maybe there will be limited art prints in the future of these.

Early on in the sketch process, I had a loose idea for both Clickers and thought about over exaggerating the fungus growth on the infected bodies of the creatures.

I then inked over the loose pencil sketches that were just enough to act as a guide for the form of the figures.

Ink sketching with a combination of scribbles and finely tuned hatching with a Zebra Ola black gel ink pen (my favourite sketching pen at the moment)

With always, the coloring process starts with copic markers, adding in grey tone to form an under tone for all of the colours later on and then Faber Castell Polychromos pencils over the top.

The full figure Clicker creature I wanted to include a lot of the background to show the environment surrounding it, over grown grass and moss on the brick wall as well as a broken looking sewer drain.

Once I get to this stage when I've exhausted the copics and the coloured pencils, then I will start to use acrylic paints here and there to build up further tone to the illustration.

There are other Types of Infected that I would love to draw too, such as the Bloaters, Shamblers, Runners, Stalkers and the infamous Ratking from The Last Of Us Part 2.

Look for more updates on these pieces soon and when I drop the art prints.