The Land of Abandoned Sketches
So many drawings and illustrations are never completed. I either lose interest in them or they simply don't work the way I want them to....
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richardlittler
- Aug 27
- 1 min
More Comic Work...
Here's a Roy Lichtenstein-ish illustration. It's the view from my office desk, out into the hallway on to the bathroom beyond. It started...
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richardlittler
- Aug 22
- 1 min
Vintage Comic Book Illustration Test
I created this line drawing several years ago but did nothing with it, so I thought I'd use it to test out Affinity Designer and Affinity...
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richardlittler
- Aug 14
- 1 min
New software tests
Having recently completed another contract using Affinity Publisher (I'll post the graphic here when the time is right), I decided to...
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richardlittler
- May 23
- 1 min
The American Bystander #24
I wrote an article called 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town' about pre-Christian winter traditions in the Bavarian Alps. You wouldn't want...
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richardlittler
- Jan 20
- 1 min
'Darkness in the Fields' event/ interview, 11 March, 2023
I'm taking part in Darkness in the Fields, a day of folk horror writing workshops, interviews and talks on Sat, March 11. I will talking...
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richardlittler
- Dec 17, 2022
- 1 min
Concretism promo badges
My recent promo badge designs for music artist Concretism. The designs echo the covers of his albums, which I also designed.
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richardlittler
- Oct 23, 2022
- 1 min
The American Bystander #23
I wrote and illustrated an article about British public information films of the 1970s, and it's featured in the latest issue of The...
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richardlittler
- Oct 23, 2022
- 1 min
The Horror Show!
Scarfolk is featuring in the The Horror Show!, "a landmark exhibition that invites visitors to journey to the underbelly of Britain’s...
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richardlittler
- Jun 27, 2022
- 1 min
Home wastelands sketch
Quick sketches of the wasteland behind the house where I was born in the old industrial NW of England.
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richardlittler
- Jun 7, 2022
- 1 min
Sketch time limit
A quick sketch done in the time it took to listen to two BBC Radio 4 programmes, so just under an hour.
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richardlittler
- May 25, 2022
- 1 min
Doctor #5
An attempt at Tom Baker as Doctor Who #5. He was 'my' doctor and I still recall the first time a television show scared me: The Seeds of...
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richardlittler
- May 12, 2022
- 1 min
Experiment
An experiment in the style of mid-late 20th century illustrators such as Celestino Piatti.
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richardlittler
- May 9, 2022
- 1 min
Kurt Vonnegut
An attempt at Kurt Vonnegut, but I'll also be happy if you think it looks like Einstein on crack.
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richardlittler
- May 5, 2022
- 1 min
Paul Auster (maybe)
This paint-sketch is supposed to be the author Paul Auster, but if you think it looks more like Jean Reno, pretend I said it's Jean Reno...
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richardlittler
- May 4, 2022
- 1 min
The Mandalorian
As today is Star Wars Day (May the 4th Be With You), I thought I'd upload this sketch of The Mandalorian I did a while back.
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richardlittler
- May 3, 2022
- 1 min
Bill Evans
A rendering of pianist Bill Evans with new brushes.
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