Mikey BallJul 19, 20171 minQuick update – IllustrationHola Hello! What have I been up to since Easter? A few bits n bobs including a 9 day holiday in the south of Spain and starting to...
Mikey BallMar 7, 20161 minPanda LoveHola Hello! A quick little update on a little watercolour sketch I did yesterday based on the two Red Pandas at the Birmingham Wildlife...
Mikey BallOct 31, 20151 minHalloween’s a coming – who you gonna call?Hola Hello! So as I’m catching up on my final few Inktober drawing for Inktober2015 I decided to make a video of me inking one. Enjoy! If...
Mikey BallAug 31, 20151 minThe craaaazy jazz, man, craaaazy…..Beatniks! “Bless you” No really – they’re a thing… well they were… well… maybe they are again thanks to the current hipster trend. I’d...
Mikey BallJul 30, 20151 minGoing Ol’ Skool on book illustrationsHola Hello! I was recently commissioned to illustrate a short book on Choosing a good school. This was with Martin Blissett who has...
Mikey BallFeb 9, 20151 minBearing All!Get your minds out the gutters! Not THAT kind of bare …but a grizzly bear. Last year I was commissioned to design a bear for a dentist...
Mikey BallFeb 4, 20151 minGettin’ ma paint on!Howdy folks! I’ve recently been reminded, by a French cartoonist I like, just how much fun watercolours are to use. Watercolours are a...
Mikey BallOct 13, 20141 minKitty cat kiddies fun!So I’ve been working on a kids comic for a while now. It started off as a webcomic but I’ve now self published (currently on a small...
Mikey BallJan 3, 20141 minI can barely contain(er) myselfTowards the end of 2013 I was involved in designing a character for some branding for a cargo container company: Millennium Cargo The...
Mikey BallJul 5, 20131 minGreetings! I come from a far, distance, futuristic, present day science fictiony place… Part 5It’s FRIDAAAYYY!!! I hope you have either exciting or relaxing plans for this weekend. I hope you have enjoyed these updates of the...
Mikey BallJul 3, 20131 minGreetings! I come from a far, distance, futuristic, present day science fictiony place… Part 4Well well… just when you thought you were safe reading these updates a psychotic killer comes along!!! *cue: girly scream* This is ‘No...
Mikey BallJun 30, 20131 minGreetings! I come from a far, distance, futuristic, present day science fictiony place… Part 3Happy Monday! Oh dear… was that a groan? I best make this quick so you can grab another coffee and get on with this week. Today’s...
Mikey BallJun 27, 20131 minGreetings! I come from a far, distance, futuristic, present day science fictiony place… Part 2Greetings once again! I hope you are well in what ever you are doing and where ever you are. Welcome to part two of the Paradise Aliens...
Mikey BallJun 25, 20131 minGreetings! I come from a far, distance, futuristic, present day science fictiony place… Part 1As mentioned in a previous post I have been working for Entanglement Productions on some character designs for the pre-production movie:...
Mikey BallMay 22, 20131 minDr Frog I presume?I have just finished a commission for an image for a logo for a Science Lab based in the University Of Birmingham. The lab deals with...
Mikey BallJan 24, 20131 minCreating some celestial character conceptsScience Fiction is one of my favourite genres. It was Star Wars then Star Trek that got me into the wonders of fantastical futures of our...