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    Quick update – Illustration
    Mikey Ball
    • Jul 19, 2017
    • 1 min

    Quick update – Illustration

    Hola 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...
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    Panda Love
    Mikey Ball
    • Mar 7, 2016
    • 1 min

    Panda Love

    Hola Hello! A quick little update on a little watercolour sketch I did yesterday based on the two Red Pandas at the Birmingham Wildlife...
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    Mikey Ball
    • Oct 31, 2015
    • 1 min

    Halloween’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...
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    The craaaazy jazz, man, craaaazy…..
    Mikey Ball
    • Aug 31, 2015
    • 1 min

    The 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...
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    Going Ol’ Skool on book illustrations
    Mikey Ball
    • Jul 30, 2015
    • 1 min

    Going Ol’ Skool on book illustrations

    Hola Hello! I was recently commissioned to illustrate a short book on Choosing a good school. This was with Martin Blissett who has...
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    Bearing All!
    Mikey Ball
    • Feb 9, 2015
    • 1 min

    Bearing 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...
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    Gettin’ ma paint on!
    Mikey Ball
    • Feb 4, 2015
    • 1 min

    Gettin’ 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...
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    Kitty cat kiddies fun!
    Mikey Ball
    • Oct 13, 2014
    • 1 min

    Kitty 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...
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    I can barely contain(er) myself
    Mikey Ball
    • Jan 3, 2014
    • 1 min

    I can barely contain(er) myself

    Towards the end of 2013 I was involved in designing a character for some branding for a cargo container company: Millennium Cargo The...
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    Greetings! I come from a far, distance, futuristic, present day science fictiony place… Part 5
    Mikey Ball
    • Jul 5, 2013
    • 1 min

    Greetings! I come from a far, distance, futuristic, present day science fictiony place… Part 5

    It’s FRIDAAAYYY!!! I hope you have either exciting or relaxing plans for this weekend. I hope you have enjoyed these updates of the...
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    Greetings! I come from a far, distance, futuristic, present day science fictiony place… Part 4
    Mikey Ball
    • Jul 3, 2013
    • 1 min

    Greetings! I come from a far, distance, futuristic, present day science fictiony place… Part 4

    Well well… just when you thought you were safe reading these updates a psychotic killer comes along!!! *cue: girly scream* This is ‘No...
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    Greetings! I come from a far, distance, futuristic, present day science fictiony place… Part 3
    Mikey Ball
    • Jun 30, 2013
    • 1 min

    Greetings! I come from a far, distance, futuristic, present day science fictiony place… Part 3

    Happy 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...
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    Greetings! I come from a far, distance, futuristic, present day science fictiony place… Part 2
    Mikey Ball
    • Jun 27, 2013
    • 1 min

    Greetings! I come from a far, distance, futuristic, present day science fictiony place… Part 2

    Greetings 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...
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    Greetings! I come from a far, distance, futuristic, present day science fictiony place… Part 1
    Mikey Ball
    • Jun 25, 2013
    • 1 min

    Greetings! I come from a far, distance, futuristic, present day science fictiony place… Part 1

    As mentioned in a previous post I have been working for Entanglement Productions on some character designs for the pre-production movie:...
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    Dr Frog I presume?
    Mikey Ball
    • May 22, 2013
    • 1 min

    Dr 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...
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    Creating some celestial character concepts
    Mikey Ball
    • Jan 24, 2013
    • 1 min

    Creating some celestial character concepts

    Science 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...
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