Robin Davey

Yeah I know, minimalist superheroes have kind of been done to...

Sat, 05 May 2012 13:18:00 -0400

Yeah I know, minimalist superheroes have kind of been done to death lately. But I saw Avengers and couldn’t resist, so sue me. (Note to Marvel: please don’t sue me.)

Anyway, ‘gif’ it a few seconds for the surprise to kick in. Geddit? Yeah you do.

As a wise man once said, comics are hard and take ages. So here...

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:24:08 -0400

As a wise man once said, comics are hard and take ages. So here are some snippets from the five complete-ish pages of Hold Fast so far. Can you guess what it is yet?

Colour roughs for Hold Fast, my contribution to Tales of the...

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:31:11 -0400

Colour roughs for Hold Fast, my contribution to Tales of the Spiffing Vol 2. This is really my first attempt at a comic since I was a teenager and I’m sure I’ve made plenty of rookie mistakes. Lot’s to be done yet, still I’m cautiously optimistic.

HSH2 updates today with a swashbuckling minigame, to celebrate...

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:29:47 -0400

HSH2 updates today with a swashbuckling minigame, to celebrate Aardman’s latest film Pirates! (their exclamation mark not mine). Here are some images of the development from pitch to release.

So I’ve said I’ll draw a comic for volume two of...

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:23:39 -0500

So I’ve said I’ll draw a comic for volume two of Tales of the Spiffing, the anthology of work by Aardman staff and freelancers. It’s been ooh, about 13 years since I last drew a comic so I’m interested/terrified to see how it turns out. So far all I know is that it features this guy. Wish me luck?

It’s that guy again.

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:21:45 -0500

It’s that guy again.

I forgot about this but look, that’s me in the January...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:15:48 -0500

I forgot about this but look, that’s me in the January issue of Edge magazine! Well, kind of. They neglect to mention my name. But still, pretty cool huh? Huh?

Cops and Cowboys and Robbers and Indians

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:14:11 -0500

Cops and Cowboys and Robbers and Indians

I wanted to explore grading in After Effects a bit to see what...

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:48:00 -0500

I wanted to explore grading in After Effects a bit to see what it could add to flat vector art. So in Flash I quickly mocked up a title card for an imaginary film based on one of my favourite books, and spent half an hour fiddling with it in AE. Above is the result, click the image to check out the before and after. Definitely going to do more of this!

A sailor of sorts.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:30:21 -0500

A sailor of sorts.

Waiting for client feedback so I drew Captain America. Because I...

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:32:26 -0500

Waiting for client feedback so I drew Captain America. Because I always draw Captain America.

Ok well if the new theme didn’t give it away already, Home...

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:27:58 -0500

Ok well if the new theme didn’t give it away already, Home Sheep Home 2 came out today for iOS and PC!

In due course I’ll be adding a full write up of my involvement in this awesome project to the Play section (short version: I drew every level. By hand. It took ages.) but until then, content yourself with a whole free episode, why don’t you?

If you watch a lot of ITV, and I know you do, you may have seen...

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:55:00 -0500

If you watch a lot of ITV, and I know you do, you may have seen the promos for Text Santa, the channel’s upcoming festive charity entertainment extravaganza. The awesome Joe Wood and I animated these spots, and the show’s title sequence, for Aardman director Tim Ruffle, who also designed the characters. The lovely backgrounds were painted in Photoshop by Jim Grant and Spencer Cross did epic AE work.

You can see the launch trail, just about, here. Merry Christmas!

Oh hi. So I’m still tinkering with tumblr but I figure...

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:53:00 -0400

Oh hi. So I’m still tinkering with tumblr but I figure this place is about presentable enough to start actually blogging. To kick things off here’s the trailer for Home Sheep Home 2, the game I spent most of this year colouring in. I’ll post more extensively about it once it’s released, which I’m told should be soon. Until then, enjoy the trailer and perhaps check out the official site.

Hello you. Kindly BEAR with me (ha!) while I try to hack Tumblr...

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:28:00 -0400

Hello you. Kindly BEAR with me (ha!) while I try to hack Tumblr in to something vaguely ship-shaped. Eventually you’ll be able to find my illustration, animation, and interactive work here, but feel free to drop me a line in the meantime.

That’s all for now…