Thought Bubble

I recently went to Thought Bubble in Leeds mainly for a browse and a chat to a few of the fellow illustrators there to maybe gather some advice or see anything that inspires me. There where lot's of noticeably great things there. I talked to one illustrator who i remember seeing his comics when i went to Berlin once his name is Diego Cumplido.

The thing that attracted me most to his work was the humour that ran throughout each comic.

within his drawings Diego is good at illustrating emotions through the characters body language,

which works excellently in his black and white comics.

Another illustrator i met was Peony Gent http://www.peonygent.com/sketchbook/

there is a link to the his work sketch book work which is what i was interested in most as 

it is an excellent example of experimenting with some lines and textures effectively.

As an illustrator he seems very diverse to with experimentation with photography to pencil crayon.

I also had a chat to a few people on what stationary they used especially one guy who i really liked his line work and was interested in the pens he used for it. He then told me a 10 minute story on how he was on the hunt for the perfect fine liner. Supposedly according to him the best fine liners are Graphik pens. His line work was great though so i will take that advice on board and test them out.

I lost his business card though so unfortunately the advice is uncredited.

While i was there i made a few purchases but money is short so i only budgeted £25 but i got a fair few for my money. 

These include...

• Baltic Comics Magazine #21 ( great little collection of comics from very interesting illustrators)
• Six Tiny Bricks - Diego Cumplido
• The Fever Closing - Liam Cobb ( This is a comic printed by Breakdown Press which print a lot of beautifully illustrated comics)
• Libby's Dad - Eleanor Davis ( This is a lovely comic done beautifully in pencil crayon )

The Unmentionables - Jack Teagle ( i am a big fan of teagles work and haven't yet got this comic haven't yet read it but the illustrations look awesome).

Overall, great day and i enjoyed along with many dressed up Harley Quinns and Hellboys.