Hitchcock

Staffordshire University

Cartoon & Comic Arts

Does

Hitchcock.

something for those going to London Super Comic Convention to look out for. We are doing a limited run on students work based on the Hitchcock films. The students each watch a film and then wrote a short script that took the idea of the film or part of their favourite scene and then another student had to interpret it. The aim was to have fun and you'll see a selection of how the 39 Step was/has been up dated. A newer version of The Birds. a Light hearted take on To Catch a Thief! And a different look at Psycho. Because the book is 40 pages long there is only a limited run on them, so be the first to own a bit of history.

Farewell to an Old Friend

Barbara Ridley's leaving do. 

This year has seen a few friend move onto new jobs further a field. He is a little ditty written by Mark Garner Head of Graphics for Barbara Ridley. Illustrations by yours truly 

IF YOU’VE EVER BEEN TO GLASGOW

THIS IS WHAT YOU’LL FIND

CLOUDS AND RAIN AND A FOOTBALL TEAM

STRUGGLING FROM BEHIND

THERES MEN IN SKIRTS  - AND HAGGIS

AND BAGPIPES PLAYING SONGS

WOMEN CALLED McTAVISH

WEARING TARTAN THONGS

THERES A DRINK THAT THEY CALL WHISKY

THAT’S DRUNK AT BREAKFAST TIME

AND SOMETHING CALLED SCOTCH EGGS

NOT SCOTTISH—BUT IT RHYMES!

BUT MORE THAN THAT – THERES CULTURE…

HISTORY AND SMILES

AND THERE USED TO BE A LONG WALL

THAT WENT ON FOR MILES AND MILES…

THERES ART, MUSIC…SONG AND DANCE,

AND SOME – HOGMANY

AND VERY SOON IN THE NEW YEAR

THEY’LL BE A B RIDLEY

FROM STOKE TO GLENN

CERAMICS TO MEN….. WHO FLASH US THEIR BEHINDS.

BARBARAS JOURNEY TAKES HER

TO A LAND WHERE SHE WILL FIND……..

A NEW POSITION, THO’ CHALLENGING…

WILL ENRICH HER BEYOND BELIEF.

THEY WILL GAIN A FAIR MAIDEN STRONG

-AND WE WILL LOSE A CHIEF!

FOR BARBARA RIDLEY TO US ALL

HAS BEEN A TOWER OF STRENGTH

AND FROM US ALL WE WISH YOU

WOULD STAY TO DO THE ANNUAL MONITORING,TIMETABLES, BUDGETS,

FLTQC MEETINGS, FLUX, MA,BA,…….ETC

  

FOR 7 YEARS SHES SERVED WITH CHEER

A SMILE. A LAUGH. A SONG.

AND WHEN THE SEAS WERE STORMY

SHE STEERED THE SHIP ALONG.

SHE NEVER LET THE SIDE DOWN

AND FOUGHT FOR WHAT WAS RIGHT.

STARTING WORK QUITE EARLY.

AND LABOURED UNTIL NIGHT.

SO BARBARA – IT’S A FAREWELL FROM ALL

IT’S THE GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART.

WE\LL MISS YOU—AND NOW TOAST YOU

FROM ALL OF OUR BRAVE HEARTS!!!!!

Betty Smithers 

Winner of the Design the Mascot

I'm happy to announce that 1st Year cartoon & Comic Arts student Becci Such won the Betty Smither Competition. Liz Allen the Curator for the Collection said "This piece of artwork also captured Betty's unique qualities and her love of colour and fashion!" 
Well done Becci, a great piece of artwork that I think looks fab!

Experimenting with Colour

Experimenting with colour. 

Here is one of the comics that we are hoping to sell at the London Super Comic Con in February. This is the cover of Tom Stephens "Bloody Code" which is a political story of murder set within and around the Houses of Parliament. I particularly like the line work which gives the comic a more wood line cut feel to the work. Some of the attention to detail in the Parliament building is outstanding and it certainly is worth a read. Its fun just going back through the comic and trying to spot the main villain once you read it!

I had a go at rejigging the cover, Tom doesn't use colour much and I was trying to convince him that a splash of colour can add something to a picture and make it stand out. I'm not sure how successful I was in convincing him, but you can see my idea of what I think he should do with his cover to make it stand out more. 

I'd like to know if people have on opinion? One way or another?

And we all went London

London Trip. 

Earlier on in the semester we ended up at London. One of the tasks was for the students to draw an action adventure story of what went on in and around the Capital. Obviously, to protect the innocent, what went on in London Stays in London. But here are some of Callum's drawing of the characters who went to London. 

Me! I must say I'm looking quite trim. This lad knows how to get a good grade!!

Talking of which.... Here is the lad himself, "Callum." 

Emma 

Connie

Kieran 

Reece

Will Keilloh 

Will Vaughan

Ryan

Michaela Betts

The 1st Years

The 1st Years are coming

Over the next few weeks I'll try and launch some work from the current 1st year students to show the different styles that we have coming through. There are a lot more cartoony people in this bunch, but each one adds something and brings a different skill to the table. 

Becci Such loves her Zombies so watch out for her work in the next coming months.

Kerian Hayes has had this little chap running around in his mind for a few years I bet, and finally had a chance to show him off to the world.

 Connie Skerrett brings her own style to the award.

Ryan Moss a great lover of the Marvel, DC genre as a style that I think has real potential. 

London Super Comic Convention

Its all booked now, Staffordshire University is going to the London Super Comic Con and selling their work at the event. Over the next few days I'll be posting teasers on the blog to wet peoples appetite with what they can expect from the new award. It is mainly 2nd years work and they have been working on a Victorian project. So expect some love stories, high adventure on the seas, political shenanigans, and some wrapped sense of humour.