My fictitious life

More Toys - Giraffes & Owl

2012-01-28T11:21:00.001Z

The purple Giraffe is taller than the stripey one.

Passion Fruit

2012-01-27T15:09:00.001Z

Original painting of passion fruit, 12"x10" Acrylics on paper

Aubergine...!

2012-01-25T15:36:00.001Z

12"x10" Acrylic painting of a Aubergine / Eggplant.

Feet

2012-01-23T11:40:00.001Z

10"x6" acrylics on paper.

Legs

2012-01-20T15:59:00.001Z

Original Acrylic painting of a pair of legs, painted on paper 10″×6″.

Orange Slices

2012-01-19T15:09:00.001Z

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Original acrylic painting of two orange slices completed in January 2012. Original size is a 12″×10″ canvas.

Available to buy on Etsy and RedBubble

Lemon

2012-01-09T16:26:00.001Z

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A still life painting of 1/2 a lemon, painted in acrylics on a 12"x10" canvas

available to buy on Etsy and RedBubble

Large Pear

2012-01-06T17:13:00.001Z

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This is an original Painting completed in January 2012. The painting is of a large pear. painted on a 12"x10" (30cmx26cm) stretched canvas. The painting has a light varnish finish applied to it and is signed on the front as well as dated and titled on the back.
available to buy on Etsy and Redbubble

3 Apples

2012-01-06T10:52:00.001Z

Acrylics on canvas 20"x16" (51cmx41cm), still life based on http://minifoot.deviantart.com/art/Stock-Three-Apples-High-210809838. Print available on RedBubble - http://www.redbubble.com/people/simonrudd/works/8296287-three-apples

Cliff and sea

2012-01-04T13:06:00.001Z

First Painting of 2012

12"x9" (30cmx24cm), Acrylics on canvas. ~~I'm going to pop this on etsy later if anyone is interested :)~~ for sale on Etsy http://www.etsy.com/listing/89737518/sea-and-cliffs :)

Aliens...!

2012-01-03T12:57:00.001Z

The aliens have landed :) Each one is made from one sock with a felt tongue, eye and tooth. Each alien is 24cm tall :D

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Contact me if you want one, only £10 each inc P+P to the UK.

Happy New Year 2012

2011-12-31T22:30:00.001Z

Happy new year to all :D hope you all have a great one! :D

Ultimate Echo Echo Monkey

2011-12-30T16:13:00.001Z

My son informed me that pattern on the sock was Ultimate EchoEcho from Ben 10 :D

"Penis" Monkey

2011-12-27T09:32:00.001Z

Yesterday i made a new monkey - unfortuatly his tail looks like a willy ;) have a look for yourself!! :D

Merry Christmas & a monkey!!

2011-12-24T21:41:00.001Z

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Its Christmas eve 2011, i just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Christmas :) hope you all have a good one!! :D

Mixed media seascape

2011-12-16T14:18:00.001Z

Original 10"x7 1/2" mixed media, Acrylic and Watercolour on paper.
Print available on redbubble,

Stripey sock monkey

2011-12-15T13:26:00.001Z

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Stripey sock monkey, 15" long. His eyes look a bit odd.

Bottom

2011-12-13T17:26:00.001Z

Watercolours on paper 10"x7" - another "abstract" painting, i like the way the colours blend together.

Late night painting

2011-12-13T13:55:00.001Z

a bit of an odd abstract type thing going on here - not entirely sure what i was doing :D

Pink and flowers - Sock monkey

2011-12-12T16:51:00.001Z

A new Sock monkey I finished today to send out to a happy customer :D This one is 12" tall and has felt eyes and painted pupils, eye lashes and nostrils :D If anyone else wants one in time for xmas then give me a shout and i'll see what i can do. £7 inc p&p :)

Dotty Sock Monkey

2011-12-09T10:50:00.001Z

A new sock monkey i've just made :D if anyone wants one making for them just give me a shout, only £5 + P&P each - simonrudd@gmail.com

Simonruddstudio.co.uk

2011-12-02T12:28:00.001Z

I've recently been working on a new website to show and sell some of my paintings - please come and have a look at Simonruddstudio.co.uk :)

Sea and boat

2011-11-29T22:27:00.001Z

10"x7" Acrylics on paper

Red sky at night

2011-11-28T18:46:00.001Z

10"x7" acrylics on paper

The sea

2011-11-25T08:17:00.001Z

Acrylics on paper, 10"x7"

Lake and mountains

2011-11-23T13:38:00.001Z

Acrylics on paper 10"x7"

Dunes

2011-11-22T19:25:00.002Z

Acrylics on paper, 10"x7"

Cliff and sea

2011-11-21T15:30:00.001Z

Acrylics on paper 10"x7"

Hell beast / Preditor

2011-11-11T16:11:00.001Z

I've been painting this for the last couple of days, i'm not entirely sure what it is ;) i was trying to do some sort of hell hound but this looks more like a Preditor :)

Acrylics on paper (urrrg)

Zombie reworking (Flesh mask)

2011-11-03T15:22:00.001Z

I was never happy with the original painting (http://tinyurl.com/3pjuzyv) so I recently spent some time reworking it. I'm happier with this so far but i still feel it needs more work :D

Rework

2011-10-31T16:40:00.001Z

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this is a reworking of an older painting :) original can be found here http://simonrudd.posterous.com/selling-my-paintings-cheap-on-ebay# :D

Plague Doctor

2011-10-27T11:27:00.001+01:00

The masks warn by Plague Doctors have always freaked me out :) I wanted to try and paint one :)

Acrylics on canvas, 20"x16"

Zombie painting

2011-10-26T10:19:00.001+01:00

Acrylics on canvas, 20"x16". i dont think the photo does the painting justice - the flash has dulled the colours a lot :(

Portrait

2011-10-16T08:31:00.001+01:00

I wanted to do a painting of Simon Pegg but to be honest i dont think this looks much like him, apart from that i actually quite like it. i'm sure it must look like someone out there ;)

House

2011-10-11T14:09:00.001+01:00

16"x12" Acrylic painting

Dr Fate...!

2011-10-10T16:06:00.001+01:00

Ages ago i painted Dr Fate (http://afictitiouslife.blogspot.com/2010/02/dr-fate-clouds-cont.html) but i was never happy with the clouds / ank. A few days ago i brought some Black (Mars Black) paint and painted over the clouds, i'm happier with this now than i was. I'm going to add some contrast to the main figure and maybe add something in the background.

I also started working on a painting of "House", so far i've only painted the lines.

sock cthulhu (well sort of)

2011-10-09T09:13:00.001+01:00

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The hulk (behind)

2011-10-07T15:01:00.001+01:00

i think i will go back to this soon.

The Hulk WIP

2011-10-05T17:10:00.001+01:00

A work in progress of my newest painting

Batman Painting

2011-10-04T14:30:00.001+01:00

I spent today working on a portait painting of Batman.

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Selling my paintings cheap on ebay

2011-09-30T14:22:00.001+01:00

I've put a load of painting up on Ebay all for 99p each - please go and have a look - http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/simonrudd2009 :)

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I've basically run out of space and need to find them new homes :D

Benny the cab

2011-09-30T06:09:00.001+01:00

Benny the cab

2011-09-28T13:21:00.001+01:00

I started to paint benny again :) i gave up during the summer holidays but think its about time i got back into it :)

A bit of tongue

2011-09-28T11:40:00.001+01:00

something a bit silly!

Grub2 boot menu / Ubuntu and me...!

2011-09-25T07:50:00.001+01:00

A while ago i was reading up on Linux Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/) and really liked what i read, a free open source OS that has a nice looking GUI. I Started with Version 9.04 and had no real problems, i could even get the Boot menu to automatically select Windows (thanks to the Startup Mamager) so other memebers of my family didnt boot into Ubuntu and not know what to do :) Then Version 11.04 came out a while ago, i quite like the new interface which has a bar of icons down the left handside of the screen rather than the "Windows-esc" menus (although you can go back to that interface if you want).

Anyway with 11.04 also came Grub2, this was a new Startup menu would automatically select Linux to boot into rather than Windows. Not a problem i thought i'll use Startup Manager again to select the default OS, sadly this didnt work (aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhg) so each time the computer rebooted or started up i had to make sure that Windows was selected not Ubuntu. Well after some research and experimentation (all which failed i might add) i found a wedsite called "How to geek" and tucked away there was the answer to my problems...Grub Customizer. to read the article look here http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/43471/how-to-configure-the-linux-grub2-boot-menu-the-easy-way/

Essentially if you use Linux and want to install the Grub Customizer then first open a terminal window then enter: -

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install grub-customizer

The Grub Customizer will then allow you to remove unwanted items from the boot menu and select the default OS :D woo hoo! just hope things don't change with the next update next month :D

Elephant(ish)

2011-09-21T19:29:00.001+01:00

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i'm seeing Pink Sock elephant :)

Owl (not pussy cat)

2011-09-20T17:49:00.001+01:00

Made from the left over from the cat one from earlier :D

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Another sock cat attempt

2011-09-20T08:33:00.001+01:00

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Another attempt at making a sock cat :D the face is a little off but i think that maybe to do with the cheap socks ( a poor workman and all that ;D )

(sock) doggy style

2011-09-18T19:07:00.001+01:00

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Sock dog

2011-09-14T19:36:00.001+01:00

I followed a tutorial from - http://www.littleblackteapot.blogspot.com/ :) the dog is made from 1 sock, its not fantastic but looks okay :)

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Stripy monkey with eyes

2011-09-14T12:42:00.001+01:00

Finished the moneky for Lynsey :)

Stripy monkey

2011-09-14T09:27:00.001+01:00

i've been making this for my sister, he still has no eyes and his ears look odd :( i've ordered some buttons from ebay so hopefully they will come today and he won't be blind much longer :D

Sock cat

2011-09-11T10:37:00.001+01:00

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Sock Monkey 2 & 3

2011-09-05T09:59:00.001+01:00

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The dark blue (sport sock) monkey was made 1st and the light blue one (lolly) was made 2nd (well 3rd if you count my 1st attempt) :D i'm actually quite tempted to buy a sewing machine :D

Sock Monkey

2011-09-03T09:31:00.001+01:00

I attempted to make a sock monkey yesterday :) i think she's a bit rough around the edges ad my sewing needs work but it sort of works - i'm going to try again :D

Slow go on the blog bro...

2011-09-01T07:05:00.001+01:00

Its been a funny few weeks, summer holidays (end of July to the beginning of September) are always tough, having the kids home for six weeks is hard enough - but mix that in with my daughter who has some sort of mental problem that we're still trying to get diagnosed and neighbous complaining about the noise (screaming, shouting etc) add to that a child who constantly wants to be outside (when we live on the 3rd floor of a block of flats) and one who will also never lift a finger to help out and you've got a small slice of a day in the life of me ;) (this is all the same child i should add) My work has suffered, i've not had time to do much of anything, painting, writting, computer art - but hopefully as of next tuesday when the kids go back i shall have a bit more time and be able to get back into it :)

in the mean time, please feel free to look at my latest tutorial on tip squirrel (http://www.tipsquirrel.com/index.php/2011/08/making-blood-with-photoshop/)

oh and also have a look at my blog at simonrudd.info (http://blog.simonrudd.info/2011/08/30/summers-end/) for a recent update :D

Balloon Sketch

2011-08-08T09:35:00.002+01:00

I fell asleep pretty early last night, when i woke up at about 2 am i decided to try and do a quick painting sketch of a balloon.

Baby Herman

2011-08-05T19:49:00.002+01:00

Roger rabbit collection (so far)

Baby Herman

2011-08-02T18:58:00.002+01:00

This is on a small canvas :)

Roger Rabbit - Finished

2011-08-02T10:25:00.002+01:00

16"x12", Acrylics on Canvas

Roger Rabbit

2011-07-31T19:15:00.002+01:00

Acrylics on Canvas

Roger Rabbit

2011-07-29T20:19:00.001+01:00

Still working on this :)

Roger Rabbit

2011-07-28T08:04:00.001+01:00

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The start of my Rodger Rabbit painting

Jessica Rabbit

2011-07-27T14:27:00.001+01:00

Apart from my signature this is the finished painting :D 20" x 16", Acrylics.

Jessica Rabbit

2011-07-25T14:29:00.001+01:00

Enhanced the boobs, eye, hair, nose and skin :)

Still working on her :D

Jessica Rabbit

2011-07-25T08:18:00.001+01:00

Still working on this, added colour the the glove and eye lid :)

Jessica Rabbit

2011-07-23T11:32:00.001+01:00

Still in the blocking in stage, acrylics on canvas 20"x16" :)

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insanity Finished

2011-07-22T11:24:00.001+01:00

Photos look a little blurred :(

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based on http://mffugabriel-stock.deviantart.com/art/Insane-Stock-08-243467324

Acrylics on canvas 20" x 16"

insanity cont...

2011-07-21T23:02:00.001+01:00

A few more changes to this :D

trying to flesh the hands out a bit :D also opened a new tube of Raw Umber :) yes i know i'm excited too :D

insanity cont...

2011-07-20T19:58:00.001+01:00

The hands look wrong :D

insanity

2011-07-20T13:42:00.001+01:00

todays painting is based on http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/stockart/model/?order=5&offset=72#/d40ycl8 :) i'm still working on it and the hands look odd :D

Mad hatters tea party...!

2011-07-19T16:47:00.001+01:00

http://www.themadhatterscharityteaparty.org.uk/

Come along to The Mad Hatters Charity Tea Party for tea, cakes, performances from Alice in Wonderland Characters and a great day! You can play some croquet with hedgehogs and flamingos (not real ones!) or have your face painted like a character from Alice in Wonderland. Whatever you do, you'll have a fantastic day!

Via @BeckiShort

after a bath

2011-07-19T15:37:00.001+01:00

15 1/2"x12", Acrylics on canvas

Joker and penguin

2011-07-18T15:18:00.001+01:00

i'm not sure to leave it as it is (with the white paint and pencil lines) of paint over them :) i quite like the rough feel to it :)

Catwoman finished

2011-07-18T10:56:00.001+01:00

for @slinkywhite

Catwoman Day 2

2011-07-14T12:28:00.001+01:00

Catwoman

2011-07-13T19:08:00.001+01:00

Catwoman

2011-07-13T12:38:00.001+01:00

This is the preliminary work for my catwoman painting for @slinkywhite :)

I also added some more to the Penguin and Joker painting - I'm thinking off adding a batman symbol in the middle of the picture :)

Penguin

2011-07-12T17:18:00.001+01:00

Penguin and Joker

2011-07-12T08:29:00.001+01:00

a bit of a better photo that last night!

Joker and penguin

2011-07-11T22:16:00.001+01:00

Joker Day 2

2011-07-11T09:41:00.001+01:00

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I'm pretty much finished with him now - just got to descide what to do on the rest of the canvas :D

The Joker Day 1

2011-07-10T08:37:00.001+01:00

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Work in progress, acrylics on canvas

Tomato day 3

2011-07-05T23:47:00.001+01:00

Tomato Day 1

2011-07-01T16:31:00.001+01:00

Cherries finished

2011-06-30T11:40:00.001+01:00

Http://www.etsy.com/listing/76878437/two-cherries

Cherries

2011-06-29T12:26:00.001+01:00

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GL finished?

2011-06-28T14:56:00.001+01:00

I'm not happy with this. Not at all but I'm finding it hard to see the wood for the trees so I'll give up for now and return later ;)

GL ( more )

2011-06-27T15:46:00.001+01:00

GL...

2011-06-24T15:49:00.001+01:00

Added some more to this painting :) for example the face :D

Green lantern redux

2011-06-23T12:13:00.001+01:00

I realised a few says ago that I had painted the ring on the wrong finger. So I've been repainting it. I'm unsure what to do with the background now as it's a little plain at the moment. I wanted to do a space scene but not 100% sure how to do that with acrylics.

Swiss cheese text

2011-06-22T08:59:00.001+01:00

Swiss Cheese Text

I love typography – its fun and easy. Today I wanted to show you how to make a simple “Swiss cheese effect”.

Step 1.

Start by making a 1024x768 pixel document and colour it #3f2004, Next choose select the text tool and using a bold Font type something. I'm using the Font Badaboom (http://www.dafont.com/badaboom-bb.font)

Step 2

Next we want to duplicate the text layer, we do this by pressing Control & J together on the keyboard or by going to Layer>New>Layer Via Copy. Name the top layer Cheese and the lower text layer Holes. Select the Holes Layer and add a Colour Overlay Layer Style (Layer>Layer Style>Colour Overlay) and set the colour to black/#000000.

Step 3

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Now select the Cheese layer, as before add a Colour overlay Adjustment Layer and set the colour to yellow / #f2df06. Follow this by adding a Inner shadow, Inner Glow and Satin Layer Style (please see pictures for settings)

Step 4.

Using a hard edge brush with the foreground set the black start to add dots to the Cheese Layer, Layer mask. This will “cut” holes in the cheese layer. Change the size of the brush to make the holes random sizes.

Step 5.

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Create a white ellipse under the text, next add a Stroke Layer Style. Change the size to around 9/10 pixesl and set the colour to blue. Next add a Gradient Overlay (black to white), set the style to Radial, Angel to 0 and scale to 50%.

Step 6.

Finally make a new Layer above the Ellipse and using a soft edge brush paint some shadows under the text to ground it.

Cinemagraph...!

2011-06-18T10:13:00.001+01:00

i know this isnt fantastic...!

and it seem to movie waaaaaaaaaaaay to fast! but i was trying this out content.photojojo.com/tutorials/how-to-make-cinemagraphs-photos-that-move/ :) also i only had a crappy youtube movie to play with.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5GZDP30eAM

Green Lantern

2011-06-17T12:19:00.001+01:00

I've been a fan of DC's GL since my late teens - not that i collect the comics any more (wish i could but i dont) but i thought i'd try and do a green lantern inspired painting :) the whole thing feels off - the fingers are two big for example but to be honest does that really matter?

WIP...! more to come.

oh and i think the movie comes out soon - should be interesting :)

Pirate painting

2011-06-16T12:02:00.001+01:00

print here http://www.redbubble.com/people/simonrudd/art/7327673-pirate

Acrylics on paper (painted with white and paynes grey only)

Cup

2011-06-16T12:01:00.001+01:00

two tone painting

Paul Painting

2011-06-14T15:23:00.001+01:00

available as a print here http://www.redbubble.com/people/simonrudd/art/7322286-paul-painting :D

Paul

2011-06-10T18:34:00.001+01:00

more work since yesterday :)

Paul

2011-06-09T18:22:00.001+01:00

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Based on the alien Paul from the movie Paul, Acrylics on paper 14"x10" WIP :)

Robot painting

2011-06-08T13:44:00.001+01:00

acrylics on paper 7"x10"