So I was sifting through some old work on Imageshack, and found this:

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Its a (somewhat limited) walkthrough of my process for Dragon Rein.  That one wasn't a painting I deliberately saved sequential steps for, so it jumps about a bit.

I also found this:

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A step by step for how I paint rocks.

Hi All!
My first copy of the 2008 Jon Hodgson Book, a selection of images I have made this last 12 months, arrived last week from Lulu.  The quality is far better than I had let myself anticipate and I'm extremely chuffed!  So today the book goes live for public sale!  The book is 20 pages of glossy colour artwork, in a 9x7 format.  Its a slim volume, but all killer, no filler.  I'm seriously chuffed with how this came out, and there will be more titles forthcoming in the near future. You can find it at the store here:[link]  Or direct link here: [link]  There's preview of the book on its lulu page.

Also available is Designoids 2008, a slightly more niche product - 37 pages of artwork from my design/photo/graphics line.  You can preview that title here:

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Thanks!

7 page views before I hit 20000...

Gosh my journal has lain fallow too long!

I just uploaded a new piece, which I've scrounged together tiny pieces of free time to make for myself.  Check it out if you get the chance!:[link]

For the next seven days or even more it's Bitter Herb Week on the MeeeMooo!  To celebrate the release of "Where Grows the Bitter Herb" by MeeeMooo resident Ben we'll all be popping out World of Turtle Guitar fanart! So stay tuned for exciting astounding and amazing contributions!  And of course be sure to pick up your copy of "Where Grows the Bitter Herb" today!

Hay Guyz!
I just uploaded a new cover to my galleria: [link]

And you can read some news on poster prints I sell here: [link]

Have a good day y'all!

Just added to my gallery is an image I painted for author David F Berens' forthcoming novel Dragon's Reign.  I made the image significantly larger than the cover required, as such epic subject matter needed all the room I could give it!

Check it out!
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Anyone who has seen the news over the last few days will hopefully understand why I'm posting about this again.

George's Children is an indie rpg written by Jon Hodgson and jim pinto.  All proceeds from the sale of the book go to a children's charity.  The book is illustrated through out with artwork by Jon.

You can buy the book here: [link]
And we have a blog with further information here: [link]
You can see an example of the artwork from the book on DA here: [link]

Thanks.

Verily shall we gird our loins, take up sword and spear and sally forth, delve into the darke, risk life and limb in perile most foule, face traps with 10 foot wooden poles, leap crevasses and abseil down chasms, we shall make our saves vs death and rods, we shall layeth ye critical hits upon the heads of our enemies.  Potions shall we quaff, scrolls shall we reade and rest for 2d6 turns shall we take.

And finally, our hour shall come, once ye dread beasts are laid low with fell handed blows, heads stoven and smote arrayed in disarray before us, then shall we find at last ye chests of treasure type P, and gain XPs uncounted!!!

Onward brave companions! Onward on our quest for ADVENTURE!

Ahem. That is to say - new painting just uploaded in me gallery:
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Hey friends and enemies, ladies and germs, I just uploaded a very fresh piece of painting.  Just finished this morning, a cover for the good souls over at Reality Deviant Publications.  Its always a treat to paint monsters and this was no exception!

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Hey All!

So then, what's been going on since I last posted on my Devious Journal?

Well now, I haven't had much art to upload, though that has changed recently with the launch of the Beasts and Beings website: [link]

Beasts and Beings is a collectible partwork, which comes with a figurine of a prominent mythical beast (or being presumably), and a magazine which covers all kinds of mythical and legendary creatures. Part One is out, part two can't be far behind.  My work starts in part 6 or 7, but you can see some of my stuff on the downloads page.  I'll upload some of those to my gallery soon.

In other news I'm in negotiation to write an art book, which is very exciting. More news as I have it!

Last week I uploaded page 2 [link] my gallery - its the second page from a very long running project me and a model-making friend have been sporadically working on for the last ten years or so.  The image is going to be featured along with some other pages and posters from the project on the Beeb in a few months time. Can't really say too much about that, so don't go quizzing me about it!

Some friends and I have started a group blog called The MeeeMooo. We're a motley assortment of designers, illustrators, gallery painters, art historians, musicians and comic artists.  Check it out and book mark it! There's usually something new a couple of times a week:  [link]

Lastly and kind of off topic, but I had a very poor couple of weeks personally, so to cheer myself up I broke out the credit card and bought myself an ipod touch.  Its absolutely brilliant, and the best couple of hundred quid I've spent in a long time. Having wireless intarwebz in the house means I can carry my various email accounts and blogs around in my pocket, and check how things are on teh webz without squirrelling myself away in the office. How sociable!  Being able to check email if I'm out of the house is also a real boon.  Great stuff.  Mind you its not like I really needed much encouragement to hand over another wad of cash to Apple...

Anyway, that's quite enough out of me. Thanks for all the adds and faves of late - I haven't been able to respond as personally as I would like, but rest assured they are all very much appreciated.

Hey!
Yesterday I submitted the cover I painted earlier in the year for the new edition of "Dragon Warriors".  Its a very British roleplaying game from the 80s, originally published as a series of paperback books.

It was great to get the chance to work on this one, since Dragon Warriors was the game I played the most as a kid, and will always be my favourite rpg.  I also got to do a whole load of black and whites too.

The cover piece is featured in the Ilex Press/Collins book "Fantasy Art Now" by Martin McKenna. Another great honour, as the book features some really great work.

Hi All,
I just uploaded a series of three images cleverly entitled "October Series".  Hope you enjoy them!

Thanks!
Jon

Hey Hey gentle readers of DA,
Today I uploaded a new painting, called Snakeskin Pass.  Its the "swarthy brother" to my misty grey dragon painting of last week. I said that just because I like the idea of a painting having a "swarthy brother". I'm sorry.

You can check it out here: [link]

NB: I will get this on sale as a print once I've concluded a rights deal to the piece.

Wow. My page topped 10 000 views overnight. Many thanks for dropping by!
Here's a present of dubious virtue for you all - an animated walk-through of the drawing and underpainting for my current peice: [link]

So I uploaded a new piece - "Roll for Initiative".  I painted this one this week whilst waiting on some commission paperwork to finally arrive, and it was really ncie to get a chance to flex my art muscles just for myself, and take all the creative decisions myself.

I love working as part of a team, with an art director helping me achieve the desired result for the product, and its a thrill to see things come together in a finished book or game. But doing stuff just for myself is a rare treat, so I grabbed it in both my hot little hands and tried to make something to show off in the ole folio.

If I get any more time to myself (which if course is a mixed blessing since painting for actual income is important too!) I plan to carry on a little series of "classic fantasy" images. I have a piece made for a client showing a classic party, which is under wraps until the publisher releases the image, which is the first image, now this new dragon encounter image continues the theme.

The next one I think will be an actual fight, painted large and in unprecedented detail for me. Cross your fingers I get some time. Or if you'd prefer cross your fingers that I'm far too busy with commissions to ever get round to it. I'm happy either way!

Here's the piece: [link]