DAREDEVIL - photo studies - digital paintings

Photo study number 1 of 3 :
I want this to have a slightly more painty feeling and still keep it in the same realism style. All painting has been completed in the same time frame to see progress. What a great exercise! One brush that I change the size of as I go.

This time after popular demand Frank Castle - Marvel's The Punisher was taken to the next level on Marvel's Marvel's Daredevil on Netflix and a perfect job by Jon Bernthal. I'm so pumped to see his first season as a stand alone show.

First fifteen minutes



90 min stage before the final shape and detail

Close up details and bouncing light

Daredevil - Season 2 was off the hook amazing, camera shots that melt my brain and lighting that is unquestionable and uncompromising. Marvel's Daredevil has changed the game and I could not be happier. #daredevil#daredevilseason2 #fanart #inspired Matt Murdock is a forever changing character and it's fantastic. #art #artist #mrleontaylor #mrleontaylorart#painting #digitalpainting #mattmurdoch #hellskitchen #smashes #badass#upskill #onebrush

90 min stage before the final shape and detail

 2.5 hours close up. Work in progress shot of Daredevil digital painting. Loving an approach I picked up using one brush to speed paint and not add textured brushes

WILSON FISK - Vincent D'Onofrio has taken badass to a new level in theNetflix / Marvel's Daredevil series. Every time he comes on screen he has a presence. Watched two seasons over the last month and it's incredible. I did this photo study today studying light and realism with a renaissance feel. Had a blast and will be doing a few more with this fast approach.#draw #painting #paint #digital #painting #digital #wilsonfisk #daredevil#realism #practise #upskill #vincentdonofrio #badass #smashes#hellskitchen

First fifteen minutes

Painting and Mr Leon Taylor - 2016

Painting in the flesh has always had a really amazing feeling in person and a feeling that no photo or scanner will ever truly come across. It was my goal since December 2015 to pursue the medium and feel comfident using it. I have so far used reference to paint a forest, replicated some of my favourite album covers and even try break some rules to make something exciting and different.

1) A forest in question, what is at the end? Acrylic on stretch canvas.  FOR SALE. Email mrleontaylor@gmail.com

2) Hogwarts "Dorm Paintings" Oil and Acrylic on canvas board  FOR SALE. Email mrleontaylor@gmail.com

3) Large Mural - THE CIDER SHED - Warkworth - Home of Forbidden Cider Co. Acrylic.

close up on Apple tree half way through

4) Abstract / Textured painting - FAMILY GREEN STONE - 3 Acrylic and oil on paper mashay and pva covered canvas (set of 3) FOR SALE. Email mrleontaylor@gmail.com

5) Texas Chainsaw Masacre 2 - Oil Painting on stretch canvas .  FOR SALE. Email mrleontaylor@gmail.com



6) PIG DESTROYER - Terriyfier- Album replication Oil Painting on Canvas (SOLD)

7) CONVERGE - JANE DOE - Album cover replication (SOLD)

8) What Frame? This is a upcycled frame I painted this night scene to practise light with limited colours.

WONKY HUT - from scan to colour

The Wonky Hut - By Mr Leon Taylor
This was the finished piece.

Line work scanned it, drawn in INK to make the lines super black

SCREENSHOTS AND WORK IN PROGRESS

Stranger Things - collectable cards - series one

I like many got totally sucked in to the amazing Netflix original STRANGER THINGS. It is cinematic full of characters you love and the essence of friendship in the 80's. I was there, I can remember. The music and overall score is just beautiful and has that neon feel.  I wanted to collect cards that do not exist so I took some time to mock up what I would imagine they would look like. I can smell that cheap gum. I made sure they are all textured and look worn. I was a big fan of many collectable cards, WWF, TMNT, Dick Tracey, Goonies you name it I loved them.

Disentomb n Butthead - I LOVE ALL THINGS METAL.

I LOVE ALL THINGS METAL.

DISENTOMB HAVE BEEN A FAVOURITE FOR SOME TIME NOW SO THIS WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I PUT THE TWO TOGETHER. ALL THE LADS IN THE BAND LOVED IT SO MUCH THE DECIDED TO SHARE IT ACROSS ALL THEIR SOCIAL PAGES.

I loved adding all the details of the tattoos on Beavis and Butthead including their sweet shoes too!

The finished painting completed in Photoshop:


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FORBIDDEN BREWING CO. 2016 - CURRENT AND NEW FLAVOURS

FORBIDDEN CIDER CO.

Working for this Family cider company has been amazing and a dream come true for many years. We learned on the run what works and what does not but ultimately I have always felt there is no wrongs just the best of my ability at the time. Over time I have really made this brand and its look appealing and still with all the integrity and not destroying what we have already built. Two things stayed  visually and one got a trade mark. SIMPLY APPLE CIDER and LADY PINK CIDER tm  have only had minor tweaks over the years. This has become the backbone of the four core products that we want to see on shelf and can see all over New Zealand.

All Art from the first idea to pencil to Photoshop is by me. All LAYOUTS have been put there by me Mr Leon Taylor because I like to make sure quality the entire time and I trust my process. I communicate with Label companies, Make sure the best files are used for all types of media while  monitoring the overall look of the brand.

We can finally say we have built something recieving a dozen awards over the past three years including Champion Cider of New Zealand at The Brewers Guild awards at the end of 2015 for SIMPLY APPLE.

1) SIMPLE APPLE CIDER

2) LADY PINK CIDER tm

3) HOPZILLA - CIDER WITH HOPS

4) LUCIFER'S REVENGE - CIDER WITH CHILLI

CURRENT - LIMITED AND SEASONAL RELEASES IN NEW ZEALAND:

1 )WAGGLE DANCE - CIDER INFUSED WITH HONEY

AVAILABLE LATE SEPTEMBER 2016

2) PEARY BOMB - PEAR CIDER WITH PLUM

(ONLY AVAILABLE AT THE CIDER SHED IN WARKWORTH - RELEASED MAY 2016)

3) CHOC-ZILLA - CHOCOLATE CIDER
(COUSIN OF HOPZILLA)

NEW LABEL AND FLAVOUR OUT OCTOBER - IMAGES TO BE RELEASED LATE SEPTEMBER

4) THE BOUNTY -  CIDER WITH CHOCOLATE AND COCONUT

5) THE CASTAWAY - CIDER WITH PINEAPPLE AND COCONUT
(REDESIGN)

LIMITED NEW ZEALAND RELEASE - RELEASED IN CHINA AND SINGAPORE
6) CIDER WITH KIWIFRUIT

PAST LIMITED RELEASES CURRENTLY NOT IN THE MARKET

(FORMALLY KNOWN AS FORBIDDEN BREWING CO.) :

7) CIDER INFUSED WITH MINT AND LIME

) CASTAWAY - CIDER WITH PINEAPPLE AND COCONUT
(This is the original design based on the LOST plane turned in to a brewery, has now been updated to THE CASTAWAY after receiving Bronze at The Beer and Cider awards at the end of 2015)