JAKOB SNAKE

Designed this for my homey J∆kob Sn∆ke. Pretty chuffed with outcome.

Check out an interview with the dude here.

On a side note I've been having a pretty rough time at the moment so my updates have been slacking. Im going on holiday for a while so when I get back I'll be on top of things.

Peace

LGHT HAS FAILED

If anyone would like a print hit me up at maddycakez@gmail.com.

A2 posters going for R120

Peace ~Ekons

DYSTOPIA

Best band ever. EVER!

Play loud - goes without saying.

"BUILD AND BUILD AND BUILD SOME MORE!"

NEW PRINT!

Hi gang! New print available. Signed and numbered out of 10 going for R100 each. If anyone wants please hit me up at maddycakez@gmail.com ^_^

(The original is ink and gouache on A3 watercolour paper.)

TICKING

This is a process called Ticking which is used in editorial design. The purpose is to determine the "weight" of copy in your layout and to help you to plan things better so the overall design looks appealing.

This is a second stage scamp where I received some constructive feedback. I'll upload the finished product when its done.

Almost done, just got to make a colour copy, tipex out any lines from the stripping, copy again and mount. 

Job done.

Definitely speaking to me today

RAWR

A little something I painted for Gabberz Wabberz. She's wanted something from me since we met 2 years ago, thats quite a long wait. She always has kittens or puppies at her place and she has a African Grey called Georgi Porgi that emulates the sound of doors slamming and phone's ringing which keeps you on your toes!

Ink and gouache on wood.

LOVE YOUR WORK

Just received the 1st copy of I LOVE YOUR WORK put together by the Glockers crew. Pretty cool to see a zine come out of SA for a change, its full of pieces, dubs, throwups and tags mostly by the GLKRs gang. Nice.

SCHOOL DAYS

Found this rummaging through my cupboards. Painted this for a grade 8 practical exam - dead mouse and bird on Disney paper plates hahah. Don't know what I was thinking but still it makes me laugh.

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Love working at my desk

ha.

Packed!

LEM BEFOK CHAPTER 2

Poster I designed for Lem Befok Ch 2, come through its going to be sick, the last one was absolutely bananas!

There'll be plenty of art for sale on the night so bring your wallets and support your local artists.

STENCIL

This was our first college brief for the term. We had to choose a personal trait and depict it through body language and expression, then make that image monochrome and paint it up on A1 board, also choosing a colour that related to the concept. Mine revolved around punk rock and PMA (but I wont go into detail on here). I seriously thought doing a stencil would be easier than painting but I was totally wrong I think it took like 3 times longer haha. Me and my stanley knife are now best friends.

ESSENTIALS

This 15cm metal ruler is pretty much the most practical piece of stationary in the world. My man Christi Crunch agrees!

I also can't live without these retractable Clic erasers, been using em for years.

SOME FAVOURITES

WABZ

Little Gabberz showing off one of my paintings with matching outfit to boot! 

(Taken at the Lem Befok launch party © Michael-Ray Erasmus)

40HKIDS

Check out the crew flickr!

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Mordecai and Rigby play Master System! Was always wondering haha

Very cool looking online comic - Eighth Grade

Insane colour scheme. From gingerlandcomics.tumblr.com/

CRUNCH DESIGN

Check out my friend and fellow classmate Christi "Crunch" Du Toit's blog. Dude is really talented and insanely prolific. I don't think he sleeps, ever.

I LOVE MY LAUNDRY

In the last week of college we were asked to do something for a local laundromat/ restaurant/ gallery space/ brick a brack store (?). The 10 best were then exhibited and up for sale. We were encouraged to explore new mediums we weren't familiar with and as I had only used ink and brush once before I thought I'd give it another go. I am now totally in love with this medium it's the shit. I love how super refined or totally expressive you can be with the line work. The colour is done in gouache which is also a favourite as its just so damn FLAT!

Here's hoping I get to exhibit this and double hoping it sells!

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Cool colour. Feels like almost any other colour/s next to it would work well..

PEEKABOO

LOZR

Swopped some prints with my man LOZR and got these bad boys.

NEW TATTOO!

Got this nifty racing pigeon in memory of my Grandpappy. Done by the super talented David Chaston.

PRINTS FOR SALE

Painted these a while ago for the Lem Befok launch party. I have prints of the top two paintings for sale at R80 each, if you would like one write me at maddycakez@gmail.com

UPDATE: SOLD OUT

My little library is growing!

KERNING

For this project we had to go out and take pictures of shop signs that had really bad kerning. Then we came back, found a similar font and remade the signs with the correct kerning.

Everything done by hand, this is fine liner and permanent marker on A3 paper.

DELICIOUS MONSTER

For this college brief we had to use the anatomy of type to create some sort of hybrid or 'monster' which depicted a certain emotion. I cant remember all the options but I chose to go with irritation.

Where the two legs of the K meet is known as a 'crotch', so I figured what's more irritating than an itchy crotch? This got me my first A at college.

A3 with fine liner and permanent marker.

MEEP!

Lil Gabberz and Mishka came round to hang out and Mishka asked me to drop her nickname on her new cap. She was chuffed.

ENGEN

I was employed to paint a skateboard for an Engen advert celebrating the fact that they had been crowned "coolest petroleum brand" by SA's youth 2nd year in a row. What makes a petrol station "cool" is beyond me.

The graphics on the board were designed by the ad agency's in house designer, I offered to draw them up some real graffiti lettering but it wasn't in their budget, so I merely copied the design exactly. As much as I appreciate the work why don't they just get a real graffiti writer to do some proper lettering instead of this failed attempt? I guess the kids won't notice. (They do.)

Done with Molotow paint markers, which are the shit.

Hello!

So I've started a new blog, I thought it would be cool to document all the work I do for college, my successes and failures as well as any freelance or artsy shit I get up to.

I also want to share any cool sites or artists I discover as well as any other old internet bollocks I find amusing.

 So make yourself a nice cup of beverage and get down like a clown charlie bbbbbbbpppppppppp!

Ekons