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About
My agent, the wonderful Bright Agency, asked me to describe a day in my working life as part of a series on their artists. Feeling rather awkward about this, I thought might be an interesting idea to ask my 8 year old son about my job and how he see's it. I think I was expecting something more highbrow... Dad: Where do I work?Japhy: Upstairs in my playroom (Actually it’s my attic studio where Japhy manages to slowly but surely bring all his toys)D: What do I do in there?J: Draw incredibly fun drawings(Hey, this just may work out!) D: What do I listen to while I'’m workingJ: Cricket. (in fact, cricket, rugby, Tour de France...pretty much any sport except football. I struggle with football)D.What sort of thing do I draw?J.Teenage dirtbags. (I know, I know, but he loves the Wheatus song)D. Who do I work for?J. No Idea. No, No, hang on, the people who work for Beast Quest! (I know what he's driving at, but actually I've never done a book for Beast Quest.)D.What do I wear?J.I dunno! Pants, socks, that sort of thing. (Yup, pants, sock, that sort of thing.)D.What sort of thing do I have in my studio?J.A Sci Fi table, (drawing table with a light-box built in) a whopping Ben 10 computer which is so cool - I think I should probably have that computer when you’'re finished with it ( a 27” imac where he and his mates watch Ben 10) and a shelf that can kill ( a rather overladen and wobbly ikea shelving unit from which he pilfers paper)D.What else do I like to do when I'’m not drawing in my studio?J You like drinking coffee, chatting to friends on Snipe (Skype), putting rude cartoons on Facebook, then going out for bike rides. Oh! and you go to the pub to see your friends. (None of these things are true.)D.What sort of atmosphere does my studio have?J.Very calm.....Hmmm, but you swear a lot. ( This boy clearly doesn'’t know what he’'s talking about.)D. What other job could I be cut out for?J. An excellent chef (Hello!!??) You're pizza is superb! (Well yea, that's true actually.)D.Are artists useful?J Cor, yea. Otherwise there'd be no comics, no picture books, no fun at all if you can't see all the action. (Spot on)
Gallery One
Rebecca03.jpg
Knitted_Final.jpg
Manga_Archer.jpg
Jimmy_Spread_main.jpg
Seconds_Out_Spread03.jpg
Plagiarism_Oliver_150.jpg
Sneakers_graffitti_150.jpg
First_Flight_Spread03.jpg
Dessert_Survival_Spread.jpg
WW_08.jpg
WW_09.jpg
2_Boys_final.jpg
Hoody_girl04.jpg
Synchro_Spread.jpg
Cuts_Deep_Spread01.jpg
Graphic novel, Teen fiction and stuff.
Gallery Two
Jeans_Image.jpg
Space_Boy.jpg
Supermum_Suncream.jpg
Jap__Bob_Lipstick02.jpg
Train_Platform02.jpg
Supermum_Baby.jpg
RiksDisks_AD-300.jpg
N.04_CallLimit.jpg
Hip_Pop_Rocksy.jpg
Rookie_Colour.jpg
ROOKIE-Label.jpg
Sunday_Lion.jpg
Vamp_Final.jpg
Vamp127_150dpi.jpg
VampRGB_150dpi.jpg
Advertising, Gothic Fantasy and T-Shirt designs
Gallery Three
Capt_Plimsole_Shephard.jpg
Speed_Flyers_Characters.jpg
Farquar_150.jpg
Prelude_Elephant.jpg
Old_Rook_FINAL.jpg
Toady01.jpg
Bedroom.jpg
BuBa.jpg
A_Prickly_Affair01.jpg
Ho_Ho_Homeless.jpg
A_Prickly_Affair03.jpg
Best_At_Everything.jpg
Toy_box.jpg
Welcoming_House.jpg
Wine_Taster.jpg
SwingGirl.jpg
Dear_Friends.jpg
Murray_the_Goat.jpg
Wilhemena_Final_150.jpg
Flying_Cheese_layout.jpg
Pen and Ink
This section of the site I've dedicated to Pen, Ink and pencil work, or, my first head over heels, love. These days I don't watercolour as much as I once did. I guess the demands for commercial work being digital and layered are slightly too great and besides, I love Photoshop and Painter in their own way. There's no real order to any of these, they're just ones that I've plucked out that I like. D
Contact
Contact Dave Shephard direct:
UK: +44 (0) 1273 486612Mob UK: 07917 275 797East Sussex, England.Email Dave Shephard directly on:mail_daveshephard.comThe Bright Agency+44 (0) 207 326 9140mail_thebrightagency.com
David Shephard Illustration t: 07917275797 e: mail_daveshephard.com
