I’m a freelance comic artist and this is my blog. @RachaelAtWorkTumblr (3.0; @popcornillustration)http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9a715917c655fabec806f78fc94f2184/tumblr_mnb4hoZuxI1qkya43o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Practising portraits</p>http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/51226037396http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/51226037396Fri, 24 May 2013 15:34:35 +0100spockstar trekzachary quinto<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/be90f1106a341f667bd2664832337dec/tumblr_mn3vlv0TIk1qkya43o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Today’s warm up sketch</p>http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/50915083038http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/50915083038Mon, 20 May 2013 17:39:30 +0100jennydoctor whodoctormadame vastraartillustrationfan artbbc<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5d63c7dddb01f80f1ef701006056fde2/tumblr_mn3mi5JYy11qhkyono1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f3b5cf610ef98aa8e21a3ac2e00f88bb/tumblr_mn3mi5JYy11qhkyono2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://honeybeerevengeparty.tumblr.com/post/50905125256/the-two-best-love-and-rockets-comic-book-covers">honeybeerevengeparty</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The two best Love and Rockets comic book covers. Lives have been saved by these two illustrations. Jaime Hernandez</p> </blockquote>http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/50908943649http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/50908943649Mon, 20 May 2013 15:45:51 +0100love and rocketsjaime hernandez<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b5e464757ccf15451769a06dfffef717/tumblr_mmyqvwnHNH1qkya43o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is now available to buy on RedBubble</p> <p><a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/popcornillus/works/10325531-mutant-selfie"><a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/popcornillus/works/10325531-mutant-selfie">http://www.redbubble.com/people/popcornillus/works/10325531-mutant-selfie</a></a></p>http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/50679825364http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/50679825364Fri, 17 May 2013 23:09:31 +0100x-menxmenmagnetowolverinecomicsmarvelerik lehnsherrloganjames howlettartillustrationgeek<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1e75f41c1f54de86e990f7e1a8adbc7b/tumblr_mmrfwqjKt01qkya43o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/50376959972http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/50376959972Tue, 14 May 2013 00:29:13 +0100spockstar trekzachary quinto<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KaOC9danxNo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jetpackexhaust.tumblr.com/post/50293796312/just-when-you-think-commander-chris-hadfield-cant">jetpackexhaust</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Just when you think Commander Chris Hadfield can’t get any cooler, he proves that nothing is impossible for astronauts. <em>That is the entire point of astronauts.</em> </p> <p>The world was expecting a fun farewell from the station commander, because we live in a world where a man in space communicating with millions of people on Earth for fun is something we take for granted, but this is beyond anything we could have hoped for. And utterly perfect.<span> </span></p> </blockquote>http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/50295554731http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/50295554731Sun, 12 May 2013 23:48:28 +0100king of spacebleerios: not only is the ceo of abercrombie &amp; fitch a jackass but he treated marty mcfly’s...http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/50195209793http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/50195209793Sat, 11 May 2013 22:11:48 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1bf9bc78660d25c17b7cf90bb5151241/tumblr_mmnevo5l6L1qkya43o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/104d1c8f351191072bc52a5bc3dc77af/tumblr_mmnevo5l6L1qkya43o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/df7cd9f25cd8e68ab6a2c2010d3557bb/tumblr_mmnevo5l6L1qkya43o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>So I was trying to do an avengers comic to try out my digital inking. Page one went okay…then page three went a bit squiffy. By the time I did page 2 I was trying out a new inking technique so the Loki page looks totally different to the others.</p> <p>Edit:In panel one they’re using transparent computer thingies. I just realised it looks like they’re awkwardly waving, lol.</p> <p>Frustration, thy name is me.</p> <p>I think I might abandon this and write it off as a training exercise.</p>http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/50187030143http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/50187030143Sat, 11 May 2013 20:16:00 +0100avengerscomics<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/37d48a042788cd0196c6b44002f31c3c/tumblr_mmlah1tJpW1s2u4wdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ryallsfiles.tumblr.com/post/50097109083/johnbyrnedraws-a-normal-day-in-the-life-of-john">ryallsfiles</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://johnbyrnedraws.tumblr.com/post/50093577717/a-normal-day-in-the-life-of-john-byrne-how-do-you">johnbyrnedraws</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A normal day in the life of John Byrne. How do you spend yours?</p> <p>When asked what his normal day is like, John had this to say on his forum:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>The alarm goes off at seven and I start up town…</span></p> <p><span>Well, no, not really. I stopped using an alarm clock years ago. My internal clock seems more or less permanently set to wake me between 5:30 and 6. I get up, let the dog out (when I have one), feed the dog, get myself an apple or a banana, and head downstairs to the Studio.</span></p> <p><span>An hour or so at the computer, first, and hit the drawingboard usually by 8. Work until around 11 — roughly 2 pages of layouts and the first “layer” of inks — then have lunch, usually a mug of soup.</span></p> <p><span>Back to the board at 1, remaining inks on those two pages. Finish around 4 on most days.</span></p> <p><span>Occasional trips to the Forum pepper the day.</span></p> <p><span>Weekends, pretty much the same, except I work on commissions.</span></p> <p><span>Most evenings are spent vegetating in front of the TV. There are flurries of social activity — plays, movies, parties, dinners — but for some reason those tend to clump together, so I’ll have a busy couple of weeks, then nothing for a few months, then back into the cycle.</span></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>This is a good photo of JB in the studio, but the angle doesn’t show his wall of amazing original Kirby and Wood art. The FF #5 page alone was mesmerizing.</p> </blockquote>http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/50097463920http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/50097463920Fri, 10 May 2013 18:04:04 +0100john byrne<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7ad48fcc252dd5adb41512e631d4cebf/tumblr_mmgrxzC3nC1qf0aafo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0a07347e1e994ec386455393ffbf97ed/tumblr_mmgrxzC3nC1qf0aafo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/63c96d4f15a3171b4fff25390a2b518d/tumblr_mmgrxzC3nC1qf0aafo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/304da7e15523e5cc7ac4b488b60507b2/tumblr_mmgrxzC3nC1qf0aafo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2a31f2975a0dd2bfcd0c2afa68cbff73/tumblr_mmgrxzC3nC1qf0aafo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f96a3c695ee17d923b306bceffe79546/tumblr_mmgrxzC3nC1qf0aafo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9a9a037d8bc8cba20d6979f81c89c871/tumblr_mmgrxzC3nC1qf0aafo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e152ec7afdd5f9a07cbd7ac079e97e53/tumblr_mmgrxzC3nC1qf0aafo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1b579b28cd73f9e26f4cfb1869061518/tumblr_mmgrxzC3nC1qf0aafo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/54b152f1d933386b00621771eed6388a/tumblr_mmgrxzC3nC1qf0aafo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://theairtightgarage.tumblr.com/post/49933838828/40-days-in-the-desert-1-7">theairtightgarage</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>40 Days in the Desert 1/7</strong></p> </blockquote>http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/49934542250http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/49934542250Wed, 08 May 2013 15:31:06 +0100moebius<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/57faea38dcd97273e86ce13dd83d2fc1/tumblr_mlir76X3nj1qb05aco2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b802bbc2f5fb679f52b4dfa5b18032d3/tumblr_mlir76X3nj1qb05aco1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/49884179019http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/49884179019Tue, 07 May 2013 23:17:48 +0100love<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c4ef1108018be5543098275533e2709c/tumblr_mknctdLPIE1qkya43o1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is the design I did for this competition:</p> <p><a href="https://www.welovefine.com/vote.php?id_contest=36#/id_submit=12074">https://www.welovefine.com/vote.php?id_contest=36#/id_submit=12074</a></p> <p>Would appreciate it very much if you’d go and vote for me!</p> <p>UPDATE: I didn’t win but I’ll be making it available on redbubble :)</p>http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/46964131273http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/46964131273Tue, 07 May 2013 18:19:26 +0100magnetowolverinex-mencomicsloganerik lehnsherrmarvel<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8ede49309708c9f376ae776ecde14487/tumblr_mmfcd0bbm31rn9xayo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://adamkubert.com/post/49847193950/my-process-pencils-kubert-kick-ass-3-1">adamkubert</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>My process…Pencils.. #Kubert #Kick-Ass 3 #1 variant cover #Millar #Romita Jr</p> </blockquote> <p>Beautiful!</p>http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/49847237738http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/49847237738Tue, 07 May 2013 11:42:49 +0100artillustrationcomicsadam kubert<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ea051e9fa480094379a164833b48c79e/tumblr_mmanxxQvx51qkya43o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Page 1 of a new story I’m working on</p>http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/49626552799http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/49626552799Sat, 04 May 2013 23:03:32 +0100artillustrationcomics<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d2b0797e555d779d5d9ce48ce4e94daa/tumblr_mm79yfgzrS1r4p6zyo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/10a59ee32cc6832d5dc99fc42ed601c6/tumblr_mm79yfgzrS1r4p6zyo7_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d29ac0fe173885d4aa21578de19efc16/tumblr_mm79yfgzrS1r4p6zyo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8b4a5aa7aff3d88536f5fc2c48272b2c/tumblr_mm79yfgzrS1r4p6zyo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ad607281ecd7a0c451b9787f547cbc54/tumblr_mm79yfgzrS1r4p6zyo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fb94a07751d26d6519f8943592677238/tumblr_mm79yfgzrS1r4p6zyo4_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/894459c31b4cb327738fda53d61b2096/tumblr_mm79yfgzrS1r4p6zyo6_r2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/336b32a53c3109109ed4f331a086a7fb/tumblr_mm79yfgzrS1r4p6zyo5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p>D’Vorak and Groot (Guardians of the Galaxy Infinite Comic #4)</p> </blockquote> <p>This is really cute, and the artwork’s brilliant.</p>http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/49581547072http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/49581547072Sat, 04 May 2013 10:36:50 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6f5169b996ccdf7b82fb7096cdac657f/tumblr_mlw1zytl9n1qkya43o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Just got back from seeing Iron Man 3, and decided I just had to draw pepper.</p>http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/48967694251http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/48967694251Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:43:09 +0100pepper pottsiron man 3gwyneth paltrowmarvelrescue<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/08045a1ffd364a0598684709be61b903/tumblr_mlvflm8xMT1qkya43o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My Wacom Bamboo tablet arrived! I’ve never had one before, but I thought I’d take the plunge (mostly for the digital inking posibilities) and it’s very fun. Makes me feel like such an amateur though! Here’s my third doodle on it. The first two were…umm…different</p>http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/48936384468http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/48936384468Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:39:21 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/aab036fc45a5aff1b3ad86f2e50a9553/tumblr_mlu44lCta81qkya43o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s quite hard for me to draw Tom Strong, and not to just unconciously channel Chris Sprouse’s iconic style.</p> <p>The Tom Strong comics are great by the way, if you haven’t read them.</p>http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/48887451325http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/48887451325Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:33:56 +0100tom strongabcalan moorecomicsart<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ccba69c1519109b2222e2b1c4845f984/tumblr_mln9ia9gku1ryw4r8o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://kiki-cakes.tumblr.com/post/48598164182/hot-tub-cake-ive-made-for-our-center-parcs">kiki-cakes</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Hot tub cake I’ve made for our center parcs holiday</p> </blockquote> <p>You made this?? This is awesome! </p>http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/48772289100http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/48772289100Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:33:34 +0100amazing cake how sweet the soundcakebakingnom<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8074cc0abf76a9fe8d4c8de2075f3c73/tumblr_mlqf7c2s9T1qkya43o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Banner with short hair</p>http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/48730344604http://popcornillustration.tumblr.com/post/48730344604Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:42:47 +0100bruce bannermark ruffalohulkavengers