Update on some current projects: Metroid

30th anniversary Metroid tributes

Super Metroid Tribute

Metroid: Zero Mission work in progress

In 1986 Nintendo released the seminal exploration game Metroid, the Metroid series has always been one of my favourite gaming series. the series keeps to it's themes of alienation and loneliness, something that mainstream games don't usually attempt. to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the series i've produced some posters using an aesthetic inspired by 80's print comics and Saturday morning cartoons.

Exploring Anaglyphic Illustration

Koi -Jonathan Scott

Merchant - Jonathan Scott

Shinobi - Jonathan Scott

Recently I started a mini project exploring a mixture of  two visual aesthetics that I have a passion for, Japanese wood block print and 1950's anaglyphic 3D imagery.

The project resulted in three poser prints and a short exploration into using this aesthetic in a sequential, narrative art form. To create my images I used a mixture of printing ink, drawing and digital manipulation.

Comic, an alien encounter - Jonathan Scott

Jack Sprat Issue 2!

Preview of 4-pager in issue 2

Jack Sprat Magazine issue 2 is out and ready for purchase, Like in Issue one, I have a 4 page comic in the book. This issue's theme was crayons and colouring!

Cover art by Slake Saunders

Jack Sprat is now available in digital as well as physical formats! you can get your copy of issue 2 from here!

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"Truth Dept." box art

Cover art for a small project, running on the theme that the "generic 80's action hero" was a fraud and a coward. The game would revolve around being part of a propaganda ministry and trying to convince the public of the nation's great hero. shots of the interior design soon to follow.

Introducing Fever Scream Comics, a broadsheet comics project

Now back from a short hiatus of personal work, I'm happy to announce my next personal comics project. Fever Scream Comics will be a small collection of 4 part stories presented in the broad sheet newspaper format. Heavily inspired by the works of Windsor McCay and the fantastic broadsheet collection from DC: Wednesday Comics. I want to use the board sheet format because it's an approach to comics thats foreign to me, and that can lead to interesting forms of storytelling compression that results in a tight,  concise narrative sequence.

The image above is the first page for a 4 page story to be featured in Fever Scream, I wanted to use the space to create a flowing sequence that I otherwise might not have done given a different format.

I'll post an update when the first issue is ready.

Cassette tape Illustration mini project

Stemming from my growing fascination with analog media I decided to design a cassette tape case as a promotional item, based on a poster illustration I designed previous. I'd like to expand on analog and outdated media design some more, perhaps making this into a series of some sort.

Recent Poster Work

some of the recent poster illustration i've been working on, an update on current projects will be coming soon. 

  

Jack Sprat Magazine No.1 launches today!

Cover Illustration by Slake Saunders

I'm pleased to announce that the new magazine "Jack Sprat" launches today, edited by Emily White. the launch issue features an array of flash fiction and short comics, created by Silvia Carrus, David Duke, Louis Netter, Victoria Caswell, C.E Lamb, David Robertson and myself. The first issue can be downloaded as a PDF for free up until the 15th of September, if your interested in downloading a copy or see what else Jack Sprat Press has to offer, you can find them Here

Here is a preview of the short-form comic I have featured in the September issue:

J.J Scott Illustration now on Instagram!

Search for: JJSCOTTILLUSTRATION on Instagram and check it out! 

heres a link!: JJSCOTTILLUSTRATION on INSTAGRAM

Mini project "Re-covered" Street Fighter Alpha

The first piece of a new mini project entitled "Re-covered", which focuses on creating new covers for classic games on slightly obscure systems. the first system that the project will focus on is the Sega Saturn. I chose Street Fighter Alpha for the first cover to represent the Saturns wealth of 2D fighting games, in which the Saturn excelled. I took inspiration from the works of Capcom artist Shinkiro, whose work on the Capcom vs SNK series and other crossover games made their covers and posters standout amongst the crowd. I wanted to use Shinkiro's high contrast use of hot and cold colour palettes. 

The next game thats in the "Re-covered" series is the fighting game that the Sega Saturn is best known for: Virtua Fighter 2.

University of Portsmouth @ New Designers 2015

Myself and a handful of other talented illustrators are representing the University of Portsmouth at New Designers 2015 in islington, London! we'll be located at 'VC1' and will be at the show from Wednesday to Saturday! I urge you to drop by and see some of the talent on show this year!

Whilst your visiting the show, pick up one of our promotional newspapers!

some work from recent projects

A few pieces from projects i'm currently working on, focusing a lot on use of colour recently.

Photos from my Solo Show at the King's Theatre!

Farang: Red and Yellow

Farang: Red and Yellow is a 24 page comic exploration into the 2014 Thai coup d'etat through the lens of a western eye. I created this comic with the intention that Thailand's Coup crisis will enter the public consciousness and spark a conversation.

Anglepoise Living Lamp: one of the winning books

Living Lamp was a professional brief set by British lighting maker Anglepoise® for final year BA Illustration students at the University of Portsmouth. Over 40 students were tasked with bringing an Anglepoise® lamp to life by exploring the narratives around their anthropomorphic qualities through a single concertina sketch book. Each concept was kept under wraps until the end of the campaign, when all the sketchbooks were presented simultaneously. 9 winners were selected by Anglepoise® Brand



My Narrative was selected as one of the 9 winners, It was an exciting experience working in secret from my piers and the Anglepoise company, which made the big reveal event both tense and exciting. 

Preview Spreads of 'Farang: Red and Yellow'

production on Farang is going well, interpreting heavier themes through an aesthetic thats relatively new to me has been equally exciting and unnerving. Farang features a look thats intended to strike a middle ground between the underground antiestablishment comics of the 1960's and 70's and a more modern independent look thats more widely seen now. 

A brief preview of the comic i'm currently working on "Farang: Red and Yellow"

Latest comic work

A brief preview of some of the mini comics i'm currently working on, a lot of heavily textured work. looking into exploring this print textured look further.

A2 "Space Crusader" poster

Today I managed to get my hands on a high quality, matt, heavy stock poster print of my "Space Crusader" design. really happy with how this print came out.

Held up to get a better idea of the scale

Breaking Bad: What's the matter, Chief?

Work based on my favourite scene from Breaking Bad season one, where jocks are making fun of Walter Jr. and, being on the brink, Walter White exits the scene from the back of the building and renters through the front and kicks a jock in the back of the knees and says "What's the matter, Chief? having trouble walking." I found the scene extremely powerful and, for me, it demonstrates what a person can do when pushed to breaking point.

This composition was made for a competition with Little White Lies magazine