the banal pig | comics by steve tillotson

Newzround

Posted on January 25, 2012 by banal pig

Hello Friends, just a quick update for youse.

After nearly two weeks of messing about with it, I have now completely refurbished the banal pig illustration website, previously the poor relation of the banal pig franchise, now user friendly and attractive with new work added that you may not have seen before…

Secondly, untold congratulations to my partner in crime Gareth Brookes for winning the Myriad Editions First Graphic Novel competition for The Black Project , details here. Gareth is currently in Australia or New Zealand or sutin for the next 6 months so you’re probably better going to gosh or orbital in london if you want one.

Thirdly, don’t forget about my animal portrait business for all your pictures of animal needs.

Fourthly, i’m doing a bit of experimenting with drawing and that, results to follow, but above is something i did recently with gouache and ink. i’m regretting doing it on really thin blue-tinged paper, but never mind… Still not really making anything that looks like a comic at the moment, but when i do, you’d better watch out!

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Winnner! One Hour Drawing Competition

Posted on January 17, 2012 by banal pig

DING DING DING! Andy Lee suggested (amongst others) “banal pig and banal pig jnr prodding passed out homeless goose with a stick”, and that’s what i chose to draw, so he wins this pic, congrats my son! It probably took me just over an hour, the tesco man came and stuff so i had to break off, but this is the kind of thing you would get (the border probably added 3 mins, but makes it look fancy). So-o-o-o, if you would like me to draw something, anything, maybe for a birthday or sutin, there’s now an official page here.

Don’t forget, i am poor and need the money……….

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Animal Portraits

Posted on January 13, 2012 by banal pig

My other/next money-making scheme is to exploit my penchant for drawing dogs, ergo: steve tillotson animal portraits! Please have a look, especially if you have an animal you want drawing by one of the finest comic artists in britain today (me). Tell your friends!

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COMPETITION TIME- win a drawing! also, please buy some products….

Posted on January 13, 2012 by banal pig

Hello friends and pig lovers! Hope you are well, happy new year and all that.

I left my office job yesterday, which means i am now officially a full-time artist. Easy. The only trouble is I need to actually make some money in order to not die of starvation or humiliation. That sounds awful, what, i hear you ask, can I do to help? Well dear friends, charity begins at home, every little helps etc etc so if you have enjoyed my comics or drawings in the past, why not buy another comic or commission some artwork off me?

Specifically, I’ll do you a sweet 1-hour drawing for £2o, anything you like (within reason and the law) what about that? George Orwell riding a flamingo? Easy! Some cartoon character that you like fighting another one? You got it! Drawing fast is one of the skills in my portfolio, why not take advantage? Now, I realise that i don’t necessarily have any examples to show as i have just thought of it, so to demonstrate my capabilities i’m willing to throw it open to the floor/ internet; suggest a subject to me, leave a comment here, email banalpig@googlemail.com or tweet @banalpig by 6pm on saturday evening (edit: i’ve extended the deadline a bit) and the idea i like best will WIN THAT DRAWING! Gravy!

Watch this space for even more requests for money…

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merry xmas

Posted on December 20, 2011 by banal pig

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I’ve being thinking about my strategy for my comics for a while now, but after my poor showing at Thought Bubble, and other things going on i’ve decided i need to change things up a bit. Everybody with experience of the small press scene knows that there’s virtually no money in it, especially in this day and age, but its still pretty disheartening to look at my accounts for the last year and see that i might as well not have bothered. of course, i dont do it for the money (how many times have i written that on this blog?) and i’m not the greatest businessman in the world, so what am i after then? i have become increasingly envious of people who enjoy their jobs, and definitely need to find a nine to five that’s more in line with my skills portfolio, but that’s by the by. Comics strategy, that’s what i’m on about. i’m going to take a step back from everything for a bit, not worry about the scene and what other people are doing, and try and recharge my appetite for this lovely genre which still hasn’t seen its potential realised. i’m probably gonna do a bit more drawing for drawing’s sake, maybe a bit of painting (the recent posters are possibly evidence of me cheating on comics a bit) and soak up a bit of proper culture, not just off tweets and blogs. Anyway, i’ll still be knocking about, not completely out of the game but maintaining a respectful distance. Hopefully, i’ll be back in the not too distance future with more news of my epic masterpiece, or maybe this post will be the epilogue to this creative endeavour….

Posted on November 27, 2011 by banal pig | Leave a comment

New for Thought Bubble!

Posted on November 14, 2011 by banal pig

here’s another new poster which, all being well, will be available for thought bubble this weekend. it’s the father of science fiction, HG Wells, riding on a pig. I just thought of it the other day, and i fancied drawing it. Along with this and these I’ll have 5 posters for sale in total, which is a new thing for me really but i’m enjoying doing the big images. Also available will be these fine badges below, representing some of my best loved characters (and chris sandwich). i recommend buying the chris sandwich badge, as it will be the collector’s item of the future due to it’s unpopularity at the time of release.

Of course i will be selling a selection of my comics, plus gareth brookes’ masterwork The Black Project and i will be sharing a table with Hugh Shug Raine, which means you may as well not go to any other stand, but you probably still can if you want…