This year I had the joy of illustrating my first children's book, written by Erin L. Marie, called 'I Saw it on Safari' (Coming soon). This book follows on from 'The Day I Met a Dinosaur' which brings to life a young boys wild imagination about his toy dinosaurs. Stay tuned for more! I can't … Continue reading I Saw It On Safari
Author: Paul Orton
Global Response
With everything going on across our world right now it has been a privilege to connect with a group of people passionate about positive change. GRACE Global is a newly formed Not for Profit organization with a mission to connect the world to save lives. More than simply another modelling tool, these guys are raising … Continue reading Global Response
I took it on – Archibald Prize Entry 2019
Looking back at my first Archibald entry...
Reho Travel 40th Birthday Illustration
Simon Black
A personal work I completed for the Brisbane Lions legend, Simon Black, celebrating his career as a Brownlow Medallist and Premiership player.
Hanging Rock
Original Oil on Linen
Mural Art
I always enjoy a good creative challenge and I often look forward to working large scale, especially after spending a lot of time at my desk. I look at every job as an opportunity to take another risk... to create something I've never created before, in a way I've never created it before and to … Continue reading Mural Art
Illustration – Reho Travel
This brief was to create illustrations that were 'cartoon' in style for a presentation. Using a mix of rough brush outlines and contrasting tones I created a series of vector illustrations which depicted the journey of Reho Travel. Wacom Intuos Pro / Adobe Illustrator CC
Street Art Feature- Brunswick Street Gallery
Yesterday I had some fun pulling out the paint and getting creative. I was asked to design a feature wall for an exhibition opening this Friday at the Brunswick Street Gallery titled 'Love'.
Breaking the ‘Comfort Zone’ / Graphic Facilitation
Whether on a whiteboard or on my trusty iPad Pro, visually communicating an idea or a concept through illustration has been an enjoyable challenge. I remember a good friend of mine once asked if I'd heard of a 'graphic facilitator'? I had no idea at the time what that title was all about and it … Continue reading Breaking the ‘Comfort Zone’ / Graphic Facilitation
Caricature time
There's nothing like a challenge and for an artist, one of the greatest challenge is a self portrait. I'm not sure if I nailed it but hey, I had fun messing around in the process.
Kingdom Barbers Mural – Footscray
Today I had the honour of painting my good friends new Barber shop (Kingdom Barbers) in Footscray West. This was a big scale portrait using aerosols which was a new challenge for me. I began sketching my outlines and making sure the proportions were looking good before adding the grey tones. One of the highlights … Continue reading Kingdom Barbers Mural – Footscray
Caricature | Ryan Gosling
Today I had some fun producing a caricature of the famous Ryan Gosling. I know what you're thinking... 'Paul must be his biggest fan.'... but truth be told, he was just the first face I saw as I was having one of those 'What should I draw?' moments. Skething on screen is very different to … Continue reading Caricature | Ryan Gosling
Digital Portrait
- iPad Pro with Apple Pencil using Procreate (Savage Interactive).
Just for kicks…
I always wanted my own pair of Reebok pumps. So I thought I'd sketch them to life! - Copic markers / pencils
Chalk Time-lapse
This project was shot as a time-lapse for a promo for Planetshakers Conference.