Orton Art – Melbourne Based Multimedia Designer / Digital Illustrator
PAUL ORTON / CREATIVE ARTIST
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
Looking back at my first Archibald entry...
A personal work I completed for the Brisbane Lions legend, Simon Black, celebrating his career as a Brownlow Medallist and Premiership player.
Original Oil on Linen
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
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'.
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
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
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
I always wanted my own pair of Reebok pumps. So I thought I'd sketch them to life! - Copic markers / pencils
Orton Art - Melbourne Based Multimedia Designer / Digital Illustrator 