Portfolio Archives - Martin Kenny Design and Illustration

This summer I have been creating paintings of the famous British Land Rover. My artwork shows examples of their four wheel drive, all-terrain capabilities. I spent time researching these almost unstoppable vehicles and began to understand why people love them so much. Enthusiasts will spend years, restoring them. Large sums of money are often paid…

My latest illustration job was to draw six animals for a Christian Publication for families.

Examples of children’s picture book illustration by Martin Kenny

This is the second book cover illustration I have been asked to create for the author Terry Hickland from Northern Ireland. His website address is https://www.terryhickland.co.uk/ The artwork has a traditional painterly look but it was digitally created. I used an Apple computer, and a digital pen on a Wacom tablet. The program I used…

This is a digital painting I did for a client recently. This pet dog is called Cooper named after the Mini Cooper. Each brush stroke is ‘painted’ by hand using a Wacom Tablet and digital pen. I did not use Photoshop for this and I did not use any special effects filters. The job took…

This is a digital painting I did for a boy who loves tractors. In particular John Deere Each brush stroke is ‘painted’ by hand using a Wacom Tablet and digital pen. The job took approximately four hours to complete. On request the image had a Bible verse added. I am told that this sort of…

This is a vector based illustration. It was drawn on a Tablet with digital pen and laptop. The resulting poster was used to promote the Tour of the Glens cycling Sportive. Organised by Castlereagh Cycling Club.

This was an illustration I created for my (grown up) daughter – she is having an operation for a sports injury in a few days. I wanted to create a personal get well soon card and I know she likes mermaids. I sketched first, then scanned into my computer. I then made outlines using Adobe…