Rough Sketches Archives - Martin Kenny Design and Illustration

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…

A redesign of existing logo for County Antrim Harriers Running Club.

This is a painting I did a few years back using designers gouache. It is about the Paris–Roubaix cycle race (a UCI World Tour event – 257km / 159.7miles) that is famous for its difficulty due to the narrow uneven cobblestone roads. I like it because the lead rider of the Europcar team is on…