J Batten Illustration & Typography

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My first "LadyBug Lady" portrait illustration of fitness personality Laura Marie Masse. Rendred in graphite, 18x24.

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HelioFuzz... Going for the Zine/Comic cover layout effect. Also an excuse to illustrate the gorgeous Jane Fonda as Barbarella. Rendered with Copic pens & markers, 11x17.

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If I can't make it as a political cartoonist, I know there's a future in chiseling letters on tombstones. Rendered with Copic pens, 11x17.

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Sorceress Siouxsie Sioux summoning Our Lady of The Sorrows. The Madonna is inspired by JS Sargent's painting of the same figure. Siouxsie lends herself well to black ink. Rendered with Copic pens, 11x17.

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Mardi Gras Girl inspired by carnival dancer Nahime. Rendered with Copic Multiliner pens, 11x17.

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Tall Drink Of Water... Figurative Pinup portrait of Instagram Model Lucie Tabitha. Also introducing little character down left named BabyK47. Rendered with Copic pens and markers, 18x24.

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My portrait illustration of Lemmy Kilmister from Motorhead. Rendered with Copic pens, 18x24.

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Seems I created an original logo. This heart shape "AT" sign makes a perfect signature trademark to bind my typography and pinup illustration work.

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I seem to have created an original icon/logo of a heart shaped "At" symbol with this pinup illustration of Instagram model Jane Soul. Even threw in an original "steal-your-face" font for the sheer hell of it. Rendered with Copic markers, 11x17.

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Alli Lee Boogie Woogie... My first purely Copic Marker illustration, featuring fitness model Ali Lee. Going for a faster, more figurative Pinup rendering. Giving a nod to Mondrian with the composition.

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Pixy Vamp... Variation on Vampirella. My second purely Copic Marker illustration. Mainly an experiment in character design. 11x17.

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My second portrait of Grace Slick, seen here casually tearing through the firmament. Rendered in ink with digital color added to high rez scan.

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Anti-heroine Goldy Deadlocks and her heat packing magic hair. Cover for her "Pinup" character development book. Copic ink pen, 10"x7.5".

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Garden drama happening with LadyBug Lady # 4. Rendered in graphite, 18x24.

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My third and latest LadyBug Lady graphite illustration, featuring Cylcloneda Sanguinea, AKA the Spotless Ladybug. Typography inspired by the defiant illegibility of graffiti. 18x24.

Cheers, J Batten

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Christy on the half shell... Inkwork from waaaay back in the 90's. Saw fit to portray Christy Turlington as a Renaissance masterpiece.

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"Goldy Deadlocks"... Character Design rendered on Procreate (new to the medium). Goldy is a "Pinup" character so far. For now, I can see her in kitsch spaghetti western scenarios. Lots of development necessary. Shortening her first name is a start, for sure.