Paint and Roses

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A while back I had an idea - draw Damiano David of Måneskin in everything he's ever worn on stage and in music videos. One massively silly, ridiculously long, but extraordinarily fun project to throw myself into - proper make-me-smile art!

The only way I could tackle having SO much to catch up on was to make them small and simple : just enough detail to catch the likeness in his little dress-up figure, and just enough room to colour the fabrics with a bit of texture and sparkle. Here are the first four batches - enjoy! I can't really arrange them each individually in Tumblr's format cos there's so many already and another 80+ still to draw, but you can find them singly, and captioned up with where each outfit was worn (along with a few bonus variations) on the Tiny Damiano thread on Twitter.

I still think I must be slightly crazy to start myself off on a never-ending art project, but they're just so tiny and so much fun, I'm loving every minute spent on this eccentric little idea which I couldn't resist!

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More additions to the magnificent wardrobe of Tiny Damiano - yes, I'm still drawing these!

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Another two batches - I can't believe how many pages of these I've drawn! Also, Tiny Damiano now has his very own Tumblr blog, I'll be posting the outfits individually after all!

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A while back I had an idea - draw Damiano David of Måneskin in everything he's ever worn on stage and in music videos. One massively silly, ridiculously long, but extraordinarily fun project to throw myself into - proper make-me-smile art!

The only way I could tackle having SO much to catch up on was to make them small and simple : just enough detail to catch the likeness in his little dress-up figure, and just enough room to colour the fabrics with a bit of texture and sparkle. Here are the first four batches - enjoy! I can't really arrange them each individually in Tumblr's format cos there's so many already and another 80+ still to draw, but you can find them singly, and captioned up with where each outfit was worn (along with a few bonus variations) on the Tiny Damiano thread on Twitter.

I still think I must be slightly crazy to start myself off on a never-ending art project, but they're just so tiny and so much fun, I'm loving every minute spent on this eccentric little idea which I couldn't resist!

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More additions to the magnificent wardrobe of Tiny Damiano - yes, I'm still drawing these!

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A while back I had an idea - draw Damiano David of Måneskin in everything he's ever worn on stage and in music videos. One massively silly, ridiculously long, but extraordinarily fun project to throw myself into - proper make-me-smile art!

The only way I could tackle having SO much to catch up on was to make them small and simple : just enough detail to catch the likeness in his little dress-up figure, and just enough room to colour the fabrics with a bit of texture and sparkle. Here are the first four batches - enjoy! I can't really arrange them each individually in Tumblr's format cos there's so many already and another 80+ still to draw, but you can find them singly, and captioned up with where each outfit was worn (along with a few bonus variations) on the Tiny Damiano thread on Twitter.

I still think I must be slightly crazy to start myself off on a never-ending art project, but they're just so tiny and so much fun, I'm loving every minute spent on this eccentric little idea which I couldn't resist!

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I would die seeing something Young Royals related in your drawing style, it’s sooo pretty.

I'm afraid I haven't seen that series (I had to ask Google what it was), and I don't do Netflix so I probably never will - they don't tend to let their shows come round on normal free tv. Sorry!

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Finished! Allow me to present my fanart tribute to Damiano David of Måneskin, looking magnificent in bright vivid stripes and sequins, all golden and glittering!

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I started rewatching the 90s TV series Sharpe, with no idea that after just one episode, this character would make such an impression on me! Tough, grumpy but charming, full of confident swagger & sarcasm - how could I resist drawing him! So after a few hours of scribbling, here's Richard Sharpe, as played by Sean Bean.

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Sometimes, it's not the main characters who get under your skin : here's Kraglin, as played by Sean Gunn in Guardians of the Galaxy. A perfect combination of scruffy scarred badass, and quirky cinnamon roll; I just couldn't resist drawing that brilliant roughed-up and grimy face!

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Finally completed the last portrait in my Måneskin set - the band's drummer, Ethan Torchio. These pictures have been a delight to work on, from start to finish - four talented, beautiful and inspiring people, who brought me back to my love of art ♥️

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Third to be completed in my matching set of Måneskin portraits - allow me to present the band's brilliant bass player, Victoria De Angelis!

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Måneskin have really re-ignited my creative spark - following on from the drawing of Damiano, I decided I just had to make a complete matching set, so here's the next one : guitarist Thomas Raggi.

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When Måneskin won Eurovision, like millions of others I fell completely in love with the band, their performance, and their music. I just couldn't shake the idea of drawing their singer, Damiano David, so here he is!

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When I was visiting a Tudor house, all the wonderful old portraits sparked the thought that I should draw Ghosts' Headless Humphrey in his own era's art style. The idea haunted me, ghost-like, so I gave in and did it - he turned out just as I hoped!

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Ever since my first Taboo portrait, I had a lingering idea of wanting to draw at least one more character - I finally got round to this matching picture of the fantastic Jessie Buckley as Lorna Bow.

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Every time I rewatch the spectacular tv adaptation of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, I love it a little bit more. Here's a sketchy scribbling portrait of my favourite character in the whole fantastic thing : Childermass, as brought to life in all his smouldering, sarcastic, eye-rolling glory by Enzo Cilenti.

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"There is good in my heart, but these hands belong to the devil."

Here's my portrait of fierce, tormented Arthur Shelby, of the Peaky Blinders.

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"On the gathering storm comes a tall handsome man..."

I'm surprised it took me so long, but I finally gave in to temptation and drew the legend that is Tommy Shelby, of the Peaky Blinders

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I just couldn't help doing a bigger, better picture of Ben Willbond as The Captain. The idea behind this was painting him in an art style more suited to his own era, inspired by those vivid & dignified military portraits from the war years. I love how it turned out!