Nik Holmes Blog

Super Lion-O Brothers!

2012-01-16T13:44:00.000-08:00

The Yetee will be printing my 'Super Lion-O Brothers' tee from January 17th, for three days only. $11? HOOOOoooooooo!!!

Regan's Tongue - TeeFury, Jan 13th

2012-01-12T15:08:00.000-08:00

This Friday the 13th of January sees the printing of my Exorcist inspired tee over at TeeFury.com! $10 for one day only.

Threadless Submission - Badass of the Deep!

2011-11-28T06:01:00.001-08:00

This badass of the deep is open for voting over at Threadless, so if you're a fan of sharks, ninjas, cyborgs, pirates or zombies why not pop over and give him a vote?

2011-10-31T02:27:00.000-07:00

My Alien inspired tee, Free Hugs, goes on sale for 24 hours this Halloween. Visit TeeFury from midnight EST to feel the love! And to celebrate Halloween visit my Facebook page for a chance to win a copy of the Super Fun Puzzle Book of Horror!

2011-10-26T04:45:00.000-07:00

Got two new tees coming out on Sunday 30th and Monday 31st of October!

MadMen Tee - Available 5th October from Ript Apparel

2011-10-05T00:00:00.000-07:00

Today's tee over at Ript Apparel is my MadMen design. Only available for the next 24 hours so grab one now before it's gone.
www.riptapparel.com

'Lovin' IT' available at TeeFury

2011-09-22T02:58:00.000-07:00

Todays tee over at TeeFury is my 'Lovin' IT' design. Grab one before it's too late!

Even more Tee designs!

2011-08-31T03:10:00.001-07:00

Boy, these things are addictive! Here is a further selection of recent Tee designs submitted to various sites. My first design goes on sale this weekend, I'll post details on Friday.

Tee Designs

2011-08-13T15:23:00.000-07:00

Took a few days last week to work on some tee designs with the idea of submitting them to sites like TeeFury and NowhereBad. I had a few designs accepted and they'll be appearing in the next few weeks, something I'm stoked about, but here are a few more examples of the kind of things I've been submitting.

Corporate Zombie

2011-08-03T01:04:00.000-07:00

Threadless, the original online T shirt community, printed a book last year celebrating 10 years of fantastic tee designs. It's always been an honour to be part of the Threadless winners community ( I even have a mug to say so) and my corporate zombie continues to win people over somehow. Without that design, I'd never have worked on the Zomboy promo I posted last week for example. Unfortunately the 'Corporate Zombie' tee is currently sold out (again), but you can get a copy of the book from here. In the meantime I'm also working on my own line of Zombie tees which hopefully I'll have more news on soon.

Zomboy Promo

2011-07-26T05:47:00.000-07:00

Last week I got to indulge my zombie love when I created this short promo for Dubstep artist Zomboy. Alot of fun was had.

Jubbo the Hat

2011-07-10T16:42:00.000-07:00

This weeks Dandy sees the introduction of a new villain, Jubbo the Hat, in my Clown Wars strip. DC Thomson have been kind enough to give me permission to reproduce some of the strips so hopefully I can get some uploaded and give international readers a chance to see the work.

Granny Grimm - Reanimated!

2011-06-21T10:10:00.000-07:00

Learn your alphabet with the help of horror cinema's finest! This was a fun little project I started last year, but unfortunately had to put on hold. Well now it's back, and this time the art's got a new (and in my opinion improved) look to it. Head on over to the Strange Kid Clubhouse where a new entry will appear every week, and where I'll also be redrawing the previous entries to make them fit with the new! Aces!

Boo Vs Ghoul, in the world series of love

2011-02-25T02:34:00.001-08:00

In this weeks Dandy one of my Dr Huh strips has the character Dr Boo. I just realised that since Andy Fanton's Boo strip has been running for a few weeks, this may look like some kind of homage to that wonderful strip. I really wish it was, as I think it would have been cool to put my own spin on his lovable character, but as it is it's just a coincidence.
Also in this weeks issue is one of my favourite Stan Helsing strips, if only because my son Jonathan came up with the villain in this story and it's always nice to collaborate like that.
Anyway, if you like Ghosts, skateboards, Scouse psychics, exploding castles, sausages, meerkats, aliens, mad scientists and general cartoon fun, I suggest picking it up. Hurry though as a new issue comes out tomorrow!

"human/insect mutation is far from an exact science... "

2011-01-25T02:29:00.000-08:00

For this weeks Dandy comic, on sale Wednesday 26th January, I created a page which let's readers create their very own giant rampaging monster! You can choose from Bug head, Werewolf, Ancient Starbeast or Giant Robot. You could even create your own monster, or stay with the barmy scientist option, the choice is yours!
Plus there's the second of my Stan Helsing strip and this time he almost come's face to face with an actual monster after last weeks mix up. Maybe next week he might fight an actual monster, who knows!

Of course there's always the weekly superb line up of fantastic strips by the usual bunch of uber-talented Dandy fop's, and a new strip, Graeme Reaper, by hardcore cartoonist David Banks.

Super Fun Puzzle Book of Horror

2011-01-18T02:04:00.001-08:00

If you enjoy horror cinema and kid's puzzle books why not treat yourself to 'The Super Fun Puzzle Book of Horror'? 16 pages of horror inspired fun, all in glorious black and white so even when you've done the puzzles you can grab your crayons and get colouring!
Available here for just £1.99!

The Dandy!

2011-01-17T15:46:00.000-08:00

I've just received my copy of this weeks Dandy, on sale 19th Jan, and (woot woot!) my Stan Helsing strip begins this week! It's awesome to be part of such a long standing institute of UK comics, and with the recent redesign of the comic it's an honour to be part of the new wave of fantastic characters coming along. It also totally rocks to create something I can share with my kids. Here's hoping that everyone elses kids like it just as much...

The Road Warrior

2010-11-01T16:25:00.000-07:00

"Men like Max. The warrior Max. In the roar of an engine, he lost everything. And became a shell of a man, a burnt out, desolate man, a man haunted by the demons of his past, a man who wandered out into the wasteland."

I love me some Mad Max action.

Frankee

2010-10-19T03:11:00.001-07:00

Been a while since I created one of my lady pictures, so since Halloween is on the way and I've just finished watching Mark Gatiss' wonderful history of Horror I figured I'd warm up with a little Monster lady.

New Website

2010-09-24T03:32:00.001-07:00

I've just updated my website, a quick redesign with a more personal touch.

Evil Dead action

2010-09-17T06:58:00.001-07:00

Little bit of fun, intending to make a start on images which have a bit more going on in them and figured I'd start with The Evil Dead movies. There are so many iconic images in those movies (flying eyeballs, shull hilted daggers, old clocks and giggling lamps) that I may revisit this when I have more time.

Original Gangsters

2010-09-09T06:44:00.000-07:00

Just opened a store over at Zazzle and these foul mouthed fellows are my first tee prints. Why not buy one and wear something offensive today!

Be a Gremlin!

2010-09-01T08:59:00.001-07:00

If you get clickety with the link you can download and print out your very own Gremlin mask, and you don't even have to eat after midnight to complete the the transformation! Multiplying with water and an appreciation of Snow White not included.

Romero Tutorial

2010-08-31T02:08:00.000-07:00

Over at VectorTuts+ I have another tutorial up, zombie themed once more. It's a banner I created earlier in the year for my good pal Johnny over at Freddy in Space. Check it out and create some text chomping action of your own.

Class of '85

2010-08-30T17:23:00.000-07:00

It's been a quarter of a century since these movies came along and blew my childhood wide open, and I still think there hasn't been another year in cinema history which has produced such a clutch of amazing movies which redefined the 'Kids Adventure' genre. Worthy of note also is the fact that Return of the Living Dead and Breakfast Club also came out in this year, but RotLD had grown ups stealing the show, and our Breakfast Club friends never went on any kind of adventure so unfortunately they narrowly missed out on roll call despite being legendary in their own right. Bonus points if you can identify the movies pictured here.

JFK

2009-12-03T04:42:00.001-08:00

JFK as kung fu exploitation flick. Jackie 'FoYo' Kennedy is on a one woman crusade of vengeance against the men who brought down her husband!

CrowHawk

2009-11-27T08:56:00.001-08:00

Erm, a lady with a crow on her head...not sure...perhaps she comes from Bartertown...

Moon

2009-11-27T08:43:00.001-08:00

Moon was definitely my favourite film this year. Sam Rockwell did an amazing job as always. Then again I haven't seen Paranormal Activity yet...

Michael Strahan Face

2009-11-18T03:19:00.001-08:00

Earlier this year BBDO asked me to create this image of fromer NFL player Michael Strahan as part of the 'Fandemonium' campaign. The aim was for contestants to get footballs through the gap in his teeth. All i can say is he must be one heck of a good sport.

Final Girls!

2009-11-17T04:53:00.001-08:00

My Final Girl series, celebrating the final girls of horror classics, is once again for sale in the DirtyApe store. Available as postcards or a 31cm x 41cm mini poster, these lovelies would look great on the wall of any texas farmhouse or backwoods cabin! You can get yours here, and they would make an ideal Christmas present for the gorehound in your life who feels there are only so many crispy fried, mullet headed in bred mutants you can stand to be pinned around the walls.

Vector Tuts Tutorial

2009-11-17T04:37:00.000-08:00

Want to know how to create your very own stinkin' zombie critter? Head on over to VectorTuts+ and see how. All you need is a copy of illustrator, a graphic tablet and a thirst for human flesh! (Can you even have a thirst for flesh? Shouldn't it be hunger?)

Mr Creative over at Threadless

2009-04-24T07:48:00.000-07:00

The one and only Mr Creative has shoe horned himself onto a tee design over at Threadless and both he and I would greatly appreciate your support. Please head on over there and vote for the design. It will never see print of course, but just to give the guy some semblance of self worth, let's try and keep his voting open for the full seven days. Please can you help?

Waterstones

2009-04-16T07:34:00.000-07:00

If you're based in the Uk, and you head down to your local Waterstones Book store you'll see that they currently have a Jungle (massive) theme running throughout. These were created by me at the start of the year, and can currently be seen running throughout the stores nationwide, as well as on their website.
Of course it would be nicer to have a book selling in the store, but for this illustrator this is the next best thing.

Shaun of the Dead Deleted Scene - NSFW

2009-04-02T05:11:00.000-07:00

A deleted scene from Shaun of the Dead, with visuals animated by me.

Okay, so quite clearly NOT a deleted scene, but that is Mr Pegg and Mr Frost raising a very valid point.

imhb - Toy Story 3

2009-03-09T17:11:00.001-07:00

(Maxwell) House of Re-Animator

2009-03-05T04:51:00.000-08:00

I created this little toon last year when I was messing around with some animation. As with the majority of things on this blog, it's a nonsense little ol' piece of tosh which probably just myself and around three other people in the world will appreciate. But hey, what else is the internet for if not to make people wonder what goes on in a persons mind and shuffle slowly towards the exit sign? I've tweaked it a little since then, and cheekily added Richard Band's 'original' theme.

Psych-O-Matic for the people!

2009-03-04T10:34:00.000-08:00

I've just built this 'fun' little creation for assembling your very own movie psycho slasher of yesteryear. Gorehounds should click on the stench bag above to go there and start creating!

The Comedian

2009-03-04T10:33:00.001-08:00

imhb - Watchmen

2009-03-04T03:46:00.001-08:00

New Web Address

2009-03-03T09:21:00.001-08:00

It's Da Bishop!

2009-02-26T04:28:00.000-08:00

Final Girls

2009-02-25T08:22:00.000-08:00

One of my favourite blogs to visit is Stacie Ponder's Final Girl, where she covers the wonderful world of Seventies and Eighties Slasher movies and all that entails. Her writing is always witty and of interest to an old school gore hound like myself.

Inspired, I created this piece illustrating just two of the most famous Final Girls.

The Girl from Vector

2009-02-04T09:54:00.000-08:00

Simply because I'm sick of looking at that ugly little blue fellah, here's something else to look at.

When I was a kid I used to love all those old shows that Channel 4 and BBC 2 would repeat to fill the schedule between 'proper' programming, shows like The Avengers and The Man from UNCLE. These things were hitting the twenty years old mark, yet to me they were still fantastic shows that could had been made that week.
Thankfully The Prisoner wasn't one such repeat, and I was able to view that many years later when my 'adult' mind could fully appreciate what I was seeing.

ZombieDollars Reprint

2008-12-15T02:28:00.000-08:00

The good folks at Threadless have seen fit to reprint the original Zombiedollars tee.

To snag yourself one just head on over here or click on the image above!

Happy shopping.

Head

2008-11-28T02:49:00.001-08:00

Just having a quick mess around while waiting for an email to send.
This is the result. Started and completed while listening to Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin. Go figure.

Lady Sniff

2008-11-26T03:47:00.000-08:00

Emo Mistress of the dark arts and ninjitsu!

Ms. Diamond Love

2008-09-05T06:55:00.001-07:00

She will tear you apart...again!

Angel

2008-09-04T06:05:00.001-07:00

Agent 71

2008-08-11T03:42:00.001-07:00

Sprite of Fright

2008-08-04T03:52:00.000-07:00

These tiny creatures of menace and mirth can usually be found with the walls of old houses usually located on the outskirts of swamps and marshlands.

Tube

2008-07-17T01:48:00.000-07:00

Bench of Stench

2008-07-10T04:15:00.001-07:00

Crystal Lake or Bust

2008-07-09T08:26:00.001-07:00

Big Daft Fighting Robots USA

2008-07-09T03:31:00.001-07:00

Snow Skip

2008-07-08T07:26:00.000-07:00

Cup of Joe

2008-07-08T03:44:00.000-07:00

Pencil Pixie 1

2008-07-07T05:47:00.001-07:00

Pencil Jockey 2

2008-07-07T03:17:00.001-07:00

ZombieDollars Canvas

2008-07-01T09:25:00.001-07:00

Post it fun

2008-07-01T04:39:00.001-07:00

Pencil Jockey 1

2008-06-30T09:00:00.001-07:00

Elf

2008-06-26T04:28:00.001-07:00

Kill Bill

2008-06-26T03:01:00.001-07:00

Spidey & Hulk

2008-06-25T01:14:00.000-07:00

Heavenly Rigamortis

2008-06-11T07:29:00.001-07:00

SuperLady X

2008-06-10T12:10:00.000-07:00

Scoot!

2008-06-10T04:45:00.001-07:00

Monster+Gangster=Mongster?

2008-06-10T03:19:00.000-07:00

Masked Smoker

2008-06-09T07:16:00.001-07:00

Vamp Bath - A before, after and before again.

2008-06-09T04:34:00.001-07:00

During my recent absence from picture making, I took a little look at my past vector work which I had been growing more and more dissatisfied with recently.

This particular image, inspired by the old Hammer pic Countess Dracula, was drawn a few years ago, and is basically the 'pencil' stage, which I then scanned in and redrew in Freehand as was my method back then. While flicking through some old sketchbooks I rediscovered the image and decided it worked alot better in its ink form rather than the vector, so scanned in and coloured up.

Below is the ink and and vectors version compared to the 'original' vector version, and looking at the pair together, I don't know what I was thinking. Just in love with Vectors I guess, but that freehand version really makes my eyes bleed...

Yikes!

A Girl called Rainbo

2008-06-09T03:15:00.000-07:00

Bag Lady

2008-06-06T04:52:00.001-07:00

Kung Fu Ken

2008-06-05T08:25:00.001-07:00

NorthStar

2008-06-05T05:45:00.000-07:00

They call him 'Da Brew'!

2008-06-05T02:25:00.000-07:00

Back in Beesnuss, back in town!

2008-06-04T08:05:00.001-07:00

After a wee break from the world of picture making, I has returned to me pen pot.

Hullo.