Hey I'm Rick Cobbold.
I recently completed my final year of Computer Games Art at Teesside University. I enjoy many other areas of art, however, my main interest is designing monsters and creatures for games and comics, and I feel like my style fits this area snugly. The chances are, if my drawing doesn't have grotesque features, then i'm probably drawing a commission for a less creepy audience.
Although, this is pretty obvious, my main passion is art, I also enjoy games, graphic novels (No series in particular), Juggling (To which I've attended several conventions and i'm still fairly mediocre), Watching Films, and deciding which genre of music I enjoy at that point in time. It's not a very long list, but I enjoy the things I do, and get great enjoyment from being around people as well as finding something interesting to do on my own. I hope eventually I find a career in art, whether that's in illustration or computer games I know i'll be happy as long as I get to do something I love for a living.
So that's me in a nutshell. I live a normal life, but the experiences I find are something that I wouldn't change for the world. I'm a down to earth guy so don't hesitate to email me if you have a question or query.
Thanks for Reading
Rick.
Contact Me, I'd love a chat!
Email: RickCobbold@mail.com
Favourite Visual Artist
Ken Levine
Favourite Movies
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Leon, Step Brothers, The Orphanage
Favourite TV Shows
Adventure time, Spongebob, How I Met Your Mother, Scrubs, Family Guy, Futurama (Yuuuup all Comedies)
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Cary Brothers, Motion City Soundtrack, DeathCab for Cutie, The Eels, Pete Yorn, Matt Nathanson, Matthew Perryman Jones, Augustana, Blink 182, Framing Hanley, Third Eye Blind (too many more :) )
Favourite Books
Things the Grandchildren Should Know, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, The Hobbit
Favourite Writers
H.G.Wells, J.R.Tolkein
Favourite Games
Bioshock, Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask/ Twilight Princess/ Winwaker/Ocarina of Time, Fallout 3, Oblivion, Borderlands, Dead Space, Just Cause 2, Condemned,
Favourite Gaming Platform
Xbox 360
Tools of the Trade
(Whut Like Drawing Media? O.o) Umm Fine Liners :)
Other Interests
Juggling, Knife Throwing, Using a Bull Whip (in a non sexual way) annnnd Skating :)