Hamish Blyth Wishart
Eastern Riverina Arts
As the oldest of three brothers, I hail from the charming town of Junee. My educational journey culminated with a successful completion of K-12, earning my HSC along the way. With an unwavering support system of close friends, we’ve weathered tough times together, emerging stronger each time.
My journey as an artist has started off small with a social media account (Instagram) where I posted multiple illustrations of famous cartoon and comic character through two mediums traditional (pencil, Copic marker, paint markers) and digital (Procreate and clip studio paint) and doing the posters for the local school productions.
For my graphic novel I want to explore the themes of emotions with use of colours with my work by using the colour red to convey the feeling or actions of how certain characters acting or reacting such as rage, fear, compassion towards someone and another theme I wanted to explore the lengths a person is willing to go to protect a love one by any means necessary while also losing their own self in the process.
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Hamish’s Creative Work
Artwork description
Untitled Artwork, 2024, Digital illustration made with Procreate
Artist Statement
I am influenced by the storytelling and graphic styles of Mike Mignola’s Hell Boy and Frank Miller’s Sin City with their use of shading and the power of black and white with the tad use of a primary colour to present a feeling of emotion. My process of creating work starts with character design while also looking for inspiration and references for locations and clothing and then creating panels and layouts for the graphic novel on paper then transferring it to a digital platform to fix any mistakes and add the dialogue when needed.
I find it fascinating to explore supernatural, sci-fi and fantasy themes. My current work explores how the ordinary becomes extraordinary through the discovery of an ancient artefact, whilst also exploring human’s instincts and emotions to scenes of confronting actions.