Im Greg Bland, and you’ve happened upon my collection of pictures and drawings. some of its good, some of its bad, some of its just okay…Tumblr (3.0; @the-blandest)http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdcr380gGX1r4flpjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My completed design for my friends twitter background</p>http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/35532986518http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/35532986518Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:04:15 +0000twitterillustrationpin uppinupcaliforniaamericaukdrawncoloursunset50's1950'swallpaperdesigncs6texturesgirlgirls<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maivtoHxeh1r4flpjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Slowly but surely making progress when i have the time :)</p>http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/31770239989http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/31770239989Tue, 18 Sep 2012 02:51:24 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma56d9Sm3b1r4flpjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/31274211334http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/31274211334Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:12:44 +0100LightTrailsPhotographyNightColourAbstractHDRLightsblurShutterSpeedSlowDark<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9zmktQ85j1r4flpjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My friend wanted a 50’s pin up illustration for his twitter, this is the work so far. stil need to work on the jaw and the hair. </p>http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/31061311834http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/31061311834Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:17:17 +0100PinUpUnfinishedWorkIllustration50sVintageDressGirlsDrawingIllustratorPen<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9yb0483YP1r4flpjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Me and my mate went to Knepp Castle ruins to take a good few pics, i thought he might have got killed when the field that we trespassed across to get there had 3 horses bolt in out direction LOL, they got far too close and they’re god damn fast!!, had to clamber over a gate haha. had to go under a electric fence too. got a fair few shots, this is one of my favourites. May upload some more later on.</p>http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/31020525890http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/31020525890Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:09:00 +0100http://500px.com/photo/13317627ruinKnepKneppWestSussexPhotographyPhotoTresspassingHorsesEveningSunsetFunny<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9xpgrfikD1r4flpjo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Work in progress!, the first steps in making a <strike>tumblr</strike> twitter background for a old friend! :D</p> <p>he was a bit vague specifying basically a 50’s theme, so i went for a pin up idea and a palm springs esque background. I’m especially happy with the face design, using a combination of gradients and Gaussian blurred sections</p> <p>(all been a bit squeezed compressing it to fit on tumblr :/)</p>http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/30996983979http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/30996983979Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:24:00 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9txm3rHAm1r4flpjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Starset</p>http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/30869802551http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/30869802551Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:30:02 +0100StarburstFilterVintagePhotoshopHDRSeaSunsetBeachGreeceReflectionWaterCreteGouves<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9oo93OnmX1r4flpjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>From my time in crete</p>http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/30667183310http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/30667183310Sat, 01 Sep 2012 19:19:50 +0100PhotographyGreecePhotoshopSeaNikonCameraShoot<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m94k5sEez51r4flpjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Just bought a Wacom bamboo tablet, :-)</p> <p>was messing around getting used to it and made this based off of my laptop background, </p>http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/29920247802http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/29920247802Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:39:28 +0100tablettestillustrationalonsof1<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6t0zeQHRv1r4flpjo1_r2_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>upwind: </p> <p>something i made trying out new techniques, i’m pleased with the outcome</p>http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/26711082207http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/26711082207Sat, 07 Jul 2012 20:04:00 +0100desertartphotoshoplandscapedrawingwarmillustratorwinddustsandillustrationsaharafiltersmusic<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5mhxqVkrf1r4flpjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Typography design. Designing book covers for books that don’t exist.</p>http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/25107721237http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/25107721237Thu, 14 Jun 2012 20:53:49 +0100Typographyprojectguidesnot helveticabaseline gridphotoshoploltextureshenaniganselephantsmeercatnikond60slabserifsansanscomicbookpapertreesetc<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m593gp4uCY1r4flpjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Super Simoncelli #58 R.I.P.</p> <p>One of my many works in progress</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Simoncelli" target="_blank"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Simoncelli" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Simoncelli</a></a></p>http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/24608868009http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/24608868009Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:12:23 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4huqmHfXP1r4flpjo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4huqmHfXP1r4flpjo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>A typeface i designed based on the epic records logo i found on a vinyl of Luther Van Dross’s Never too Much ‘89 Remix single.</p>http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/23627160147http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/23627160147Wed, 23 May 2012 22:08:43 +0100LutherVanDrossNevertooMuchEpicRecordsTypefacestypographyIllustratorAdobeUniProject2012bluesilveroutlineblackwordstype<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4hu6jlTsZ1r4flpjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My Photography (2012)</p>http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/23626372059http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/23626372059Wed, 23 May 2012 21:56:42 +0100watercambridgephotographyshutterspeedcolourfuji<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4htwa4Kyx1r4flpjo1_500.png"/><br/> Poster designs close up<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4htwa4Kyx1r4flpjo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>Intitial ideas for a poster design for the band Orbital at the 2012 Bestival Festival in the Isle of White</p>http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/23625987992http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/23625987992Wed, 23 May 2012 21:50:32 +0100Orbitalmusicillustrationcolourelectronicedmwonkydancefestival2012bestival<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4htnhISTS1r4flpjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Ferrari pitcrew man, from the times when cig ads were allowed ;)</p>http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/23625645077http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/23625645077Wed, 23 May 2012 21:45:17 +0100Ferrarif1pitillustrationadoberedartcolourformulaonecarsmotorsportracingschumachermarlborocig<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m46dm89eov1r4flpjo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/23233140134http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/23233140134Thu, 17 May 2012 17:25:00 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2c1uqJIGz1r4flpjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>adding more to the design</p>http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/20920181123http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/20920181123Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:49:38 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2a4rqsVqD1r4flpjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A little bit more for today</p>http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/20856168712http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/20856168712Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:57:26 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m29phhNV651r4flpjo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A sample of my illustration for a University project about saving the rainforest</p>http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/20842352461http://the-blandest.tumblr.com/post/20842352461Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:27:17 +0100rainforestcharityunigraphicillustrationnatureenvironment