Digital

A fun piece featuring recognised faces of Flinders University, South Australia.
2018
The characters featured are Bevin (a long-time student and lecturer at Flinders that was known to be a colourful character); pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa) which are common on campus and a bit of a meme; and Trim the cat, who voyaged with Matthew Flinders and is a bit of a mascot. Credits to Luke Sparrow and Denis Dmenace for photo references.

This illustration was a reference to the painting "Napoleon Crossing the Alps" by Jacques-Louis David (Charlottenburg version).

And finally, our friends at our rivalling SA Unis are shown below as a testament to the meme wars that we have. As a disclaimer, this illustration is entirely satirical and does not reflect my personal opinions about any of the Universities shown.

Illustrated with Photoshop CC + Wacom Cintiq 24HD tablet in about 20 hours.

I was honoured to be commissioned as the illustrator for a book written by Professor Corey Bradshaw - Matthew Flinders Fellow in Global Ecology at Flinders University, and creator of Conservation Bytes: conservationbytes.com/

The book is titled "The Effective Scientist - A Handy Guide to a Successful Academic Career" and is being published by Cambridge University Press. The book is currently in print and due out early 2018, make sure to keep up-to-date here.

This was a somewhat abstract concept of a person in contemplation (or deeper thought). The components on the face and surrounds are made from various STEM-related objects, representing the majority of natural science disciplines. Colours chosen were inspired by old science fiction magazines and books (Isaac Asimov in particular). We wanted this book to be a little bit 'different' and eye-catching than the usual science text books you come across, and I am proud of the final piece.
November 2017
Artwork (C) René Campbell | Photoshop CC + Wacom Cintiq 24HD 

Digital scenery painted of one of my favourite beaches: Almonta Beach of Coffin Bay National Park, South Australia.
June 2016
Photoshop CS5 + Wacom Cintiq 24 HD tablet | App. 3 hours

Illustrative interpretation of a ram skull
February 2015
Photoshop CS5 + Wacom Cintiq 24 HD tablet | App. 3 hours

Illustrative interpretation of the red fox, and a coloured remake of my artwork "Deceiver."
August 2014
Photoshop CS5 + Wacom Cintiq 24 HD tablet | App. 14 hours

Entry for the Daily Spitpaint group on Facebook
January 2014
Photoshop CS5 + Wacom Cintiq 24 HD tablet | App. 35 minutes

Illustrative interpretation of the superb starling.
October 2013
Photoshop CS5 + Wacom Intuos 4 & Cintiq 24 HD tablet | App. 25-30 hours

Entry for an organic themed exhibition, and one of my most tattooed and reposted artworks.
May 2013
Photoshop CS5 + Wacom Cintiq 24 HD tablet | App. 15-18 hours

Entry for an organic themed exhibition, and one of my most tattooed and reposted artworks.
May 2013
Photoshop CS5 + Wacom Cintiq 24 HD tablet | App. 15-18 hours

Entry for an organic themed exhibition, and one of my most tattooed and reposted artworks.
May 2013
Photoshop CS5 + Wacom Cintiq 24 HD tablet | App. 15-18 hours

Illustrative interpretation of the crow
October 2012
Photoshop CS5 + Wacom Intuos 4 tablet | App. 5-6 hours

Model reference: Lindsay Ellingson
June 2012
Photoshop CS5 + Wacom Intuos 4 tablet | App. 40-50 hours

November 2011
Photoshop Elements 7 + CS5 & Wacom Intuos 4 tablet | App. 12-13 hours

November 2011
Photoshop CS5 + Wacom Intuos 4 tablet  | App. 2 hours | Reference used

October 2011
Photoshop CS5 + Wacom Intuos 4 tablet | App. 4 hours | Reference used