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@mhoyle.bsky.social

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Professional archaeological Illustrator, archaeologist, artist and teacher. I have worked in the field of archaeology and archaeological illustration for over 30 years. I also teach archaeological illustration workshops: BA(hons) PGCE MCIfA FSA Scot.

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mhoyle.bsky.social @mhoyle.bsky.social · 1d

WIP on a small diorama using some existing assets and some new ones recently created. I I wanted to test them out in a low light setting, and utilised a new sky rig node setup #blender #illustration #vikings #archaeology

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mhoyle.bsky.social @mhoyle.bsky.social · 24d

A re-working of an old reconstruction following feedback… roof angle and smoke distribution altered… light rig adding some warmth from inside the house. Inspired by The Crannog centres rise from the ashes (literally!)…

#thescottishcrannogcentre #ironage #ironagebritain

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mhoyle.bsky.social @mhoyle.bsky.social · 28d

Brilliant day at the unearthing futures event for The Council for British Archaeology at the Great North Musuem in Newcastle. Inspiring the next generation, teaching hands-on workshops in archaeological illustration #CBA #Archaeology #illustration #GreatNorthMuseum

mhoyle.bsky.social @mhoyle.bsky.social · Sep 3

A recent diorama created using #blender and some post processing in #Photoshop. The aim of this image was take an existing scene (ground textures and vegetation) and re work to incorporate some new assets. #IronAge #Archaeology

mhoyle.bsky.social @mhoyle.bsky.social · Aug 18

WIP on the internal shots for the Saxon house using focused lighting set up in blender and some glow planes added in photoshop #Anglo-Saxons #blender #archaeology

mhoyle.bsky.social @mhoyle.bsky.social · Aug 13

Recent reconstruction of an Anglo-Saxon farmstead created in #blender #Archaeology #HistoricalReconstruction

mhoyle.bsky.social @mhoyle.bsky.social · Aug 4

Some WIP using water/vegetation decals and underwater particle systems… #blender #PhysicalWaterFX

mhoyle.bsky.social @mhoyle.bsky.social · Jul 31

Trying out some new water caustic effects in blender 4.5 and photoshop on a little diorama #blender #photoshop

mhoyle.bsky.social @mhoyle.bsky.social · Jul 7

More assets “tweaked” and added. A few adjustments to the lighting rig to a little diorama created in #blender
#Romans #AncientRome #blender3d

mhoyle.bsky.social @mhoyle.bsky.social · Jun 20

WIP on a small diorama with the focus on character modelling and composition. created in #blender #romans

mhoyle.bsky.social @mhoyle.bsky.social · Jun 10

WIP on a new scene focusing camera film exposure, focal length and asset building. Created in blender #blender3d #ancienthistory #archaeology

mhoyle.bsky.social @mhoyle.bsky.social · Jun 5

Some recent reconstructions #ironage #archaeology #ancienthistory

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mhoyle.bsky.social @mhoyle.bsky.social · Jun 5

Quick digital sparrow sketch #procreate #birds #digitalart

mhoyle.bsky.social @mhoyle.bsky.social · May 14

Some recent work for fun (WIP) testing out some dynamic sky and fluid water settings in blender #blender #Romans #Archaeologicalillustration #Rome #archaeology #ancienthistory

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mhoyle.bsky.social @mhoyle.bsky.social · May 5

I bit more WIP over the weekend adding additional assets to a scene in blender #blender #romans #Archaeology #romanbritain

mhoyle.bsky.social @mhoyle.bsky.social · May 2

Some recent reconstructions I’ve produced using #Blender and #photoshop

mhoyle.bsky.social @mhoyle.bsky.social · Apr 29

Another procreate sketch #procreateart #procreatedrawing #digitalart

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mhoyle.bsky.social @mhoyle.bsky.social · Apr 27

A little procreate sketch #Digital-art #procreate

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mhoyle.bsky.social @mhoyle.bsky.social · Apr 20

Digital cat art #procreate

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mhoyle.bsky.social @mhoyle.bsky.social · Mar 25

Another procreate study of Coco the cat #procreate #digitaldrawing

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mhoyle.bsky.social @mhoyle.bsky.social · Mar 18

Coco the cat #procreate #ipad #digitalIllustration

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mhoyle.bsky.social @mhoyle.bsky.social · Mar 6

The sketching 6B pencil mainly and the Af water colour pack for smudging and for background paper

mhoyle.bsky.social @mhoyle.bsky.social · Mar 6

Am starting to get the hang of procreate on the iPad. Here’s a digital sketch of Peanut the 🐈‍⬛ using #procreate #digitalart #ipadart

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mhoyle.bsky.social @mhoyle.bsky.social · Mar 3

Starting to get used to procrete on the iPad with the Apple Pencil…it pretty amazing! (The program not my sketch!)

mhoyle.bsky.social @mhoyle.bsky.social · Mar 2

I recently had the pleasure of illustrating this absolutely beautiful Roman toilet set. #Romans #ArchaeologicalIllustration #Archaeology #RomanBritain