In Baby Ruby Bawled, published by Tamarind books in the UK, baby Ruby will not stop crying. All the grown ups try every remedy they can think of with no success. It is left to her slightly older brother to come to the rescue. The task, as I saw it, was to try to convey…… Continue reading The joys of parenting
Category: pre school books
From sketch to final art
This is a typical illustrator/editorial collaboration for an educational illustration project, even though we were continents apart… The brief comes in; mostly written with a few examples of what has been done already. In this case it was for one illustration for an educational publication.You sketch and send back the first draft of ideas. They…… Continue reading From sketch to final art
Play
Play is the work of children. It’s very serious stuff. Bob Keeshan
From The Sketchbook: Babies
It took quite a while to simplify drawings of babies. Their features are already very simple so it was always a question of giving the images the qualities that one feels when interacting with babies. K
Foxie and Mash Up Truck Version 2
Developing an idea is a process. Its full of holes and spaces into which you can fall and be lost forever, though. For some the thrill comes from avoiding the creative pitfalls. For others the result is the thing. Shaping an idea is not an exact science and very few come out ready to use…… Continue reading Foxie and Mash Up Truck Version 2
First I Caught A Fish Alive
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, once I caught a fish alive. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Then I let it go again.
The Illustrationist 