The book we created was a surprise, for me who was making the art. It toook about two years to make. I was encouraged to come up with something different.
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Design Showcase 2: Art at Mio Dino
We designed the invitations and collateral for an art show called Football/Soccer, featuring work from African artists in London. [a_gallery]
Three Blind Mice
Three Blind Mice The ‘farmer’s wife’ refers to the daughter of King Henry VIII, Queen Mary I. She was a staunch Catholic whose violent persecution of Protestants earned her the nickname ‘Bloody Mary’. Three blind mice refers to the massive estates which she and her husband, King Philip of Spain, owned. The ‘three blind mice’…… Continue reading Three Blind Mice
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
Using watercolours. Or, is it watercolors?
I have always admired ‘watercolourists’! I also always thought, deep down, that it is a classical medium and that there are only so many ways to use it. But after seeing a few ‘modern’ ways to use watercolour I was inspired, or courageous enough to use them for the sketches stage of a new book…… Continue reading Using watercolours. Or, is it watercolors?
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