Publishing is a team effort with each person playing a specific and vital role in the development of a book. It is also a space where one person with one idea can change everything. Take diversity in Western publishing organisations. It has been discussed and argued for decades that a more diverse industry will be…… Continue reading Teams
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We like cowboys- sketches
I worked up some sketches and colour test pictures and am quite happy with the results. I normally do things in waves (if I have the time), preferring to let things sit for a few days before deciding if they work or not. Here are the two main characters from the story. It was a…… Continue reading We like cowboys- sketches
Fingerstration
Here’s something for you. A book to download or view that you can take as a present from me. All I ask is that you let me (and your friends) know what you think. Merry Christmas! http://static.issuu.com/webembed/viewers/style1/v2/IssuuReader.swf Open publication – Free publishing – More fingers
Ring a ring o’ roses sketch
Complete with spelling mistakes, here is the solution for the Ring a ring o’ roses rhyme. I decided at the beginning of the project to show everything, or as close to everything as possible. Painting will start on Thursday. It would be great to get this one right because I know from seeing them that…… Continue reading Ring a ring o’ roses sketch
Incy Wincy Spider
The perils of rushing. I made a mistake on this latest version… boo-hoo! It’s back to the drawing board. The sun dries, not washes, silly. This is the corrected piece.
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
The Illustrationist 