Archive for March, 2009
Mar
Pastel Experiments
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Some recent pastel experiments…
Grizzly Bear - trying out different approaches for an animal themed ‘ABC’ book I’m planning.
Mar
Weekly To Do: For 30th March 2009
This week I plan to:
- Get the Zero 2 Illo site ready for launch
- Formulate my action plan based on the Objective, Goals and Strategies exercise I’ve completed
- Complete a digital painting video tutorial for a Photoshop tutorials website
- Create my portfolio site
- Draw, draw, draw
Mar
lllustration Inspirations & How They Are Helping Me Pursue My Own Career As An Illustrator
From left to right - Jon Foster/James Jean/Ashley Wood/Dave McKean
Aside from all being amazing artists, 4 of my main influences have inspired me through more than just their art… Read the rest of this entry
Mar
Wildlife Digital Paintings
All done with Photoshop CS3 and a Wacom Intuos3 drawing tablet.
Wild Baboons
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Categories : My Portfolio & Sketchbook
Mar
My First Chance Of Exposure As An Illustrator
After seeing my illustration experiments for a childrens’ book on my old website, an author contacted me about using some of my work in his new book ‘The Big Book Of Contemporary Illustration’.
Before I got too excited, the first thing I did was search for his previously published books on Amazon to check he was legit. It all looked okay as a list of his published books on illustration popped up. I was then issued with a usage permission letter from the publisher which I signed and sent back along with digital files of my illustrations.
The book is due for publication in August this year and I’ll be updating the blog with news of any commissions generated through the exposure my work gets.
The illustrations chosen to be in the book are…
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Categories : Marketing & Self Promotion, My Portfolio & Sketchbook
Mar
Our Baby Girl
A quick digital collage to celebrate finding out we’re having a little girl!
