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Bubble trap

2009-09-10T01:14:00.001-07:00

fantafan

2009-08-10T11:59:00.001-07:00

My husband, my slippers

2009-08-05T08:39:00.001-07:00

I call him little boots

2009-08-03T11:42:00.000-07:00

House chores

2009-07-29T10:16:00.000-07:00

and if you water them, they don't die!

2009-07-27T01:00:00.000-07:00

4 examples of different styles from The Guardian

2009-07-22T12:30:00.000-07:00

Moon landing anniversary

2009-07-22T12:18:00.000-07:00

Context for the "legs" on my last post

2009-07-22T12:14:00.000-07:00

I <3 cupcakes

2009-07-20T13:05:00.001-07:00

dance

2009-07-13T00:30:00.000-07:00

here's the coloured version :)

Legs

2009-07-08T11:39:00.000-07:00

line work

2009-07-06T11:35:00.000-07:00

I'll post a coloured version next Monday :)

Temple Heads

2009-07-01T03:37:00.000-07:00

piggy bank

2009-06-29T01:59:00.001-07:00

Eyes

2009-06-24T10:29:00.000-07:00

outside Tesco

2009-06-22T12:11:00.000-07:00

Trees

2009-06-17T01:25:00.000-07:00

a bit like poo(h)

2009-06-15T00:33:00.001-07:00

Old version of "Cow in the city"

2009-06-10T09:57:00.000-07:00

gorilla hands

2009-06-08T00:00:00.000-07:00

Competition

2009-06-06T05:45:00.000-07:00

I got this e-mail:

don’t panic have teamed up with Glaceau vitaminwater to offer a
totally original unique design project.

be in with the chance of following in the footsteps of paste-up icon
jr by seeing your artwork ‘wrap’ shoreditch’s iconic cordy house. in
addition to this you’ll also get £500 and a pair of bestival tickets
to boot

<http://www.dontpaniconline.com/designbrief/client/glaceauvitaminwater>

this is a great chance to showcase your skills to the world, and the
chance to create a truly original addition to your portfolio whether
you’re an illustrator, designer, typographer, photographer - as long
as you’ve got a vibrant mind and an eye for colour, we want to see
your ideas and offer you the chanceto work on a very special industry
brief.

point your web browser at
http://www.dontpaniconline.com/designbrief/client/glaceauvitaminwater
to download the design brief then get your entry up on the online
gallery, and get voting!

prizes not only for the winner are up for grabs, but 2nd, 3rd and
4th runner up too for highest voted entries...

the winning entry will be chosen by several high profile judges from
the world of art & design including stuart semple.

brief download goes live from 26/05,

deadline for entries to the website is 15/06 so get cracking.

good luck!

In your head

2009-06-05T07:17:00.000-07:00

gnome obsession

2009-06-01T00:00:00.000-07:00

Since we moved to a flat with a communal garden we started to think how cool would it be to have a garden gnome?
The quest begins!

Recycling ugly pastel compositions...

2009-05-27T13:30:00.000-07:00

Character Building #1 Anthropomorphism

2009-05-27T06:20:00.000-07:00

I am quite facinated by Anthropomorphism and its uses within art and illustration. It is served particularly well in children's book illustration and comics.

"Almost anything can be subject to anthropomorphism. The term derives from a combination of the Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos), "human" and μορφή (morphē), "shape" or "form".
Humans seem to have an innate capacity to project human characteristics in this way. Evidence from art and artifacts suggests it is a long-held propensity that can be dated back to earliest times. It is strongly associated with the art of storytelling where it also appears to have ancient roots. Most cultures possess a long-standing fable tradition with anthropomorphised animals as characters that can stand as commonly recognised types of human behaviour. The use of such literature to draw moral conclusions can be highly complex."

"Anthropomorphism is a well-established device in literature from early times. Aesop's Fables, a collection of short tales written or recorded by the ancient Greek citizen Aesop, make extensive use of anthropomorphism, in which animals and weather illustrate simple moral lessons"

"On rare occasions the literary use of anthropomorphism has been opposed on non-religious or political grounds. Lewis Carroll's novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was banned in China's Hunan province in 1911 because "animals should not use human language" and it "put animals and human beings on the same level." from Wikipedia

2009-05-26T15:33:00.000-07:00

milady de winter
and what she left behind

lunch

2009-05-25T02:35:00.000-07:00

Potato rain

2009-05-20T13:20:00.000-07:00

Line work/ Signature styles #2

2009-05-19T04:27:00.000-07:00

The ligne claire illustrations of the original comic books were very central to the whole ethos of the Tintin world created by Remi. The whole ligne claire look was such a classic that its inspiration went beyond comics with both Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein both stating its influence on the pop art scene.

Ligne claire (French for “clear line”) was created by Remi and found a home in the Tintin adventure comics. The style is very recognisable and can be described as drawing that uses clear lines which have the same thickness and importance, rather than being used to emphasize certain objects or be used for shading. This style of drawing incorporates strong colours and a will often show a combination of cartoonish characters against a realistic background. The use of shadow is rare and all elements of a panel are delineated with clear black lines.

Remi ligne Claire style evolved over time to the look we recognise today. Remi started out in a looser and rougher style that was evident in the American comic strips of the 1920’s and 1930’s. It was after World War II that Remi ligne calire style developed that not only accounted for the drawings but also the Tintin plot lines. The plots as a result were very straightforward and easy to understand.

(EXTRACT TAKEN FROM WEBSITE le tintin movie.com)

pink is the new black

2009-05-18T06:00:00.000-07:00

Delivery

2009-05-13T02:39:00.001-07:00

2009-05-12T22:59:00.000-07:00

This is my version of a Polaroid photo of a little girl I created as a intended reader of my invented reading scheme.

Line work/ Signature styles #1

2009-05-12T05:49:00.000-07:00

I have recently been considering line work and how illustrators and artists have created a signature style with it. So I decided to begin an exploration of artists and styles that I like and influence me..
Today I've been thinking about Herge's work and how much I love his seeming simplicity coupled with his attention to detail and visual and historical accuracy..
The first thing that grabs me about Herge's work (especially with Tintin) is his line work.
I have found the following passage on Wikipedia to describe his Ligne Claire technique -

Ligne claire (French for "clear line") is a style of drawing pioneered by Hergé, the Belgian creator of The Adventures of Tintin. It is a style of drawing that uses clear strong lines of uniform importance, and does not emphasize selected objects by different thicknesses of line, by shading, or by cross-hatching. (For this reason it is sometimes also called the democracy of lines.) Additionally, the style often features strong colours and a combination of cartoonish characters against a realistic background. The use of shadows is sparse and all elements of a panel are delineated with clear black lines. The name was coined by Joost Swarte in 1977.

raindrops on roses

2009-05-11T04:56:00.000-07:00

Sensation of flight

2009-05-06T09:54:00.000-07:00

Bonnie and Clyde

2009-05-05T04:18:00.000-07:00

This is my version of Bonnie and Clyde (portrait of myself with Steve Marchant) inspired by the cover album art of Serge Gainsbourg's album of the same title (see above)

This weekend

2009-05-04T15:06:00.001-07:00

Our weekend at Belgium.
Ohhh how much I'm gonna miss those chips!

John K Stuff

2009-05-01T05:30:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

John K (you may remember him from Ren & Stimpy) has a pretty cool blog where he explains loads of theories, shares very useful information about illustration, animation and 'the industry'.
There are MANY interesting posts there and I think it’s a pretty cool learning resource to follow.

For example, this post is about background layouts:
http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2008/07/organizing-bg-layout-elements.html

Really useful stuff for me 'cos I always struggle with BGs (among other things!).

Go and check it out!

Community

2009-04-29T08:31:00.000-07:00

This is a poster I designed for a competition, the theme was community.

Vacation

2009-04-28T22:53:00.000-07:00

Raoul and the Crows

2009-04-27T00:56:00.000-07:00

This one is part of a story called ‘Raoul and the crows’, written by Hugo and about a boy who likes to chase pigeons.

One day he discovers a park where the pigeons are different… and all goes kinda scary (but sweet!) from that point onwards.

Hope you like it!

wishing for alternative ways to put thoughts onto paper

2009-04-22T11:42:00.000-07:00

wishing for alternative ways to put thoughts onto paper

2009-04-21T13:55:00.000-07:00

emma jane connolly

wishing for alternative ways to put thoughts onto paper

2009-04-18T11:06:00.000-07:00