Come on, it's Humans' Being,

I’m so excited that book 2 “Humans’ Being” a peoples picture book, has just been…

Art story, Artist book, Adult Picture Book, Brush hand lettering, Human Energy, Illustrated Art story, New book release, Traditional Art mediaJill RobbMay 19, 2021Human, HUman Energy, Humour, peoplepicturebooks, adult picture books, picture book for adults, picture book for people, illustrated book, ink illustration, Sumi-e

Gosh Gouache

A thought occurred to me yesterday while watching PaperTigress do a lovely Gouache landscape.

Has it been more than 2 1/2 years already Gouache????, Gosh-that has been some fun painting times…

While I am still peering from below at where I would like my illustration to be at, it’s years like this I think it’s important to check in with yourself and acknowledge and appreciate when you’re skills have grown, and that I have actually learnt a couple of things about Gouache…

Artist, Illustration, Illustrator Diary, Watercolour, GouacheJill RobbNovember 10, 2020Gouache, Technique, Palette, Practice, CMYK, drying shift, gouache drying shift, Gouache palette

A few months and a pandemic no less

I guess it’s reasonable to not have written a blog for almost 4 months, considering the world has been turned upside down and disassembled in many parts and is still in varying states of sickness and rebuild- RATS.

All that jazz aside, I will write on- writing picture books that is, images are my weapons of choice, It’s much easier for me to…

So this is Xet, A barn Owl from a picture book “Erut Xet” to be released…

Artist, Artist book, Childrens Illustration, Illustration, Illustrator, imagery, Kidlit, Kidlitart, Nature, InteractiveJill RobbAugust 4, 2020Kidlit, Art, Illustratiion, Faces, 50 faces, Erut Xet, World Humanitarian Day

A fun Bee adventure story, and it's free...

Nature truly is where it all happens,
so beautiful, colourful and exciting.
If your little ones …

Illustration, Picturebook, Nature, Kidlit, KidlitartJill RobbApril 10, 2020Free, Picturebook, What is that Smell, eBook, Nature Adventure Story, Bee

Art is weird

Well, I know mine is, but what isn’t these days?

Making images- art- illustrations- a picture on a page- whatever you call it, is such a process of the moment.

The method evolved by the artist- the

Fine Art, Hardcover, Illustration, imagery, New book release, Traditional Art mediaJill RobbMarch 24, 2020Illustration, Fashion Illustration, Nature, Notebook, Artist, Imagery creator, Imagery, Illustrator Diary, Blinkies, Weird, Art, Evolution

Caldecott and Cats'

My drawing hand has been quite busy with picture books for the young and not-young. There is one that I am experimenting with at the moment and it’s really exciting as I can include a lot of different art media among the characters.

Cats are on

Childrens Illustration, Illustration, Picturebook, Illustrator DiaryJill RobbFebruary 10, 2020Caldecott, R. Caldecott, House That Jack Built, Cats, Illustrator Studies, Illustrator Diaries, Children's Illustration, Illustrator Diary, Artist Study, Picturebook, Layout design

Schroom and a little ink

This post has been a long time coming, (apologies) I’ve been wearing my designer hat more than my illustration pen, but I am excited to say that my second children’s picture book ‘Schroom: begins’ will be released in Hardcover on the 29th November by NoooBooks, YAY

The ‘Schroom’ picture book series is about Schroom, a..

Childrens Illustration, Illustration, Ink, Natural History, New book releaseJill RobbNovember 8, 2019Schroom, Kidlit, Kidlitart, Children's Illustration, Picturebook, Nature, Sumi-e, Sumi, Jnr, NoooBooks

Crystals and Fairies; an illustrator study and catch up

These patient little fairies have been waiting in my sketchbook for around 3 months until I could do more illustrator studies to add to as illustrator diary posts.

Childrens Illustration, Illustration, imagery, Ink, New book release, Pen and ink, Photography, PicturebookJill RobbJuly 25, 2019Crystals, Illustrator Studies, Cicely Mary Barker, Fairies, Sketchbook

Illustrator studies

Here are the latest spreads from my Illustrator diary, these are two of my favourite author-illustrators.

I had a lot of fun studying Beatrix Potters illustration style, her clever use of colour and fun delicate drawings are enchanting, and was definitely my favourite in this series so far.

Of course, Dr Seuss was

Childrens Illustration, Illustration, Illustrator, imagery, Ink, Natural History, Pen and ink, Watercolour, PicturebookJill RobbApril 8, 2019Beatrix Potter Study, Dr Seuss Study, Artist study, Illustrator Studies, Illustrator Diaries

Illustrator diaries...

Today is the day I start to share my illustrator diary.

It’s no secret, that to become skilled in art many artists recommend to copy other artists work,
FOR LEARNING PURPOSES only of course. This is where you try to work out ‘how did they do that’ and then you

Artist book, Childrens Illustration, Illustrator, imagery, Ink, Pen and ink, WatercolourJill RobbMarch 11, 2019Illustrator Diaries, Illustrator Studies, Artist study

Swatching the long way, the turtle can win.

My traditional illustration tools,

Some people would say I am a little traditional- especially with my love of traditional Art media, and holding a good old fashioned Book or shiny magazine in your hands and turning the pages.

However, I do also love the Digital world- carrying a treasure trove in a pocket- is amazing.

But when it comes to

Artist, Artist book, Illustration, Illustrator, imagery, Ink, New book release, Love, Pen and ink, Watercolour, Swatches, Traditional Art mediaJill RobbMarch 6, 2019Colour, Swatches, Art materials, Traditional Art, Traditional Art Media

An illustrated pursuit of illustration