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.
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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
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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
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
One of the hardest things for me is self-promotion, but it is a vital ingredient not only for Artists but for success in many fields. I am much happier to just create and do what I do and somehow magically it will all work out if I do... (--pfft, yeah right~)
I am pleased that my submission to the Australian Society of Authors (ASA) Style File was
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Now that spring has well and truly sprung, I have re-hatched my ink harvest.
My original "Harvest" word-art was done a few years ago when I had just fallen in love with ink. It was rushed for a project and I didn't spend the time on it that I would have liked to.
Lately, I had been feeling like I was at an impasse with drawing, painting and digital, and I realised that I
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