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

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

An illustrated pursuit of illustration