Illustration Friday - Fast

Another sketch cook break out.

I doodled this a while back and developed for illustration Friday. I noticed that when I doodle I tend to do a lot of stick men – 6 ways to climb a tomato, let go/balloon and share. These illustrations are just thought bubbles and random images that pop into my head stay a second and fly out as quick as they came. That’s why it’s always good to have my sketchbook and pen near.

I re-draw them in illustrator and keep them simple. Most of the images I choose to develop have hearts or promote love, but flicking through my sketchbook there are some deeper thoughts, which have poems. I may develop those soon.

Illustration, Thinking Positively and Moving Forward

Haven’ blogged for a while. A little de-motivated, and frustrated with current leaving situation, as I do not have a studio and I can’t get all my art equipment out to create any art work. So everything is SO digital at the moment. Not the route I wanted to take as trying to get a consistent style, but it has it pro and cons.
I’ve been urged to use this time as a year off but feel that I’ve had enough years off my illustration work and building confidence in your own work and artistic style is a extensive journey with valleys and peaks. Having fun along the way and focus is the key.

I’m a full time Graphic Designer for a publisher, I design marketing and book covers. As my goal is to get more illustration commissions I’ve been pushing my illustrations on my cover designs instead of using stock imagery. Not always successful but some is better than none.
The latest brief I got I gave the Commissioning Editor nothing but illustrated options… fingers crossed.

Qualitative GIS and Making Schools Different are my first published illustrated covers…. Hooray!