Palm Sunday

Bible stories sample.

Postcards

Hello! I've been very busy working on some things which unfortunately I cannot show just yet. It's all very girly and includes lots of pink and purples. I'm very excited about it all and fingers crossed it goes onto being published.

I've also decided (finally) to get some postcards printed to sent to publishers. And here they are from the lovely moo.com.

I went with my favourite illustration for the front - Science and the Zoo which I originally did for our first monthly theme over at The Pencil Play Collective.

I  decided that I needed a little illustration on the back that fitted in with the front. My style has changed a little since doing the front illustration so it was fun and challenging to get Mr. Scientist Monkey to look like he belonged in the same lab.

And here they are together. Moo.com did a great job as always and they're fab quality - why not check them out?

Spring Cleaning

This month's theme over on The Pencil Play Collective is Spring Cleaning.

A few close ups.

 

In other news, I've been really busy the past few weeks working on a children's picture book. Unfortunately, I'm not allowed to share any sneak peeks but you will be able to get a copy of your very own when it's published in the summer!  I'm super excited about being a published illustrator and will share LOTS of photos when I receive a copy :)

Dragons and things

Here are a couple of dragons for you. 

A few close ups.

Can't tell you how much stress the red one was giving me! Couldn't decide what colour to make him. Colour is always a tricky one.

I've been a little quiet recently as I'm waiting to hear back about a possible exciting project. I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed that it all goes ahead! Will share more when I can.

And now for something completely different...

Humpty Dumpty

I made myself a list of things to add to my portfolio that I haven't drawn before. Nursery Rhymes was the only thing on the list I hadn't covered.

Had fun with this one trying to not make it too complicated and just keeping the background nice and simple. Enjoy!

Space

 I've been wanting to do a space related illustration for a while. So here it is.

 

I started sketching this last night not really with a clear idea of what I was doing or where it would end up. Just started with a boy astronaut and it went from there. When I started inking I choose a thinner fineliner than I normally use and wasn't really worried about wobbly lines - I just went with it. Really had fun with this one and hope you like it.

Fairy Tales

Here's my submission for this month's theme over at The Pencil Play Collective. I choose this one too! I thought it might be fun to include a few different fairy tales - see if you can name them all.

I really struggled with this theme and it seems that I can't draw wolves. 

 

A few close ups. 

As usual there are things I like about this piece and things I don't. I'm really happy with how Jack and the giant turned out though.

Mice Marching Band

Some cute little mice for you.

Or maybe they aren't as cute and innocent as they look.

A, B and C

I might do the rest of the alphabet at some point as I have a few ideas for other letters. Had a lot of fun doing these - my favourite is 'B'.

Monkey Pirates Final Pt.

And here is the finished illustration!

I coloured the other characters the same way - flat colour then added textures. Then a little shadow and light to make them stand out.

 Hope you enjoyed getting an insight to my process and maybe picked up a few tips. Any questions, just ask!