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Beneath
When the creative juices run dry, there’s nothing quite like a rummage through the archives to find some inspiration, or even something to fit the subject matter. “Man beneath a jigsaw” was commissioned for an article on product diversity and options for an internal banking publication. You can understand the need for an illo to [...]
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Old Fashioned
Illustration Friday – Old Fashioned From dusty filing cabinets to platform boots to dodgy swimwear, doesn’t get much old-fashioneder than that. Although call it”retro” and suddenly it’s back in style again! Raiding the archives for this editorial illustration where the brief was to inject some humour and colour into the dryest of subjects – pensions! [...]
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Illustration Friday – Rescue
Rescue – or pet rescue in this circumstance. A nod to the important role pet rescue centres provide, offering a second to chance to animals who deserve to find a good home, as was the case with my own border collie Poppy. Created in adobe illustrator, initially as a mock-up for a boarding kennel but [...]
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Illustration Friday – Clumsy
Clumsy … or, more specifically, how to be clumsy to your advantage at work. Warning – This technique only works under certain pre-determined conditions and even then, there are no guarantees. Useful hints. 1. Check the individual you are trying to attract is actually in his office and not on the golf course, this can [...]
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Illustration Friday – Confined
Confined …or what happens when Rapunzel takes delivery of the latest must have hair accessory. Grimm! Created in Adobe Illustrator for Illustration Friday
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Illustration Friday – Crunchy
CrunchyThe credit crunch would be a whole lot more acceptable if was renamed credit crunchy! And who better to safeguard the key to irresponsible spending than Captain Credit Crunchy! So any leaders of the economic world reading this blog entry in need of a mascot ………..(credit crunchy rates apply!)An adobe illustrator creation.
Illustration Friday – Welcome
Welcome … to my world. First thing I thought of when I read this week’s topic, and just couldn’t shake it! (But Jim certainly could!) Welcome to my World was a big hit for Jim Reeves in 1964, the year he died in a plane crash, and only a year after country legend Patsy Cline [...]
Illustration Friday – Strong
Strong Strong cheese at bedtime, a recipe for nightmares! An experimental piece that went off on a tangent, but if it stops just one person eating copious amounts of cheddar before sleeps my mission will have been accomplished! An Illustrator creation.
Illustration Friday – Magnify
Magnify Vector vs Bitmap illustrated at 400% magnification – in your face literally! (For maximum effect click on picture to, er, magnify…)
Transportation