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Illustration Friday – Propagate
As well as being contrary, Mary was a little slow on the uptake!
An experimental vector workout with the line art of the character added latterly.
Illustration Friday – Adrift
Adrift
Adrift in tropical waters, almost heavenly if it wasn’t for the fact it’s five miles from shore and that air valve doesn’t look too clever! Still, better than being buried alive in an avalanche! Hand drawn, scanned and then traced and coloured in Illustrator.
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 save [...]
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Illustration Friday – Hatch
HatchAfter the success of Match of the Day, I think I may have found a gap in the tv marketplace and so introduce to you Hatch of the Day! It follows the same winning formula of big hatch action and analysis and who knows, if successful there may be appetite for Hatch of the Day [...]
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 – Unbalanced
Unbalanced
Modifying an old illustration for this week’s topic. Illustrator and photoshop.
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Illustration Friday – Blur
click on image to enlarge Blur
If push comes to shove I probably prefer Oasis. However…., haven’t posted in a while, must try harder! Standard cartoon hand drawn, coloured and constructed in illustrator and photoshop.
Illustration Friday – Pattern
Pattern
In homage to those hidden 3-D images that would magically appear if you looked at the pattern for long enough – usually going cross-eyed in the process. Wait a minute, I’m starting to see something…
Adobe Illustrator and mouse, (since my dog has taken a taste for my graphic tablet’s pen!)
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 suffered [...]

Illustration Friday – Perspective