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Separated

paul — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:58:38 +0000

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Inspired by a recent festive sunday magazine article that hand held, (where appropriate obviously), the reader on the often hazardous assault course that is Christmas dinner preparation in the most patronising way possible. “Avoid cross-contamination and practice good kitchen hygiene. Always use individual chopping boards, colour coded ones are a practical solution in keeping different food stuffs separated! Wash your hands (you will have two initially) before preparing and touching food. Exercise caution when using sharp knives, but you’ll probably be ok with really blunt ones. See that boiling pan on the hob, it might be hot! “Perhaps more advisable to visit to a restaurant for Xmas this year! Print out and colour in the illustration above. To make it easier we’ve made a start for you.

Beginner

paul — Wed, 11 May 2011 10:27:38 +0000

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When you’re a beginner colourer inner, nothing can be as important as to keep the colours on the right side of the line. So, children everywhere, (young and old), it’s important to keep your hand in and practice, at least until you’re old enough to use expensive software that will do the job for you. I know, it’s cheating really. Feel free to download the pdf version below and see if you still have what it takes!

colourin pdf

Illustration Friday – Fleeting

paul — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:33:00 +0000

IF – Fleeting

The photograph, a fleeting moment captured for eternity. Although before the advent of flash photography, probably a fleeting two minutes or so! Watch the birdie!
A fleeting Illustrator production.

Illustration Friday – Poise

paul — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:24:00 +0000

IF – Poise

Is poise a feminine trait? Raking the archives for subject matter this week. This work is probably around four years old, originally for a fashion store pitch, came to nothing but interesting project nontheless. Tweaked slightly but don’t think my style has changed dramatically in that time. Character design using Adobe Illustrator and a wee bit Photoshop.

Illustration Friday – Baby

paul — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:02:00 +0000

Baby
(get off your horse and drink your milk!)

This is quite an old image, still in my portfolio page, which was used as a nonsense filler to illustrate the quote “Get off your horse and drink your milk”.The fact it fits neatly into this week’s Illustration Friday topic is a good enough reason to dust it off for another viewing. Illustrator 9

Illustrator – Handy Hint

paul — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:41:00 +0000

Illustrator – Convert to Grayscale

This is a handy hint if you want to see quickly how your artwork converts to grayscale, a pretty useful tool if colour issues are starting to detract from the image overall. (I use it a lot!)
Simply Select All, then go to the Filter menu and select Colours then Convert to Grayscale. Worth noting is that any patterns or gradients within the image will retain their colour values but like in the image above, you can use this to your advantage.

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Illustration Friday – Leap

paul — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:08:00 +0000

Illustration Friday – Leap
Lover’s Leap has always held connotations of romance and tragedy, wouldn’t it be a nice comfort if there was something down there to cushion the blow! Character drawn in flash and imported into illustrator.

Illustration Friday – Multiple

paul — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:54:00 +0000

Illustration Friday – Multiple
Not really sure what I was aiming at here, one of those pieces you just play about with for the heck of it. Anyone know a good psychologist?