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Savour
Saw Mr Ramsay’s latest festive offering at a bookshop the other day. Christmas with Gordon, as the man himself might say – I don’t f**kn’ think so! Anyway my alternative take on subject matter. “You will f word eat those brussels sprouts.” “This turkey’s drier than the dogs dangly bits!“ Rudolph wouldn’t be hanging around [...]
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Transportation
Illustration Friday – Transportation That old saying didn’t come about by accident y’know! ( … also covered by Prince in Purple Rain).
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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Acrobat
Illustration Friday – Acrobat Romantic fiction set to a blossoming romance between two circus acrobats. Boy meets girl, boy drops girl, the end. Might need to develop the plot a little, but how hard can it be? Created entirely in Adobe Illustrator using some tools and techniques I didn’t know existed. What starburst filter? Also [...]
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Proverb
Illustration Friday -Proverb A rolling stone gathers no moss - but occassionaly coconuts! This illustration refers to when the Rolling Stones were forced to postpone their tour after their legendary guitarist injured himself falling from a coconut tree in Fiji in May 2006. Ironically the postponed gigs were part of The Bigger Bang Tour! A [...]
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Illustration Friday – Fearless
Fearless – The All Blacks sprung to mind for this week’s topic , and seemed completely irrelevant, what with the FIFA World Cup only a couple of weeks away! —————- Now playing: Eric Clapton – Can’t Find My Way Home via FoxyTunes
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Illustration Friday – Dip
Dip - Election Special! The dip here is not referring to the Prime Minister, (a man of high intellect (and Raith Rovers supporter!)), but rather the dips, twists and turns that we, the voting public, can expect over the coming weeks as the rollercoaster that is the general election campaign gains momentum. Lucky us!
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Illustration Friday – Perspective
An alternative perspective. A quick vector knock-up 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 [...]
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