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I last took part in the colour collective just before they took their winter break, and somehow, the beginning of March is upon us. For this piece, I chose to illustrate Belle from Beauty and The Beast (the 2017 film is out in a fortnight) and I used the colour as the background, to really …
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There’s a hashtag for an illustration community on twitter, that set weekly challenges for illustrators to join in with. I dipped my toe in the #colour_collective for the first time last Friday. This was my entry! What do you think? Playing with watercolour paints is one of my favourite hobbies at present. That and handlettering …
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I was fortunate enough a while back to work with the totally talented professional illustrator, Tris Rossin, to explore a concept I had for a children’s picture book. These original artworks are too fabulous to keep hidden away so I would like to share them here. Digital illustration and traditional watercolour illustration ~ Tris commands …
In my ‘teach yourself illustration’ journey, I am enjoying drawing in pencil then bringing the piece into the computer to colour it digitally and add a bit of texture. I think it has worked quite well on this piece. What do you think? Check out some of my other art works: Gary The Dragon Starlight …
Here’s a picture book illustration I have drawn. The theme is ‘rainy day’ and features a child and some ducks. I’m still very much experimenting, but am quite pleased with how this one turned out. I sketched it in pencil then coloured it digitally. What do you think?
Meet Eduardo the bear. In my exploration of children’s book illustrations, I’ve come up with this cuddly character. He’s quite a contrast to Gary The Dragon. I am really enjoying having a go at illustration. I’ve always seen as it as something of a dark art, so creating a couple of characters of my own …
Character Illustration – Gary The Dragon – by Ms Moem
