28.

Today was my 

WHOOP!

And as a result I am now a whole 28.

AND! Because these guys haven't made it this time, I can post you a lovely little colour test of some pirates, yarrrrrrrrrrrrr! Lucky you :)

Farmer.

Hello there!

I am now on story 2 of 6 for nickjr's 'A bedtime story with Arnie and Barnie'.

This story is about a farmer, and that's all I can tell you! Here he is, having a lovely day.

It's great to be able to post little snippets to keep you updated, but you'll have to wait until the show airs in july to see the full finished job! Hopefully you'll tune in if you can!

RIGHT! back to the mixed media board for me -

i've got another 10 spreads and fields to paint by the 21st! go go GO!

In your face, deadline...

THANKFULLY i'm NOT heading to the job shop!

I managed to meet my deadline with only one change to the colour illos today (sadly Peppa Pig got the chop, she is now a monster truck poster...!). I was up till 3am! i don't think i've seen 3 since my daughter was a few months old... i don't like it very much.

However, I feel I may be seeing it all the more often between now and September.

Mustn't dilly dally, got another lot of pencil spreads to whip up (story no.3) and a whole new set of colours to get started on (story no.2) !


HAPPY MONDAY LOVELIES! Cx

Deadline monday looms...

Don't you just hate a deadline monday? Monday is the worst day anyway, so slap a deadline on it and make it even more depressing!

It means working weekends which isn't fun really, but necessary. Being an illustrator is not glam, it is jolly hard work. And if you are thinking all we do is make pretty pictures well you're wrong i'm afraid.
There's a lot of careful planning, trial and error, tweaks and mistakes, re-do's and plenty of materials used.

Saying all that, I wouldn't change it for the world. I love my job and I never once forget how lucky I am to be doing what I do, and that some people like it, and want me to do work for them.
Like the lovely people at Nickelodeon - and this weekend I have (almost) finished the colour spreads for the first 'Bedtime story with Arnie and Barnie'. Hopefully they will like what i've done!! And once we're all approved, it's on to no.2 (of 6!)

As well as all this, I am embarking on the 'Adventures of the owl and the pussycat' book once again. So excited for this book, and after my meeting in london last week, I am raring to go with it... now to just find a spare second...