F.M.P. Presentation

Posted by abbiestabby on May 30, 2014

Business Card Designs

Posted by abbiestabby on May 28, 2014

Once again, I got into contact with Dave at Wrongkey Designs (http://www.wrongkeydesign.co.uk/) and he designed me some rather fantastic little business cards. I asked for several designs so that I could pick and choose from them, and show a sense of development and decision making during the design process. Plus, for the purposes of presentation, having them on a display sheet for the End of Year Degree Show will certainly look quite professional, I think! I also think that the more plain designs will appeal to those of a more professional industry standing, as opposed to the more ‘busier’ designs. The latter will no doubt appeal much more to clients and collaborators. There will no doubt be more designs along these lines in the future – possibly cards themed around certain holidays and events, etc.

These will be used at any future art-themed functions or general social gatherings, at which I may be able to drum up potential interest in my designs. It was strongly encouraged to us in the portfolio aspect of our Professional Practice seminars to get a set of business cards designed, as it shows professionalism and willingness to network with other commissioners and creatives. I will also be having these cards on hand at any possible convention scenarios that I attend / take part in during the months and years to come. I will be getting htem printed out i the next week so that I have some on hand during the End of Year Degree Show on the 6th / 7th and so on.

“Itty Bitty” Portrait Stall

Posted by abbiestabby on May 13, 2014

AN ‘ITTY BITTY’ AND HIS GIANT NOBLE STEED!

Well, with the idea for the ‘Tombola’ falling through due to some mild legal constraints (evidently, it falls under ‘gambling’ and we would need permissions from the Dean of the University and the local council to actually do it), each of us had to come up with an alternate idea in a much shorter given time span. I have decided upon utilizing the building up of my portfolio, with some old-fashioned stall activity, and decided upon doing a portrait stall. I’ll be selling ‘Itty Bitty’ portraits of passing people for £2 each. I was originally going to do them for £3 each but I feel that £2 would drum up a bit more interest.

The other guys on the Animation course, as well as myself, will be joining in on the Games Design courses fundraising day, and they will be doing a Nintendoland stall – on which players have to try and beat them at a game of Nintendoland so that they can pick from any one of the wrapped mystery prizes (which are the prizes originally bought for the ‘Tombola’ – waste not want not, after all!). It will be £1 a go for their stall, which is pretty fair! Alex (http://mrteaandcreamcrumpets.wordpress.com/) will be supplying his own Nintendo Wii U for the event, which is fantastic. Alongside him, there will also be Callum (http://lastshadow21.wordpress.com/) and our other course mate Maddy (http://maddyanne.wordpress.com/) who will be helping to manage the stall respectively.

I asked Dave @ WrongKey Designs (http://www.wrongkeydesign.co.uk/) once again, to put together a poster for our two stalls for the event. We just required standard posters with the activity and the price on, clear for patrons to see. He delivered the end product very quickly, which had each of us thoroughly impressed. My poster is more of a leaflet design, printed out on A4, which I intend to be giving out to anyone who wants them throughout the day itself. The poster for the rest of the courses activity is a poster that they will be putting up around the building to gain interest. Both of the posters look absolutely fantastic!

POSTER DESIGN BY DAVE @ WRONGKEY DESIGN

Both of our stalls will be set un in the H.E. Centre of Hull College on Wednesday the 14th of May. There will be an all manner of other activities going on, including other gaming stalls, competitions, bake-sales, and more! A large percentage of the year group will be getting involved in this fundraising all-dayer (9:00 am til 17:00pm) so if you are in the Hull area or a student of Hull College, then please come along and help us all raise money for our End of Year Degree Show!

Illustrator Links

Posted by abbiestabby on April 7, 2014

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IMAGINATION OF VICTORIOR

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Imagination-of-Victorior/121256427917841?ref=profile

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THE ART OF DAN MAY

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Art-of-Dan-May/153797656689

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NICOLETTA CECCOLI

https://www.facebook.com/NicolettaCeccoliPainter?ref=profile

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RYOHEI HASE

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ryohei-Hase/185132524148?ref=profile

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PUSHEEN

https://www.facebook.com/Pusheen?ref=profile

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TARA MCPHERSON

https://www.facebook.com/taramcpherson?ref=profile

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LEVI PINFOLD

https://www.facebook.com/levipinfoldillustration?ref=profile

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BREAD TREE

https://www.facebook.com/Hi.BreadTree?ref=profile

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MITCHIRI NEKO

https://www.facebook.com/mitchirineko?ref=profile

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BRIAN KESINGER’S TEA GIRLS

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brian-Kesingers-Tea-Girls/212094505475204?ref=profile

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WINSOR MCCAY

https://www.facebook.com/winsormccay?ref=profile

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MARGARET SHERRY KITS

https://www.facebook.com/margaretsherrykits?ref=profile

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BAFEFIT

https://www.facebook.com/pages/bafefit/54768299873?ref=profile

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SIMONA CANDINI

https://www.facebook.com/simona.candini?ref=profile

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CAMILLA D’ERRICO

https://www.facebook.com/camilladerricoart?ref=profile

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MYKA JELINA

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Myka-Jelina-Art/51721203621?ref=profile

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DESICLOE ART

https://www.facebook.com/pages/DesiCloe-Art/314533040627?ref=profile

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ANIA TOMICKA

https://www.facebook.com/Ania.Tomicka.Art?ref=profile

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THE ARTWORK OF JASON LIMON

https://www.facebook.com/limon.art?ref=profile

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SYBILE ART

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sybile-Art/38588440207?ref=profile

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ANNE JULIE AUBRY

https://www.facebook.com/theartofannejulieaubry?ref=profile

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CAMILLE ROSE GARCIA

https://www.facebook.com/camillerosegarcia?ref=profile

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MARCO MAZZONI

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marco-Mazzoni/150873907978?ref=profile

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RUBEN IRELAND

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ruben-Ireland-Illustration/113086275435866?ref=profile

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HELEN POOLE

https://www.facebook.com/helenpooleillustration?ref=profile

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JAMES JEAN

https://www.facebook.com/pages/James-Jean/19612561823?ref=profile

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DOCTOR CAT

https://www.facebook.com/DoctorCatMD?ref=profile

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GEMMA CORRELL

https://www.facebook.com/gemmacorrell?ref=profile

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NYAN CAT

https://www.facebook.com/NyanCatWorld?ref=profile

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STELLA IM HULTBERG

https://www.facebook.com/stellaimhultberg?ref=profile

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LOST FISH

https://www.facebook.com/lostfishpage?ref=profile

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ALEX KROFCHAK

https://www.facebook.com/ArtofAlexKrofchak?ref=profile

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RIHARDS DONKSIS

https://www.facebook.com/apofissart?ref=profile

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Children’s Book Illustration Videos

Posted by abbiestabby on March 28, 2014

I have found a handful of really useful and interesting videos of industry creatives doing tutorials on YouTube. Having these ready examples of established illustrators and how they go about their work is a fantastic resource. Whilst some of these videos consist of interview footage, and some of step by step artwork, both serve as valuable resources for interested learners, and those wishing to go into illustrating for children’s books. Here is a selection of what I think are some of the best ones that I came across:

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