tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49038892524047075152024-03-19T05:08:15.255-07:00Tori Dee IllustrationTorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914775232239395921noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4903889252404707515.post-4055643331316698532013-02-18T15:14:00.001-08:002013-02-18T15:14:59.011-08:00So.. it's been a while again but things in life and health seem to be finally moving in the right direction. After spending the last 2 years seriously struggling with a bad flare up of my health condition, getting married in the middle of it and moving house, updating my blog and website has been sadly neglected.<br />
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Fully settled in and enjoying my first couple of years of married life I am now well enough to launch myself forward and finally start to update everything.<br />
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One of the best features of the last year is finally getting space for a dedicated studio!! Goodness knows how much I needed that given how much stuff I've got... I could probably fill a space twice the size quite easily but am over the moon that I'm lucky enough to have this space. It took a while to organise and set up so it was usable for both myself and my hubby who writes poetry and various blogs including <a href="http://eatingexeter.wordpress.com/">Eating Exeter</a> which reviews eateries in the Exeter area. He has his old wooden writing desk (which currently is covered in computing stuff so no photo for the moment ;)) and I have my glass desk and computer desk within wheeling distance on my comfy chair. I have surrounded myself with things of inspiration and "stuff" generally that I have collected over the years which just make me happy by being there.<br />
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I have been using the studio the last 6 months or so to create new images and produce products to sell. I had an urge to make, create and sell so started up a shop on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ToriDeeOriginals?ref=si_shop">Etsy</a>. Although quite a bit of focus has been in the Etsy work I have continued to do some illustration projects on the side and like every good creative I have not stopped drawing and painting and continuing to generate new ideas to work on. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a><br />
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I feel I am at a turning point right now and my crafty sideline hasn't stopped me itching to get my teeth into more illustrating. I realise that I have to put the time I have now without a flare up to good use and really push myself to get my work out there. I have quietly built up my portfolio and feel confident with what I have to offer so I think I should use this moment to jump in and I am beginning by updating my existing online presence here and getting a website back up and running on <a href="http://www.toridee.co.uk/">www.toridee.co.uk</a>.<br />
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<br />Torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914775232239395921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4903889252404707515.post-21120152620346540092012-12-15T17:06:00.000-08:002012-12-15T17:06:52.872-08:00Illustration Friday : SNOW!It's been a while since I've updated or taken part in anything blog wise! Hopefully this is the first of a new surge to get my work out there again :).<br />
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One of my most favorite things in the world - snow, I couldn't help but want to take part with a title like that!<br />
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<br />Torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914775232239395921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4903889252404707515.post-31307838594213529612010-10-06T11:17:00.001-07:002010-10-06T11:27:43.987-07:00Minute Poems<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpHBTf7AN2FMdOTquyQfhgCgpfvGUSWFHhBn9rqkj0gKX7YfL8IxRG5uxhgB49eQB-Bl2_0U7XeJwQ6frPfCewxzURqXKTkeOkbHCVx-AaOEpojxuFK3bbs6MvJAGmubxvl_pXXk0i_gq/s1600/Profile+pic.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpHBTf7AN2FMdOTquyQfhgCgpfvGUSWFHhBn9rqkj0gKX7YfL8IxRG5uxhgB49eQB-Bl2_0U7XeJwQ6frPfCewxzURqXKTkeOkbHCVx-AaOEpojxuFK3bbs6MvJAGmubxvl_pXXk0i_gq/s400/Profile+pic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524999856327386946" border="0" /></a><br />At last it is ready! Printing and binding has begun and copies are stacking ready to be sold to the awaiting public (hopefully ;)<br /><br />An official book launch will take place at the Epicentre Cafe in Paignton on the 29th October.Torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914775232239395921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4903889252404707515.post-90876732595543748682010-02-24T14:26:00.000-08:002010-02-24T14:27:24.245-08:00Book!Well the latest work development is the collaboration of myself and my poet partner. With a writer and Illustrator together we couldn't let it go for long without producing something so I am self producing a book for us. Watch this space for updates!Torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914775232239395921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4903889252404707515.post-11085762020161152592009-09-25T08:11:00.000-07:002009-09-25T08:20:50.091-07:00Life<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Well.. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">after a short break focusing on developments in life I have got very itchy fingers to get back to the drawing board and get my work back on track. Developing my folio constantly so I can have something I'm proud of to show agencies and editors is my main priority.. has been for far too long and I'm <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">beginning</span> to wonder if being a perfectionist and very self critical means I'll never reach the position I want to be in, so I may have to accept my work as it is and stop trying to make my folio perfect in my eyes.. I don't think I'll ever manage it!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Getting things back on track comes after spending the last few months focusing on love.. that wonderful and elusive thing which I feel I am so very very lucky to have found (in the cliche most unlikely of places). Falling in love and developing the early part of a relationship certainly removes attention from being creative.. for me it does unless the creativity is connected to the person I love which isn't particularly helpful as being an illustrator is rarely about self-indulgence! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Happily the union in love is also a creative one as my nearest and dearest is a poet. I'll be <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">keeping</span> the blog updated with our <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">collaboration</span> work which will hopefully be <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">beneficial</span> to both of us and feed our creative urges.</span>Torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914775232239395921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4903889252404707515.post-63538271254146050482009-06-17T11:20:00.001-07:002009-06-17T11:30:29.961-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Gorilla</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />This was one of my favorite character d</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">esigns. The Gorilla appears at the end of the story as an accident and I just had this image of an enormous grinning gorilla sitting on the last page!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-4Kqpk-enR4cutSiDKNc9WeE6xjgvjRpOAd781ANiouS5yDSR7OSDw2zKpYpSxwMitPomyNp-nSVIZyo0BrRmZ2t9nMGNqIiu0VaIPxZQjrSxzJWlvG0lYWk88ZVCXNbvJkPhgL9IXhH/s1600-h/gorilla+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-4Kqpk-enR4cutSiDKNc9WeE6xjgvjRpOAd781ANiouS5yDSR7OSDw2zKpYpSxwMitPomyNp-nSVIZyo0BrRmZ2t9nMGNqIiu0VaIPxZQjrSxzJWlvG0lYWk88ZVCXNbvJkPhgL9IXhH/s400/gorilla+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348363595670945762" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBukDdqLI3BCOQZ_HD0vTjOGqTp5iLjX3zZ_aRkgEn3DQm0-ye2FniqmydghPHXtDN51OhJfCUrpzYUkdbCU9-s2vncrKM7Y-dHW0h6tlGPewxw7Z3IG2Fhk5VIEmkYSqp_Tq3ZaSsr78c/s1600-h/Gorilla+2B.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 370px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBukDdqLI3BCOQZ_HD0vTjOGqTp5iLjX3zZ_aRkgEn3DQm0-ye2FniqmydghPHXtDN51OhJfCUrpzYUkdbCU9-s2vncrKM7Y-dHW0h6tlGPewxw7Z3IG2Fhk5VIEmkYSqp_Tq3ZaSsr78c/s400/Gorilla+2B.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348365355432456450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8iNc9C5_ZxQVYyqxMsb8bcPgmqAbap5NVf3MmI215XS1KD-46DALRXXsfLieUGLaJ4aiZk0SXjsSZnG0kyBCZ2K__lIfhGke-lH2AqPLGw-d8MMf3iIy6OPpKAhorXP5dzN3-VSk8kOw/s1600-h/gorilla+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 383px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8iNc9C5_ZxQVYyqxMsb8bcPgmqAbap5NVf3MmI215XS1KD-46DALRXXsfLieUGLaJ4aiZk0SXjsSZnG0kyBCZ2K__lIfhGke-lH2AqPLGw-d8MMf3iIy6OPpKAhorXP5dzN3-VSk8kOw/s400/gorilla+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348364547569054322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7WG46y3ji7uQNu5rVe_Czhkt5CsPUnwdNfwwu3jPVfawF3nce8NgkDZJebjagEhjXC5mmq41x_0IVgUthHpPVM384qyGxRxFHwe0_qCMFgDDK_1a4wU_cXLvTQGTV6f1-0zJty4o3EbcK/s1600-h/gorilla+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7WG46y3ji7uQNu5rVe_Czhkt5CsPUnwdNfwwu3jPVfawF3nce8NgkDZJebjagEhjXC5mmq41x_0IVgUthHpPVM384qyGxRxFHwe0_qCMFgDDK_1a4wU_cXLvTQGTV6f1-0zJty4o3EbcK/s400/gorilla+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348364228685992050" border="0" /></a>Torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914775232239395921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4903889252404707515.post-8882480001059885392009-06-10T08:25:00.000-07:002009-06-10T08:39:44.688-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Fairy Queen</span></span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />The Fairy Queen has quite a small part i</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">n the story itself but with the title of Queen I knew she would have to be an impressive figure. Now, you may question why I decided to try this competition when I make the next state</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ment, I have NEVER enjoyed or been particularly good at drawing fairies. I love other peoples repres</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">entations of fairies, Brian Froud being</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> one of my favorites, but it has never been a strong point of mine when it comes to executing a pictu</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">re. With that in mind I began to tackle the Fairy Queen with some trepidation. It even</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">tually took me 3 days and 8 different designs (by which point I was almost ready to thr</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ow in the towel) none of which worked for me before I settled on the following design. After such a nightmare journey to come up with </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">her design she has strangely ended up being my favorite design. That is unusual for me because if I str</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">uggle with something I am</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> rarely satisfied with the outcom</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">e.<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeGOit-7y0iFM8k4NswpzEt4m62R0GrUMzLLufWB09kIbaddgL3PHOkXd3YTdmw1Umhm9QsDZefal9kM98OuS9pYoBdZalnm7SbzwSwtPuwBJqYqmOhy6zCOG3kM64-voNrTfw1DJ_D6K/s1600-h/final2small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeGOit-7y0iFM8k4NswpzEt4m62R0GrUMzLLufWB09kIbaddgL3PHOkXd3YTdmw1Umhm9QsDZefal9kM98OuS9pYoBdZalnm7SbzwSwtPuwBJqYqmOhy6zCOG3kM64-voNrTfw1DJ_D6K/s400/final2small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345721984137201426" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYtlY2px_2ZAj5foLVxyFYWtWNpgXGT4U7GXSi1nZ6ZOedCiTTZqOi0Waxpd65IFpuyHiYXSS4qpWE8yGKF11ozwkskvcrcVhbC6LAAqHDYSwviUFW5kaL28kP3o0TKK17OpWB4kdidz1/s1600-h/final3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYtlY2px_2ZAj5foLVxyFYWtWNpgXGT4U7GXSi1nZ6ZOedCiTTZqOi0Waxpd65IFpuyHiYXSS4qpWE8yGKF11ozwkskvcrcVhbC6LAAqHDYSwviUFW5kaL28kP3o0TKK17OpWB4kdidz1/s400/final3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345722385258241986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoAB77k01RMBb_98J3uLiczciEuGUWDVA9gY8_9GOCA-e-vE7TdpUkBQ3T84p4vZ3CC8pD-12Btk4BCLNhRc24Mi8rqIV9UnlzxWc9ifTwn-BuhIqAKkvnEOdB1iEZedmYQpML5A4v_EFw/s1600-h/final4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoAB77k01RMBb_98J3uLiczciEuGUWDVA9gY8_9GOCA-e-vE7TdpUkBQ3T84p4vZ3CC8pD-12Btk4BCLNhRc24Mi8rqIV9UnlzxWc9ifTwn-BuhIqAKkvnEOdB1iEZedmYQpML5A4v_EFw/s400/final4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345722626104806114" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4W600yx7C0OwGP1n8ypOVvMyzjtxHqbSlWcOwJyeLYLWSzuqxePP6_SqQh6QrA9gxbha9JPxdASW7H0pIhqoop-Os8q6fe7JU1UF3PsPMqnNSJetwepTWS3jbPIB8uuYhoDuLZbQmYDhq/s1600-h/final5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4W600yx7C0OwGP1n8ypOVvMyzjtxHqbSlWcOwJyeLYLWSzuqxePP6_SqQh6QrA9gxbha9JPxdASW7H0pIhqoop-Os8q6fe7JU1UF3PsPMqnNSJetwepTWS3jbPIB8uuYhoDuLZbQmYDhq/s400/final5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345723858858742946" border="0" /></a>Torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914775232239395921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4903889252404707515.post-4757619176326856192009-06-10T07:37:00.001-07:002009-06-10T07:46:04.484-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Bessy Bell</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">What we know about Bessy Bell is that she's a bit deaf a</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">nd is obviously a bit clumsy to get stuck in a tree so I decided to make her an old </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">lady. Bessy is also an old fashioned name. the Bell part of the na</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">me I wanted to include in her</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> design so I made her a little bit like a bluebell, I didn't want to be a cliche as making he</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">r dress a flower so it just takes on a bell like shape. I adde</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">d a few scrapes, stitches and dirt t</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">o the dress to hint that she often gets herself in trouble.</span> The white bloomers and flower slippers were to add a bit of colour and fun to the character!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9L9nmc0FOcqA7O0PNCwbWm6R4wKDwwXB0fohAeDXDDJGa_c33Tm629VX-TBiHMgOlHesn51RMdwrXW44IbLpQd3ynUoSmfc50HpQLna-o6btN1pjstHPPCnjBhLR1qmdNBsjnieoN6Srq/s1600-h/happy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 349px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9L9nmc0FOcqA7O0PNCwbWm6R4wKDwwXB0fohAeDXDDJGa_c33Tm629VX-TBiHMgOlHesn51RMdwrXW44IbLpQd3ynUoSmfc50HpQLna-o6btN1pjstHPPCnjBhLR1qmdNBsjnieoN6Srq/s400/happy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345708938370424850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3yj_MEYc4pNnGVoL7Tl72j7ToP1vd_PHJoLWBm44w14oXSb5OxJdsAcXXZqnbJ8Rmmy56W0dghR56UPC8AcyxzO-zWE4OGbiI_ZjggZSZKW5qEL3KC_ohp_Nov39GvidjELwKY_nYlwH/s1600-h/sad+Bessy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5vir0aMPUiwutq9_atmM39iR6aKypoASv_i2-__L5esP-Tah37feSfHgZgLwtKoz1GIodjiHshtEyjfj4O1dQqkVXCtzbsFkNGmvtNdMsiqVpPI-8qvJcvrwjsCARtkMhXLolKque4_1/s400/stuck.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345709810187215602" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2Mo16tUC2i57Gn_Fk8dOKcYzqW0sKbSq0YG7_327YOyvv0mIAcYX-fMdUaHTZPDOXTTfIizzfUyBNSVWkJAYFNThXDdFQR27CNSLomMDHY4IFg1yTj_rrlFDVjUg0O8-xCUCfAW2Q7Zq/s1600-h/tada.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2Mo16tUC2i57Gn_Fk8dOKcYzqW0sKbSq0YG7_327YOyvv0mIAcYX-fMdUaHTZPDOXTTfIizzfUyBNSVWkJAYFNThXDdFQR27CNSLomMDHY4IFg1yTj_rrlFDVjUg0O8-xCUCfAW2Q7Zq/s400/tada.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345710094706440354" border="0" /></a>Torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914775232239395921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4903889252404707515.post-85861852977253632652009-06-10T06:54:00.000-07:002009-06-10T08:24:47.516-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="font-size:180%;">Fre</span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="font-size:180%;">ddie</span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">By the text Julia Donaldson had written I felt</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Fre</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">d</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">die was a regular little boy but with a bit of attitud</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">e as he makes the poor fairy cry by</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> get</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ting annoyed with her mistakes. Hopefully I brought out the slig</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ht moody quality with the dif</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ferent scenarios portrayed in the character sheet, to get the detail of the pictures I am uploading individual Freddie pictures r</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ather than th</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">e compl</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ete charact</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">er sheet.</span></span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUuqanBFizmOBMTUSOAr1UnuvZzOubRPbaYn2UzgUErcHyicbvoN2eSfVNQ4ohtb02YE33rw3aabIsIMOGT0UmVFq4OeGFndJf5XChecPp846p1ZIiveTtcj_6DUeHjcnTQngTpxW9pR1D/s1600-h/freddie+sitting.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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I was really pleased I'd made the effort to pick it up but even more pleased when I found the illustration competition inside run by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Waterstones</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Macmillan</span> Publishers. Julia Donaldson had put <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">forward</span> her latest text "Freddie and the Fairy" and the competition was open to professional and non profession illustrators who had not been published within the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">childrens</span> book market. Perfect! However, I had picked up the mag quite late and needed to get myself in gear to produce the required elements. The next 10 days were non stop to produce the 5 character sheets and full colour double page spread required for entry. I had forgotten that I was capable of producing such a large amount of work in such a short space of time, and for the first time in months I had produced something I felt pleased with. With this in mind I wanted to share the final product which was submitted but sadly missed the deadline by 12hours. <br /></span>Torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914775232239395921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4903889252404707515.post-11946040035429663322009-06-08T04:13:00.000-07:002009-06-08T04:14:27.976-07:00Progress<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">There has been a lot of work going on this last couple of months but very little time to post, so watch this space in the next few days because I'm going to upload some of the new and exciting editions to my portfolio!</span>Torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914775232239395921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4903889252404707515.post-31107605982771535082009-03-03T11:20:00.000-08:002009-03-03T11:23:39.343-08:00Sea Witch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7TQBE5oTfc9LNkeOKHoMyzAXpzZWPDL-sW3h7JCkU36Yt5jLiCt1YO0czbCFzeob-BEyZ6C5MQCf2d8glQYR7VRdbbnjlz3HmjUo8JonEvlFHfnGecFGxsFSUJOr8PGWLYcH6ZDIKRMe/s1600-h/sea+witch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7TQBE5oTfc9LNkeOKHoMyzAXpzZWPDL-sW3h7JCkU36Yt5jLiCt1YO0czbCFzeob-BEyZ6C5MQCf2d8glQYR7VRdbbnjlz3HmjUo8JonEvlFHfnGecFGxsFSUJOr8PGWLYcH6ZDIKRMe/s400/sea+witch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309044224299591042" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This is a design I have been working on for the Sea Witch in The Little Mermaid. Her inspirations come from an angler fish and a Blob fish, both of which are deep sea and look scary and weird. I tried a few different ideas out with her being thin, beautiful etc but this one I came to like the best!</span>Torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914775232239395921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4903889252404707515.post-336648038046367602009-03-03T10:41:00.000-08:002009-03-03T12:29:56.373-08:00Illustration Friday: Breezy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-tKOPyM6oziCinDlZEQNcVTGzvcf_wWDjGFrCUay6ZTGS1xrG5qTb2kMIxzg139bgZfQWUfz_0NINMQc1nnu2G440t4AAPuw3g8jFxk0mduGMSgqyMQ5GSvGORkLo_gOpod4mjH-Xfdo/s1600-h/breezy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 391px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-tKOPyM6oziCinDlZEQNcVTGzvcf_wWDjGFrCUay6ZTGS1xrG5qTb2kMIxzg139bgZfQWUfz_0NINMQc1nnu2G440t4AAPuw3g8jFxk0mduGMSgqyMQ5GSvGORkLo_gOpod4mjH-Xfdo/s400/breezy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309047252551075922" border="0" /></a>My first submission for illustration Friday!Torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914775232239395921noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4903889252404707515.post-86256563928746722832009-02-20T14:02:00.001-08:002009-02-20T14:13:14.388-08:00Brown Paper<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAtT54S-V6ax1g5dcBaxi_pFcakc0C0cMgbRh_mJd37ge_1hE2Apo3XpXC_9nGhB572rsrsMdypVDQD8klk0MtsO5W1g4_cAQDe6FOwCX6i64MCP2e5TblpeYUeZmD4iOMTqliWbbfwhc/s1600-h/girl0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAtT54S-V6ax1g5dcBaxi_pFcakc0C0cMgbRh_mJd37ge_1hE2Apo3XpXC_9nGhB572rsrsMdypVDQD8klk0MtsO5W1g4_cAQDe6FOwCX6i64MCP2e5TblpeYUeZmD4iOMTqliWbbfwhc/s400/girl0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305005877163999170" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">The new brown paper pad from </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >Paperchase</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;"> has really helped me keep up regular drawings, this is one of the first people drawings I have been truly happy with for a long time. I'm hoping there will be more!</span>Torihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914775232239395921noreply@blogger.com1