Anna Kendrick, Elie Saab, 2010 Oscars dress (watercolour, pencil)

I will be creating an editorial spread of the most iconic Oscars dresses from over the years, including Audrey Hepburn's famous white dress and Angelina Jolie's silky, central cut dress. I have been working on incorporating watercolour textures to my work to add a floatier, looser feel to my illustration.

Lorde (pencil, digital, watercolour)

This is an illustration I have entered for the AOI World Illustration Awards under Self-Promotion. I wanted to enter some picture book work as I feel it is strong work however my newer pieces have this minimalistic feel.

 The piece uses a lot of negative space to focus attention on the intense detail which was created with mixed media, albeit fairly safe styles. The face is pencil then watercolour and the softness supports the hair/necklace illustration whilst bringing something new to the illustration, creating a softer mood.

Daisy, The Great Gatsby (pencil, watercolour, digital)

So I illustrated the portrait of Daisy about a year and a half ago, it was just the hair illustration with the jewelled head band. Then I added the face and it became a film poster (although ear detail is still needed), then I thought the poster was swamping all the detail in just this piece so I have stripped it back again to its original form. 

I have added a watercolour circular frame to loosen the detail within it. I will be using watercolour more to balance the heavy detail, and give the illustration more life and a contemporary feel

Nuthatches greeting card

Here is the completed Nuthatch valentine's card, it has come out perfectly and the beige wash behind compliments the inky blues of the birds. Its always good to remember which tones fall together nicely and have staple pallettes to choose from.

Nuthatches

Here are my illustration of loved up Nuthatches to complete my range of four woodland animals. I wil reformat them into the greeting card dimensions and they will be available on my etsy shop.

Tawny Owls completed Valentine's card

This is the completed Tawny Owls illustration which I am selling at my Paper Fables Etsy shop. I will be producing one more image for this range, probably Nuthatches!

Valentine's card #2 Owls!

Here are some progress shots of my next Valentine's card design featuring two sleepy owls on a branch. Like the Foxes, I have stylised the faces just in the eyes and added eyebrows to give the owls more of a relatable human character to them.

Valentine's Card complete

My Valentine's cards for this year follow a Woodland animals theme. The first being a pair of loved up red foxes. Next up, Tawny Owls!

Ralph Steadman-judged Breaking Bad competition: 'Face Off' Gus Fring portrait

Here is my completed illustration depicting the defining scene of Breaking Bad. The brief was to choose the most pivotal moment spanning the five series and this was my choice. It also gave me the chance to work in a less used medium, watercolour and colour pencils.

Merry Christmas design

I will continue the theme of shopfronts using this Christmas card as a launchpad to a series of other fronts, including a french themed Paris bakery / toy shop and more Birmingham-based cafés.

Limonata Packaging Design

Here is my completed illustration for a traditional Italian Lemonade bottle packaging design. I have included content such as 'Produced in Italy', 'Made with natural mineral water' and 'Made using a traditional Italian recipe', along with the bottle size of 0.5l.

Limonata logo design

Here is a logo design for my upcoming vintage Lemonade packaging I am working on. I have worked on it via Adobe Illustrator so it is crisp and ready to colour in Photoshop

Come and Get your Love!

Final design for a Valentine's card produced in line and flat colour. I have been developing more of this style of drawing, as it allows more style to come through and looks looser than my traditional pencil style.

All Aboard! Big Hoot Competition Submission!

My design is titled Owl Aboard! I wanted to create a piece promoting Birmingham’s forward- thinking and development of the new Metro service which will travel from Snowhill to New Street. Focusing on this theme was when the idea took flight.

I created a whimsical world in the trees above Birmingham where owls flock to catch the Metro to Snowhill. The little owlets departing the train are on a school trip is an ode to Birmingham recently being named for best UK city to visit. 

I have given the owl’s individual looks and personalities to represent the mixed cultural population in Birmingham and it is safe to say they are having a right hoot. 

Christmas Cards have arrived!

This was the lovely box crammed full of Christmas cards for 2014's range! I hope 2015 is the same :)

Yorks Bakery Cafe completed Christmas card!

Yorks Christmas card complete! I added a vintage 1930s feel through the choice of typography and gave the impression of night time through the vibrant lighting inside and the purple hazed snow reflecting the winter night sky.

Yorks Bakery Cafe Christmas card progress

Some good progress on the Yorks design, including a coloured wreath, lamposts and the boy with the sled.

I wanted to capture the essence of Yorks homely feel, and the golden tones set by the low-hanging bulbs have been echoed in the illustration.

Yorks Bakery Café Christmas card progress

I have begun my final design for this year, a Yorks Bakery Café Christmas card. 

Although this is the last for 2014, it will mark the beginning in a new range of greeting cards which I will carry through to 2015, including a Boston Tea Party and Electric cinema greeting card illustrated in a similar style.

Downton Abbey Christmas Card

You can pick up this card and see the rest of my Christmas Card range now at Big Cartel

Christmas Cards Now Available on Big Cartel!

You can purchase my 2014 range of Christmas Cards here at my Paper Fables Big Cartel!

You can also commission me through here for a bespoke portrait!