Meadowhall Heart Launch

This is photograph from the launch of the Meadowhall Hearts! I am happy with the final outcome and so proud to have completed this so soon after the Big Hoot. It has been a lovely project to be a part of and representing the Sheffield & Hallamshire County F.A with a design that encompasses the notion of 'supporting football for all'.

Meadowhall Hearts Project

A week departed from The Big Hoot launch night in Fort Dunlop, I have been invited to do a project titled Meadowhall Hearts, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of the shopping centre's opening.

The finished design will be painted onto a huge heart which is one of twelve hearts that will be situated at Meadowhall.

I have been working hard finalising a design and I will be sharing it soon, along with who I will be working alongside to generate the design idea.

Big Hoot 2015 Preview Evening and Launch!

The Big Hoot Completion

So this is it! The end of a long journey that began with a massive heap of sketches of Big Hoot owl templates! I am happy with the two completed owls and the feedback has been fantastic!

Shoes Glorious Shoes

Here is a personal piece for my portfolio. It was a challenge replicating different surface textures, from polished leather to suede to translucent.

Big Hoot Trail Map update

Here is a snippet of the 43 illustrations I produce for the Big Hoot Trail Map, and Little Hoot Trail Map- which is the schools programme. I have used real owl designs and incorporated them into the characters, and used purple hues as the main colour scheme to base onto the grey base map

Big hoot 2015 Updates!

Progress shots on my two owls, on which is sponsored by Cross Country trains and the other for St Toms church in Sheldon, part funded by Birmingham Airport.

This is a sneak peek at the two owls, varnished and completed today! Next stop, Fort Dunlop for the owls to undergo a photoshoot for the Big Hoot catalogue!

Big Hoot Trail Map progress

I have been invited to do all of the illustrations for the Big Hoot trail map which I am very excited to work on! I will be illustrating all the famous Birmingham landmarks where the owls will be situated. I will also be producing the schools map featuring the owlets, along with a set of owl characters wearing a selection of the chosen owl designs

Shoesies

Here is a piece I am working on, it will be a cute little fashion illustration perhaps made into a greeting card or print of Louboutin shoes. It is a portfolio piece to show examples of work and versatility in illustrating different shapes and textures

Social media loving

It has been lovely to see the buzz being created around The Big Hoot 2015, as it has given the opportunity to build rapport with Cross Country and The Big Hoot and get excited about the progress being made as things start coming together.

Big Hoot Sheldon painting session #4

This was the last of the painting sessions based in Sheldon. From here the owl will be transported to Digbeth for some long hours spent drawing out and completing the owl.

Big Hoot Sheldon painting session #3

Big Hoot Sheldon painting session #2

Big Hoot Sheldon painting session #1!

Fairytale Shoes

This is a new illustrations based on the shoes of famous children's book characters, notably Dorothy and Cinderella. I will be printing this design onto notebooks and greeting cards

Owl Aboard!!!

Here is the final Cross Country-approved Owl Aboard design which will sit in the middle of Birmingham city centre across 10 weeks in Summer 2015. The design incorporates the Cross Country livery

La Maison Rose update

I have edited the illustration in Photoshop (although it still requires amendments and the left side completing. I have added watercolour textures tot he main facade then digitally coloured the green sections and added flower baskets and chalkboard writing to complete the typical french feel.

Louboutin experiments

Some pencil crayon / watercolour experiments on some Louboutin drawings. I initially thought watercolour would work better to give the silky finish of the shoes by pencil crayons tens to work better because they give an old film grain which echoes the 50s colours of the shoes, browns and beiges. The pencil crayon also allows more consistency in tone and precision.