"I've brought you, a gift..."

"Its a crystal, nothing more. But if you turn it this way, it will show you your dreams..."

Aaahh, The Labyrinth is my favourite film ever, and this week I spent my evenings making a Labyrinth-themed card for my boyfriend to celebrate our 5th anniversary!

It was just a quick little card, but I really enjoyed making it! The crystal that Jareth (aka David Bowie) is holding flips up to reveal the 'Dance Magic Dance!' scene. Wheee-heee! Heres to me making many more stupid cards like this to annoy all those around me in the future! Hooray!
(Now lets all go watch The Labyrinth...)



Classic...

Japan Bonanza Express (Japan Book Part 3)!

So, here it is! I have finally completed my long-awaited and much-waffled-about Japan Book, which is actually called Japan Bonanza Express!

Phew! That was the longest self-initiated project I have ever undertaken, and it was certainly a learning curve! But a very enjoyable one! I'd like to make some more in the future...

I got my little booklets printed at a rather fantastical printers called Ripe Digital, and they did a great job - I'm very happy with the end result!
I've ordered a few copies of these and I'm thinking about maybe selling a few of them...Hmmmm! Anyhoos, once I have decided what I'm doing I shall be back on here waffling on about where you can find them! So, watch this space! Woo!

Cosy illustration

I done an illustration commission for a friend in work!

It was fun revisiting the texturey style used for the Famous People project! I want to experiment more with backgrounds, and lighting and shading!

A bit of experimental illustration

A few months ago I was asked to come up with an illustration concept for a small booklet.
The client wanted to see quite a simple hand drawn sort of style.



I then decided to have a bit of fun and do this one too:



I saw this guy's work and decided I wanted a go at using that lovely colour palette. (Don't worry, this was just for fun and the client didn't see this illustration!) I really like Shen Akindo's work, so nice and slick!
I also enjoyed employing a bit of a gradient to elements of my picture. Its fun to experiment! Woo!