June 2011
69 posts
Watercolour Progress
I’ve been photo documenting the watercolour process for my own interest and I thought I’d share it here in case anyone was interested. You can click through the stages here:
http://www.chainbear.com/images/extras/illustration/spectre1.html
It’s probably better once you’ve allowed all the images to cache, of course :)
Little Universe
Lauren has drawn this wonderful little androgynous child as the main character in her children’s book about the beginning of the universe! Such a cutie.
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“I was giving my boyfriend head one night when I realized that, when pressed to...”
– dating, it’s complicated: issue 101
Hilarious
See, I used to be able to colour
They aren’t amazing, but I definitely used to be able to do it.
This was A2. I think.
this was just supposed to be a little sketch, which is why it’s only 5 inches across.
If you watch Bruce Almighty backwards, it's about...
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26: What Kind of Person Attracts You
All sorts of people attract me, really.
I like funny people, sarcastic people and passionate people. I like people who have something to say and who do things with their lives. I like people who are happy to go their own way and ignore the pull of trends and society (not that I have anything against trends or society, I just think it’s a bit dull when people seem to be nowt but a photofit...
25: Someone who Fascinates You and Why
Ugh, this is going to be hard because I’m rubbish with names and not good at nailing down one person at things like this.
I get fascinated, mostly, by creative directors and writers who work on really big or really abstract projects. I want to dive into their minds and find out how all their thoughts and ideas condensed to produce their work. Even with things I don’t particularly...
24: Your Favourite Movie and What It's About
I love Amélie (or Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain). That’s probably my favourite movie.
I used to put on Amelie if I was feeling a bit ‘muh’ cos it’s a real pick me up. I can’t believe I don’t have it on DVD. Odd. It’s about… well, what’s it about?
Amélie is a woman who lives a little bit in a daydream land and she seems to...
May 2011
64 posts
Harry Potter
You guys really should check out Lucy Kingsley’s excellent mural-style illustrations of the Harry Potter books.
Here’s a sample:
and here’s the link