The past couple of days I've been learning a few new skills in Illustrator, which should help enhance my design work. I've particularly been experimenting with different text effects as I increasingly find myself needing to use typography within my work and would like to do this as imaginatively as possible. Found some great tutorials here. One of my resolutions for 2013 is to build a new website using some of the typography and animation skills I've honed over the past year, so watch this space.
I'm also looking forward to participating in some great exhibitions in early 2013:
The Grant Bradley Gallery's show, 'Let Me Illustrate' runs Sat 12 Jan to Sat 2 Feb, with a preview on Fri 11 Jan
Drawn in Bristol's fantastic new exhibition 'Beat the Blues' launches Fri 18 Jan at St George's Bristol with an evening of live music.
I'm excited to see some imaginative and inspiring work at both of these, as well as seeing what new opportunities arise. Roll on the New Year!
Currently exploring the possibilities of the world of animated GIFs...hoping to inject some animation into my work and website. Should see some results soon!
This week I've been creating a new cover image for St George's Bristol's children's and families' concert brochure, which will be available in the new year. It involved a different approach for me as children's illustration is not my usual area. I wanted to create something fun and eye-catching that reflected both music and springtime themes such as flowers, growth, insects and the natural world. The result is, I hope, a quirky and uplifting image in bold primary colours that I hope will appeal to both parents and children.
The brochure will appear alongside Drawn in Bristol exhibition 'Beat the Blues,' which launches at St George's in January.
