Animal Backgrounds

I've been doing a bit more freelance work. I was asked to produce some backgrounds for a children's website. The website features a range of animal characters and games. I had to produce backgrounds to show the animal's environment. The style had to fit into the tone of the website and the characters so I tried to do it quite simple - less detail and less photoshop painting! (which I love too much). More backgrounds can be seen here!

I Choo Choo Choose You

I was quite proud of this! Maybe I should have come up with an original idea but naaah. I've always wanted to make it. I'm surprised you can't buy it anywhere. I gave it to my boyfriend and the last time I went over his, he was using it as a coaster. How rude. My next card to him will be..."Let's BEE friends."

Chicks In Space.

I make the title sound worse than it is! But this is exactly what my manager said to do when designing this year's Easter Card!

Tom Hardy Painting

I wanted to get back into traditional painting for a while now as I have missed it. It's really relaxing. I've been doing bits after work but it is very time consuming. I've been working on a painting of Tom Hardy just so I get to look at his face for hours. :B I made his head too squished as you can see by the pencil marks - I'm gonna somehow try to extend his head. I want to get it spot on like him but it's not quite there yet.

Wanna Valentine's MUG?

We are making some Valentine's mugs for work and these are just some designs I've been messing around with. I quite like a lot of these but I don't think we are using any of them :(

Busy Busy!

My blog has been neglected lately, oops. I've been quite busy on the work placement I'm currently on. I've also been emailed about doing some freelance work. Some how people are finding my blog! I've been dabbling in different areas of design lately. I really want to get into graphic design. I keep buying a load of books which I can't afford. I'm also planning into making my own website....at some point.

Here's a poster I've been working on at my job placement - my manager has decided he wants to make a children's book. The adventures of Alfie the Astronaut!

Astronaut

An astronaut created for -  http://www.messagetothemoon.com/