2013 - Russian Elitist Doom Kitty

I bought a copy of "Dirty Russian", which is a phrasebook full of Russian slang and profanities. I came across the phrase "Posers really annoy me" and it tickled me so much I had to illustrate it. Here is Behemoth the Russian Elitist Doom Kitty :)

2013 - Huddersfield -Russian Animal Book Project

Above are the finals I created for my project. The outer leeve, inlay and four finished illustrations as examples of the content of the book.

I found this project challenging but definately the most enjoyable of the year. Although still very much my style, I've definately changed in how I draw to be more child friendly and I would certainly consider attempting another children's book project - especially an educational one like this, as this is the subject area that tends to be ignored by contemporary illustrators.

Hull - Year 2 - Kolobok

Hull - Year 2 - Kolobok Sketchbook and Development Work

We were given a brief to tackle and retell a fairy tale of our choice. I picked the Russian tale Kolobok (similair to our story of The Gingerbread Man). I wanted to create a final piece that were displayed in a diorama so I wanted to think about layers in this project.