NEW ARTIST STEVE HORROCKS!

A big welcome to Steve Horrocks who his our latest signing! Originally from Merseyside, Steve moved to California with his wife in 1995 to work for a major feature animation studio and over the years has still pursued his passion for creating and illustrating on a personal level. Following great success in comics and animation, he has just finished his first childrens book and we think, with his beautiful drawings, that this is the beginning of a wonderful future in the children's market. Steve works digitally but likes to keep a traditional feel to his work.

Andres Martinez Ricci in 3D!

Our talented illustrator Andres Martinez Ricci is once again proving his versatility by branching out with a new way of working... his work has gone 3D! With its increasing popularity in recent years we think this style of working is an exciting and resfreshing addition to his portfolio. With its interactive element, these drawings are sure to entertain and inspire, and are the perfect compliment to his already outstanding work for the children's market. You'll need red and green 3D glasses to view correctly.

Nicholas Carn on the silver screen!

Multi talented Nicholas Carn has recently designed and animated a wonderful piece for Strutt and Parker estate agents which has been shown throughout London cinemas. With a 60's inspired graphic his work is crisp fresh and has great energy. We love it and hopefully audiences in town do as well!

Check it out here:

Strutt&Parker from Nicholas Carn on Vimeo.

Lorna Siviter exhibition!

Our fantastic Lorna will be taking part in the exhibition 'The Art of the Illustrator' at the Musgrove Gallery, Taunton along with fellow illustrator Paul Blow and others.
The show runs from 22nd January to 20th March.
Lorna will be showcasing new editorial inspired work in her cracking graphic style.

Insight into Laure Fournier's work

We often get asked how our wonderful illustrators go about creating their stunning artworks so we've been getting some of them to explain their processes, and today, let's look at the work of Laure Fournier. When you first look at her beautiful imagery you'd be forgiven for thinking they are traditional hand painted illustrations. However with the wonder of technology Laure uses an incredible tablet (a Wacom Cintiq) that acts as a screen so she can draw directly onto it creating instant digital sketches, as seen in image one below. Then she continues to layer colour and detailing on the sketch, much in the same way as a painter would, but in Photoshop instead. The results speak for themselves and she maintains a nice balance of producing imagery digitally but still with the hand painted look.

Carlos Araujo selected for American Illustration 29!

Congratulations go to our excellent Brazilian artist Carlos Araujo who has just had an illustration accepted for the American Illustration 29 annual. His bold graphic style is so eye catching and always stands out in the crowd! Well done Carlos, and we are sure there are many more great artworks to come.

Alison Jay collection

Wonderful children's illustrator, Alison Jay, has recently had some of her popular books made into a beautiful 'Nursery Collection' of 'My First Board Books' for Templar publishing. Exquisitely housed in a lovely box, the books are 'Alphabet', 'Words', 'Counting' and 'Colour' and are the perfect set for teaching the little ones' basic words in a lavishly illustrated way.