Illustration Portfolio
‘Painting Rainbows’
The ‘Painting Rainbows’ book is a multicoloured hug filled with hope, just when we all might need one.
The artwork was painted in watercolour on stretched paper. I wanted to keep a pencil drawing feel to the illustrations. So the final stage was to add a 6B pencil line drawing over the watercolour.
You can see more on my ‘Painting Rainbows, Blog Post.
Pop-Up Books
Mummy Book
‘DK Amazing Pop-Up, Pull-Out Mummy Book’
2000
The Mummy is based on the finds in Tutankhamum’s Tomb found by Howard Carter in 1922. I enjoyed researching the finds on the Mummy and the various elements in different layers of the body within the sarcophagus.
Most of the artwork was airbrushed using acrylic and gouache. But I used watercolour for the bandages and body.
The Death Mask artwork was also re-used in a book for The British Museum.
‘Ancient Egypt Pop-Up Book’
2003
This also had some new artwork for pop-up spreads by myself.
Zoomers
Published by Readers Digest, 1999.
Zoomers were four spreads that sort of folded through each other to get back to the beginning!
My artwork was airbrushed with acrylic and gouache. Apart from the cartoony ‘Spook House Party’, which was watercolour with a brushed ink keyline.
Monsters of the Abyss
The Monsters of the Abyss book, published by Macmillan Group 2008, contained pop-up spreads of Viperfish, Giant Squid, Sperm Whales etc. It was great fun to illustrate. This time I used digital artwork, but in my realistic airbrush style.
Moon Landing
Moon Landing book, published by Walker Books 2008. I was commissioned to supply some of the illustrations for this book. Notably, the Gemini IV spread, illustrated using digital artwork. Above I have taken two of the Pop-Up elements and put them together to make a 2D image.
Harry Potter Masks, published by Sudamericana 2001. It contained pop-up masks that were also part of a double page spread. They could then be taken out of the pages worn and put back. Clever chap that David Hawcock. My digital mask artwork was re-working the films style guides to fit to David’s outlines.
Book Covers
‘Children of Another Albion‘ by J P Paradise
2014
The Cover was painted using watercolour with a black ink keyline. The book also has black & white illustrations with-in it too.
‘Paradise Mislaid‘ by J P Paradise
2017
The Cover was created using mixed media of inked keyline, acrylic painting and digital artwork.
‘Fictions Of Unease’
Published by Sulis, 2002.
Digital Artwork.
Myths and Legends Book
My illustrations were all painted in watercolour at roughly A3 size for a double-page spread.
Other Things
‘Moles Brewery Pump Clip’
Airbrushed artwork using acrylic and gouache.
‘Tony’s Key’
Pencil logo design for Tony Millyard. Maker of flutes, baroque oboes and baroque bassoons.
‘Shit Award’
Tongue in cheek version of a similar sounding award for ‘Loaded‘ Magazine.