Current Semester B work

Above, this is one of the illustrations which I have just finished for D&AD Student Awards 2009 competition. This is for a smoothie drink called PJ's who have sponsored for D&AD Student Awards 2009. On the actual piece(s) of work (which now have been submitted to D&AD) had the actual PJ's smoothie bottle on them which they wanted the entrants to do. Now I have to hope for the best and see whether the judges will like them or not. I hope I win but you'll never know. I can't wait.

These illustrations took me ages to finish because I was painting with acrylic paint on top quality acrylic paper. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I never wanted to use Photoshop for my work because that isn't me. Painting is always my favourite way of working. Once I have finished painting them, I scanned them onto my computer (once the illustrations have dried from painting) and then I put PJ's bottles on each illustration.

Semester A works

Below, this is one of my pencil drawings I drew for my Paintbox People project. Paintbox People is a children poetry and this project was enjoyable and fun to do. These drawings are unfinished final pieces. I was going to paint them in nice bright colours. When I handed in all of my work including this to my tutors in the last semester, they liked them all and told me that I was on a 2:1 grade level (60%) which is really good. When I graduate I really want to go into children's book industry but I probably won't go into that straight away. I am quite open to all jobs like advertising and greeting cards (which I'd like to go into one day) except editoral which I have no passion for.

This is an illustration based on a story called City of Glass by Paul Auster. It was painted on chunky canvas. It is a very sad story, and I didn't want to produce gloomy and sad, boring pieces of work to go with a sad story. I always wanted to produce happy and cheerful work because that what I am about.