Lovely and warm summer day today.
Another page of my upcoming picture book.
Category: Illustration
The Weather Today VIII
We maxed out the amazing hiking weather we had the last week, and now it is back to Iceland’s usually windy self….
The Weather Today VIII
Summer has arrived here at last.
Also the earthquakes are still going strong. If that volcano errupts again this year I will definitely hike there this time. I missed out on the last two eruptions.
Meanwhile we’ll be at the beach. And another page of my new picture book.
The Weather Today VII
Second day in a row of full on sunshine. This means beachtime!
The Weather Today VI
The sunshine didn’t last long. Beside a good amount of little earthquakes today, it is also back to the usual windiness …
The Weather Today V
No rain but also no sun today. Still time to go outside! I really miss the sun.
Another paper cut page from my upcoming picture book.
The Weather Today IV
Not sure if it is an improvement. At least it hasn’t rained today… Yet!
The Weather Today III
Another page from my upcoming picture book.
There seems to be no change to weather here for the next couple of days it seem. Soon I´ll be running out of bad weather pictures to post.
The Weather Today II
Yep, the weather here is not improving.
Another page from my almost finished picture book. Paper & Gouache.
The Weather Today
Seems summer is temporarily cancelled in Iceland.
Another page of my upcoming picture book.
What’s the weather today?
Another one from my upcoming picture book. We actually have sun, first time in a week. Off for a walk!
What´s the weather today?
As mentioned in my last post, I tried something completely different and made a picture book out of paper cut outs. The rain drops are gouache. It was so much fun!
Image fitting the weather today….Ah Icelandic summer…..
Getting Out of the Comfort Zone
Hola, I am back! The family and I had escaped Iceland for a while to load up on as much vitamin D as possible. After an extensive road trip in Spain and a stop over in Switzerland I am all tanned, inspired and ready to get back to work!
Something a bit different to start with and that I have been working on this spring.
I had a creative block in January and an artist friend suggested to me to just try something completely different. An that I did. I bought a gouache set and a bunch of papers. The result is an almost finished picture book about the weather and some bad first gouache painting attempts.
I had a lot of fun with making paper-cut pictures and I am very happy with the result. I used gouache for the details. Here is a first peek. What do you think?
Jungle Plates
Design practice for a set of jungle themed plates. I used the same drawings as for the dominoes and edited them digitally.
Jungle Dominoes
Did these also for the illustration course in February. In hindsight I should have done the drawings digitally, as it would have saved a lot of time. I might redo it again at some point. It was still a great exercise.
Space Friends
I took an illustrator course in February which pushed me out of my comfort zone and forced me to do my first digital drawing. I also learned how to do design sheets and pattern designs. I also became a lot better with my time management and to-do lists… somewhat 🙂
If anyone is looking for a great course, I can highly recommend this one at WeIllustrate.co.uk.
Happy Monday!
Illustration practice IV
Another slight changed master copy. My favourite so far. It will get a spot on the wall for sure. You might be familiar with the boat crew. Original illustration by Janosch.
Ink and watercolour.
Have a great weekend!
My version
The original by Janosch.
Illustration practice III
Another attempt at a master copy with my own spin. As a child I absolutely loved the stories and illustrations by Janosch. Maybe you have come across the Tigerente (lit. tiger duck)at some point? Absolutely love his whimsical style and his bear and tiger character. However, instead of copying his character I sneaked in Mr Fox’s cousin.
Meet the Artist
Adding a new piece to my portfolio. Almost happy how it turned out. This is the third version. Ink, watercolour and coloured pencils on mixed media paper.
Illustration practice II
Another attempt at a master copy which I then decided to put my own spin on it. Original “Buried Head” by Souther Salazar.
Watercolour, ink, and coloured pencils.
Melanie Franz 