We are greeted with mixed weather for the weekend after a rather sunny week.
This is another page of my upcoming picture book – paper and gouache. I am still working on the cover. It will hopefully be finished soon.
Have a great weekend!
Tag: Illustration
What’s the Weather Today X
This Icelandic summer is way better than expected. Another beautiful day to be outdoors!
The Weather Today IX
Lovely and warm summer day today.
Another page of my upcoming picture book.
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 VII
Second day in a row of full on sunshine. This means beachtime!
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…..
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.
Illustration practice
Last year I did a couple of master copies of famous artworks. This one is based on ‘Smokey Face’ by N.C. Wyeth.
Watercolour and coloured pencil.
Making Bubbles
Something easy and fun on this Monday morning. Started to experiment with collage and gouache. It´s a quite calming activity I have to say.
I still haven´t finished my 100 people as I have been working on different projects. Maybe this week.
One Week 100 People VI
Another page coloured in….I spent maybe 3 min on each sketch and then another 5 min to colour it in.
Melanie Franz 