tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55191212000523361152024-03-19T09:24:39.047+00:00Plum Pudding IllustrationPlum Pudding Illustration Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10049754247731089841noreply@blogger.comBlogger246125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519121200052336115.post-76679729078116533482020-04-28T11:23:00.000+01:002020-04-28T11:23:03.456+01:00Welcome to the Family, Júlia Moscardó!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Our </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">wonderful Plum Júlia Moscardó had a chat with us about her life as an illustrator and what she does in her spare time- take a look below!</span></div>
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I've lived in quite a few places in recent years: Leeds, Cambridge, Valencia... and now I have settled in Nottingham with my partner. I work from home, where I have my own studio.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It is peaceful and warm. I can hear the pigeons and birds tweeting from here. It also feels like a sanctuary where I can make artwork. It is my "private" space, which makes me feel more free when going through the creative process. On the other hand my partner Joe (also an artist) has his studio downstairs, so I can give him a shout if I need another pair of eyes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">What do you love most about being an illustrator? </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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I love every single bit of the creative process, from having an idea to developing it and giving it the final shape. An illustrator must be versatile. Exploring how to communicate to others across wide and varied contexts provides a stimulating contrast to my other self lead painting. Through illustration I can feel connected. Connected to the people I work with, to the readers and to stories of unbounded potential.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I work with multiple techniques, from oils, watercolours, gouache, colour pencils, brush-pens to mono-print and sometimes photoshop too. Recently I have started to limit the amount of digital editing that I do to the artwork in order to explore the analog process further. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">What is your favourite thing to draw and why? </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Houses and animals. Houses have so much character. They communicate things such as: the passing of time, the people who live in it, when and where they were built and how old or young the people living in the house are. Animals are perfect for studying body language as they do not communicate through words. Often they're up for some mischief... and I must admit I have a soft spot for naughty characters. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Do you have a particular favourite character that you’ve illustrated? </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Yes, Raccoon! Though I also have a lot of love for Koala as it was the first character that came together and that I was proud enough to make a story about.<br />
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Everyday life. If there is an animal in the house then it will most definitely influence the next character I will create. I like observing their movements, the expression in their eyes, their moods etc. I also look up at past painters such as Ramon Casas, Edouard Vuillard, Hammershoi... and pattern designers or old Vogue fashion illustrators.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lots! Every now and then I am lucky to find a new illustrator who's work is tremendously inspiring. Hugo Pratt has been one of my favourite illustrators since I was a teenager. His comics transport me to far away places. To me, he's one of the best artists at portraying different cultures and landscapes. Rumiko Takahashi was also a great influence through my adolescence, I used to redraw her comic covers and I love her sense of humour and characters.</div>
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<span style="color: purple;">What do you like to do in your spare time when you’re not illustrating?</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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I do a lot of baking. Recently we got an allotment too. I don't go to the gym but I have been digging a lot of couch grass while listening to our neighbour mix Elvis Presley with Yodelling (it makes you dig harder). <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">How did you get into illustration?</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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While I was studying Fine Arts in Valencia I fell in love with oil painting. I always felt pulled towards illustration projects. Later, when studying Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art I saw the diversity illustration has to offer and enjoyed the challenges it imposes. Since then I've been exploring how these two worlds entwine and inform each other. I feel the division between the two is gradually melting away.<o:p></o:p></div>
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· Find what inspires you and explore it. <o:p></o:p></div>
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· Experiment a lot. <o:p></o:p></div>
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· Get into a healthy routine that includes seeing friends, family and doing exercise.<o:p></o:p></div>
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· Go out on your own to museums, the cinema, drawing from location...<o:p></o:p><br />
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"Plou" and "Per molts anys, Laia", illustrated by Pilarín Bayés and written by Assumpta Verdaguer and Adelina Palacín. And "Bathwater's hot" by Shirley Hughes, which I have recently passed on to my two years old nephew. The Harry Potter series were my favourites in my teens (and still are). <o:p></o:p></div>
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"Circe" by Madeleine Miller. A great read, I loved every bit and recommend it to everyone. If you like greek mythology this one is a modern and beautiful story that will take you to the world of Greek gods. <o:p></o:p></div>
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To stay healthy and happy as well as to keep drawing and developing my illustration and painting career.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">What’s your ultimate dream?</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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I hope my life continues to be full of wonderful creative projects and people... Steadily striving towards more sustainable living in harmony with nature, and a big studio full of light. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Welcome to the family, Júlia! </span></div>
Plum Pudding Illustration Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10049754247731089841noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519121200052336115.post-67363580506905577062020-03-17T12:30:00.003+00:002020-03-17T12:30:46.340+00:00Kind words From Stephan Hogtun - Plum Pudding Illustrator<div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica;">
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<span class="" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">We received this very kind email from our Plum Stephen Hogtun today!</span></div>
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<span class="" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">"Hi Mark</span></div>
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<span class="" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">I know you must be busy but just wanted to send a note to say what a great job you, Hannah and everyone at Plum is doing.</span></div>
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<span class="" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">It’s bedlam everywhere, people worrying about their health and livelihood- I imagine you have the same concerns for your own business, family and staff. I’m seriously impressed you way you’ve shielded us all from that worry and fought and continue to fight for opportunities for us here at Plum.</span></div>
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<span class="" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Absolutely impressed. Well done and thanks mate.</span></div>
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<span class="" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Stay safe</span></div>
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<span class="" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Stephen"</span></div>
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<span class="" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Many thanks for your lovely words, Stephen!</span></div>
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<br />Plum Pudding Illustration Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10049754247731089841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519121200052336115.post-59109150655718898952020-01-06T12:25:00.001+00:002020-01-06T12:25:55.111+00:00Welcome to the Family, Joseph Namara Hollis! <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustrator, Aspiring Snazzy Vegetable-Grower, Ninja-in-Training: have a read about our new Plum </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Joseph Namara Hollis! </span></div>
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I’m based in a village on the outskirts of Nottingham. I work from home in a little cottage.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">What do you like about working there?</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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My partner Julia (who is also an illustrator) usually isn’t too far away. So I can always call the cavalry if I need an extra pair of eyes on a job.</div>
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I tend to draw in a way that allows me to be playful and respond to text organically.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I always like to designate time for the subconscious to work it magic, this usually means<o:p></o:p></div>
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exploring ideas on big pieces of throw-away paper without too much consideration. Exciting<o:p></o:p></div>
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things can happen when you’re feeling carefree and spontaneous. It’s absolutely necessary to return to these piles of drawings with fresh eyes after some rest and cherry pick the drawings that still agree with me when I’m being more critical. From there I’ll compile my work and colour digitally. I make my own digital brushes based on mark-making and textures I’ve made in the print room so that the digital part of the process still feels organic and experimental.</div>
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I love the boundless opportunities to create, invent and nourish the imagination. When I’m deeply engrossed in drawing I often enter a flow state which feels immensely fulfilling and therapeutic.</div>
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discovery so hats off to them because I’m finding it all very helpful.</div>
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I enjoy drawing animals most, there’s something humorous and surprising when they capture a human expression. Thinking about it, anthropomorphising anything is an absolute delight.</div>
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I like searching for mushrooms and training to be a ninja.</div>
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symbiotic relationships in nature show us it's entirely possible for everyone and everything to work together.</div>
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I think it's probably more a case of not getting out of illustration. “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up” -Picasso</div>
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Ah, spoilt for choice! The list would be too long. But Ben Shahn and Saul Steinberg are two of my old favourites.</div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Welcome to the family, Joseph!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="color: purple;">Where do you live/work?</span><br />I’m a Worthing based illustrator and work as a designer and illustrator in Brighton at an independent publishers named Salariya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="color: purple;">What do you like about working there?</span><br />The best part of the job for me is the freedom to suggest my own ideas for exciting new projects.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="color: purple;">What do you love most about being an illustrator?</span>I love creating books where every character no matter how minor has its own personality. I think it’s important for readers to read beyond the text and find jokes and stories within the illustrations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="color: purple;">Do you have a favourite illustrator?</span><br />Absolutely obsessed by Julia Sarda and Rebecca Green. They both work in a style that it so different to mine but hides so many amazing details in the scenes of their illustrations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I did a ‘women in science’ book about Jane Goodall. I know she’s a real person rather than a character but it was nice drawing someone who has done so much to inspire other ambitious women.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="color: purple;">What do you like to do in your spare time when you’re not illustrating?</span><br />I’m a keen netball player and play in some leagues around where I live. I’m quite a competitive person.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="color: purple;">How did you get into illustration?</span><br />I actually was originally planning on being a fine artist after a teen obsession with Lucien Freud. Once I got over him, I started experimenting with making characters and I fell into illustration.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Helvetica;">What were your favourite books when you were younger?</span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I loved Roald Dahl's revolting rhymes I found and still find them hilarious. I am also of the Harry Potter generation and think Jim Kay has my dream job.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Plum Pudding Illustration Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10049754247731089841noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519121200052336115.post-73739445312420752022019-12-02T15:09:00.000+00:002019-12-02T15:09:38.877+00:00Welcome to the Family, Kim Hankinson!<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
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I live in leafy North London, and have a desk space in Daslton. I like London as you can explore the same city but feel like you're in completely different places.<span style="font-kerning: none;"></span></div>
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Mostly the fact that I get to be around talented people and come across so much other gorgeous work. There are lots of screen printers and so I’m looking forward to doing more of that when there's time!<span style="font-kerning: none;"></span></div>
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I have lots of ideas, so I love to be able to write them down and sketch them up. It's great turning random ideas you’ve had fizzing away into something someone else can understand.<span style="font-kerning: none;"></span></div>
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I’ll often just have an idea and do a very quick sketch. Then I take a pic with my phone and drop it straight onto the computer so I can get it on there as quickly as possible…I always want to get the colours and shapes I’ve imagined down fast. I tend to get ideas when I’m walking somewhere, so I scribble them down as soon as I get to a pen and paper!<span style="font-kerning: none;"></span></div>
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I also like drawing girls stroppy faces - because you don't always have to smile! I love blobby shapes and bright contrasting colours too.</div>
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My ninja tigress. I would be a highly ineffective ninja.<span style="font-kerning: none;"></span></div>
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Mostly just from life and world around me… if I’m briefed it's the text from an author leads the way, when you get good text to work with you know at and its so inspiring. Sometimes though, I’ll just have a silly thought and just want to illustrate that, or I’ll read or hear about something I want to learn about and think might be interesting to other people, and so work that up into a design.<span style="font-kerning: none;"></span></div>
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Not really, I’ve always been inspired by Japanese art and love Ryo Takemasa’s work, and then love modern quirky pattern and shape like artwork by Tess Smith Roberts or Lisa Congdon. I love Matisse's shapes and colours, and also cold war graphics from around the world.<span style="font-kerning: none;"></span></div>
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I love a good walk meandering around London visiting museums, cinemas, and galleries. I also went for a walk in the Himalayas last year, thats the other extreme of the walks! I listen to lots of podcasts on politics and science and I like to cook… always happiest when eating! I like a lido in winter and do some yoga to try and stay a bit more zen than I actually am!<span style="font-kerning: none;"></span></div>
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I studied graphic art and design at University where I focussed on illustration and screen printing. I moved into design for children in licensing, then books. Over the last year or two and I put some time into building a new portfolio based on the work I wanted to do for me and really things have grown from there.<span style="font-kerning: none;"></span></div>
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1) Start with the work you want to make and work hard at it.<span style="font-kerning: none;"></span></div>
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I loved Where the Wild things and really vividly remember Eric Carl's books from being really small. I also loved a poetry anthology of Poems selected by Micheal Rosen. It had some very creepy and detailed water colour illustrations of skeletons in caves and weird creatures… I don't know the illustrator but I was fascinated by those drawings when I was little.<span style="font-kerning: none;"></span></div>
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I’ve literally just started the Testaments by Margaret Atwood, but I usually buy books that have some connection with foreign cultures and history, so really like buying fiction from Stanfords in London where you get stories connected with travel<span style="font-kerning: none;"></span></div>
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I just try to work hard and be happy today to be honest!<span style="font-kerning: none;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Welcome to the family, Kim! </span></div>
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I love having the ability to create and draw my own characters. I enjoy being able to interact with individuals from publishing houses to create something fantastic from a simple idea, to a sketch and into a final product that we envisioned. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My favourite things to draw are children, animal toys, cars, insects, buildings, nature and busy cities. I enjoy drawing these because I am able to play around with them in many fun ways!<o:p></o:p></div>
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There is this one bug that I absolutely love. The bug looks bizarre, because it has red pants, wears a yellow t-shirt and has blue sneakers. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My inspirations come from many other brilliant artists, from everyday things that life brings, from humorous situations, from photography and from the places that I have visited.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have many favourite illustrators, but I admire Marija Lucija Stupica Richard Scarry, Marc Boutavant and Dušan Petričić. <o:p></o:p></div>
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As I work alone on the daily, I like to go out with my friends, to the park and go on trips with my husband and two daughters when I have free time. One of my favourite things to do is to go to Toronto on a day trip, I love the city and I enjoy observing how people interact, live and act in the big city. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I studied arts and illustration at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in the city of Bratislava in Slovakia. After graduation, I moved to Canada with my husband and daughter. I then slowly started to create a portfolio for myself, I uploaded some of my very first illustrations on the Association of Illustrators (ASIL) and after a while, publishers began contacting me. After that, I started illustrating my first children’s books and educational books and magazines.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Firstly, you must always make a good sketch and do research before you move on to the final illustration.</div>
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Secondly, don’t forget to believe in yourself, especially when it gets tough.</div>
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Lastly, push through, and withstand what pulls you back from achieving the progress you want!<o:p></o:p></div>
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I used to love reading and playing with board books! I liked books that had a lot of details in the illustrations, I enjoyed seeing a busy setting and trying to figure out what was going on. Books from Richard Scarry were some of my favourite books ever, and still are! I also really like a lot of illustrations from former Yugoslavian artists, I really like their style and I still remember one of the books, it was titled <i>Kako se radi Kuta? </i>It means, “how do you make a house?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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The last book that I read was the one that I just finished illustrating! It was an adventurous love story. I really loved the style of writing that was used in the book, however it made me realize that I had a lot of work to do on this book. Since the book was very adventurous and detailed, I had to constantly imagine and create a new scenery, new action and movement and new characters. Instead of reading, I love listening to the radio, and I especially enjoy tuning into podcasts that interview individuals. I like to hear the story of someone's life, their good times and their bad times, and how they have dealt, or are dealing with it. I find myself listening to podcasts like these very often when I am working. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I have to work on and finish some of the projects that I have recently started, then I plan to take a break from work to be with my family, to have some fun and to eat good food!<o:p></o:p></div>
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My ultimate dream is what I am doing right now! But maybe on the next level. I want to continue to illustrate children's books, work on new and interesting projects and be satisfied with the work that I do. I also envision myself meeting new colleagues, attracting more publishers and creating something that will be very worthy and valuable to me.</div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Welcome to the family, Katarina!</span></div>
Plum Pudding Illustration Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10049754247731089841noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519121200052336115.post-90681865737700626202019-11-04T13:43:00.003+00:002019-11-04T14:09:49.234+00:00Welcome to the Plum Family, Brittany Lakin! <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of our new Plum family members and 2nd place runner up in the Plum Awards, Brittany, had a chat to us about her life an an illustrator!</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="color: purple;">Where do you live/work?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">I’ve moved around a bit but I’m currently living in Woking! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">I’ve not lived there for long so I’ve been having a great time seeing new sights and meeting new people. Everything feels fresh and interesting and I’m having a good time exploring the surrounding areas. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="color: purple;">What do you love most about being an illustrator?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">That I can create anything through the power of pencils! I’ve always loved to draw, even as a kid, and I’m so happy to know that I can make it my career as well. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="color: purple;">What is your favourite thing to draw and why?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">Nature is a big favorite of mine, forests seem like such an interesting and versatile setting. From fairies to spooky ghosts I can really play around with what I like. Having lived in cities and suburban areas more recently I suspect that deep down I’m craving some greenery! I also really love anything with myths and legends, it’s a lot of fun interpreting them in my own designs and giving them my own twists. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">Typically I sketch up rough ideas and research nifty little facts that would be fun to incorporate into my work. Then for the actual artwork I use a combination of pencils and inks to create interesting textures before finishing it off in Photoshop. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica";">Like with most illustrators I always loved art! Me, my sister, my mother and grandmother used to have little craft days where we would just make stuff for the sake of it. Once I discovered illustration was a career path I could follow I’ve had my heart set on it since. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="color: purple;">Do you have a favourite illustrator?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">So many artists! There are people like Emily Hughes and Isabelle Arsenault who are fantastic with mark making, texture and colour and are very big inspirations to me. I also love the black and white work of David Roberts, and the humorous pieces by Scott Campbell. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="color: purple;">What do you like to do in your spare time when you’re not illustrating?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">I have big fondness for movies! I enjoy trivia about them; perhaps if I didn’t get into illustration, film would have been a path I’d go down. I also enjoy video games, and recently I’ve gotten into a bit of geocaching! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="color: purple;">What are your three top tips for aspiring illustrators?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="color: purple;">What were your favourite books when you were younger?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">Meg and Mog, Winnie the Witch, The Worst Witch I was a big fan of anything spooky! It was so hard to find as a kid and I’ve always wanted to make sure that when I became an illustrator I would make stuff that I wish I could have read more of as a kid. I also remember adoring the art in the Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events; I loved all the small details in them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="color: purple;">What was the last book you read? What did you think? </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">I’m currently rereading Faerie Tale by Raymond E Feist! It’s a nice blend of horror and magic - dark faerie mythology is a weakness of mine and it’s great to have another book to add to my collection. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="color: purple;">What are your aspirations for the rest of the year?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">I really want to knuckle down on my work and get working on new projects! Recently I’ve been experimenting with clay and it would be great to get a little shop going.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">I would love to be able to go into a bookstore and see my own work sitting on a shelf! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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We are very excited to announce that <i>Shooting for the Stars</i>, written by Dr Norah Patten and illustrated by our Plum Jennifer Farley, has been shortlisted for Children’s Book of the Year at the An Post Irish Book Awards! </div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">“to celebrate the extraordinary quality of Irish writing, to help bring the best books to a wider readership annually, and to promote an industry under intense competitive pressures." (<span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.irishbookawards.irish/about/" style="color: #954f72;">https://www.irishbookawards.irish/about/</a>)</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Since the awards’ conception, the three initial categories have grown to eighteen categories each representing a different genre in the world of literature, and the general public of readers vote for the winners each year. The Awards has become more popular each year, and highlights of the Awards Dinner have been shown on RTÉ television since 2011.<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> In 2018, headline sponsorship passed from Bord Gáis Energy to An Post. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Jennifer Farley has been a part of the Plum Pudding family since April 2017, and we just love her expressive characters and eye-catching non-fiction work!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Shooting for the Stars</span></i><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"> (published by <span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">O'Brien Press in September 2019) </span>follows Norah’s journey into the world of astronauts and space. In 2017 she was selected to take part in Project Possum, a scientist-astronaut training programme, and she is now on her way to becoming Ireland’s first astronaut!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">The book takes the reader on an exciting journey through space, with fantastic illustrations by Jennifer that show what astronauts do to prepare for a space mission, what life is like in space, and what the astronauts do on spacewalks:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">You can vote for your favourite books from the shortlist of the An Post Irish Book Awards now, at <span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.irishbookawards.irish/vote2019/" style="color: #954f72;">https://www.irishbookawards.irish/vote2019/</a></span>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Plum Pudding Illustration Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10049754247731089841noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519121200052336115.post-50143451894976594722019-10-29T12:20:00.001+00:002019-10-29T12:20:26.419+00:00Welcome to the Plum Family, Christine Cuddihy!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I live in Leamington Spa in Warwickshire, and work from home. I have a 'mini-studio' - a small, messy but (almost) perfectly formed space in my house, dedicated to all things creative!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I'm lucky enough to have some beautiful views from my desk across our local park, and it's the best place for people watching, as well as all flora and fauna - so I'm never short for inspiration!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Fun is the word that springs to mind! There is something so joyful about spending time bringing words and stories to life through illustration. I adored books and illustration when I was young, so to be able to inspire others through my own work means the world to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I work digitally, drawing by hand to create pencil textures and often create "collages" from the textures I develop. My drawings often start out as pencil or ink sketches and then as I feel more confident in my ideas I develop them digitally. Although I used to be a huge technophobe and stuck to working on paper or canvas, working digitally has really helped me work more flexibly to bring together final book spreads and ideas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">People! I love trying to bring a character to life and seeing them develop over time. I always feel very emotionally attached to the characters I draw!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Other illustrators. I can't believe the talent that exists out there, and seeing how creative people can be never ceases to amaze me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">There are far too many to mention! I love David McKee, Ezra Jack Keats, Carson Ellis and Maria Dek. But the list is huge!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I knit a lot of hideous jumpers, love spending my time with my husband and friends, and chilling out with my hamster, Daphne.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I was always art-obsessed, and did my degree in Fine Art at Falmouth College of Arts where I specialised in oil painting and pencil drawing. After I graduated in 2007 I gradually realised that I loved storytelling and illustrating much more than making huge oil paintings! I made lots of time to illustrate, while also working a full time job. Then I met a publisher, Owlet Press who published my first illustrated children's book. After that, things spiralled from there, I left my 'real' job and started working as a freelance illustrator... and I haven't looked back!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">2) Be kind to yourself, and take praise when it's given. I really struggle with this, but I've had to learn to give myself a bit of a pat on the back occasionally (even though it definitely doesn't come naturally)!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">3) Read, read, read! Picture books, novels, short stories, anything to get a little bit of inspiration for visual storytelling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">The Falling Stars based on the story by the Brothers Grimm, and illustrated by Eugen Sopko. The whole book was so magical and captivating.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I was a big fan of Melric and the Petnapping by David McKee. The story was super creative, and the illustrations of the characters and animals were my favourite!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I read Frenchman's Creek by Daphne Du Maurier. I was so adventurous and swoony, and her works capture the Cornish landscape so well - I love all of her writing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Definitely to work on more children's books projects as an illustrator, and to finish a picture book project I'm working on at the moment with my own story...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">To illustrate children's books! It makes me so happy, and I can't believe that I'm actually doing it! I often have to pinch myself, and I feel very lucky indeed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="color: purple;"> Welcome to the family, Christine! </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: purple;">What do you love most about being an illustrator?</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white;">Using illustration to create my own magical worlds and tell stories brings me just as much joy now as it did when I was a child. I’ve always loved fantastic stories. As a child, I would read books about Egyptian mythology and folk tales from around the world.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: purple;">What do you like to do in your spare time when you’re not illustrating?</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white;">I’ve recently gotten into gardening with my partner. We planted a Monarch Waystation last Spring and get so excited when Monarch butterflies stop by and lay eggs on our milkweed. I also spend a lot of time with my pug, Meena. She’s 12 and I love her so much. She sleeps in my bed and snores all night, which I love.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: purple;">What were your favourite books when you were younger?</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white;">There are a lot. I immersed myself in very detailed worlds like <i>Animalia</i> and <i>I Spy</i> books. I also loved thoughtful stories like <i>The Velveteen Rabbit</i>. Lots of Shel Silverstein. Of course, <i>Harry Potter</i> – I remember my teacher reading the first book to our class when it was still unknown in the US. She just happened upon it in a bookstore. She would read it to us for the last 20 minutes of each school day and we would all sit with rapt attention! I remember when it exploded with popularity right after that.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Plum Pudding Illustration Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10049754247731089841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519121200052336115.post-15921631095966562832019-10-11T15:20:00.002+01:002019-10-11T15:35:21.139+01:00Welcome to the Plum Family, Charlotte Cotterill!<span style="color: purple; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Our new Plum Charlotte had a chat with us about her life as an illustrator and what she likes to do when she's not drawing- take a look below!</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="color: purple;">Where do you live/work?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">I currently live and work in a tiny village in the Peak District, I have a desk in the spare room and take up a lot more room than I should. I have only recently moved here but it’s a really beautiful place to live. At nighttime you can usually hear owls hooting and see the stars shining really brightly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">My desk is right in front of the window and I have a beautiful view to look at when I am stuck with my drawing or taking a break. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">There are too many good things to count! I love solving design problems with my images, that’s basically what illustrating is – problem solving through drawing. I also like meeting children at events and book festivals and showing them how to draw some characters or animals, I love to see what they have all created/learnt at the end of a session.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="color: purple;">How do you work – what are your techniques?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">I always start with rough designs and drawings in my sketchbook, usually in pencil. I draw out characters and ideas until I think I have them just right. Then when I am ready to start the finished pieces I will move out of the sketchbook and onto some really nice paper. For picture book illustrations I draw all the line work by hand with some beautiful Faber Castell polychromos pencils. Then I scan in the images and colour them digitally in Photoshop so I get beautiful bright colours. I also love working in ink and watercolour for sketches and one off pieces. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">I collect lots of beautifully illustrated books and I am always looking at them for inspiration. I am intrigued by the way other artists and illustrators use colour, tone, line, materials etc. to make images. I will never fail to find inspiration in the work of others.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";">I like drawing people and their facial expressions and body language, telling little stories through my characters emotions and movements.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";">I love all of my characters, but my favourites are Hack and Whack, the naughty Viking twins who are the main characters in the picuture book I illustrated, ‘Hack and Whack’ by Francesca Simon. They were so much fun to draw because they are so mischievous and caused total chaos for their parents and the other villagers. They also have amazing eyebrows.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 9pt;"> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";">At the moment they include; the Fan brothers, Melissa Castrillion, Vera Brosgol, Orlando Weeks and Alexis Deacon. I tend to be attracted to artwork that is very different from my own; I like more painterly and whimsical images as they are so beautiful and I wouldn’t be able to produce work like that myself. One of my all time favourite illustrators is Raymond Briggs because of the beautiful characterisation and the very British sense of humour in his images.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="color: purple;">What do you like to do in your spare time when you’re not illustrating?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">I like to go on walks, visit stately homes, watch films, cook and spend time with my friends and family. I also really like music, I love collecting and listening to my records, I usually listen to quite melancholy music by people like Bob Dylan, Jonny Cash, Kate Rusby and First Aid Kit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="color: purple;">How did you get into illustration?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">Like most illustrators, I have always drawn, ever since I can remember and I couldn’t stop reading as a child and listening to audiotapes. My mum used to take my sister and I to the library and I used to devour everything! This combined love of drawing and stories is what led me to illustration. Also, drawing is genuinely what I am best at and enjoy the most, it has been a steady constant throughout my life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="color: purple;">What were your favourite books when you were younger?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">‘Carrie’s War’ by Nina Bawden, the Famous Five stories by Enid Blyton, ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ by Enid Blyton, ‘Danny the Champion of the World’ by Roald Dahl, ‘Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents’ by Terry Pratchett, the Narnia stories by C. S. Lewis, all the Harry Potter books, ‘Artemis Fowl’ by Eoin Colfer, ‘The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, aged 13¾’ by Sue Townsend, ‘Charlotte’s Web’ by E. B. White and many, many more. I wish I read as much now!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="color: purple;">What was the last book you read? What did you think?</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">The last book I read was ‘The Subtle Knife’ by Philip Pullman, which is part of the His Dark Materials series. I am re-reading all the series at the moment and I am so enjoying them, the last time I read the trilogy I think I was probably in my early teens and it is interesting reading them again as an adult. Philip Pullman is so good at creating other worlds that are totally magical and believable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="color: purple;">What are your aspirations for the rest of the year?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">My aspiration in life is always to worry less, I am a terrible over thinker. My new years resolution for 2019 was to take more photos with my friends and family and the things we do together, as I usually find myself forgetting. So far I am not doing too badly so I have to keep it up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="color: purple;">What’s your ultimate dream?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica";">To get a dog and some day write and illustrate my own picturebook. (Not necessarily in that order).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</style>Plum Pudding Illustration Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10049754247731089841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519121200052336115.post-6112517427023130532019-10-09T12:25:00.005+01:002019-10-09T12:30:58.597+01:00Welcome to the Plum Family, Jojo Clinch!<span style="color: purple; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Take a peek into the life of our fantastic new illustrator Jojo Clinch!</span><br />
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I live in a little village near Brighton, with my husband, two daughters, plus our Cat Hatty and Hamster Holly. We are lucky to have the south downs right on our doorstep with not one, but three windmills to explore close by. I have a cosy studio at the bottom of my garden where I work.</div>
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I love where I live for the beautiful countryside, plus a vibrant city and the seaside, all within easy reach. Working from home is a real luxury. To have a dedicated space to work and get messy, being able to leave art in progress without having to tidy up everyday, is just great. I’m a messy person that doesn't like mess, so this helps keep me sane and lets the work flow more naturally. Also, I’m a real homebody so it’s always been my dream to work from home, I feel very lucky.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Um, just everything! Drawing, painting, reading, making up stories and characters, admiring lots of other beautiful work, it really is my dream vocation.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I think this is still changing for me all the time, but currently, I start with very loose watercolours and ink, then I work into those with coloured pencils and markers. Finally, I take the image into procreate and work over it digitally. I start this whole process with lots of messy pencil thumbnails.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Drawing characters, especially animal characters at the moment - cats seem to be my favourite, probably because I have a big old tabby called Hatty who is my studio buddy. I also love drawing the different environments for my characters to live in. Woodland, mountains, towns, psychedelic fields… and I find foliage and florals really therapeutic.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I get inspired by my everyday life; my family, where I live, things I notice when I’m out for a run or walking the kids to school. But I also get a lot from visiting new places, either far flung or closer to home, both can be so inspiring. We visited Lyme Regis for the first time this year and I loved the different scenery and coast line.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Too many! I admire so many people’s work. Marc Martin, Katie Vernon, Rebecca Green, Marianna Coppo and Isabelle Arsenault are probably top of my list currently, their work constantly takes my breath away. And I have always adored Sara Fanelli and Tove Jansson’s work.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Oo, well having two young daughters keeps me pretty busy! But when I have a bit of free time I also make silver jewellery, which I sell online and at fairs, along with my illustrated cards and prints.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I find the one drawback of being an illustrator is being sat down most of the time, so I try to be active whenever I can by going to Yoga, walking lots and (short) runs in the countryside. I really, really want a dog for some company, so I spend a fair amount of time researching that at the moment…</div>
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After graduating with a degree in Illustration, I worked with both gift and book publishers as an in-house designer until 2007, when I went Freelance. In the last few years, I decided to follow my dream to illustrate again, enrolling on lots of online courses to build my portfolio. I started with a Make Art That Sells class and never looked back really. <o:p></o:p></div>
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1. Draw as much as possible, and as many different things as possible. It’s easy to keep drawing the same things over and over but by drawing, say, the contents of your fridge, you will really push your observation skills and surprise yourself.<o:p></o:p></div>
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2. Take some online classes if you can. There is always something new to learn and the community you find can be really supportive. I’ve made some lovely friends from these classes too.<o:p></o:p></div>
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3. Persevere. Illustration is very competitive but I like the quote “a rising tide lifts all boats” there is room for everyone if you work hard and keep true to yourself.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr. Goodness knows how many times my lovely Mum read that book to me as a child, I know every detail of every page - pure magic. I also loved Enid Blyton’s The Magic Faraway Tree and The Enchanted Wood.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’ve just finished, and really enjoyed, Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tove Jansson’s The Summer Book is a beautiful read, I’d recommend that to everyone.<o:p></o:p></div>
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To keep working on my art for picture books, especially my human characters, and expanding my portfolio by venturing out of my studio and doing some more drawing from life.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Stories and pictures have inspired and delighted me for my whole life, so if I could create a book that sparks that joy in someone else, that’s a legacy I’d be more than happy with.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Plum Pudding Illustration Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10049754247731089841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519121200052336115.post-42978552039397245572019-09-26T11:13:00.000+01:002019-09-26T11:13:20.298+01:00Welcome to the Plum Family, Sara Rhys!<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the newest additions to our punnet of Plums, Sara Rhys, lets us in on her life as an illustrator! Get to know her here:</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Ive mostly been in the West Country for the past few years, but I seem to move around a lot and I’m currently in-between permanent homes - hopefully that makes me sound enigmatic! I work wherever I am at the time, luckily illustration is a pretty portable past time. I was a silversmith for a few years, and it was much harder to transport lots of metal and tools about! </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Not being properly settled anywhere at the moment gives me the opportunity to find somewhere special to settle! Considering most people have to live wherever the work is, I think my flexibility makes me pretty fortunate. I’m very fond of the West Country in particular though for it’s variety of landscapes, the light and colour, the people, and the relatively laid-back lifestyle - I’m not a hectic city person.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s always evolving to be honest, I often make quite big leaps in style because I’ve discovered a new material or process. But right now I work nearly entirely by hand, with watercolours and pencils. I’m good at repetitive work and I find drawing in particular very meditative. Just this year I’ve moved away from graphite pencils, and towards coloured ones.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I always have sound while I’m working, music or words, and I try to do creative stuff in the morning because my brain goes dead after about 3 o clock. That’s when I edit images in photoshop and do the boring admin side of things.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Hmm, permission to be silly for a living, and have serious conversations about things like what kind of pyjamas a lion would wear? Being able to read my picture book to my nephew, and hearing him say he wants to be ‘an artist like Auntie Sara’ when he grows up is pretty great. On a practical level, I love constantly learning and evolving my creative work, and I enjoy being self employed, though it can be quite stressful at times. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Armchairs! And dogs. And dogs on armchairs. My illustration is often described to me as cosy, and warm, and I do seem to gravitate towards peaceful scenes, maybe because my brain is so chaotic.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">All of them really, I get very attached! At the moment I’m enjoying getting to know a very scruffy, adventurous dog called Rosie. One of my all time favourites is a melancholy, ancient alien called Picnic, from a shadow puppetry show I designed and performed a few years ago.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Emotions, stories, nature, human kindness, folklore, colours, textures - loads, everything! I especially like small things, and I’m creepily observant so I like spotting the things around me others might miss, and love adding such tiny details into my work. I also take in a lot of information through reading and podcasts and it all tumbles round my brain like a washing machine and smushes together with lots of colour to form my ideas.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Oh gosh, more than just one! Tove Jansson, Edward Gorey, Raymond Briggs, Elena Odriozola (she was very influential when I first started, I love her colours and characters), Isabelle Arsenault, Kitty Crowther, and I’ve recently been enjoying the colours and textures of Edward Hopper. It’s a never rending list. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I’m a bit sad, and I really do like drawing a lot, so I also do it for fun, and lately I’ve been practicing going out into the world and drawing from life. It doesn’t feel like work, and I love the random conversations I have with people when I’m drawing in public. But I do also do other things! I read, walk, write, listen to music and comedy, cook, talk to my houseplants, visit friends scattered across the country, go to festivals, and really enjoy just chatting with people over a pint in a good old man pub. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I’ve always drawn to some extent, and I’ve certainly always been ‘the arty one’ but I started to pursue illustration seriously when I realised my former career as a silversmith wasn’t floating my boat any more. I’d been drawing a lot for fun, and have lots of creative friends, including some illustrators. I lived with Emily Hughes (of ‘Wild’, ‘The Little Gardener’) for a short time, and chatted to her about her books, and realised illustration could be a viable career. And then one day, I put down my hammer, and decided to be an illustrator. And then I obsessively researched, read any picture book I could find, bought myself a set of watercolours, and started drawing. A lot. I was very single minded about it. That was about four years ago, and I’m still learning all the time, which is part of what I love about illustration.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1)The old classic: draw every day, it really is the best way to find your style. Experiment with as many different materials as you have access to, and draw as many different subjects as possible.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">When I was small, I know I particularly liked ‘Can’t You Sleep Little Bear?’ by Martin Wadell and Gilly Meredith’s ‘What Shall we Be Today?’ and ‘Where Shall we Play Today?’ - I can still remember a line from that one! I also liked Beatrix Potter and Brambly Hedge, which we had an audio tape of and listened to on car journeys. The Autumn and Winter Stories were my favourite - I still listen to them sometimes on YoutTube! Thinking about it, I suppose I’ve always loved animal characters in books.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I’m currently listening to The Testaments by Margaret Atwood, which I’m definitely enjoying, but it hasn’t had the have the same impact as the Handmaid’s Tale for me. I recently finished reading The Dumb House by John Burnside, which is VERY dark, be warned. I do lean towards dark themes in novels though, maybe because I spend so much time drawing lighthearted, sweet characters! The Dumb House was very thought provoking and pretty disturbing, but great. I’ve just started reading a battered copy of Sarah Waters The Little Stranger which I found in a charity shop.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Well, there’s not all that much left of it now, is there? I would dearly love to get stuck into a new picture book project before the year’s out. I am playing with writing several stories of my own, but I also really enjoy the honour of bringing someone else’s characters to life. Currently I’m (slowly) making a new website which will have a shop and blog, and I’m setting up a seasonal newsletter which will have a mixture of stuff I’ve been doing, and things I’ve found that will hopefully help others in the children’s book industry. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Oof! I try not to look too far ahead really, it makes me anxious! But I suppose my ultimate dream is to have Climate Change taken seriously by those in power. Once that’s sorted, I’d like to live in a home I love, and spend my days bimbling away making children’s books, having interesting conversations, being part of a community, growing vegetables, and have a bunch of strange, senior cats and dogs to keep me company while I illustrate. Ok, maybe I do think about it a bit. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Every year celebrities, artists, and illustrators sharpen their pencils, prepare their paints, and draw some brilliant doodles and sketches to raise money for Epilepsy Action, a charity that works hard to raise awareness of epilepsy and provide support and advice for people with epilepsy and their families. </div>
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National Doodle Day was established in 2004 as a way to raise money for Epilepsy Action and has had many celebrities such as Tom Hardy & Darcey Bussell taking part, as well as notable authors, illustrators, and artists! All of the artwork is auctioned off on eBay for three days each year, giving people the opportunity to purchase an illustration from their favourite artist or celebrity while giving to a great cause!<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12pt;">I am so inspired by the charm of stop motion animation and the look of anything hand made. I think that’s probably where my love of collage has come from. The stop motion animation in ‘The Little Prince’ is gorgeous!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12pt;">It’s a funny story actually, I was on the path to becoming a vet until the very last minute. I dropped art as a subject so that I could focus on getting good grades in my other subjects, and that made me realise how much I needed to be creative. So, I quickly turned everything around and went to uni to study illustration. I’ve never once looked back. I think it’s so important to follow you heart, if that’s what you’re meant to do then do it! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12pt;">When I’m not illustrating I love going for woodland walks or walking along the coast. I watch all of the meteor showers in my area when I can. I also like to play the piano and tend to all my plants.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12pt;">I have a little personal connection with each character I create, but my favourite characters are probably Nuli and Freck. A little girl and a magical chinchilla, who was of course based off my chinchilla Pablo. I would love to write a story for them one day!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12pt;">1: Keep yourself busy, keep creating. Even if it’s just a little doodle each day, it’s surprising how those little doodles often become your best ideas. And even if they don’t, you’ll see a huge improvement in your work!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12pt;">2: Don’t worry about what other illustrators are doing. I know we are all guilty of this, a little bit of competition is healthy but constantly comparing your work to others isn’t. Keep a positive mindset and positive things will happen! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12pt;">3: Enter competitions! They’re great for your portfolio and who knows, you might even win something!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12pt;">I loved books about fantasy and adventure, and to be honest I still do. I have read the Harry Potter series about 4 times! I also loved the Percy Jackson series. Any sort of story with a sense of adventure and wonder is guaranteed to entice me.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12pt;">The last book I read was actually ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ by Lewis Carroll. I remember reading it when I was younger and wanted to re-read it. It’s a timeless story.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12pt;">I want to keep on improving and becoming a better illustrator each day. I’d love to work on a few exciting projects and perhaps even write some more stories! I’ve recently opened my own little online store, it’s pretty bare right now. But it would be sweet if I am able to build that up too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12pt;">Ooft! That’s a big one… my dreams are always adapting. But I think if I had to summarise it into one, I’d want my work to have a positive and memorable impact on peoples childhoods. How cool would it be if a child chooses to dress up as one of my characters on world book day?</span></div>
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Plum Pudding Illustration Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10049754247731089841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519121200052336115.post-76049239762885375752019-07-05T11:15:00.001+01:002019-07-05T11:15:42.392+01:00Welcome to the Plum Family, Camille Whitcher!<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our Plum Awards 3rd Place runner-up, Camille Whitcher, has a chat with us about her life as an illustrator: read more about her here!</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I live and work In East London.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I mostly work at my desk which is in my bedroom and is, more often than not, very messy.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I consider it organised chaos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s pretty quiet in my street, there’s good light and I get to stare out of the window. Being a tube ride away from central London is also great for museum and gallery visits.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">However, having my work space in my sleeping space isn’t ideal and sometimes interferes with my sleep, but beggars can’t be choosers. </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apart from enjoying making pictures, I love the flexibility and variety of work. Each project is an opportunity to research, experiment, and learn new things.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I always start out by doodling in a sketchbook, or on some random scrap of paper and make little notes to myself.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I try not to get too caught up in doing things too nicely at the beginning, I just want to get images from my head onto paper.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I then do a neater sketch whilst trying to decide how this would best be rendered at the end.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There’s a lot of experimentation with watercolours, inks, coloured pencil, and digital colouring.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At some point I have to make decisions on colour and media.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rabbits! And girls and flowers. Same as when I was a small child which might mean I’m immature or something!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m inspired by folk tales, folklore, and documentaries.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I look to nature and fabric designs for colour inspiration.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I couldn’t really pick a favourite as there are so many I love and it all depends on my mood at that time.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Right now I like looking at the work of Chihiro Iwasaki - gorgeous watercolours and such great compositions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not a particular favourite, but I do keep drawing a tiny little girl who’s about the size of a large insect.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m currently creating a picturebook project around her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was working as an English teacher in Japan when I saw an ad on a train for an illustration competition.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I entered and was one of several runners up.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After I moved back to London I took a couple of short courses in book illustration.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I then decided to get serious and applied to the the MA Children’s Book Illustration course at Cambridge School of Art.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: purple;">What do you like to do in your spare time when you’re not illustrating?</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like running. Just after I graduated from my master’s course, I realised I was at a low point and urgently needed to do something about it.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I needed to get out more, let off steam and clear my head.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I plucked up the courage to join my local running club - one of the best decisions I ever made.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I now run about 4 times a week and last year I completed my first marathon.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Being an illustrator is awesome but it can be isolating and lonely, not to mention the lack of movement and snacking.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/ Enter illustration competitions - preferably the free ones.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They often have a theme so it’s good practice for working to a brief…and potential prizes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">2/ Don’t worry about what everyone else is doing. Easier said than done unfortunately. I know plenty of people, myself included, who can get pretty disheartened comparing their work to someone else’s. </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">3/ If you feel creatively blocked, go do something else. Watch a film, go for a walk, go for a coffee with a friend, read a book about algebra! The last one is also good if you’re having trouble sleeping.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To be honest, when I was younger I didn’t have too many books and I wasn’t really encouraged to read.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I often had to read Japanese books to learn the language so I don’t think I ever thought of reading as a fun activity.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, I was given a lovely hardback version of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland illustrated by Justin Todd for my 7th birthday which I still treasure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not including picturebooks or books I dip in and out of, the last book I read was “Requiem For a Dream” by Hubert Selby Jr.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A harrowing and heartbreaking story that reduced me to tears.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I recommend it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had two goals for this year. The first - get an agent :-D</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">I shall now focus on my second goal - to do at least one, unassisted, pull-up. I have zero upper body strength so…wish me luck.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have many dreams in life that I couldn’t possibly narrow it down to just one, or even a top three!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’ll get back to you on this ;-)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Barnes Children's Festival is an annual two-day festival celebrating children's literature. Based in London, the festival is taking place on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th May. Throughout the weekend there are events and activities taking place in various venues around Barnes Pond, including a performance of<i> A Box of Butterflies</i>, written (and narrated!) by our Plum Jo Rooks!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jo and events company Magical Quests have worked together to create a play from Jo's beautiful book, <i>A Box of Butterflies</i>. T</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">he book, published by Magination Press, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">follows little girl Ruby as she teachers her friend Robot all about different emotions humans can experience. It identifies a range of emotions, from jealously to anger to love, and takes the reader on a journey of emotional reflection and self-discovery. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This magical event will take place on <b>Sunday May 12th</b> from 1<b>0:30am to 11:30am</b>, at the <b>Bookshop Marquee in Barnes Green</b>.</span></div>
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Plum Pudding Illustration Agency decided to launch the Plum Awards because we want to do our part to continue the great changes made in the illustration industry to ensure there is more representation from all backgrounds. Our aim was to give as many illustrators as possible the chance to get their work seen. We wanted to reach out to illustrators from a wider variety of different backgrounds and underrepresented communities from across the globe, from people who are already working towards a career in illustration to those who have the passion for drawing but may not have previously had the opportunity to showcase their talent.<o:p></o:p></div>
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From the minute we saw Camille’s submission we were captivated by her traditional style and use of colour. Camille’s cover is a perfect embodiment of Alice’s key phrase “curiouser and curiouser!” – Camille catches Alice’s expression of wonderment well as she peers through the tiny door, that shows her a different world inside. Camille’s soft technique makes the scene comforting and inviting, and the colours she has used help emphasize this. The mix of green and pink draws the reader’s eye to every corner of the cover, the tiny details you can spot such as the mouse hiding in the dandelion, the lizard in the leaves, and the ‘shushing’ hedgehog underneath the title text adds a playful element and a technical precision that lifts the image as a whole.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The use of space in the spread immediately caught our eye- we absolutely loved the bubbles around the characters in the water, showing movement and giving the scene action. Filling most of the page with water creates a visually interesting piece that brilliantly echoes the quirky, absurd world of the story. The text is placed very well within the spread and works with the illustration, directing the reader’s eye to flow through the page with ease. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Brittany’s modern style mixed with her traditional execution plays so well to the concept of Malice, a young, tom boyish, girl, who Brittany describes as someone who is “not afraid to get muddy and run around - but she also loves her frilly dresses." Brittany says "She looks like a lady but she doesn't act like one! Malice teaches them that you can be girly AND be tough too.” It’s the classic Alice in Wonderland, but with a good old modern twist! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Brittany’s use of space on the cover immediately draws your eye to Malice, standing strong and proud with her fountain pen in hand, which she has used to (literally!) put her mark on the story of Alice in Wonderland. The surrounding area of rose bushes and trees frame her well, and we can see sneak peeks of the story dotted about the scene, such as the Mad Hatter’s hat, a playing card, and an empty bottle… not to mention some key characters hiding in the bushes! These small touches create an overall scene that immediately captivates and invites you into the story.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Her use of text to work with the illustration in the spread impressed us- Malice’s “interaction” with the title text on the cover continues as her feet disturb the position of the text on the spread, almost as if she’s kicked it out of the way. We liked seeing the difference in size between the Cheshire Cat and Malice, and the details of the leaves and tree are excellent. We love Malice! <o:p></o:p></div>
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When we got to Samara’s entry for the Plum Awards, each and every one of the team shared a collective “oh wow!” The colours immediately jumped out at us, and the expression in the faces of each character we see is fun and inviting. Her technique shows depth in the cover, with more details in the leaves and flowers towards the foreground of the image. Small details such as Alice’s hair, the patterns on the teapot, the hairs on the ears of the white rabbit and the small glare in his glasses show the attention to detail Samara has executed in her piece, and enhances the magic of the cover overall. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We absolutely loved use of space in Samara’s double page spread – the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party is one of the most well-known scenes from Alice in Wonderland, and Samara has managed to give it a fresh, new look while still making it recognisable as a scene we all know and love. The reader’s eye is guided perfectly through the scene, starting from Alice’s annoyed face to the text that is perfectly place in the scene, not stealing away from the illustration but working with it to direct the reader’s eye to flow through the rest of the spread. We are taken through a brilliantly fun scene of a very wobbly table filled with interesting details that catch your eye, and every time you look you see something different. The two snails enjoying a nice mail under the table, the squirrel poking out from a hole in the tree, and the toucan taking a sip from a teacup that’s hanging from the bunting in the corner, are just a few examples of the brilliant details Samara has added to make a scene that young readers would find absolutely fascinating. Every part of the scene interacts with one another making it both interesting and fun: this mixed with the beautifully vibrant colours Samara has used creates an image that is simply magical!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">A huge congratulations to our finalists and winner of the Plum Awards, and a massive THANK YOU to everyone who took part!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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💜 <span style="color: purple;">With best wishes from the Plums of Plum Pudding </span>💜</div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "helvetica";">We're going to need a bigger punnet... we're thrilled to welcome our newest Plum to the family, Amberin Huq! Get to know more about her here:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica";">I live just outside of London in my flat which also doubles as my studio. It's small but cosy and on a street filled with trees. It also gets the sun the entire day which is lovely when the sun is actually out from behind those dreary clouds! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica";">I like working there because it's very quiet and I have easy access to snacks. Having the place to myself also means that I can listen to my most out there podcasts about aliens and bermuda triangles without being judged. But also it means that there are zero distractions from other people which allows me to get immersed in a project. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica";">I have always loved stories. When I was younger I loved reading them and I loved writing them. So for as long as I remember I have always wanted to tell stories and illustrating allows me to do that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica";">Anything spooky! I grew up watching the x-files (probably not age appropriate at the time) and reading point horror and goosebumps so that's my true love. Along with anything adventure based! More recently I have gotten into creating diverse characters, growing up in a world where most characters didn't look like myself, it's nice to be able to change that in my own work! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica";">I am a digital artist. I used to work traditionally but moved to digital a couple of years ago. Sometimes I start in my sketchbook though if i'm tired of looking at my screen. And then I usually layer details over the top of the rough with line and colour until i'm happy with how things look. If i'm not sure about things I will take lighting and colour cues from the world of photography and animation.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";">I still don't feel like a proper illustrator sometimes. But I knew I wanted to tell stories through drawing so picked an illustration course and have been trying every since, sending work to agents and publishers, picking up work here and there and getting closer to my goals. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";">The explorers, I would love to write a story for them one day but for now i'll probably just do a series of illustrations for them. Maybe a story will build from there?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica";">The Lord of the Rings films by Peter Jackson are the reason I decided to give drawing a proper look as a career, at that point I wasn't sure in which capacity. I'm also massively inspired by animated films and storyboards and concept art for films. I think it's where I have grown my love of creating depth and atmosphere from in my illustrations. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";">Shaun Tan, The Red Tree is one of my favourite books. David Litchfield and also Jonny Duddle, I love how he creates characters. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";">When i'm not illustrating I love eating lots of yummy food! Sometimes I even make it. I dance as well when I have time, i've salsa danced for about 6 years now. In the summer I love going on walks up the downs where I live and sitting in the sun with a nice beverage. I also love to take naps, especially in the winter, I would hibernate if I could get away with it. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";">1- Don't give up. It will be hard and it will feel like it is easier for other people but it's probably not so take no heed of their journey. If you feel like you want to give up then take a break instead. Come up for air, for as long as you need, and then start again. Rejections willl come and go but they will make your work better, just do not give up. </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";">2 – draw what you love. Listen to what agents and art directors say because they know what they are talking about but find the balance between what they want and what you want. If you are drawing things for other people rather than yourself it will show in your work. Sometimes compromises must be made and in that case, find time to draw what you love on the side. </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";">3 – Always strive to make yourself a better drawer of things. Draw every day even if it is in your sketchbook and no one ever sees it ever. Even if the sketch is tiny and rubbish, draw every day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";">Roald Dahl obviously but I loved reading The Famous Five and The Secret Seven books. It really appealed to my dreams of going on adventures when I was smaller. I'm very nostaligic about those sorts of ideas, children running off to have adventures when their parents aren't looking. When I was a little older I used to read a lot of Nancy Drew and also loved Archie comics! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";">The last book I read was 'How to stop time' by Matt Haig. He's one of my favourite authors, along with Patrick Ness. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";">My aspirations are to keep drawing every day and to hopefully do well enough to do it full time. I would like to start writing again as well and hopefully work on some exciting illustration projects. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";">My ultimate dream would be to work on projects with diverse characters and maybe one day have some kids dress up as my characters on world book day. But mostly I would love to be able to work as an illustrator everyday and make a good life for myself out of it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica";">Welcome to the family, Amberin!</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Helvetica;">Abi Hall is a brilliant illustrator who recently joined the Plum Family- get to know a bit about her here!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I live in a small coastal town called Dungarvan in County Waterford in Ireland. I work from home in a small studio overlooking our south-facing garden. My dog Pip spends the day in the studio with me, mostly tucked up in his little furry bed after we’ve been out for a long morning walk. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I like the lack of commute, and that I am surrounded here by beautiful beaches, forests, and mountains where I can walk for an hour or so every morning with Pip. Also the proximity to my coffee machine and fridge! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Reading, cooking, walking and hiking, watching films, eating out, and in the summer swimming in the sea. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">When I’m starting something new I like to mess around with all sorts of materials, including inks, paints, coloured pencils and oil pastels. Once I’ve settled on an overall look or direction for the project I start working digitally, drawing separations on the iPad to take into Photoshop or Illustrator. Once I have the basic drawing finished and coloured I start adding details, either using or Procreate or hand-drawing or painting onto tracing paper and scanning in to layer up digitally. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Definitely animals and birds. I like all the different shapes and colours that they are made up of, and that I can really add a lot of personality to them by accentuating certain features.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">The one’s that really stand out are the Anne of Green Gables series. Also I had a massive hardcover book of illustrated fairytales and folk-tales from around the world which I adored. There were loads of stories in it and they were all illustrated in completely different styles. I can still picture the illustrations now even though I haven’t set eyes on the book since I was a child. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I couldn’t really say what I’m most inspired by as I’m inspired by so much! Obviously other illustrators and artists, but also; nature, fashion, films, graphic novels, travel, and my two young nieces. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Being paid to draw all day! I love that I am constantly learning and constantly improving, and that I can look back and see how my work has changed and grown. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">‘Theft by Finding’ by David Sedaris. I loved it. I’m a big fan of his and find him very funny, the book did not disappoint. </span></div>
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Plum Pudding Illustration Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10049754247731089841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519121200052336115.post-40645788093272282532019-01-21T16:07:00.001+00:002019-01-21T16:07:31.738+00:00Welcome to the Plum Family, Jordan Wray!<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are very excited to welcome the fabulously talented Jordan Wray to our punnet of Plums... get to know him in our Illustrator Interview! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I live in Canada and the UK, what I
love about living in two places is the change of scenery and culture. Living in
England I was born and raised in Sheffield, Yorkshire where the Peak District
is right on my doorstep and Yorkshire puddings are always on my plate!</span></div>
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Vancouver where the mountains and pine forests call me to run with the wolves and
be wild. In each country I work from home where I have learned to transition my
nightwear into day wear…that’s right, the glory of writing and illustrating in
my pyjamas all day has got the better of me!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The thing I love the most about
working from home is the fact I can switch myself off from the outside world,
close my door and play my music and really get into my little whimsical world
of creativity. Also the fact I get to sit at home with coffee and my cat, Iver!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The thing I adore the most about
being an illustrator is how I get whatever happens in my head out onto paper,
it’s almost as if I share my world with everybody to see which is quite amazing
actually, especially when I receive a new brief and how I interpret or
visualise a manuscript.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The techniques I use to create my
work are both digital and hand drawn. I feel the world is so full of technology
these days that I like many others desire to get back to more natural, artisan-like
roots and creating hand drawn compositions gives an unpolished, imperfect look
which I love!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My most favourite thing to draw
must be animals. I’m a HUGE animal lover and love the different personalities
that shine through when watching them. I always try to capture this in my
character designing and my main subject for this is my little cat, Iver.</span></div>
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character I have illustrated which is my favourite but in my first authored
book, ‘Rosa Draws’ the characters from Rosa’s mind are pretty out there, whacky
and really fun to illustrate! I mean, who wouldn’t love to draw a plum-tastic
moose?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’d say nature. I’m a huge, huge
fan of nature. To get my creative juices flowing, I love to go on long walks
with my music where I collect pinecones and inspiration, shells and ideas. The
world around me is definitely something that feeds my creative process.</span></div>
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favourite illustrator but what I DO find fascinating is setting up workshops in
Waterstones or other bookstores for kids to join in with. My latest workshop
was a ‘create your own charater’ crafternoon session and I LOVE seeing what the
kids come up with and how their minds work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Away from my desk, as mentioned I
do love going on long walks but if I don’t feel like using my legs on a hike I
tend to go travelling, surfing, longboarding, taking care of my houseplants,
taking photos or simply sitting on my windowsill and daydreaming.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustration has ALWAYS been a huge
part of me, since being small I was always found with colour pencils in my
hands either drawing small critters or writing little stories.</span></div>
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I took my love for storymaking into adulthood where I studied Illustration at
Plymouth College of Art and after receiving a First Class Honours, landed my
first ever illustration job, designing greeting cards for Hallmark where I
worked for roughly two years before plunging into the world of freelance. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Okay so, my first tip would be to
stalk. </span>Stalk, stalk and stalk. If you have
your heart set on a company you want to for with or for, don’t leave them
alone! Ask about potential internships, freelance work or positions coming up
in the near future, your determination will get you further than your actual
work will.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My second tip is to use your time
wisely. In the rare case of sat twiddling your thumbs between briefs, make sure
you practice and brush up on skills you haven’t used in a while or take the
time to create something new or use a material you have never used before. This
is always great to show clients that you’re versatile or that you have a new
style which could fit one of their briefs…It could also take you down a new
avenue of developing your style and creative identity. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally my third top tip is keeping
your confidence. The publishing world can be quite competitive at times and you
may get many setbacks or rejections of manuscripts and portfolio viewings. Keep
your chin up, put that smile back on your face, get back to the drawing board
(literally) and persist to kick ass!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The books that I always remember
reading as a child are the ‘Dilly the Dinosaur’ books by Tony Bradman. Back in
the 90’s my teacher first started reading these books to us in class and I
LOVED them so much that my mum and I HAD to go out and by them so that I could
hear the same chapters twice in one day, once at school and again at bedtime.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The latest book I read was ‘Wild’
by Cheryl Strayed. It’s definitely a tear-jerker I must admit but the journey the
main character goes on, through the desert, mountains and pine forests of the
Pacific North West (from California to the boarder of Canada) is so eye opening
and profoundly adventurous, it was difficult to put down! I’m actually finding
it hard to find a next read to live up to it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the rest of 2019, I’d say my
aspirations are to eat less doughnuts (way less) and to try and be a better
adult!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh, this is to definitely one day
visit the moon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome to the family, Jordan!</span></div>
Plum Pudding Illustration Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10049754247731089841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519121200052336115.post-67106163875284531852019-01-18T10:44:00.001+00:002019-01-18T10:44:26.370+00:00Welcome to the Plum Family, Ana Duna<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a chat with our amazing new illustrator Ana Duna, and got to know a little more about her life!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Ninguno"><span lang="ES-TRAD">Right now
I am living in the wonderful city of Granada in Spain, where I also work from a
little studio I have set up in my house.</span></span><span class="Ninguno"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Ninguno"><span lang="ES-TRAD">I love
working here because it is a very peaceful place with a lot of green areas and
magic places but also it is pretty lively and the people here is very kind,
also it is so sunny most days!</span></span><span class="Ninguno"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span class="Ninguno">What do you love most about
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love my
job, it allows me to read so many stories and imagine in my head each scene and
each character however I want… and having the possibility to actually bring to
life those images is so magical.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Ninguno"><span style="color: purple;">How did you get into illustration?</span></span><span class="Ninguno"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Ninguno" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="ES-TRAD">The third year of my Fine art studies</span></span><span class="Ninguno" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="ES-TRAD"> </span></span><span class="Ninguno" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="ES-TRAD">I moved to England and I had a drawing teacher that gave me a lot of freedom to research my own interests so I don’t really know how but I discovered the work of a few illustrators and suddenly I realised that it was an actual career I could pursue so I dedicated that year to study other illustrator’s works, visit bookshops, write and draw a lot.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Usually I
would start with very tiny sketches made in my sketchbook trying to figure out
character design and composition of the page and once I have this clear y like
to work directly on Photoshop, which is great because it gives you so much
freedom to experiment; I finish the sketches digitally, then I do the line work
and finally I work on the color.</span></div>
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<span class="Ninguno"><o:p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I get
stuck and need a bit of inspiration I like to go back to gouaches, which is my
favourite traditional medium because it allows you to get so many effects, I
particularly like to combine them with pencil colors, the textures that you can
create are so interesting and painting traditionally is quite relaxing for me
so I like to do it from time to time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Ninguno"><span lang="ES-TRAD">I get inspiration from so many things but I guess </span></span><span class="Ninguno">most of </span><span class="Ninguno"><span lang="ES-TRAD">it</span></span><span class="Ninguno"> comes from the observation of little things in everyday life</span><span class="Ninguno"><span lang="ES-TRAD">; I also like to get inspired by the mood and the color palette of good films like Wes Anderson’s and so many other great directors that use color in super clever ways.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Honestly I have so many, I absolutely love Quentin Blake, I mean how can someone be so talented? I also adore Ronald Searle and his illustrations full of personality, and I find Sempé’s drawing so charming! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also enjoy many contemporary illustrators like Carson Ellis, Marc Boutavant, Julia Sardá, Benji Davies, Sebastien Mourrain… their work is to die for!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">What is your favourite thing to draw and why?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Ninguno" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="ES-TRAD">I really
love drawing kids and animals, I particularly enjoy drawing facial expressions
since I feel it is the best way to express emotion and I love how easy it is
for the reader to </span></span><span class="Ninguno" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">empathize</span><span class="Ninguno" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="ES-TRAD"> with the characters
and engage (or get involved?) with the different situations that they are
living. H</span></span><span class="Ninguno" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">umour has also always been an
essential part of both my work and life, I love to have fun working and I
particularly enjoy creating interesting characters and the worlds they live in</span><span class="Ninguno" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="ES-TRAD">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes! I
really loved Poliche, the main character of the book “El Pampinoplas” published
by SM. He went to visit his grandfather to the countryside and although he
thought it was going to be utterly boring it ended up being a complete
adventure!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Catching
up with friends is always a good idea, makes you laugh and refills your energy,
just what you need after a long day working; also going for walks by my own
listening to good music is very nice and another thing I like to do is going to
my theater classes, it is so magical getting to be another person for a couple
of hours!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Ninguno"><span style="color: purple;">What are your three top tips for aspiring
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have fun
drawing, draw a lot and never give up!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Ninguno"><span style="color: purple;">What were your favourite books when you were
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Roald Dahl
stories made me travel to so many places, I enjoyed those books so much.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Ninguno"><span style="color: purple;">What was the last book you read? What did you
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was
Just Kids by Patty Smith, a really inspiring book about young artists living in
New York, I loved the creative atmosphere about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope to
work on some exciting projects! And if possible, travel a bit because it always
brings me new ideas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To spend
my life doing the things that I love to do and surrounding myself with good
people that I love, simply that :)</span></div>
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<span class="Ninguno"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome to the family, Ana!</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
Plum Pudding Illustration Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10049754247731089841noreply@blogger.com87tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519121200052336115.post-65011094635563078212019-01-15T11:24:00.001+00:002019-01-15T11:24:09.941+00:00Meet the Plums: Emily Hamilton<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We caught up with our lovely illustrator Emily Hamilton: learn more about her in our interview here!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Where do you live/work?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I live in North
Devon, surrounded by little green hills and a big rolling ocean. I’ve got a
little studio in my house which is filled with pens, pencils, paints, paper and
occasionally two small humans who want to see what I’m up to.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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there?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I love North
Devon (apart from the summer traffic on the tiny roads!). I have a lovely
network of family and friends and I love the wild outdoors and how easy it is
to get into nature. It’s pretty magical having an array of beautiful beaches to
enjoy and fun waves to surf. I draw a lot of inspiration from the area I live
in and it’s a very lovely community – everyone knows everyone else, which is
(usually) a good thing! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">What do you
love most about being an illustrator?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are so
many brilliant things about being an illustrator, I still have to pinch myself
when I think that I get to do this as a job! Drawing has always been one of my
favourite things to do – I’d sit for hours when I was little writing poems and
illustrating them. Now I get to do it in my own house, sometimes dressed in my
pyjamas and always with a big mug of herbal tea! I can fit it around my little
family and I love being able to take a sketch book with me to capture anything
that might inspire me when I’m out and about.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">How do you
work – what are your techniques?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I like using
a range of mediums. My regular go-to’s are watercolours, inks, gouache,
pencils, pastels and fineliners but I love to mix in things like collage or
anything else that I think might look fun. Nowadays I often finish off a piece
of work in photoshop or in procreate on the ipad – I like the extra elements
that working digitally can bring but I always want my work to have a natural,
hand-drawn feel to it.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">What is your favourite thing to
draw and why?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I’m enjoying
drawing characters more and more – for a long time I found them frustrating and
pretty tricky but as I’ve kept practicing they have become a lot more fun! I
think my favourite things to draw are probably flowers and plants – I seem to
end up doodling these whenever I have a piece of paper in front of me!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have so many favourite illustrators and I discover more and more every day! My first and foremost will always be Quentin Blake – his illustrations were always an inspiration to me from the word go. I love Oliver Jeffer’s work, his illustrations are so clever. David Litchfield has such a wonderful, cinematic style – his book, ‘The Bear and the Piano’ is just beautiful. Alex T Smith and Lauren Child are in my top favourites too, and Rebecca Green’s characters and style are just wonderful. There are so many more – I could write pages but I’d better stop here!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Do you have a particular favourite
character that you’ve illustrated?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I do like a
little character called Eleanor who has a big curly top of hair – she was fun
to draw. I feel like I’m still growing into my children’s book style at the
moment and each character I create I like a little better than the last – I’m
excited to see who else turns up in my sketch pad next!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">What do you like to do in your
spare time when you’re not illustrating?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I love
getting outdoors. Jumping in the sea, going for jog or a walk, or just running
about on the beach and in the countryside with my little family. We always usually
manage to find a nice café to stop at for a pit-stop cup of tea too! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">How did you
get into illustration?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was in
Australia and looking for work, which was proving very hard to find! I ended up
spotting a little ad in a newspaper which was asking for people to edit history
books. I had an interview in a coffee shop, got the post and managed to
persuade them to let me do the illustrations as well – it’s gone on from there!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I’ve always been hugely inspired by nature – there are so many wonderful and beautiful things in the natural world that get my creative cogs whirring. On the other side, Instagram and Pinterest are a huge source of artistic inspiration – they are a never-ending and constantly updated library of creative magic. I find it can be a bit overwhelming to dive in too deep though so try to limit myself to how much of a rabbit hole of scrolling I go down! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What are your three top tips for
aspiring illustrators?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Never give
up! It might feel impossible at times but keep on – if you work hard enough
then you will get there in the end! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Draw, draw
and draw some more. It might sound obvious but the only way to get better is to
draw as much as possible! I often find I can be feeling totally stuck but if I
just make myself sit it out and keep sketching, a good piece magically appears
when I’ve been despairing it may never! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Be true to
yourself. Its hard when there are so many incredible artists out there whose
work you may love – its fantastic to draw inspiration from other’s work but at
the end of the day you have to make sure that its your own style that you are
creating and not a copy of someone else’s. If you love what you’re drawing
enough then your own unique style will shine through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">What were your favourite books when
you were younger?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I had so many
that it’s hard to say! We lived in Kenya when I was little and we had no
television so mine and my brother’s treat every week was to go to the big
bookshop and choose a book – we used to look forward to it so much! I
absolutely loved anything by Roald Dahl, as well as all of the Famous Five
books by Enid Blighton. I would always pick up anything to do with animals too
– the Willard Price books about two brothers who travelled the world collecting
animals were my favourites too. I’m enjoying reading all of these to my
daughters now! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">What was the last book you read? What
did you think? </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I’ve just
finished ‘Teatime for the Traditionally Built’ by Alexander McCall Smith. It’s
from his No1 Ladies’ Detective Agency and I just love the series – I’ve read
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, we decided to launch the Plum Awards! This award will give illustrators, regardless of educational qualifications, experience, or background, the chance to work on a professional brief and get their work out there. From people who are already working towards a career in illustration to those who have the passion for drawing but may not have previously had the opportunity to showcase your talent, we want to hear from you all!</span><br />
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March. The winner will receive a </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">£300 cash prize, and the winner and selected runners up</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> will receive portfolio reviews and guidance with
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I’m currently living in Barcelona Spain, where I’m part-time graphic designer & part-time illustrator.</div>
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What do you like about working there?</div>
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I have to confess I like the city itself, I've lived here for three years and I haven't stopped being in love with it's beauty, especially its facades. It’s like everyone of them has it’s own unique story behind it.</div>
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What do you love most about being an illustrator?</div>
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It’s the most honest and direct way I can express myself: there’s no lying, it’s pure, and it’s one of the few ways you can express your feelings by being able to see it and touch it. It’s a powerful creative weapon.</div>
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How do you work – what are your techniques?</div>
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I started doing illustrations by hand but end up falling in love with the digital world, specifically with Photoshop.</div>
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What or who are you most inspired by?</div>
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I usually get very interested in someone’s story, there’s something in everyone's story to learn and get inspiration from.</div>
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What is your favourite thing to draw and why?</div>
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I have several things I like to illustrate depending on the mood and season. It can vary from tiny little details of buildings to gigantic cats. As long as every illustration of mine contains a story to tell.<br />
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I think I was destined be an illustrator since the beginning, neither side from my mom or my dad knows how to draw. But for me since I was small i’ve always loved drawing and colouring. It’s the best sensation and it still is.</div>
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Do you have a favourite illustrator?</div>
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I have a long list of favourite illustrators that I like, but to name a few that I’m currently fangirling about lately would be: Beatrice Blue, Benji Davies and Paola Escobar.</div>
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I must admit that my obsession with my little black cat has become the muse of many of my illustrations. Many people say they are very unique and they seem to come from a another planet, that's just enough for me to create numerous stories about them miauuu <3</div>
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For me as long as in the week I get to watch movies, spent time with my friends, go out eating, have a good drink and enjoy life in general with even the most smallest thing in the world, I’m happy!</div>
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1. Never ever, like seriously, never give up!</div>
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All of the above are things I’m still working on every single day of my life but the one that I still need to improve is BE CONSISTENT.</div>
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My favourite ones were the colouring books. I was an expert in colouring without going over the line.</div>
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The last book I read was Things Are What You Make of Them by Adam J. Kurtz, super recommended. It’s a book full of teaching self-loving phrases, especially for creatives that at some point in the process of creating things get super frustrated. But Adam and his humour will brighten up your day ;)</div>
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For what’s left of the year, keep drawing as much as I can. For next year, I want to be able to publish a picture book and prove to myself that being consistent will bring me more followers that will enjoy my stories.</div>
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Aspiring for world peace… hahaha, kidding, well it's true, partly. Just wanted to make that joke from the Miss Congeniality movie :p</div>
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But being honest, my ultimate dream would be able to share my illustrated stories to the world and be able to dedicate my whole life to do just that. <3</div>
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Welcome to the family, Patricia!</div>
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