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Designscrapbook: Gift Fairs, and more!
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How to use iStock. Gift Fairs, and more! Spring is here, and at last we've had a glimpse of that big yellow thing in the sky here in Edinburgh! I totally love this time of year, and feel it's the time to try new things, take on new challenges, and really go for it with illustration stuff! I've been building up my new online shop PinkPigArt. Which has thrown up lots of unexpected new challenges, both with the admin of the website, and the production of goodies which I sell from the shop. I sell my illustr...
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Designscrapbook: New...Noah's Ark!
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How to use iStock. I'm delighted that these illustrations have been chosen for inclusion the prestigious 'Vetta Collection' at istock. Hand picked by top iStockphoto editors for exceptional illustrative quality, detail and complexity). Check it out here Animals and Noah's Ark. Both colourways are included with purchase of file). I've just finished putting this illustration together. Although I like the bright primary colours for these children's illustrations (and it seems to sell better! Subscribe to: P...
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Designscrapbook: New online webstore!
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How to use iStock. Exciting news. I've finally launched my own online shop, Pink Pig Art. Selling art prints, personalised art, kids art, and photography! Several customers asked me last year for my artwork as prints or canvas so they could hang in their own homes. So I did, and one thing led to another, and here we are with a whole shop choc full of pink pig art. Early days, but I'm thrilled with response and first orders, so look out for more gifts coming to the store soon. Please do leave a comment!
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Designscrapbook: BUY ILLUSTRATIONS
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How to use iStock. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Free updates. Enter your email:. Im delighted that these illustrations have been chosen for inclusion the prestigious Vetta Collection at istock (Hand picked . Pantone 2010 Colour of the Year. Pantone have announced their colour of the year 2010. A vivid turquoise - Pantone 15-5519 CMYK mix for pantone 15-5519 is C61 /M0 / Y3. More' Mum to Be' illustrations. Illustrator Tutorial -Convert sketch into vector with Illustrator Live Trace. Colour of the year 2010!
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Designscrapbook: August flew by
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How to use iStock. Quick update of last month's activity with Pink Pig. Main event was a 22 day stint exhibiting at the Wet End Fair in Edinburgh. Hugely successful, and a definite annual event for me, the fair was the busiest I'd ever attended. It coincided with the Edinburgh Festival, so there were hundreds of tourists visiting, as well as locals, many who made a point of visiting the fair every year. The best thing was, the weather was fab! Here are a couple of pics of the build up-. Finishing some of...
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Designscrapbook: New illustrations- Sucessful Women
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How to use iStock. New illustrations- Sucessful Women. These illustrations are now available to buy from my royalty free portfolio- check out the links below each. You can adapt this illustration to suit your own project/design etc by choosing the icons that best suit your needs. Do email me. If you need help editing any of my royalty free illustrations. Is a versatile illustration for all those power blogging successful business women out there! Monday, August 13, 2012. Please do leave a comment! If you...
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Designscrapbook: June update
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How to use iStock. Lots happening in my illustration world just now, and thought a blog post was way overdue. Firstly, and very exciting, is my new garden studio which was built a couple of weeks ago. I still have to get shelves, pictures, etc organised, but I'm in there and I'm working, and I love it! It's brilliant leaving all the mess in the house and having my own space. Here are the pics of shed being built and one of the interior. Betta Buildings. Please do leave a comment! This is a quick way to a...
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Designscrapbook: Christmas illustrations
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How to use iStock. I've noticed a big increase this week in. Christmas illustration sales in my istock portfolio. Designers must be getting a head start with their stuff. I know that, having worked a lot for card publishers, they would have been thinking about Christmas 2013 way back in summer! Anyway, thanks to all those customers who have bought my stuff recently. More are being added as we speak! Here's a sneak peek at a couple of Santa designs. UPDATE: Santa on Scooter is available to buy here now.
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Designscrapbook: Illustrators do actually 'draw'!
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How to use iStock. Illustrators do actually 'draw'! Every now and then, I feel the need to let everyone know (roughly) how digital vector illustrations are created. There is an assumption that if art has been created digitally, then it is not really 'art'. I have had so many instances where someone is checking out my illustrations, and having initially liked the work in question, then asks that. Question ."Do you create these digitally? But you get the point). Below are some sketches and the final 'digit...
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Designscrapbook: Easy tutorial-blends
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How to use iStock. 1 Create your basic shape- in this case the bride's face. Click below for rest of tutorial. 2 In menu, click: Object - Path - Offset Path -then type in a minus number as shown below. I have used -1mm. But you can experiment till you get a nice shape, sitting within the outer shape. 3 Repeat 'offset path' another two times. 4 Colour each shape in progressively lighter tones as shown. I have started with the dark colour, as the darkest shade would be at the edges of the girl's face.
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