TONIGHT

NICK JR UK // 6:30PM // A BEDTIME STORY WITH ARNIE AND BARNIE // 'THE GREAT PILLOW FIGHT'

Another Bedtime Story TONIGHT!

Tune in to nickjr uk this evening at 6:30pm to see another lot of my illos for the story 'The sheep that couldn't sleep' - read by Konnie Huq.

Nickjr, this friday!

HEY YOU! LOOK!

Under 2 hours until...

6.30pm TONIGHT! Tune in to nick jr uk, to see Konnie Huq read 'Three princes and a pea' - featuring my colouring in! It'll be great!

Process post...

This is how i roll (digitally...)


So, start with my rough pencil line and drag in a texture and place underneath. This will form the horse.

Then, cut out and add to the texture an intital bit of definition using the dodge/burn tool.

Add more definition and colour differences...

Add in b+w accents...

Finishing bits, cheeks, detail etc...

Et VOILA! Last bit add in b/g to make it all sit lovely.

couple of sneaks....

Let's go round again!

First things first - I'm growing ANOTHER BABY! Yay me!

Me and Mr. Cooke Illustration are very excited. A little brother or sister for our little girl, arriving in May!

SECONDLY! I have just agreed to do another 6 stories for nickjr, starting in December (the work, not airing). This is really great but very daunting at the same time. It's a lot of work, but last time it made me very quick at working, so after this lot i'll be lightening speed!

 Thirdly, the series of books i have been working on for Bramble Kids - called 'Dice Mice' is coming to an end! There have been ten books in the series and each featuring, well, more mice as we've gone along! I worked on the first book before my daughter was born (over a year ago) and resumed in July. Now we have made it to the end and i have never dreamt so much about mice in my life! Here's the whole gang below...

Now, I am full steaming ahead with a book with Parragon, from author Margaret Wise Brown - such a gorgeous book about the seasons. AND of course, the owl and the pussycat book with my mummy. I am a few spreads in and it's all VERY exciting. Going to be a good book i think. Hope you guys will think so too.

So there's a bit of an update! Stay tuned for more sneak peeks and info :)


C x

The Scarecrow's Secret

HELLO!

Just a little newsflash to inform you all, the next nickjr Bedtime Story that I have illustrated is being shown THIS FRIDAY 17TH, on Nick Jr, at 7.15pm. This one is read by none other than Mr. Phill Jupitus. Sweeeeeeeeet!

Here's a cheeky glimpse...

FRIDAY IS THE DAY!!

...That my first set of illustrations are on nickjr. 7:15pm, tune in to hear Sinitta read 'The Elves and the Shoemaker'. So exciting!

FINISHED...

Hello there!

Well - incredible news! I have managed to make it to the end of my mammoth project for nickjr!
Can't quite believe I've got to the end of what has felt like a very long (albeit, fun!) tunnel!

Sheesh!

So excited to see it all on tv now, the show starts airing at the end of july, so I will post dates as soon as i know what they are.

Sneak...

Shoes...

Castle in the sky...

Farmer.

Hello there!

I am now on story 2 of 6 for nickjr's 'A bedtime story with Arnie and Barnie'.

This story is about a farmer, and that's all I can tell you! Here he is, having a lovely day.

It's great to be able to post little snippets to keep you updated, but you'll have to wait until the show airs in july to see the full finished job! Hopefully you'll tune in if you can!

RIGHT! back to the mixed media board for me -

i've got another 10 spreads and fields to paint by the 21st! go go GO!

Deadline monday looms...

Don't you just hate a deadline monday? Monday is the worst day anyway, so slap a deadline on it and make it even more depressing!

It means working weekends which isn't fun really, but necessary. Being an illustrator is not glam, it is jolly hard work. And if you are thinking all we do is make pretty pictures well you're wrong i'm afraid.
There's a lot of careful planning, trial and error, tweaks and mistakes, re-do's and plenty of materials used.

Saying all that, I wouldn't change it for the world. I love my job and I never once forget how lucky I am to be doing what I do, and that some people like it, and want me to do work for them.
Like the lovely people at Nickelodeon - and this weekend I have (almost) finished the colour spreads for the first 'Bedtime story with Arnie and Barnie'. Hopefully they will like what i've done!! And once we're all approved, it's on to no.2 (of 6!)

As well as all this, I am embarking on the 'Adventures of the owl and the pussycat' book once again. So excited for this book, and after my meeting in london last week, I am raring to go with it... now to just find a spare second...

Progress

Getting there with the colour on this first story for nickjr!

Crazy times...

Hi everyone!

It is so ridiculously busy in my studio at the moment I hardly have time to keep you posted but here we go. I've snuck a little moment to give you a sneaky look at a bit of an illustration from one of the stories I am illustrating for Nick Jr's new programme 'A Bedtime Story with Arnie and Barnie' (weekdays at 7:15pm from July sometime!!). This is such a massive job so I am beavering away getting it all done.
I still love you all and thank you so much for popping on by.

Here are some fish :)

Cx

Tuesday.

So, yesterday wasn't a great start to the week with a toothy baby who wanted mummy.
I am at my parents this week as my hubberoo is away sailing on the Broads for a week, and they are very kindly (and not at all grudgingly) looking after the munchkin for me so I can get back into the work groove. Sadly they live 2 hours from us so after this week it's back to juggling with hands and feet!

Anyhow, I did manage to get a little bit done yesterday. Scary times, my first line work deadline for nickjr is the 9th... Here's a little sneak at one of the images waiting to be approved.

Happy Tuesday everyone x