This is the best part of DIY hardcover binding.
Thursday, 20 December 2012
Monday, 10 December 2012
Thursday, 6 December 2012
You saw it here first:
Essential bookbinding equipment assembled and ready for action...
This is self-publishing on an entirely different scale.
This is self-publishing on an entirely different scale.
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Cover artwork now in print
When friend and Heronfield author Dorinda Balchin approached me with
an idea for her book cover, I was only too excited to offer my help.
Using a combination of Photoshop to combine images and Adobe Illustrator
for text and the design for the figures, the creation of the final
artwork was a remarkably smooth process.
The novel, a sweeping saga set against the bloody battles of WWII, is centred around a country house, Heronfield. In designing this cover artwork, I hoped to imply something of the strife of foreign fields while retaining the emotional link to the characters’ beloved home. The design was also influenced by the artwork for Gone with the Wind, a film synonymous with epic love stories.
Details of how to get your own copy of Heronfield (both digital and print) are available on DorindaBalchin.com
The novel, a sweeping saga set against the bloody battles of WWII, is centred around a country house, Heronfield. In designing this cover artwork, I hoped to imply something of the strife of foreign fields while retaining the emotional link to the characters’ beloved home. The design was also influenced by the artwork for Gone with the Wind, a film synonymous with epic love stories.
Details of how to get your own copy of Heronfield (both digital and print) are available on DorindaBalchin.com
Wednesday, 1 August 2012
Andrew 2012
Watercolour
on paper. This portrait was commissioned in memory of a beautiful and
much loved dog. Hopefully this painting does him justice!
Friday, 1 June 2012
Portrait of a Sheepdog
Watercolour on paper. This portrait of a collie was commissioned by the dog’s owner as a tribute to a loving pet.
Unusually for me, the paint was applied very thickly, working in layers to build up col our saturation and texture. A very faint hint of green was applied as a wash below the jaw to create a sense of depth and to offset the brown hues elsewhere. White hatching across the black created the glossy finish to the coat.
Unusually for me, the paint was applied very thickly, working in layers to build up col our saturation and texture. A very faint hint of green was applied as a wash below the jaw to create a sense of depth and to offset the brown hues elsewhere. White hatching across the black created the glossy finish to the coat.
Portrait of a Beagle
Pencil on watercolour paper. 2012.
This portrait was commissioned by the dog’s owner in Luxembourg.
Being a beagle, he is very expressive and intelligent, and it was
important to reflect this in this drawing. Using pencil and graphite,
the marks and layers that make up the finished effect were built up over
time.
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