OFFSET2013 Illustration Week: Launches today!

 OFFSET 2013 starts in 2 months at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, in the heart of Dublin’s Docklands.

Over the next eight weeks OFFSET will be sharing videos of talks, interviews, panel discussions from previous events, as well as presenting their upcoming 2013 speakers.

This week the theme is Illustration!

Watch out for upcoming posts on Seymor Chwast, Dave McKean and Gary Baseman, interviews with Ben Newman, Kate Moross, Calef Brownand Chris Silas Neal and a whole day dedicated to picture books with Oliver Jeffers, Niamh Sharkey and PJ Lynch.

See: www.iloveoffset.com

Image credit - Illustrated Type by BRENB

Showing and Telling - Recent work

This is a piece that I have been working on recently. I was reluctant to post it as I am not at all happy with it (yet).
I have been playing with these organic forms in my work for ages now and I'm beginning to find them stiff and unexpressive, is it just me?

I began this piece with the aim of combining my life drawing style and my illustration style, which, are strangely miles apart.

I would appreciate any feedback you have.

Eleanor Davis

Its nice that says:
Eleanor Davis has more illustrative skill than most people would know what to do with. The American creative spends her days, nights, and probably all the time in between producing a staggering volume of comics, editorial illustration and children’s work, not to mention a healthy dose of personal work (what the hell else are you supposed to do with all that talent?) in all sorts of media.

I say... Loving her work.

www.doing-fine.com

Good bye Moebius

Hey,

This drawing is my little tribute to the late Jean Giraud, Moebius, who died March 10th, 2012.
He changed the landscape of illustration, comics, sci-fi and cinema (contributing to movies like Alien). If you are not familiar with him, a good place to start is this article on Comics Alliance.


Of his most recent work, "Inside Moebius" is a fun reminder of how he bent the rules of comics and sci-fi into a Moebius strip.

Breaking Bad

I've been very lazy of late both doing new stuff and posting on here, so here's a drawing I did in Photoshop of Walt from Breaking Bad. I added the watercolour splashes to hint at the violence in the show and I also like the texture in the blue splash as it looks a bit like a chemical reaction. And of course he cooks blue crystals!

He has such a great face for drawing, great lines and full of character.

On yer bike!

A nice little comp with a great Dutch bike up for grabs, lets hope the sun keeps shinin'...

http://www.bear-bicycles.com/content/21-summer

Lost in a digital city [white on black]

Another member of the growing family of drawings with words in them.

Grow Your Own City [colour]

Hello!
Yellowhammer, this is for you, since you kept asking when would I post a colour version of this.
The colours are those of the streets of Dublin.
I like it, but also, the text seems to vanish. Hmmm.

I welcome advice!
elida.

ILLUSTRATION BOOT CAMP NO 6

ILLUSTRATION BOOT CAMP no 6! PICTURE BOOK CAMP No. 6
Illustrators Ireland member Adrienne Geoghegan continues with her sell-out courses ILLUSTRATION BOOT CAMP and PICTURE BOOK CAMP again on 3^{RD AND 4TH} May 2011. As before, this illustration book camp for is for ALL visual artists, and picture book camp will appeal to aspiring children's writers and picture book artists.
DATES & TIMES:
Illustration Boot Camp - Every Tuesday evening 6.30pm to 9pm from May 3^rd
Picture Book Camp - Every Wednesday evening 6.30pm to 9pm from May 4thVENUE: The Garden Art Room, Carmelite Centre, 56 Aungier Street, Dublin 2CONTACT: Adrienne 016776032, or 087 991921
email adriennegeoghegan@gmail.com
FULL SYLLABUS FOR BOTH COURSES:
www.adriennegeoghegan.com

Jack Teagle Dublin Exhibition

Website

New Illustration

A few days in the field, watching the storks, cold and then snow. A warm blanket, a few papers, pencils and glue ... and much happiness at what I do.

Great Showdowns

Scott Campbell does little watercolour doodles of the greatest showdowns from movie history. They're full of humour for such simple drawings & some of them take a bit of figuring out.

See more here.

'Disinherited'... submission for Upstart

This illustration arose out of a series of doodles I've done recently against a backdrop of political, economic and social gloom. I didn't consciously set out to say anything with this, but I think the fact that the boys are all arm-less (for some reason arms just seemed wrong!) in a way expresses the sense of powerlessness people have in this country, especially in areas that didn't do so well during the so-called boom times. Anyhow, it's my submission for the Upstart initiative. I'm curious to see how it works out - perhaps a small smidgen of truth alongside tired out rhetoric.

Careful now 4 versions

Thank you for your feedback on this.
I am really learning a lot through Tinderbox.
Please, see the versions you suggested, all in one page.


:] elida.

PS Claire, I tried a darker shading but it was too imposing.
Also, about publishing it in the press, my idea was to send out postcards addressed to the editors of different papers, but if you can recommend another approach, I am all ears!

PS Yellowhammer, those cartoon cave men are by the fantastic Juan Giner, and very difficult to translate, but I will try.

Careful now

Hey there,

A drawing inspired by this month's rollercoaster: bailout, snow, ice, budget, meltdown. And the few times I fell on my bum.

I want to fine tune this drawing so advice and comments are welcome on any of its parts (drawing, text, colour, design)
Thank you!
elida.

Matthew Griffin - Punt magazine cover - step by step

 

Punt Cover Step-by-Step

Saw this on the Scamp.ie site. Its a great piece on how Matthew Griffin responded to a "do anything you like" brief for the cover of Punt Magazine

Illustration of Anna Bhushan

Many more unique and fascinating images here : http://www.annabhushan.com
Just come across this very special work which I can not resist sharing!

Alan Clarke Exhibition

Hi Folks

I just heard that one of my favourite Irish Illustrators is holding an exhibition this month.

Sunday, 26th of September, at No. 13 North Great Georges  Street, Dublin 1, 2 - 8 pm. 

One day only.

www.MrAlanClarke.com 

Big Blue Thank You Monster

This is Big Blue. He is part of an series of Illustrated greeting cards that I am currently working on.

Minjae Lee

The way he uses patterns & shapes combined with figures reminds me of Klimt a bit. See more here.