An Interesting Conversation
Wai creates a beautiful image for a Sydney PR company with her timeless style.
Football Crazy With Spike Gerrell
Time to dust off your football boots and prepare for the 2018 Fifa World Cup.
Levi Pinfold Wins The Amnesty CILIP Honour
We’re very proud to announce that Levi Pinfold has been awarded the prestigious 2018 Amnesty CILIP Honour in the Kate Greenaway category for his illustrations in A.F. Harrold’s book, The Song From Somewhere Else (Bloomsbury).
Dave Hopkins gets Dangerous
Phosphor Art's Dave Hopkins was recently commissioned by Laurence King to work on some illustrations in his traditional pen and ink style for an after dinner game.
A Hole in One for Alexander Jackson
Phosphor Art's Alexander Jackson recently illustrated this portrait of legendary golfer Colin Montgomerie for Scottish Field Magazine.
Istvan Szugyiczky for Variety Magazine
Hungarian CGI artist Istvan Szugyiczky was selected by Variety to illustrate their cover story on the uncertain future of FOX. Asked to tightly drape the well-known logo in a silky cloth, Istvan set to work creating the perfect shroud to evoke secrecy and mystique.
Peter Strain for Pottermore
To accompany a feature on the history of The Quidditch World Cup, Pottermore commissioned the talents of Peter Strain to create hand drawn illustrations that were made into GIFS, for the official home of all things Harry Potter.
Julie Westbury & Transport for London
Julie Westbury a fine artist was delighted to be commissioned by Transport For London for two poster images - extending the visual theme of shopping in London ...
Steve Stone creates two dynamic book covers
Steve Stone one of the country's most highly regarded and go to digital artists has been commissioned by Macmillan Books - Art Director Neil Lang to produce these dynamic covers for the science fiction series by the best selling science fiction author Neal Asher...
Introducing Bryony Clarkson
Bryony Clarkson is one of Bright’s newest talents. Having graduated from Loughborough College of Art with an emphasis in textiles before studying for an MA at the Royal College of Art in London, she has now switched her focus from fabrics to work with a mixture of cut paper collage and digital techniques.
Her signature style features rich textures, palettes that pop and quirky animals with lots of personality. But how does she achieve such gorgeous finished pieces?
We chatted with Bryony about her process and inspirations, as well as some of her biggest artistic achievemnets. Read on to learn just how she weaves magic with her art and to get a glimpse of her dreamy studio.
How do you feel your experience as an embroidery designer has impacted the way you work and create now for your art licensing clients?
I work in exactly the same way with paper, as I used to with fabric. My embroidery designs often involved small pieces of fabric, appliquéd onto a base fabric to create the image. Then the stitches made ‘drawn’ lines, for detail. I’ve simply swapped fabric and thread for paper and pencils! The thought process is no different at all.
I also studied colour a great deal as part of my textile design training, which is now a natural art of my thinking. I have favourite ‘go-to’ colour schemes that I rely on all the time, as well as loving to play with new combinations and looking at colour trends.
What do you find to be your biggest sources of everyday inspiration?
Definitely my children. We chat about ideas for fun things to draw, that would appeal to them, all the time. They are my best inspiration and harshest critics! I also love to see the uninhibited way that they draw, which inspires me to try and have a spontaneous feel in my own work.
What has been your favorite project to date and what made it so special?
I adore drawing animals, and some of my favourite pieces of all time are my series of circus images, which I worked on, on and off, for quite a long while. I really enjoy trying to build expressions and character into the pieces, which I hope makes children really relate to them. When I have got a character just right, it almost feels as if I know them. I definitely feel like that about my Juggler, Ringmaster and their animal friends.
TAKE A PEEK BEHIND THE MAGIC CURTAIN
