Kristyna Litten: This Day in June

In celebration of Gay Pride this month, This Day in June illustrated by Kristyna Litten is published by Magination Press part of the American Psychological Society (APA). Written by Gayle E Pitman, a professor of psychology, the book aims to enable parents to talk to their children about all aspects of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, in a fun and inclusive way. The APA are committed to the promotion of the equitable and just treatment of all segments of society and this book is published to open doors for children to understand, respect and accept LGBT people from a young age.

Village Q posted a great review saying: "Litten's delightful illustrations capture the range of human exuberance, from shirtless leather folk to marching band members to grandstanding politicos in convertibles."

Kristyna Litten is represented by Arena

Jonny Duddle: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Bloomsbury have revealed the cover illustration by Jonny Duddle for the second book the famous Harry Potter series by J K Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The cover shows the dramatic scene in the chamber itself with Harry facing the basilisk and Ginny Weasley lying on the floor beyond.

 Jonny describes his process in his Q&A from Bloomsbury:

How do you as an artist approach such a large job? Where do you begin with such a wide range of possibilities?

“I’m taking one book at a time. I read the cover brief, and then I read the story, making notes and occasional sketches. I collect references, from my library of non-fiction books, search online and take my own photographs. I’ve recruited my neighbours’ son, who is suitably Potter-esque, although he annoyingly had his slightly wild hair cut for the new school term. I make numerous sketches of the main elements of the cover and then cobble them all together digitally, until I have a cover rough I feel happy to send to Bloomsbury and J.K. Rowling. I hear back very quickly with comments on my rough, which I then tweak or redraw until everyone’s happy for me to progress. Then I ‘paint’ each cover digitally.”

Jonny Duddle is represented by Arena

Christopher Nielsen for Raw Deals mag

A dream job for Christopher Nielsen – commissioned  by Caspian Media for the cover of their Raw Deals magazine, the brief was Unleash the Beast!  Traces approved and artwork delivered, 5 days from start to finish, and a very happy client. Chris lives in Australia and brings cultural influences to his work which has a wonderful hand-crafted feel.

Christopher Nielsen is represented by Phosphor Art

Saving Grace

Sharon Pinsker's latest book cover image also graced the front cover of "The Bookseller" recently ...

This beautiful  image was used as the cover for the book "Saving Grace" written by author Jane Green, designed by the Art Director James Annal and  published by Macmillan Publishers.

Sharon Pinsker is represented by Artist Partners

Tomato Skirts

These juicy ads are for Saveol in France and illustrated by Jacqueline Bissett.

The brief was to show cheeky girls desiring and eating the mini tomatoes making up their skirts - which were superimposed onto the artworks. The fun images are currently in use on billboards throughout France, with the possibility of them going on the side of trucks at some point, which would be great!

 Jacqueline Bissett is represented by Illustration ltd

Lift Off!

Colin Elgie works with The Ideas Department to create this comic style mural for a public lavatory.

The Men's Toilet in Golden Square Shopping Centre in Warrington now has a fantastic wall of art designed to encourage children and grown-ups to wash their hands. The design cleverly incorporates the hand dryers into a series of retro rocket ships. We'd love to see one for the ladies too!

Colin Elgie is represented by Illustration Ltd

La La Land Hangers

Chrissy Lau works with La La Land to design a unique range of packaging for their new scarf range.

Each fashionable lady was created with a distinct style and personality to complement each scarf design. The ladies were immortalised as cardboard hangers making them a striking point of sale display and keepsakes for customers to hang their scarf.  Chrissy says "It was really exciting to see my illustrations as unique packaging that the customer can keep as a piece of artwork but also function as a hanger. I am over the moon with how striking they look in real-life. I'm currently working with La La Land on a scarf design which is top secret so stay tuned for an update!" The client was pretty happy too, Ludi Chu of La La Land says "Chrissy was the best on the Scarf Hangers project! It was a last minute idea to introduce four extra scarves to our range and we needed the scarf hangers completed in just a few days. Chrissy was so prompt at meeting to discuss the project, working to the brief and delivering the final images on time. Throughout the process it was a pleasure, as always, to work with the brilliant and cheerful Chrissy".

Chrissy Lau is represented by Illustration Ltd

The Secret Paris Cinema Club

Carrie May created this wonderful cover for Nicholas Barreau’s ‘The Secret Paris Cinema Club’ published by Quercus. Carrie’s lovely illustration and typography have resulted in a beautiful cover with a handcrafted feel.

Carrie May is represented by New Division

Designed with Kids at Heart

We love this fun series of Adverts, which Nila Aye created for Pearson Education. Nila was asked to illustrate the publishers campaign which was used to promoted their Primary Manifesto. Nila's cute characters really brought the project to life.

Nila is represented by New Division

Yuko Kondo for Good Energy

Yuko Kondo was commissioned by Good Energy to create a series of executions for their 2014 campaign. The images highlight Good Energy as the first dedicated 100% renewable electricity supplier in the UK. The campaign was launched in Brighton in press ad's and 48 sheet posters before going nationwide.

Yuko Kondo is represented by Debut Art