NEW ANIMATION FROM ALEX T. SMITH
Alex’s fabulous character creations are beginning to take on a life of their own with a new animated TV series, The Coop Troop, airing this month in France
ELENA RESKO – SAMSUNG PUBLISHING
Elena had great fun illustrating lots of colourful, global foodie favourites for a fantastic interactive sticker book.
The Handsome Frank Podcast EP16 – Luke McConkey
In our latest podcast we embark on a magical mystery tour into the wonderful world of Liverpool based artist Luke McConkey. Luke spills the beans on how he first grabbed our attention, the fact that he "draws like he's a nice guy", and his side project as an independent record label owner.
Read all about it, and see some photos from our visit to Luke’s studio at: www.handsomefrank.com/insights/read/luke_podcast
You can find ‘The Handsome Frank illustration podcast’ on Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon as well as most other podcast providers.
Agnès Ernoult/Roi Kipu
Agnès Ernoult's recently published children's book has made it to the top 40 on the independent book-sellers list in France. 'Roi Kipu', which translates to 'King Smelly', is a book published by Editions Margot and written by Bernard Villiot.
The book follows the story of a King with a ridiculous name who actually doesn't smell bad at all, but because of his name, he struggles to find a partner to marry.
It's a heartwarming story about self-acceptance, tolerance, and the importance of laughing at oneself, with Agnès' humorous and characterful drawings connecting the reader with the King's journey.
Juliette Toma for Rebel Girls Rock: 25 Tales of Women in Music.
Icelandic sensation Bjork is illustrated by Juliette Toma for Rebel Girls Rock: 25 Tales of Women in Music.
The new and popular Rebel Girl's series now has the addition of a book on musical icons; inspirational women who have achieved success in this alluring industry, as a singer, songwriter or instrumentalist.
Juliette's portrait of Bjork is an electrifying illustration, with a spot-on likeness and animated composition.
The publisher says, Belt out pop anthems with Lizzo, bang on the drums with Nandi Bushell, and write country hits with Dolly Parton. The women in this book come from all around the world. They play different instruments, experiment with new sounds, and stand out in their genres. But one thing is true of them all: They rock!
More info on the book here.
COLOURING BOOK FOR IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
Pick up your colouring pencils and be transported back to World War Two with this fantastic new colouring book, illustrated by Frances Castle.
Max Schindler/Christopher Fowler
In memory of the brilliant author Christopher Fowler, we would like to show his last book of the series for the crime solving duo Bryant and Mays entitled: Peculiar London.
Christopher sadly passed in March of this year.Christopher loved the covers for all of his books in the series by the wonderfully talented Max Schindler who is represented by Artist Partners - Max’s work managed to capture and convey so brilliantly the characters and the London backdrops so integral to the stories.
Cover by Max Schindler- Max Schindler | Artist | Artist Partners
For more on Christopher and his work - Christopher Fowler | Official website of Christopher Fowler
Published by Transworld.
Liz Kay – Can you Get Rainbows in Space for Puffin books is out now.
Have you ever wondered how flamingos become pink? Why Octopuses have blue blood? Or why flames burn green.
Handsome Frank introduce…Tatyana Alanis
We’d love to introduce you to the effortlessly cool world of Tayana Alanis, and say hello to our new signing!
Phosphor Welcomes Jean-Manuel Duvivier
Phosphor has recently welcomed Jean-Manuel Duvivier, a French illustrator living and working in Brussels. For nearly thirty years, Jean-Manue was Head of the Visual Communication department at La Cambre School of Visual Arts, teaching and coordinating the Bachelor’s and the Master’s teams.
Jean-Manuel specialises in not specialising: he loves to do editorial work for magazines and newspapers, advertising campaigns, murals, calendars and stationery, or children books illustrations.
Previous clients include The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Smithsonian Journeys Magazine, The National Geographic Traveler, The Guardian, Cosmopolitan, Marie-Claire, Yale University Press and Pushkin Press.
Take a look at Jean-Manuel's portfolio to find more of his stunning work, or get in touch with Trina to commission him.