On a dark and stormy night exactly 10 years ago today, The Last Viking was launched.
The Last Viking turns 10
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Events for May/June 2021
2 competitions for creative WA kids
If you know a young artist in WA, here are two fantastic chances for them to get their work recognised: the Make Your Own Story Book competition and the Shaun Tan Award for Young Artists.
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Exactly what is says on the box – 8 more free drawing tutorials!
2 free drawing tutorials
Here’s a FREE video that shows you how to draw Lena from my new picture book, There’s Something Weird About Lena !
Toffle Towers: old-school hand-lettering & a rocket-powered bus
Ever wondered how the title type for a series gets designed? I’ll show you my inspirations for the title type of the Toffle Towers series. I’ll also show you how I designed the series’ quirky shuttle bus vehicle.
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Toffle Towers: designing a hotel interior
The Toffle Towers series takes place in and around the eponymous hotel – it’s historic, a bit shabby and definitely quirky. In this post I’ll show you how I designed the hotel’s lobby.
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Toffle Towers: how to draw Chegwin
Here’s a free step-by-step video tutorial, showing you how to draw the main character from Toffle Towers.
Toffle Towers: designing a hotel exterior
Many scenes in the Toffle Towers series happen in and around the eponymous hotel. So it was down to me – an illustrator with absolutely no architecture experience (!) – to design the exterior of the building. It needed to look historic, a little shabby but also exciting and quirky. Here’s how I designed it.
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Toffle Towers: designing the cover
Ever wanted to know how a children’s book illustrator designs a book cover?
