tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10157505132358794092024-03-19T07:18:37.011+00:00Emmeline IllustrationIllustration, inspiration, creative tips, reviews, illustrated products and creative industry discussion from illustrator and comic writer Emmeline Pidgen.Emmeline Pidgen Illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04021046551255001645noreply@blogger.comBlogger336125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015750513235879409.post-74339063198294247942020-05-14T15:41:00.001+01:002020-05-14T15:41:33.977+01:00I signed with my dream agent!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXeQmE7FK-AVX4koDfECng5vO9t2qxvg6bgVf3ZXzoOsI8KgOQrvj3UWzwwJ6tFONFThZfX7WgnLdWcS0N6DVhSsoQiei3Za4pyXNAT17nCONs8TTLFlTRiisIfrEvVtsOU0aG7K1D797/s1600/Emmeline+Pidgen+represented+by+Thao+Le+Sandra+Dijkstra+Agency.png"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXeQmE7FK-AVX4koDfECng5vO9t2qxvg6bgVf3ZXzoOsI8KgOQrvj3UWzwwJ6tFONFThZfX7WgnLdWcS0N6DVhSsoQiei3Za4pyXNAT17nCONs8TTLFlTRiisIfrEvVtsOU0aG7K1D797/s640/Emmeline+Pidgen+represented+by+Thao+Le+Sandra+Dijkstra+Agency.png" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm SO excited to announce I'm now represented by the wonderful Thao Le of the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency! We're working together on pitching my first middle grade graphic novel. I can't wait to bring this book into the world!<br /><br />Working on stories that I have written and illustrated has been such a huge goal of mine for as long as I can remember. I feel like I'm a step closer now and it means so much to me. I love creating characters, stories and worlds so much!</span>Emmeline Pidgen Illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04021046551255001645noreply@blogger.com208tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015750513235879409.post-71799679243636944272019-06-28T08:42:00.000+01:002019-06-28T08:42:01.048+01:00Patreon & Free Comics!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">It was such a lovely event, and the venue (a pile-up of beautifully decorated shipping containers off Oxford Road in Manchester) was awesome. If you didn't manage to snag a ticket to the event, you can listen to my past podcast with Crazy Animal Face over here - </span><a href="http://www.crazyanimalface.co.uk/emmeline-pidgen-illustration-insights-podcast/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">CAF interviews Emmeline Pidgen Illustration</span></a><span style="color: #444444;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thanks again to Paul and Ollie for inviting me to speak at such a brilliant event! I'm definitely keeping an eye out for the next event!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">What a treat to get this gorgeously hefty copy of </span><a href="https://amzn.to/2HwD6Ok" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Black Crown Omnibus</span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> through my door! Last year I was commissioned to create my first internationally published comic for IDW's imprint Black Crown, and you can now see it again in big ol' omnibus format in this new collection!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I love staying curious and I enjoy constantly learning new things, so the Hey Amateur series really spoke to me as both a creator and a reader! I highly recommend them. If you want to read more about the process of creating my 'How To Spot A Galaxy' comic, head to my post </span><a href="https://blog.emmelineillustration.com/2018/06/how-to-spot-galaxy-comic-in-black-crown.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">here</span></a><span style="color: #666666;">!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">If you fancy your own copy of </span><a href="https://amzn.to/2HwD6Ok" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Black Crown Omnibus</span></a><span style="color: #666666;">, you can grab one for yourself </span><a href="https://amzn.to/2HwD6Ok" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">online</span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> or in your favourite comic shops!</span></span>Emmeline Pidgen Illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04021046551255001645noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015750513235879409.post-61345422742825528842019-03-05T15:10:00.000+00:002019-03-05T15:10:13.227+00:00Illustrating For Kate Slater's Refuge Tree Project<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I'm SO pleased to have been part of Kate Slater's </span><span style="background-color: white;">amazing Refuge Tree project! There's almost a hundred amazing female-identifying illustrators involved, each producing artwork on a section of a huge tree collage, with individual pieces auctioned this week in aid of </span><a class="notranslate" href="https://www.instagram.com/Refugecharity/" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">@Refugecharity</a><span style="background-color: white;"> (a charity which works to end domestic violence), AND the full tree displayed in London Review Bookshop!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">I finished making a year's worth of Nona The Ninth comics today! It's been a great challenge to work on a monthly comic, and it feels pretty emotional to wrap up the story arc for now. I've really enjoyed drawing Nona and exploring/researching all kinds of science experiments, Victorian history and silly family moments. I'm looking forward to revisiting her soon (maybe in book form)! But for now I'm feeling pretty good to have achieved this! The last few strips will be in </span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=152531755589531&extragetparams=%7B%22__tn__%22%3A%22%2CdK-R-R%22%2C%22eid%22%3A%22ARDSbC9ZuDRjfeTN9gcrVMvrKFAWTdeO4U6JHpk0MRLT10Mj-BUCoysbfqzZeiiDc-ecLQXSLTdQFERd%22%2C%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/GOOFcomic/?__tn__=%2CdK-R-R&eid=ARDSbC9ZuDRjfeTN9gcrVMvrKFAWTdeO4U6JHpk0MRLT10Mj-BUCoysbfqzZeiiDc-ecLQXSLTdQFERd&fref=mentions" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;">GOOF</a><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"> comic over the next couple of months </span><span class="_5mfr" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 1px;"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ted/2/16/2764.png"); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: contain; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; height: 16px; text-shadow: none; vertical-align: text-bottom; width: 16px;">❤️</span></span></span>Emmeline Pidgen Illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04021046551255001645noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015750513235879409.post-1178475174343266152019-02-12T15:26:00.000+00:002019-03-05T15:27:06.588+00:00#ArtVsArtist 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">A new book I've illustrated is out now! It's called '</span><a href="https://amzn.to/2SX7HXj" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">You Can Two! The Essential Twins Preparation Guide</span></a><span style="color: #666666;">' written </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;">by </span><span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666;"><span class="a-declarative" data-a-popover="{"closeButtonLabel":"Close Author Dialogue Popver","name":"contributor-info-B07JNTBMMM","position":"triggerBottom","popoverLabel":"Author Dialogue Popover","allowLinkDefault":"true"}" data-action="a-popover" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Jennifer Bonicelli and</span><span class="contribution" spacing="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="a-color-secondary" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"></span><span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666;"><span class="a-declarative" data-a-popover="{"closeButtonLabel":"Close Author Dialogue Popver","name":"contributor-info-B07JM5ZH37","position":"triggerBottom","popoverLabel":"Author Dialogue Popover","allowLinkDefault":"true"}" data-action="a-popover" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Meghan Hertzfeldt. I</span></span><span style="color: #666666;">t's all about gearing parents up for the arrival of lil' twin babies! Adorable project theme, right?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">The team at Rockridge Press got in touch after I'd illustrated their </span><span style="color: #e06666;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2F5E1mY" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">'No More Bullying Book For Kids'</span></a> </span><span style="color: #666666;">earlier this year, and said my illustrations would be perfect for the calming, cosy and optimistic vibe they were looking for for the book.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The book features twelve full-page colour interior chapter illustrations, as well as small spot illustrations dotted around the pages. The book covers everything from preparing for the delivery, to the best ways to feed twins, as well as looking after yourself!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The breastfeeding holds illustrations in particular took a lot of research to get the poses just right, as the illustrations were instructional as well as decorative! We had a few revisions on the angles and poses to make sure they were as clear as possible, and (although they're greyscale) they ended up being some of my favourite illustrations from the book!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Last Saturday I hosted a popup instore at the gorgeous </span><a href="https://www.whitestuff.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">White Stuff</span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> </span><span style="color: #666666;">shop on one of Manchester's busies Christmas market streets; selling my illustrations, cards and books and creating live portraits and illustrations for the customers!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a really great day spent painting and meeting excited Christmas shoppers and a few people who had come over just to meet me!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a lovely change of location for me, nestled between beautifully printed dresses and Christmas gifts, and it was such a joy to meet so many fantastic people curious about my illustration work!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I love being booked to create live illustration instore and for events, it's such an exciting opportunity, and it's so ridiculously heartwarming to see how much people treasure the portraits or illustrations I paint for them in front of their eyes! In the past I've illustrated live at events like National Freelancer's Day and instore at House of Fraser. You can find out more about booking </span><a href="https://www.emmelineillustration.com/workshops-events" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">live illustration for instore events and weddings over on my website</span></a><span style="color: #666666;">!</span></span>Emmeline Pidgen Illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04021046551255001645noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015750513235879409.post-62384273143554449532018-12-03T12:55:00.000+00:002018-12-03T12:55:26.584+00:00Goof Comic Christmas Special<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This issue marks six months of Goof Comic, and six months of my Nona The Ninth stories! It's been such a joy to write and illustrate Nona's stories over the last half-year, and I have a sketchbook full of notes for more fun stories coming up. As an extra special treat, this month's Nona is a two-page story too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Top to bottom: </span><a href="http://marcmakescomics.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Marc Jackson</span></a><span style="color: #666666;">'s Goof Issue #5 cover, </span><a href="https://www.clarasoriano.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Clara Soriano</span></a><span style="color: #666666;">'s Bad Baba, </span><span style="color: #e06666;">Lew Stringer'</span><span style="color: #666666;">s Derek The Troll, </span><a href="https://www.torfreeman.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Tor Freeman</span></a><span style="color: #666666;">'s Spells In The Forest. (Plus Nona The Ninth #6 the very top!).</span></span>Emmeline Pidgen Illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04021046551255001645noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015750513235879409.post-82583625392301435192018-11-14T12:27:00.000+00:002018-11-14T12:27:23.014+00:00Autumn Colour Palette Inspiration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My photo reel is full of snaps of gorgeous yellow ochre leaves, bright orange pumpkins and firey-coloured woodland. These colour collections definitely find themselves spilling over into my illustration work throughout the year! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A few weeks ago, I went to Somerset for a friend's wedding and popped into Barrington Court National Trust garden and found this INCREDIBLE pumpkin patch! I think I actually squealed out load when I saw it!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was a treasure hunt, puzzles, surprise, and I cried my little eyes out! I was in Moomin pajamas the whole time too haha. We've been together nearly a decade already, and I'm so excited to plan a wedding and spend even more time with this wonderful human. </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18.66px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;">♥</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, next time you're heading off on holiday, I really recommend throwing a little sketchbook and pen into your suitcase - I can so perfectly recall the sights, sounds, smells and the feel of the ground in all those locations I sketched in. One day I'd love to go on a pure travel sketching adventure! I'll keep you posted...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Happy travels!</span>Emmeline Pidgen Illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04021046551255001645noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015750513235879409.post-77958936756543544542018-08-02T10:29:00.000+01:002018-08-03T01:24:42.600+01:00Illustrating 'The No More Bulling Book For Kids' - New Book News!<br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The roughs stage for this book was really fun - a clear brief from the client, but room to experiment and bring ideas to the table (the best kind of brief!). I enjoyed working up alternate ideas in greyscale, especially with the 'Stop Bullies' illustration where I got to draw a tough-girl / dragon face-off! I'll be posting more of the prep and sketch work on my soon-to-launch Patreon page, so keep an eye out for that!</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The book is out right now! You can find <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/More-Bullying-Book-Kids-Bully-Proof/dp/164152071X/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">The No More Bullying Book For Kids on Amazon</span></a> in</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> the UK and over here in the USA: <span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://bit.ly/NoMoreBullyingBook_ForKids"><span style="color: #e06666;">http://bit.ly/NoMoreBullyingBook_ForKids</span></a></span>. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Before the awards ceremony, I spent the day illustrating portraits for the event guests. It was so inspiring to get to chat with freelancers from such a variety of fields (also note me pulling out my multi-tasking skills there to hold conversation, paint portraits and be filmed at the same time!). Attendees got to take home their portrait as a memento of the event, and we sold out of timeslots in minutes! I also had an adjoining table selling my illustrated prints, books and comics - as well as a limited edition set of 20 freelancing print made exclusively for National Freelancers Day (these are £5 and there are only a couple of these left for sale if you fancy one, get in touch!).</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thanks again to the lovely team at IPSE for inviting me down, and the wonderful <a href="https://www.nishahaqphotography.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Nisha Haq</span></a> for a bundleful of these photos ♡</span></div>
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Emmeline Pidgen Illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04021046551255001645noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015750513235879409.post-91759115841587276822018-07-30T14:55:00.000+01:002018-07-30T14:57:21.511+01:00Happy 80th Birthday to The Beano Comic!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A little love letter to The Beano comic on their 80th birthday! I think the image says it all, really, but it's been great for me to follow the threads of inspiration throughout my life from my childhood favourites, to the work I'm creating today. Here's hoping that the children's comics I'm creating, like <a href="https://blog.emmelineillustration.com/2018/07/nona-ninth-for-goof-kids-comic-launch.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Nona The Ninth</span></a> for <a href="http://www.goofcomic.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Goof comic</span></a>, help inspire some other excitable little girl whose damp hair smells of chlorine, but is absolutely beaming after spending her pocket money on comics. </span>Emmeline Pidgen Illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04021046551255001645noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015750513235879409.post-49537761546533216242018-07-19T16:22:00.001+01:002018-08-05T19:54:41.428+01:00Nona The Ninth for Goof Comic launch<br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well pals, it is a TREAT to share this with you: I'm officially creating a monthly story for <a href="https://www.goofcomic.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Goof! comic</span></a>!</span><br />
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Nona The Ninth is all created digitally, with tonal colour backgrounds, no panel outlines, and a big emphasis on simple linework and a lot of expression. Right now I'm planning my first year's worth of story (issue 2 has just been sent off!), and I'm having a lot of fun delving into characters, researching Victorian times (ugh I love a bit of historical context) and finding fun experiments for kids!</div>
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Goof! is a monthly digital comic for all-ages, featuring over thirty amazing comics creators from around the world, each with one or two page comics hitting your inbox each month! So that's, like, a lot of great comics. You'll find amazing stories by comic creators like <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiI5KqFuavcAhUmglwKHflKAFYQFggpMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Flewstringer.blogspot.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw1LRHBbxu9hq5daTawTO4F3" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">L</span><span style="color: #e06666;">ew Stringer</span></a>, <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjsyOuNuavcAhWLgVwKHVGHBlcQFggpMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torfreeman.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw1HSamMlRJ7xPCJaobRzu6m" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Tor Freeman</span></a>, <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjLr9STuavcAhWoDcAKHUShDBwQFggpMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.niimuraweb.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw2fQY_6ZY9ZXkBJxUXnsYD1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Ken Niimura</span></a>, <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=11&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjIz6CeuavcAhVgGsAKHaAgAewQFghLMAo&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdickvincent.blogspot.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw3QxaAjyIuGFzKu9xvp7yvi" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Dick Vincent</span></a><span style="color: #e06666;">, <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjWoNuouavcAhVJBsAKHfKbCZkQFggpMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fandreabelldraws.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw2LIL3tJi0lJgxr1ZroUPmC" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Andrea Bell</span></a>, J<a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjT6IuxuavcAhWPe8AKHeejCmMQFggpMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fjesssmartsmiley.wordpress.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw0pQPfaFILL4_XEUTms1nEo" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">ess Smart Smiley</span></a>, </span><a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwioi_K3uavcAhWHe8AKHT19Af8QFggpMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgeniespinosa.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw0qO_uOyz5Z3NitkjfS06Cj" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Genie Espinosa</span></a> and of course Goof!-father <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj9htC_uavcAhVEQcAKHU5bAy4QFggpMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmarcmakescomics.co.uk%2F&usg=AOvVaw1IPOgAN4px7wv4jdtT9URZ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Marc Jackson</span></a> (plus loads more!). The comic is subscription based, and a ridiculous-bargain at <a href="https://www.goofcomic.co.uk/register" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">£1 per issue</span></a>.</div>
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Goof! launched at Macc-Pow comic festival, where I was lucky enough to be invited along as a guest (meaning I also ended up taking part in an event where I had to draw with my eyes closed)! We grabbed this snap of as many of us as possible on launch day (thanks to Richard Buck for that). They're such an amazing group of people, and I'm so excited to be part of this comic!<br />
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SO if you (or your kids, or your mum, or that cool person you sat next to on the train) fancy finding out more about Nona, or any of the other Goof! stories, you can head to <a href="https://www.goofcomic.co.uk/about"><span style="color: #e06666;">https://www.goofcomic.co.uk/about</span></a> and sign up for a year's subscription sent each month (£12, so each issue is £1!) at <a href="https://www.goofcomic.co.uk/register"><span style="color: #e06666;">https://www.goofcomic.co.uk/register</span></a> All of the subscription money gets split between the creators, so it means a lot! We've had loads of amazing feedback from kids to comic-reviewers, so don't be shy! <br /><br />Look out for more Nona sneak peeks coming soon 💛</span>Emmeline Pidgen Illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04021046551255001645noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015750513235879409.post-48572143674077552122018-06-06T16:40:00.001+01:002018-06-06T16:48:01.986+01:00'How To Spot A Galaxy' Comic In Black Crown Quarterly #3 IDW<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The comic is part of Black Crown's 'Hey Amateur!' series, a "how to do anything in nine panels" feature at the back of every issue of Black Crown Quarterly. There's been some amazing ones so far (I particularly liked learning how to do an ollie in issue 1!), and I chose to dig deep into my love of stargazing to teach people how to find constellations in the night sky!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I love space. Growing up one of my favourite books was a big non-fiction book on the universe, I've spent lots of nights out stargazing with my dad (the skies are ridiculously clear where my parents live), and I spent hours on a incredibly nerdy educational pc game finding constellations and galaxies (I really need to remember what that game's called! I think it was free with Encarta or something...).</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I wanted to teach people something I was really excited about (and would work well visually in a comic) and so here we are! I love the process of using one constellation to help you find the next, so the comic lays out pointers to take each step, until on a clear night you're looking at a galaxy with over a TRILLION stars!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The entire comic is just brilliant. Punchy, exciting, gorgeously drawn stories - and I'm so pleased to be a part of it. Huge thanks to Shelly Bond for bringing me on board! Here's to more comics coming up. You can buy this comic on <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjlqevfrr_bAhXDI8AKHYhVCrQQFggpMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.idwpublishing.com%2Fproduct%2Fblack-crown-quarterly-3%2F&usg=AOvVaw1IjzyeQSEGk1_PZJE6402c" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">IDW</span></a> Publishing's website, or in your local comic store!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every so often, between commission work, I like to loosen up with quick speed-paintings and uninhibited doodles! I think it's a great tool to just break you out of that pressure and concentration that can come when working on really important client jobs.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought I'd capture one of these speed paintings on video for you on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4-B_RH-tr_Gyad8w8l4vRw" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">my YouTube channel</span></a>, so you can see my process! Just a quick Kuretake watercolour portrait of someone imaginary. Enjoy!</span>Emmeline Pidgen Illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04021046551255001645noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015750513235879409.post-88290614449544627852018-06-01T15:58:00.000+01:002018-06-05T15:28:24.241+01:00Live Illustration At House Of Fraser for Mother's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So this post is a little overdue (it's been a very hectic and exciting few months!) but I wanted to finally show you some of the portraits I drew when I was booked for live illustration at House of Fraser Manchester last March!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I had lots of young families having portraits painted for their mums, gifts for friends and even the fabulous Doris who was celebrating her 80th birthday that day and wanted a special portrait (how amazing is she?!).</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I love creating live illustration instore, it's definitely hard work, but it's amazing to see how thrilled people are with their portraits, and brilliant to see a unique selling point for instore shopping!</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I assigned 15 minutes to each portrait, and blocked it out into slots to make it manageable throughout the day (six hours of drawing is intense!). I love the challenge of drawing a sitter when they're right in front of me, it's a great opportunity to hear interesting stories, meet new people, and get in some good life drawing practice!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Huge thanks to LiL Collective for bringing me on board! Hopefully I'll have some new live illustration dates for you soon, or if you'd like a portrait yourself head to my family portrait <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/565708671/bespoke-family-portrait-original?ref=shop_home_feat_1" target="_blank">Etsy listing</a>!</span>Emmeline Pidgen Illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04021046551255001645noreply@blogger.com3