pip's illustrations

dog of the sea waves

2007-11-07T22:55:00.000+11:00

At the end of the weekk, the two had their first swim together, and before long, they were playing tag in the waves.

IF - Geek

2007-07-09T22:46:00.000+10:00

IF - Twist

2007-07-02T00:07:00.000+10:00

technique - life drawing

2007-02-27T20:00:00.000+11:00

sepia coloured acrylic ink with wooden nib, starting with very watery ink and emphasising line with darker mixture

colour and design - monochromatic colour

2007-02-26T09:36:00.000+11:00

ultramarine blue with tints and shades

Colour Choices - complementary colours

2007-02-12T21:59:00.000+11:00

Dominant colour - violet with warmer accents

Dominant colour - orange with cooler accents

roughs

2007-02-04T19:51:00.000+11:00

Giant

2007-01-26T23:49:00.000+11:00

character development
aim: to create a giant that is menacing but not grotesque (see giant in "Tashi" story)
inktense pencils - mustard, willow, shiraz, deep indigo

Seals

2007-01-13T19:59:00.000+11:00

analogous colours - albrecht durers
cobalt green, peacock blue, bluish turquoise

Differences btwn Giant & Jack characteristics

2007-01-13T16:01:00.000+11:00

Giant - Jack
small brain - bright, witty
small, beady eyes - big brown, bright eyed enthusiasm
slow, sluggish - energetic, alert
head looking down, perpetually bent over, hunched shoulders - forever looking up, standing tall, arched back
big, broad, bulbous nose - small, delicate features
strength, brawn - brain
dark, heavey, solid, shapeless mass - slight, nimble, well defined figure
misfit, recluse - lovable, popular

Jack and the Beanstalk

2007-01-07T19:52:00.000+11:00

Developing character with use of figure sketches

Character development with figure sketches

2007-01-07T19:41:00.000+11:00

I like the comfortable poses, reducing form to simple shapes and negative space

Cockatiel 6 January

2007-01-07T19:37:00.002+11:00

Two hour sketch using specimen in Learn and Discover Centre at Australian Museum

Figure painting

2007-01-02T22:28:00.000+11:00

contrasting colours - winsor & newton
viridian green, alizarin crimson

IF - Smoke

2006-11-08T00:30:00.000+11:00

... just a little sketch

If - (Pyro)phobia

2006-09-25T00:35:00.000+10:00

the hot and dry winds caused enough fire and destruction to freak out even the toughest fire breathing dragon

If - Farm

2006-09-10T23:59:00.000+10:00

free range chickens!

IF - Safe

2006-09-05T22:33:00.000+10:00

IF - Run

2006-08-31T21:09:00.000+10:00

IF - Capture

2006-08-06T20:53:00.000+10:00

some dragons just don't take their capture seriously at all (especially if they're ticklish)

IF - Clean

2006-07-30T14:22:00.000+10:00

the zoo thought they could hide their animals behind some algae covered glass, but i could still see them and it appears they were making an effort to see me too

IF - Opposites

2006-07-23T17:42:00.000+10:00

boy and roo

2006-07-17T14:24:00.000+10:00

testing out previous style on different subject

girl and dog on beach

2006-07-16T17:43:00.001+10:00

a bit of a grainy effect to break up the colour

giraffe, roo and girl

2006-07-14T20:59:00.000+10:00

needs work on face, but i like the general style and colours and minimal use of line, not sure what his story is yet

pretty consistent in style with giraffe, but a little too rounded and don't like the line

like the bright colours and more stylized form

like the face, knees look a bit disjointed