DIY Paint Patterns
Painting patterns has become one of my favourite things to do while watching movies. Its fun and literally the easiest thing to do. If you can hold a paintbrush you can do this. Paper. Paintbrushes....
View ArticleMy Favourite Things
When I’m feeling sad I simply remember my favorite things And then I don’t feel so bad
View ArticleThe Road Goes On
I still can’t decide if I really want to post this. There is a rather large mistake in it, that while not noticeable to most is really annoying me. It turns out the website that I used to check the...
View ArticlePale Blue Dot
For the past year I’ve been trying to create a space scene using watercolours, this one turned out pretty well. It also just happens to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Pale Blue Dot...
View ArticlePaper Flowers
Being the broke unable to work 24-year-old that I am, I had very little money this year for a Mother’s Day present. Instead of buying something I decided to try making a bouquet of paper flowers. And I...
View ArticleDesigning A Video Game Cover
I am so far behind with posting about my design projects at college. I think I have another 3 to write about. Anyway I thought today I would talk a little about the biggest project we have done so far....
View ArticleWall.E?
One of my recent projects at college involved redesigning movie posters. Since Wall.E is one of the best Pixar movies ever made I decided to redesign that in an art deco style (so it ended up not...
View ArticleI’m A Graphic Designer And I’m Okay
I’m almost certain I’ve mentioned many times before that I don’t like calling this a book blog. Yes I blog about books but I blog about other stuff too. I never want someone to come here only expecting...
View ArticleI Am Not An Artist?
I have come to the realization that I’m not an artist (before people get angry I should clarify that by artist I mean fine artist). I like design and maybe a little bit of illustration (yes there is a...
View ArticleAm I Doing This Right?
The problem with starting a new year at college is you start learning from the beginning all over again. This means for a while no more designing logos or advertising campaigns or posters. You’re back...
View ArticleA Back To School Art Haul
It’s September again which means having to buy art supplies for another year at college. However this year I decided to wait a few weeks so I had a better understanding of what I would be needing for...
View ArticleWhats In My Pencil Case
I recently did a little clear out of the pencil case I use for college so I thought I would share what was in it. I should also point out that my pencil case isn’t actually a pencil case, it’s a makeup...
View ArticleBrusho Watercolour Ink
So for my most recent college project I used watercolour paints to create backgrounds for a set of posters. I’ve probably mentioned this before but I love how watercolours mix and create really...
View ArticleTrippy Forks
This is a piece of work I did for class a few weeks ago. It is a fork pattern drawn with the Tombow Dual Brush Markers then edited in Photoshop to create this final image.
View ArticleMy 2017 Goals
It’s that time again where we all make goals for the year that we start out really enthusiastic about but never end up achieving. Or is that just me? Anyway here are the things I want to do in 2017:...
View ArticleA Life In Letterpress
Back at the end of 2016 I went to the Lighthouse in Glasgow to see an exhibit of Alan Kitching’s work. Alan Kitching is a typographic designer, he creates artwork by using a type of relief printing...
View ArticleThe Art of Moana
I’ve been meaning to buy some of the Disney ‘art of’ books for a long time. If I had the money I would by every single Pixar one ever made (along with the one about colour scripts (it’s so pretty))....
View Article4 Creative People To Watch On YouTube
I really enjoy watching videos made by artists and illustrators on Youtube. I find their videos can inspire me to create something new. I thought today I would share 4 artists I’ve been watching...
View ArticleGraphic Design Exhibition
I am very late in posting this. Every September/ October time Graphic Design Festival Scotland holds a poster design competition. You don’t have to create a poster on a specific thing, you just create...
View ArticleA February Wrap-Up
Is it just me or has this month gone past really quickly? It probably doesn’t help that I’m writing this post a week before it goes live. Anyway here’s everything that happened in February. The most...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....