Live brief - birthday commission
In a recent live brief, I was commissioned by a family friend to create a personalised illustration, as a birthday gift. The client was...
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emeliabrooks61
Apr 26, 20212 min
Live Brief- family commission
I was lucky enough to work on another live brief. I was commissioned to design a house sign and personalised print for my parents home....
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emeliabrooks61
Apr 26, 20212 min
The final exhibition
The end of year exhibition has finally rolled around the corner. After all the briefs I’ve tackled throughout the years, this event...
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emeliabrooks61
Apr 25, 20211 min
New prints
I thought I'd share some new prints which I've been working on, in my spare time. Colour is usually a key element to my work, however, I...
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emeliabrooks61
Apr 19, 20211 min
Drawing for fun! - poem Illustration
Over these past few weeks, I have been working diligently on my essay project. As discussed in a previous blog, I've decided to base my...
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emeliabrooks61
Apr 15, 20211 min
Entering Competitions
On Instagram, I noticed that the stationary company 'OhhDeer' were hosting an art competition. They are currently searching for a...
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emeliabrooks61
Apr 14, 20211 min
Experimenting with subject matter - character sheets
When I had my portfolio interview a few weeks ago, illustrator Jo Davies suggested that I create a series of character sheets to...
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emeliabrooks61
Mar 28, 20212 min
Expanding my picturebook collection
For as long as I can remember, I've been completely fasciated by picturebooks. From the creative storylines, powerful characters and...
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emeliabrooks61
Mar 25, 20213 min
Researching societies
In preparation for life after university, I thought it would be useful to explore the different societies which are available to...
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emeliabrooks61
Mar 20, 20212 min
Moving forwards...
For a while now, I had the interest of selling my artwork online. However, due to a busy work schedule, I’ve kept putting the idea aside....
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emeliabrooks61
Mar 4, 20212 min
Brand Guidelines - Lunar Vinyl
As discussed in a previous post, I had been working on some branding concepts for the business called 'Lunar Vinyl'. Since creating my...
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emeliabrooks61
Mar 2, 20211 min
Refining past pieces
In a short brief last year, I had to create an illustrated interpretation to a short story called 'The Expedition'. The story was based...
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emeliabrooks61
Feb 17, 20211 min
Design Inspiration - Nick Sharratt
For as long as I can remember, Nick Sharratt has been my key inspiration. Over the years, I have collected a series of his books and...
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emeliabrooks61
Feb 12, 20211 min
Live Brief - Bumblebee's
In a recent brief, I was commissioned by a local primary school to design a series of bumblebee illustrations. These designs would be...
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emeliabrooks61
Feb 5, 20212 min
Live brief - 'Meeting Places' - final update
I thought I'd provide a final update on this project. After working on this brief for a few weeks, I was slowly reaching the deadline....
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emeliabrooks61
Jan 24, 20212 min
Lunar Vinyl
In my design, management and production module, I have been producing some branding concepts for a group-made business called ‘Lunar...
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emeliabrooks61
Jan 16, 20212 min
Worry Monsters
Within my creative design practice module, I have been busy in creating a children’s picturebook based on ‘worry monsters’, a product...
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emeliabrooks61
Jan 14, 20211 min
Stepping up my skills
With the aim of creating a picturebook for my final major project, I felt that it was time to update my software skills in Adobe...
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emeliabrooks61
Jan 13, 20212 min
Book Review
Over the Christmas holidays, I kindly received some artist based guides. (These can be seen in the image above). Each of these books...
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emeliabrooks61
Dec 30, 20202 min
Live Brief - 'Meeting Places' - Part 2
In my last post, I discussed my opportunity to work alongside the law department in a live brief called 'meeting places'. The department...
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