tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62719310324679291382024-02-21T22:40:02.231-08:00drawn outbreignierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873308407798726883noreply@blogger.comBlogger193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271931032467929138.post-55055089798467580422016-01-08T04:21:00.001-08:002016-01-08T04:21:46.163-08:00dragonetteSjoe! What the hell happened to 2015?<br />
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Oh yes, this happened~<br />
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That's right, I'm a dad! And little did I know it then (I drew the sketch when she was only a couple weeks old) but this truly reflects her character… soooo adorable. But she bites. Hard.</div>
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And above is the sketch which all led to this… as these things do. </div>
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I'll gladly send you a high res version of the Baby on Board design for your own little dragonette, just post a reply here and we'll make it happen :3breignierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873308407798726883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271931032467929138.post-66777542129206160402014-05-16T06:45:00.000-07:002014-05-16T06:45:05.026-07:00bugs are badass<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's a little morsel from an upcoming project to make your mouth water...breignierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873308407798726883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271931032467929138.post-61262941086654664022014-02-24T00:08:00.000-08:002014-02-24T00:08:12.833-08:00space...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />breignierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873308407798726883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271931032467929138.post-62710870719978621502014-02-05T14:10:00.001-08:002014-02-05T14:10:51.442-08:00tropical island paradiseIn some far away exotic corners of the world, islands still move…<br />
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<br />breignierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873308407798726883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271931032467929138.post-57413813577504267122013-12-06T07:51:00.001-08:002013-12-06T07:51:59.542-08:00goodbye MadibaYou've probably heard by now, Nelson Mandela has passed away…<br />
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Spent today just reflecting and doodling this based on the lovely photo from this <a href="http://thegreatadventurer.com/2012/07/19/madibas-legacy-more-than-one-day-of-charity/" target="_blank">article</a>, one of the things I'll always remember about Madiba is that great smile.<br />
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And here's another <a href="http://www.theonion.com/articles/nelson-mandela-becomes-first-politician-to-be-miss,34755/?ref=auto" target="_blank">article</a> I thought was nice testament to the man :)<br />
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Deep in the sands of the Sahara lurk great beasts, prehistoric monsters that move through sand as though it were water.<br />
Swimming this way, under the desert, has made them almost impossible to study. However, they have at times been spotted by the occasional wary Bedouin traveler as they breach, but why they do so is still a mystery.breignierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873308407798726883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271931032467929138.post-83270243709949369852013-10-24T05:55:00.002-07:002013-10-24T05:55:50.451-07:00entangled deep-sea ananzi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An amazing spectacle to behold, the migration of newly hatched marine ananzi on their buoyant threads, has baffled experts for years.<br />
Recent studies suggest that their phosphorescence is to lure curious prey within reach of the adult ananzi that follow the <i>tangle</i>* from the shadows. <br />
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*tangle - <i>collective noun, a group of young marine ananzi</i>breignierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873308407798726883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271931032467929138.post-42092606923179555302013-09-20T17:07:00.001-07:002013-09-20T17:07:05.224-07:00together<br />
That's right, another collage!<br />
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I did mention that there was a time I was doing lots of these for <a href="http://www.nasou-viaafrika.com/" target="_blank">Nasou</a>, right?<br />
It's nice looking back at these now with fresh eyes… this particular piece was about leadership and building one's country <i>together</i>.<br />
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It really is an interesting and fun technique to use, a bit like film editing, y'know?breignierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873308407798726883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271931032467929138.post-88220836577594825932013-09-06T10:39:00.002-07:002013-09-06T10:39:47.080-07:00hidden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Joggers of the world, beware!<br />
In the darkest, most lush parts of your neighbourhood park could lurk the dreaded Loreleon.<br />
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So stay clear of any low hanging branches that lie across your path. Look up and you might just see one, maybe two smoldering eyes watching you intently from between the leaves, and be thankful for this advice.breignierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873308407798726883noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271931032467929138.post-85646801346745998022013-09-01T19:51:00.000-07:002013-09-01T19:51:01.302-07:00balance<br />
In life, as in all things, one needs to find balance…<br />
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This is a collage illustration I did for Nasou Via Afrika's Life Orientation schoolbooks. It's been a great medium to explore. At times frustrating but when things click into place the results are, more often than not, very rewarding!<br />
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Best of all is how subtle it can be, symbols and meaning can be found which is both engineered and serendipitous :)breignierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873308407798726883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271931032467929138.post-27831430483950108162013-08-08T06:45:00.000-07:002013-08-08T06:45:58.932-07:00Seasonal hybridPosted this already but it just suits the IF <a href="http://illustrationfriday.com/" target="_blank">theme-of-the-week</a> so well that… well here it again :)<br />
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The <i>trheenoceros</i>, or just "trheeno", is a tree/rhinoceros hybrid.<br />
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While nobody knows for sure exactly how they're born, it's entirely possible that they germinate from seed. Expert opinions vary…breignierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873308407798726883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271931032467929138.post-1698036777138321052013-08-02T04:16:00.000-07:002013-08-02T04:16:24.572-07:00panda love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Who doesn't love pandas? Nobody, that's who!<br />
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Sailors whisper tales of choppy nights on the open ocean when occasionally a lonely little fishing vessel might encounter the fabled jellyphant…<br />
These moments are brief, the liquid beast shimmers in the moonlight for an instant, tentacled trunk probing the air, before drifting back into the surf like a dream.breignierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873308407798726883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271931032467929138.post-71184586025743433452013-04-24T08:40:00.000-07:002013-04-24T08:40:19.878-07:00trekking along tracksHere's the cover to an eBook written by Hermien Van Den Bergh that I completed not long ago - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Trackeroo-Crew-land-Honestasia-ebook/dp/B00C5NDV3S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366817026&sr=8-1&keywords=trackeroo+and+the+crew" target="_blank">Trackeroo and the Crew!</a><br />
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It's a lovely story for young readers that will leave you breathless with excitement and innovation. Set in the African tableau, it features a colourful cast on an epic secret quest.<br />
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But of course inky, evil nightmares are never far behind behind….<br />
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The book is currently on promotion, check it out on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Trackeroo-Crew-land-Honestasia-ebook/dp/B00C5NDV3S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366817026&sr=8-1&keywords=trackeroo+and+the+crew" target="_blank">Amazon</a> and get your free copy!breignierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873308407798726883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271931032467929138.post-82368118859966394972013-04-16T09:35:00.000-07:002013-04-16T09:35:59.029-07:00wild wild veldIn the sun-baked veld, many wild things lurk behind the long grass….<br />
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….mostly in search of a nice refreshing pool of water.breignierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873308407798726883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271931032467929138.post-64457390463943347772013-04-06T03:50:00.001-07:002013-04-06T03:50:42.895-07:00snotty monsterSlime monsters...<br />
You haven't lived until you've drawn a slimey, snotty, pus-riddled blob of gross!<br />
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Aah, good times :)<br />
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Incidentally, this was another piece I did for <a href="http://www.nasou-viaafrika.com/publishers" target="_blank">Nasou Via Afrika</a>'s grade 12 Life Orientation schoolbook.<br />
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Another illustration I did for <a href="http://www.nasou-viaafrika.com/publishers" target="_blank">Nasou</a>'s Grd12 Life Orientation textbook, the intent here I'm certain was to evoke responses from the students about the controversial painting <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spear_(painting)" target="_blank">"The Spear"</a> which was based on this famous Soviet propaganda poster.<br />
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It's a pretty crazy story but all the same, it's good to know that a painting can still rattle people as much as this one did…breignierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873308407798726883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271931032467929138.post-46477601109762011502013-03-18T08:58:00.001-07:002013-03-18T08:58:33.521-07:00Toko's back...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Some of the interior pages, and I must say that designing these games is a 12 year old's dream come true :)</div>
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My fabulously awesome fianc<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">é has</span> started an online shop on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/" target="_blank">etsy</a> where you can buy some of my illustrations as high quality art prints.<br />
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WaWe is a community blog dedicated to illustrations for kids, every month features a new banner rendered by one of it's members, this was the one I did for Nov 2012.<br />
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And recently I stepped in to do the March 2013, it'll be up all month so check it by clicking the button in the right side menu ---><br />
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I'm sometimes asked what steps I take when illustrating, this particular one is a good one to use since it was done in my 'standard' method...<br />
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1&2) Once I've sketched out the idea (which I couldn't find to post here) I ink it, sometimes right over the original pencils, but mostly on a clean sheet of paper using a lightbox.</div>
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The last step is to add the lettering and some spin-n-shine finishing touches (top image)breignierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873308407798726883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271931032467929138.post-15906032156595893302013-02-25T13:57:00.002-08:002013-02-25T13:57:31.550-08:00Olympic heroes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The big story at the moment is the one involving our very own Oscar Pistorius, aka the "blade runner", olympic sweetheart and national hero...</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">These were commissioned by <a href="http://www.nasou-viaafrika.com/publishers" target="_blank">Nasou Via Afrika</a> and feature <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caster_Semenya" target="_blank">Semanya Caster</a> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 37px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_van_der_Burgh" target="_blank">Cameron van der Burgh</a>, some of last year's medal takers at the London Olympics.</span></span></div>
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Due to time constraints, I've had to work more and more digitally. These didn't even have rough drafts, the briefs were very clear and I was able to go straight to the final piece, sometimes the results surprised even me... it's nice when that happens :)</div>
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Here are a couple more illustrations for Cambridge University Press based on Quentin Blake's style.<br />
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I call the top one "iClean" :)breignierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03873308407798726883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271931032467929138.post-64708193926593129112013-02-19T03:20:00.003-08:002013-02-19T03:20:33.497-08:00wearing Blake's hat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As an illustration gun-for-hire, or more accurately: <i>pencil-box-for-hire</i>, I am at times asked to emulate iconic styles. There are few illustrators as iconic as the legendary Quentin Blake, who famously drew Roald Dahl's classic masterpieces, too numerous to single out here.<br />
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His site is full of wonderful things, I highly recomend having a look at it, my favourite being this gem - <a href="http://www.quentinblake.com/about-drawing/how-i-draw">the master at work</a>. I also found this lovely blog <a href="http://katierosebarnes.blogspot.com/2010/11/quentin-blake-and-landscapes.html">article</a> about him and his landscapes.<br />
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I was commissioned by Cambridge University Press to adopt Mr Blake's style because they had used an extract of "<i>Danny, champion of the world</i>" in their Grade 7, English language schoolbooks.<br />
I enjoyed the style so much that I used it throughout the Grd7 material I was assigned!<br />
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This last panel comes from Danny, I drew on Roald Dahl's own gipsy <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Roald_Dahl%27s_gipsy_caravan_-_geograph.org.uk_-_112566.jpg">caravan</a> for inspiration...</div>
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Imagine owning your very own gipsy caravan!</div>
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Like every other human, I like food. It makes me happy when I'm sad and full when I'm hungry.</div>
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I recently illustrated a series of plates for House&Leisure magazine, the "Food Issue" which you'll find on magazine racks across SA.</div>
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You can download the full large format versions from their <a href="http://www.houseandleisure.co.za/illustrated-place-mats/">site.</a></div>
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Bon Appétit!</div>
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