New stuff

I’ve completed a couple of personal pieces recently which are now up on my Society6 shop :)

Boring Socks

I’ve made a new print for my shop based on one of my life’s most important mantras ;) Click the image to go to my shop!

*NEW* Website!

Hooray! At last I’ve managed to give my website a complete overhaul to include lettering alongside my illustration work. I’m so much happier with the look and feel of my site now :)

 

Click the image to go and take a gander!

Fresh n Fruity!

Recently I’ve been so caught up with hand lettering (my Instagram is proof of this) that I feel I’ve neglected my illustration and I wanted to put a stop to it… by mixing them both together. I couldn’t stop lettering all together! Give me a break! So anyway, to add a splash of colour to this dismal winter we’ve all been having in the northern hemisphere things got a little bit fruity!

 

All are available as prints from my online store (just click the images). They’re also available as a variety of lovely gifts…

 

Just click the images! :)

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! To celebrate I’ve put a new set of chalky hand-lettered products in my shop to give you some motivation for 2014 :)

(click the image to see my shop)

Day of the Dead

Recently I’ve had a major hand lettering explosion – I’m slightly addicted (as you can see from my instagram – blog post coming soon) so I decided to mix it in with some illustration and create a little something for Dia de Muertos as I *love* the imagery associated with it :)

I thought the skulls would make an awesome pattern so I decided to throw that in too…

Both are available as prints, etc from my online shop (click the images). I am SUPER pleased with how these turned out. Creating stuff like this makes me so excited and happy!

You may also notice I’ve added a signature to these pieces. After lots and LOTS of experiments I’ve finally settled on a nice looking signature to put on my prints and illustrations (a standard copyright line is far too dry). Here’s a close-up; it is, of course, hand lettered :)

Fun times! I love what I do for a living sometimes (most times) :D

Christmas has come early!

I was looking around some old files recently when I came across the design for my personal Christmas cards from 2011. I still really like this illustration so I decided to add it to my shop as a print, etc. I know it’s only September but it’s nice to have it there ready and waiting!

http://society6.com/IllustrationbyJulia

Isomer (alpha) is ready!!

Some VERY exciting news: Isomer, the indie game by Ionising Software for which I’ve been doing the artwork, is OUT NOW!!

It’s taken a year of hard work by myself and the developer, but the alphafunding version is available to buy (for a modest price) here: http://www.ionisingsoftware.co.uk/isomer/buy.php

It being an “alpha” version means this is only the beginning of Isomer; we still have lots of plans and fun things to add, but this way people get to play the game earlier and for a cheaper price (which includes free updates forever, I might add). But more importantly, players get to make suggestions and give feedback which could actually make a difference, all whilst supporting the small team behind Isomer whilst we continue to make it.

However, don’t be fooled! Even at this early stage Isomer is a very rich game with lots of cool stuff. You can read more about what’s included on this Isomer forum post

This was a long and sometimes challenging project for me as I previously had no experience of producing artwork for a computer game, but one that I am immensely proud of. Fingers crossed it’s a success! Who knows where it could go? :)

The Poopdeck Project

I was recently lucky enough to be involved in the Poopdeck Project; an exhibition curated by Ammo magazine. The project involved the re imagining of a deck of cards with a nautical theme. Instead of clubs, spades, etc, there were Mythical Sea creatures, Pirates, Cursed Pirates and Royal Navy Officers.

I was asked to create the Ace for the Royal Navy Officers, which happened to be a lucky cat. I was very pleased with this choice! I was also very pleased with how my illustration turned out :)

These photos are from the opening night, which was absolutely packed! The Coningsby Gallery is a lovely space but I could barely move! So I just loitered around my own piece ;)

The packs of cards sold out on the night but you can now buy them from Ammo’s shop here for £5 – an absolute steal for so many wonderful illustrations.

It was a great exhibition so thanks to Ammo magazine and to all the other illustrators involved!

Shopping for Monsters!

I’ve always loved this monster I created a while back so I decided to add him to my shop. What do you think? I particularly like the iphone case :D