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! :)

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

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!

The Tooth Fairy

I had the idea for this illustration whilst waiting at the dentist a while back. I’m quite pleased with how it’s turned out! I’m feeling much more confident with illustrating people these days, even though I do worry they all look the same…

It’s available to buy as a print from my shop here:

 http://society6.com/IllustrationbyJulia/The-Tooth-Fairy-lJx_Print

which is excellent timing as Society6 have a Free Worldwide Shipping offer on at the moment :) Happy days!

In other news, I have recently completed my first freelance illustration job! Very exciting indeed :D If you or someone you know needs a freelance illustrator, my contact details can be found on my website www.illustrationbyjulia.co.uk

Fairy Princess

A fairy princess! The second in a series of children’s prints I’m creating.

 

Available to buy in my shop: http://society6.com/IllustrationbyJulia/Fairy-Princess-TbS_Print

Now on blackberry!

I decided to turn some of my iphone wallpapers into Blackberry ones (480×360) Enjoy Blackberry people! :)

Click!

Florals

A floral doodle to start the day

Sock it to me

So it looks like I didn’t quite make it with my entries for the Sock it to Me competition. Sad. But instead of being bitter, I’m posting my ideas here for you all to eyeball :) My particular favourite is the jammie dodgers. What do you think?