Quentin Blake’s Beatrix Potter

Quentin Blake's original illustrations for Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots

See Quentin Blake’s original drawings for Beatrix Potter’s newly re-discovered story The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots Illustrating Beatrix Potter’s newly re-discovered story An exhibition of Quentin Blake’s original illustrations for The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots, the recently re-discovered unpublished Beatrix Potter manuscript, to be published as a book on

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Still time to see the AOI World Illustration Awards Exhib 2016

AOI World Illustration Awards 2016

Returning to Somerset House for a fifth year, the World Illustration Awards Exhibition presents highlights from this year’s shortlist of contemporary illustration, entered by emerging and established talent to the Association of Illustrators’ (AOI) annual competition. This exhibition presents over 50 of the very best artworks across

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Picture books from Soviet Russia

picture books from Soviet Russia

At the end of May there will be a major exhibition of rarely seen picture books from Soviet Russia at the House of Illustration. With their perfect blend of typography, design and illustration and with subjects ranging from folk tales and contemporary children’s verse to books on the modern world and Soviet education, the subjects are brought to life with bold colours, dynamic shapes and playful layouts.

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Cosmonauts: Birth of the Space Age Exhibition

Cosmonauts: Birth of the Space Age

In 1957 Russia launched the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik, into space and just four years later sent the first ever human – Yuri Gagarin. The graphics from this period are well worth seeing at the Science Museum in London. From the Science Museum: Explore the historical,

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Jono Mawford – New to CI

The Jam Factory residential proposal

Jono Mawford originally trained as a 3D designer, specialising in exhibitions, commercial and leisure interior design. He now specialises in architectural and interior 3D imagery, primarily for the commercial sector. View Jono’s portfolio page

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Two exhibitions not to miss!

Illustration exhibitions

Two exhibitions have recently opened in London. Tate Modern’s retrospective of the stunning works by Russian-French abstract artist illustrator Sonia Delaunay and the Dulwich Picture Gallery’s major exhibition of the magnificent watercolours of artist and illustrator Eric Ravilious.

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Naomi Chamberlain – New to CI

Naomi Chamberlain - Cambridge Illustrators - Ghost story

Naomi is a Cambridge-based illustrator who makes colourful, simple and largely traditional-based work using a range of media such as paint, pastel, charcoal etc. however her 2D animations are often made by digitally replicating her traditional style using Photoshop. View Naomi’s portfolio page.

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Jon Heras – New to CI

Jon Heras - Technical and scientific illustrator - Cambridge Illsustrators

Jon creates engaging and accurate science visualisations in animated HD, stereoscopic, and high resolution print. His academic background enables discussion of technical specifics of your project and he uses his 10+ years’ experience to get good results quickly

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