Camper Kids Homeware Range at Wilkinsons

Here is another range of mine currently in Wilkinsons - a camper themed boys homeware range.  Click here to buy/view it all online.  I sill love these prints even though it does seem an age ago I created them!

Noah's Ark Prints Part Three

Here is another allover print I created for my Noah's Ark range.  I think this style of print could work well on a baby's layette or for baby bedding.

This is a self briefed project I created to practise my character drawing.  While I was drawing these animals I found that less works more with them.  I found its best not to try and put too much detail into the characters, instead its better to exaggerate their key features and concentrate on cute fun expressions.

I think the characters that have worked best for me in this range are the Giraffes, Crocodiles and Lions.

Here with the Giraffes, I have kept their faces very simple enhancing the shape of their nose, ears and little horns!

At the moment the characters are in first draft stage.  If I was actually going to use them on products I would probably make them more sketchy looking or give them a hand painted feel.  Creating them like this in a flat vector format helps me get the overall look right then I can transform the animals into any style I wish.  It's the way I work with most graphics I create.

Noah's Ark Prints Part Two

Following on from my post last Friday where I introduced my self briefed character project 'Noah's Ark' here is an all over print I created.  More images to come over the week from this range.

Noah's Ark Prints - Part One - Baby's Bed Set

I mentioned in yesterdays post that I would be posting a new character project today.  Here is the first of six posts from my  'Noah's Ark' character range.

I set this project for myself to practise my character drawing.  Over the next week I will be posting a different print from this range each day.  Today is a baby's bed cover set.

Character drawing is something I'm always being asked to do as a children's print designer. At first it really didn't come naturally to me (see my old character design post as an example!) I was always creating awkward looking not very cute creations!

  However, as time has passed and I've put more practise into the area, things have improved! There is definitely a good move on since the days of my farm animal characters I posted yesterday - I think!  

I set this Noah's Ark project for myself so I couldn't escape creating lots of cute animals (the options were endless!)  Over the next week I will be sharing these creations on the blog.  A lot of the products are unfinished, it was more a self briefed project to practise character drawing.

I will also go into more detail about the value of self briefed projects to practise areas of weakness too.

The week following my Noah's Ark prints I will be showing some recent 'real life' designs where I have had to create lots of different character designs.

Floral Homeware Prints

Here are some floral home-ware prints I was commissioned to do last year.

Wall Paper Part Two

Today I am off to Graduate Fashion Week to see all this years students beautiful work.  Keep posted over the next few days to see some of my findings.

Here are some flock print wall paper designs I created last year.

Wall Paper Part One

Here are some wall paper designs I did last year.

Children's English Country Garden Themed Interior Product Range Board

Here is a range board I created for an interior product range for Jo Jo Maman Bebe.

Click here to see some of the actual products on the range board as well as the original mood board that influenced the range.

Also, click here to see all of Jo Jo Maman Bebe's beautiful ranges.

Children's Nautical Themed Interior Product Range Board

Here is a product range board I created when designing for Jo Jo Maman Bebe's Nautical themed boys interior products.

Click here to see some of the actual products too.

Click here to view all of Jo Jo Maman Bebe's beautiful ranges.

Featured Designs - Dunelm-Mill - Kids Bedding

Here is one of my designs made into a lovely girls bedding set at Dunelm-Mill.  Click here to see all of Dunelm-Mills beautiful collection.

Kitchen Garden - Home-ware Prints - Part 2

Kitchen Garden - Home-ware Prints

Here are some prints I have created with home-ware in mind inspired by bringing an Autumn harvest into the home.

Birds and Florals!

Here are some patterns I have been working on for kitchen ware products.