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Another experiment in illustrating without lines, just selections and textures.

Monster Monday

Monster Monday
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.

Here's my first post to Sugar Frosted Goodness, hopefully many more will follow.

Sugar Frosted Goodness

I've joined Sugar Frosted Goodness, a collection of splendidly talented illustrators, who make me feel very unproductive with the amount of work they post to it. Hopefully it will spur me on to post more stuff on here too.

Early reader....

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Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.

Here's six and a half month old Lily enjoying a book.....

Boat

Boat
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.

Another in the series of illustrations without lines or drawing. Just selections and shading.

Landscape 4

Landscape 4.
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.

.... and here's the latest version, like the previous one but with the addition of the original branches too. All "drawn" with selections a bit like Bob Staake.

Landscape 3

Landscape 3
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.

.... and another one, slightly different trees, a bird and some mountains.

Landscape 2

Landscape 2
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.

Here's a continuation of the previous one, some different trees....

Landscape 1

Landscape
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.

An experiment in illustrating without lines.....

Normally my illustrations are drawings, which are then coloured. This image was created with no drawing to base it on and no line work whatsoever.

Sketch v2

Sketch v2
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.

... another version, this time at night.

...just a sketch..

...just a sketch..
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.

Trying out some faster painting techniques in Photoshop...

Six months old today

Photobooth
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.

Half a year of Lily Peach! Here she is entertaining me in our attic conversion studio, she's wearing a hat because it's soooo cold up here.

New book!

New book!
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.

Here's my newest book, due out in February (I think), written by Sally Lloyd-Jones and published by Zondervan. Thanks to Kristine for sending me this copy, it's looking really great (even if I do say so myself).

More news and links on this when it's published

Illustrator of the Month!

Illustrator of the Month!
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.

Brighton Illustrator's Group (BIG) were kind enough to make me their Illustrator of the Month this month. Many thanks to Emma for a lovely article. Here's an excerpt:

"Award-winning Cornish illustrator Jago, chose his career after realising that becoming Superman, Indiana Jones or King Arthur wouldn't actually be physically possible...."

Thanks BIG!

Sally Lloyd-Jones has a blog!

The author of my soon-to-be-released children's Bible, has started a blog.

Click Here

Fig's Giant on ProductWiki

Fig's Giant is now on ProductWiki, I will be adding all of my books to this as and when I get the time.....

Link

Fig's Giant on Jackanory

Here's the title sequence for the new series of Jackanory which looks like it will include my book (written by Geraldine McCaughrean) Fig's Giant. You can see my illustration of Gulliver and some soldiers with boiled eggs.

Happy 2007

Time Person of the Year
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.

My Flickr photostream has just passed 13,000 views, and I'm Time magazine's person of the year (along with everyone else) , here's to 2007.

Cheers

Happy Christmas!

Happy Christmas!
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.

Happy Birthday Faather!

Sparkly shoes!
Originally uploaded by Jagosilver.

Today is my dad's birthday, here's Lily Peach dressed up in her party dress and sparkly shoes.

You can see his blog and website here:

Teapot Blog

Andy Titcomb - Teapot Website