Stuart Whitton

WELSH TALENT

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 18:29:00 +0000

What with today being Saint David's Day (Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant), an occasion where the Welsh people celebrate their patron saint you can imagine that I am feeling very patriotic. In honour of today I thought that I would celebrate by sharing some wonderful examples of Welsh creativity.

In this post I have gathered a selection of images from working creatives who reside or are from my neck of the woods. The creatives haven't been displayed in any particular order so be sure to check each of them out.

GODMACHINE

(Pictured above: Crypt Keeper by Godmachine)

Godmachine has produced incredibly detailed illustrations for a range of clients (not to mention some of my favourite bands) with his work appearing on everything from skateboards, t-shirts, album covers, limited edition prints, magazines, ceramics, and even three dimensional busts.

An artist who continues to impress me with his approach to image construction, craftsmanship and ability to deliver solid work each time. A thoroughly nice guy who rightfully deserves the respect and reputation that he has gained over the years.

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Godmachine

JONATHAN EDWARDS

(Pictured above: Billow by Jonathan Edwards)Jonathan has this wonderful talent and approach to his image making that keeps me awaiting his next piece, a creative that utilises traditional media in his practice which he has used to achieve an impressive client list and fan base. A lovely gent who I hope continues to do so well.
Links–Jonathan Edwards

FELT MISTRESS

(Pictured above: Rishikesh George by Felt Mistress)

Felt Mistress is also known as Louise Evans who is able to create some of the best things I have ever seen, her ability to visualise characters three dimensionally with such exquisite attention to detail is really remarkable. By collaborating with her partner Jonathan (above) she has applied her years of experience in dress making to become one of the biggest names in the world of character design.

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Felt Mistress

TOM HOVEY

(Pictured above: Cake illustration for The Great British Bake Off by Tom Hovey)

Many of you may know Tom's work from the infamous Great British Bake Off where he illustrated all of the food produced by the contestants throughout each series. It's safe to say that he's drawn most if not all food that requires baking, however, this isn't all that Tom can do he's a versatile designer who is no stranger to murals and continually pushes his work to develop further. I have a feeling that we'll be seeing a lot more from him.

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Tom Hovey

MISS LED

(Pictured above: Bitter Sweet by Miss Led)

Miss Led is also known as Joanna, a creative that is always exploring a range of mediums used in a range of projects engulfed with her evolving iconic style. A particular touch that I was pleased to see in Jo's work was the incorporation of typography which shows that she is able to take an aspect of design and apply her take on it.

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Miss Led

RICHEY BECKETT

(Pictured above: The Griffin by Richey Beckett)

I was first introduced to Richey's work when it adorned the cover of an EP released by one of the bands in my area. I couldn't get over the presence of the work, the detail, the dedication to every single dot created my hand. Richey is another artist who continues to impress, not only with each new piece but with who is next on his client list. A fantastic talent.

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Richey Beckett

MARC ASPINALL

(Pictured above: Inside Llewyn Davis by Marc Aspinall)

Marc works under the alias of The Tree House Press, an illustrator with an instantly recognisable style which is rich with interesting perspectives, concept and textures that is earning him an expansive client list. It's great to see him tackle new briefs and spread his illustrative touch onto different subject matters.

Marc also belongs to the collective The Mighty Pencil.

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Marc Aspinall (The Tree House Press)
The Mighty Pencil

PATRICK SCHMIDT

(Pictured above: 'O' by Patrick Schmidt)

Patrick and I used to live in towns right next to each other in South Wales, but it wasn't until a couple of years later where I accidentally bumped into him at an exhibition in London I learnt that he was illustrating. He still puts his creative skills to use and is a part of the collective 'Brothers Of The Stripe' a group of talented individuals that can be seen involved with various projects from murals, exhibitions and interiors. I'm sure 2014 will be a good year for both Patrick and the B.O.T.S.

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Patrick Schimdt
Brothers Of The Stripe

LIANNE HARRISON

(Pictured above: Happy Birthday Card by Lianne Harrison)

Lianne is a freelance illustrator who specialises in collage and paper construction to create her illustrations that have been used for a range of clients and shortlisted for awards. She has just launched her own greeting card company 'Paperwhale' which will see her playful designs lovingly placed onto products for everyone to enjoy.

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Lianne Harrison
Paperwhale

TURKSWORKS

(Pictured above: Walter White by Turksworks)

Turksworks is the alias of Richard Davies a digital designer and artist based in South Wales who is able to produce breathtaking illustrations that show his attention to detail and level of experience. Richard's work always makes me wonder how much time has gone into perfecting each area particularly as he maintains the immense level of realism throughout his portfolio.

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Turksworks

HANNAH DAVIES

(Pictured above: Fox by Hannah Davies)

Hannah is an award winning illustrator and surface pattern designer who creates images that are like wonderfully patterned day dreams, they seem to effortlessly flow but yet contain quite precise patterns. She has worked with a range of clients which has allowed her work to appear on everything from fabric to computer mice.

Hannah is represented my Illustration Web.

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Hannah Davies

CR CONTRIBUTOR PORTRAITS

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:40:00 +0000

The Creative Review Illustration Issue is out now with my contributor illustrations inside, to view the project click on the following link– www.stuartwhitton.co.uk

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Creative Review

UPDATED WEBSITE

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 19:40:00 +0000

After realising how long it had been since my website had received an update I decided not just to add new and unseen archive work but also to give it a fresh look.

Now you can view my illustrations by category with a horizontal scroll format or if you just want to see a bit of everything you can click on the 'View All' link to view thumbnails.

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View the updated website

NEW WORK– WHAT I'M GROWING

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 08:27:00 +0000

Here are a collection of recent illustrations depicting the range of herbs that I have begun growing in the studio.

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NEW WORK– FISH, CHIPS & ICE CREAM

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 12:56:00 +0000

A new illustration to mark the wonderful weather we are currently having in the UK.

Fish, Chips & Ice Cream is a simple piece depicting a take on a lunch that many of us may enjoy during a trip to the beach, park and general outdoors this weekend.

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BABY YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 09:19:00 +0000

'Car'
Pencil
139mm x 88mm
Vintage Postcard
2013
Signed
£85.00 + p&p

My illustration of the infamous Monopoly car on a vintage postcard is now available to purchase, if you would like to register your interest for the piece please click on the link below.

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NEWSLETTER / SOLD ARTWORK

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:37:00 +0000

'Dog'
Pencil
139mm x 88mm
Vintage Postcard
2013
SOLD

I am really pleased to say that 'Dog', an original pencil drawing depicting a piece from the infamous board game Monopoly has now sold.

In order to reward those who have kindly signed up to my newsletter new pieces will be made available for them to purchase 24 hours before the general public. This is in addition to other privileges contained in the newsletter, if you would like to sign up for these periodical updates click on the link below.

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HF EMPORIUM- THE FRONTROOM CAMBRIDGE

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:37:00 +0000

Tonight the Handsome Frank Emporium returns for three weeks at The Frontroom in Cambridge.

After the success of Pick Me Up my agents will be hosting a pop up shop where a plethora of artwork from the HF illustrators will be available to purchase. The space will also provide portfolio reviews, discussions and of course those wonderfully dodgy records.

Join the private view tonight from 6:30pm where the artwork will be accompanied by the awesome burgers from Steak & Honour!

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Handsome Frank
The Frontroom
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TMP– WISHES FOR MEES CARDS

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 08:23:00 +0000

As you may have seen recently the illustrators within The Mighty Pencil got together and contributed a design towards a pack of 24 greeting cards that can be used for any occasion. The complete selection can be seen above along with my individual design of a balloon dog which brought a smile to my face and hopefully yours too.

The reason that we put the greeting cards pack together was to try and help fellow penciller Jan Wennekes's son Mees who has unfortunately been diagnosed with cancer. Due to the severity of the case Mees can only receive the treatment he requires through specialists in Florida, USA so in order to help with the cost of making this happen we are selling these packs of cards for £20 each with the option to donate more from a drop down menu via the link below.

I'm happy to say that the target has been hit for Mees, but that doesn't mean that we are stopping! Any other money raised from purchasing a set of these cards will go towards supporting other families in similar situations and children's cancer charities.

It's a great cause with great artwork that can be shared with a loved one for less than £1 a card. Click on the link below to make an awesome choice today.

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Purchase a set of TMP Greeting Cards

TINY PENCIL– ISSUE 1 LAUNCH

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:17:00 +0000

The launch party for the first issue of the Tiny Pencil titled 'Forest' is tomorrow night at Gosh Comics, 1 Berwick Street, London, W1F 0DR from 7pm.

You will be able to purchase and receive your copy of this beautiful publication at the event but only pre-orders will be in for the chance to win an original from the amazing contributing artist Vanessa Foley.

Make sure to get there for 7pm to catch the beginning of the live drawing which will feature a number of Tiny Pencil artists.

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Tiny Pencil
Tiny Pencil Launch Party
Pre-order issue 1 'Forest'
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SECRET 7"– NEW WORK

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:25:00 +0000

Here is my contribution for this year's Secret 7"s that has been created entirely with charcoal pencils. I chose Laura Marling's evocative track titled 'The Beast' and decided to illustrate the 'beast' coming home.

Before I began work on the new original I was contacted by Computer Arts magazine who enquired about including the project in their recent redesign issue. In the print issue you will find a step-by-step process of how I approached and executed the piece, however, in order to give that extra insight we made a stop frame time lapse for the iPad edition.

Hope you enjoy seeing how the piece comes together.

Thanks to Computer Arts for the feature.

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Secret 7"s
Computer Arts

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PICK ME UP- HANDSOME FRANK EMPORIUM

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:20:00 +0000

(Artwork by Martina Flor)

This evening brings the private view of the infamous Pick Me Up graphic art fair at Somerset House. It is with great pleasure that I will get to join the rest of the Handsome Frank family as the agency makes its debut appearance by presenting the Handsome Frank Emporium.

Judging from some of the sneak peeks of the installation process the guys have pulled out all the stops and will offer a variety of visual treats for those attending.

There will be a number of workshops available throughout the 10 day duration of the fair from an introduction to indian inks with Tim McDonagh to papercraft with Helen Musselwhite. To take a look at what is happening and to purchase tickets for the events click on the link below.

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Pick Me Up
Handsome Frank Workshops at Pick Me Up
Handsome Frank
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THE MIGHTY PENCIL– NEW WEBSITE

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:10:00 +0000

The Mighty Pencil has now launched a brand new website which brings each illustrator's portfolio in the collective to your screen in a beautifully clean manner.

A massive thank you to Ben The Illustrator for all his hard work!

Click on the link below and check it out.

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The Mighty Pencil
View Stuart Whitton's portfolio on The Mighty Pencil

SECRET 7"

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:54:00 +0000

This weekend (13-14th) brings the first chance for the music loving public to see the collection of sleeves in the flesh created by the contributors of the Secret 7" project.

For those eager to see what will be available to purchase this year the majority of the artwork can currently be seen on the Secret 7" website.

However, it won't be until the 20th April (Record Store Day) where the desired sleeves can be purchased from the venue.

The details of which are as follows:

Mother London Biscuit Building
10 Redchurch Street
London
E2 7DD

10am - 6pm

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Secret 7"

COMPUTER ARTS REDESIGN ISSUE– FEATURE

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:14:00 +0000

My Secret 7"s cover featured in Computer Arts Redesign Issue #213. Can you guess which artist it is for?

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Computer Arts
Secret 7"

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TINY PENCIL- INTERVIEW

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:39:00 +0000

A little while back I was approached by duo Katriona Chapman and Amber Hsu about contributing to a project they had created called the Tiny Pencil, an anthology that celebrates work of graphite users.

With an impressive list of contributors and everything coming together nicely for issue 1 which has the title and theme of 'Forest' the pair asked me a few questions that can be seen here.

The 50+ page issue can be pre-ordered via the Tiny Pencil store with the first 25 who place a pre-order receiving a mini print of Rachel M. Bray's 'Inevitability'.

If you also pre-order before 25/04/13 then you will automatically be entered into a mystery fan pack prize draw. There are 5 up for grabs which include a mix of up to ten badges, postcards, mini-prints, comics and specialty goods from contributing issue 1 artists.

That isn't all either, at midnight on 21/04/13 one lucky person will win an original piece that has been beautifully drawn by Vanessa Foley.

For further details visit the Tiny Pencil website.

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The Tiny Pencil
Pre-Order Tiny Pencil Issue 1 'Forest'
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THE BOOK CLUB- LIFE DRAWING ANIMATION

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:27:00 +0000

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Last year I was involved in some life drawing for an animation to help promote the life drawing classes at The Book Club in East London.

I was joined by 9 other creatives who each contributed sketches in order to get the desired effect shown in the video.

It's great to see the finished piece which was organised, shot and edited by the talented Tom Wrigglesworth and Matt Robinson at Fallon HQ. To see more of their work click on the link below.

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The Book Club

Wriggles & Robins Vimeo Channel

Stuart Whitton

SOLD LETTERS– ALPHABET

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:32:00 +0000

With the recent purchase of both my 'L' and 'S' letters from my Alphabet I thought it would be an ideal opportunity to remind everyone that each of the original hand drawn letters are for sale.

If you are interested in purchasing a letter then drop me an email via info@stuartwhitton.co.uk, or if you would like a print of the entire collection then two sizes (A3 & A2) can be viewed and purchased through the link to my online store seen below.

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View available items in store

NEW APPROACHES

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:23:00 +0000

I was looking over some old work and found these charcoal pieces that I created for a brief last year. The images were unused but I really enjoyed creating them,. It was actually due to these that encouraged me to try the medium for my Ghost of Gone Birds piece.

I have a feeling that more of this will be creeping into my work.

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FEATURE– HUFFINGTON POST

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:45:00 +0000

I have a feature regarding a particular area of my work published on the Huffington Post Arts & Culture page. To view a curated selection of my images, some insight into my scrunched portraits and some interesting comments please click on the link below.

Thanks to Priscilla for the opportunity to show my work on the page.

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View the feature on Huffington Post Arts & Culture

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FEATURED– HUNGER TV

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:12:00 +0000

A recent interview and selected images have now gone live on Rankin's Hunger TV website. To view the feature please click on the link below.

Thanks to the Hunger team for making this possible.

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Read the full interview on Hunger TV

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NEW WORK– DERWENT

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:22:00 +0000

Just before 2012 had come to an end I was commissioned by Derwent to use their willow charcoal to create an illustration that showed a range of techniques within a realistic depiction of a bird.

We decided on a crow which would allow both fine detail and bold strokes to exist throughout the piece which features in their 2013 Product Catalogue.

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Derwent Products
View the details of 'Crow'
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GHOSTS OF GONE BIRDS– SWANSEA

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:48:00 +0000

The Ghosts of Gone Birds will migrate to Swansea, Wales towards the end of this month with a pop-up print exhibition.

It's great to see a cause such as this reach my neck of the woods and support the art scene in South Wales. If you are able to attend, please do, I am sure there will be an array of visual treats that help raise awareness of beautiful specimens which are sadly no longer with us.

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Ghosts of Gone Birds
Ghosts Swansea Facebook Event

SIGN UP– NEWSLETTER

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:55:00 +0000

For the new year I have decided to create a newsletter to deliver a curated selection of updates straight into your inbox.

If you would like to be updated periodically about my work including new originals, sneak peeks, upcoming projects, products and general news then you can sign up via the link below or under the 'Contact' page on my website.

As a little sweetener every person who subscribes will be rewarded by automatically being entered into a prize draw. (More details on this to come)

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BOOK– 1000 PORTRAIT ILLUSTRATIONS

noreply@blogger.com (Stuart Whitton) — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:28:00 +0000

A few examples of my portrait work have been included in the recently released book '1000 Portrait Illustrations' from Quarry.

The book contains an eclectic mix of portrait work produced by creatives working today and is arranged into categories that best classifies their approach to the work. I was very pleased to see the level of talent in this edition from established names to some I have only just discovered. If you are interested in portraiture then this book is well worth looking at.

Thank you to the editor Julia for thinking of me and including my work in the publication.

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Purchase 1000 Portrait Illustrations from Amazon (UK)
Purchase 1000 Portrait Illustrations from Amazon (USA)
Purchase 1000 Portrait Illustrations from Amazon (FR)
Purchase 1000 Portrait Illustrations from Amazon (GER)
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