Doves and Cherry Blossoms

 

I rarely do work in progress posts so I thought I'd shake things up a bit. I don't always spend that long on my line-work so I'm trying to work on putting more care and effort into my initial drawing.

This is a possible wedding invitation design for my Mum's wedding next summer. I'm working on the digital colouring in photoshop now.

Eccentric Millionaires

 

This is my latest contribution to a Ten Paces and Draw Swap. This time the theme was 'eccentric millionaires' and I worked from a sketch by Jesse Tise.  See the swaps HERE.

boneshaker postcards

 

This image (featured in issue 8 of Boneshaker Mag) is now available in a set with images by 5 other Boneshaker illustrators on the Boneshaker website. See here! :)

I got 25 free copies of my postcard and I've handed out a few at my first Cambridge Creative Network meeting. They seemed to go down well and were mentioned by the lovely Jolly Bureau on their website. There were lot's of lovely people at the meeting and if you live in the area I definitely recommend it for meeting other creatives and expanding your networking. They meet one evening a month at Baroosh in town.

Leo

Another swap for Ten Paces and Draw. The theme was astrology and my image was based on a sketch by Shawn Hileman. The image, sketch and swaps by other illustrators can be see here, on the new Ten Paces website. Shawn Hileman also finished an image based on my own sketch of Urania, muse of astrology and astronomy. :)

The Jackalope

This is another personal image inspired by the dontpaniconline.com poster competition. This time the theme is 'believe.' To vote for my entry to help it reach judging, please go HERE!

Website update

I've finally got round to revamping my website! Hopefully now looks simpler, cleaner and easier to navigate:
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www.abistevens.com

Aphrodite

New work. Still on a Greek mythology bent. This is Aphrodite. Swans, Sparrows and Doves are all sacred to her and she is sometimes described as the daughter of Zeus and Thalassa -the sea. (Much nicer than her more common birth story in which she is created when an older god is castrated and his bits thrown into the sea, causing her and the three Furies to rise from the foam and blood! ....ewwww!)
Having improved my pattern/texture supply I decided to experiment with a heavily patterned style. Didn't anticipate just how many extra hours of work this would entail but I'm pleased with the result! :)