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| My entry for Lamono magazine/Element Eded Art Drops competition |
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| and a little bit of Navajo inspiration this week... |
Monday, 8 April 2013
Lamono, element and navajo...
I thought I'd post up my entry for the Lamono magazine / Element Eden Art Drops competition. Have a look at all the entries here - there is some amazing work, if you need some good inspiration then you'll definitely find some here! Click here to see my piece...
Thursday, 4 April 2013
Dandelion geometrics
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| Mixing up pastel hues, nature love & geometric scatterings. Illustration - By Emily Hamilton |
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Laura's board - spray paints & poscas
I did the artwork on the lovely Billabong sponsored Laura Crane's new board this week, who's just back after 2 months of travelling in Indo.
I love working on boards - they are such a good surface for drawing on, its always really fun...and nerve-wracking because you can't get rid of any mistakes or start over - one chance only!
I'm super keen on pastel and geometric inky designs at the moment so I thought I'd combine the two and see what I came up with...
For anyone who wants to do some board art, here's a couple of tips:
- Brand new boards get the best results, but if you're drawing on an old board make sure the deck is as clean as you can possibly get it. Clean & buff as much as you can so its as smooth as possible.
- When you're using spray paints, mask and cover the board EVERYWHERE then check & double check everything is sealed & covered properly. Spray paint has a really good habit of getting in the tiniest cracks & there's nothing worse than peeling off your tape & paper and finding a big paint stripe somewhere you didn't want it.
- Sketch out rough design of what you're thinking before you start. It helps you work out where things might go and saves on big mistakes. If I've got a difficult shape, I sketch it out really lightly with a pencil first so I can follow the lines.
I love working on boards - they are such a good surface for drawing on, its always really fun...and nerve-wracking because you can't get rid of any mistakes or start over - one chance only!
I'm super keen on pastel and geometric inky designs at the moment so I thought I'd combine the two and see what I came up with...
For anyone who wants to do some board art, here's a couple of tips:
- Brand new boards get the best results, but if you're drawing on an old board make sure the deck is as clean as you can possibly get it. Clean & buff as much as you can so its as smooth as possible.
- When you're using spray paints, mask and cover the board EVERYWHERE then check & double check everything is sealed & covered properly. Spray paint has a really good habit of getting in the tiniest cracks & there's nothing worse than peeling off your tape & paper and finding a big paint stripe somewhere you didn't want it.
- Sketch out rough design of what you're thinking before you start. It helps you work out where things might go and saves on big mistakes. If I've got a difficult shape, I sketch it out really lightly with a pencil first so I can follow the lines.
Monday, 25 March 2013
Thursday, 21 March 2013
Friday, 8 March 2013
Custom Cards
The last few weeks I've been working on my new collection of greetings cards for Blue Island Press. I'm waiting for the proofs to fly over from Sydney, I love getting a little parcel with some nice foreign stamps and a bundle of cards all with my designs on.
On the subject of cards, I've had a few local commissions as well this week - here's a little triplet of cards that were ordered for a new baby - one for each relative!
On the subject of cards, I've had a few local commissions as well this week - here's a little triplet of cards that were ordered for a new baby - one for each relative!
I love taking custom orders so if you want a personal card for a special occasion, drop me a message on my illustration facebook page or email me at mellyhamilton@hotmail.com
Thursday, 28 February 2013
Cold fingers & Amazing People
I've spent a bit too much time inside this week. Work has been piling up a bit so every spare minute I've been sat at my desk with a pencil or pen, or sat at my desk staring at the computer screen (square eyes).
I was starting to feel like a bit of a slug so this morning I dusted off my bike, wrapped Sunny up in a sleeping-bag style outfit & cycled up as many little hills as we could find. We made it to the beach where we checked out some rock-pools with the freezing northerly blowing our fingers & faces to ice until Sunny's little cry of 'cooold!' made us cycle back over the hills & home.
Now she's in a warm bed with warm milk & I've got a hot green tea & a list of drawing to-do's. My fingers might still be freezing but at least I'm feeling focussed - it just takes a little bit of (very) fresh air...
This week I've got a big thanks to Dr Charles Margerison, founder of the Amazing People Club, for writing this lovely blog post about me here - I really enjoy illustrating for his Bioviews & am looking forward to this year's new projects with the APC team.
They also sent me this collage of some of the portraits I've done over the last few years, weirdly I can remember every single one which is pretty amazing seeing as there are over 500!
Monday, 25 February 2013
Monday, 18 February 2013
Make bunting while the sun shines
Here are a few of this afternoon's cards from my 'making-in-the-sunshine-session'.
These are especially for the lovely National Trust Tearoom, Sandleigh (who are now open again after being closed for the winter - which surely makes it official that spring is nearly here!)
but you can now also purchase them from my etsy shop.
Friday, 1 February 2013
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