Tiger life…
From DO YOU SEE THE TIGER? written by @philipardagh@walkerpicturebooks
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Now in paperback!
#doyouseethetiger #philipardagh #walkerbooks #tigersofinstagram #davidmellingillustrator
Been a while since I posted anything from the Wolf picture book I was working on last year. Still a little work to be done on the cover before going to the printers but here’s another sneaky peak, tightly cropped close up from one of the spreads; showcasing one of my favourite characters;
Thistlegrin. A wood sprite with a winning smile but dubious moral compass.
From pencil sketch to col test to screen.
More behind the scenes stuff from the this project down the line.
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#picturebookillustration #characterdesign #sneakypeak #davidmellingillustrator
It’s all getting a bit fruity in the UK news at the moment.
That’s about as political as I get.
(Who reads a newspaper these days?)
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#sketchbook #davidmellingillustrator
Happy 100th Birthday David Attenborough.
Thank you for instilling in me a life-long passion for wildlife and the environment. How lucky we are to share our time with you. What a gift. 🙏🏻💚
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#davidattenborough #davidattenborough100 #attenboroughat100 #davidmellingillustrator
Jackdaw. Loki of the bird world.
Corvids in general, they’re always up to something.
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#jackdawsofinstagram #jackdaw #covid #birdlife davidmellingillustrator
Getting it done.
I don’t like DIY, by which I mean I loathe it. With a passion. The fact I’m utterly hopeless is probably not unrelated. About the only thing I can tolerate (but not without some huffing), is painting walls.
Drawing others doing it, on the other hand, is quite acceptable. Adding foxes even better.
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#wip #picturebookillustration #onthedrawingboard #davidmellingillustrator
Glum-looking Toad.
Haven’t drawn on the iPad for an age and crazy how rusty I am navigating procreate.
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#toad #windinthewillows #ipadtimelapse #timelapse #Procreate davidmellingillustrator
