Illustrations by Jean-Paul Orpinas

In the last few years I had the opportunity to work on the 'story behind the film' book series for the Disney Nature feature films African Cats and Chimpanzee. During these projects I worked with Jean Paul Orpinas, an amazing artist who before becoming a Disney Storybook Artist worked at Feature Animation on numerous films.

As this is Earth Month and with the release of Chimpanzee I thought I would share some of his beautiful work.

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Project #2

This latest project came about when a good friend asked for my help with a baby shower invite. She wanted an invite that would celebrate her friend becoming a 'mommy-in-heels.' Inspired by the work of Leslie Graff I thought it would be a great oppertunity to try something new and do some painting. I worked digitally and used the new brushes in CS5. These allow colours to be mixed like real paint and there are options to customise the way the brushes work for individual preference. There are some great videos on Adobe TV if you would like to learn more.

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Inspiration #1

When deciding to start a blog one of my intentions was to showcase anything I found that hopefully would inspire people. So today I am sharing a handful of artists, designers and photographers site's I love and I think you will too.

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Project #1

Today I am starting a series of 'Project' posts. These will be personal projects (lasting about a month) where I take a design brief, develop it, and at the end post the finished piece and sketches/ideas from the project. 

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Tulum Part 1

Last week I visited Tulum, Mexico and was blown away by how amazing this place was. Situated on the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea, Tulum is surrounded by beautiful beaches, jungle, handfuls of cenotes and filled with wildlife. Being away from the hustle and bustle of the city I was inspired to sketch and take a bunch of photographs. Part one is all about the sketches and Part two will be the photos.

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