Updates every other Sunday with new artwork and content from the working life of a freelance illustrator.

Sunday, 26 February 2017

Character design for the light pollution comic

I may not have had the time to post last weekend but don't think I haven't been hard at work! Progress is rolling along with the light pollution comic. I'm taking a steady pace and making sure that I've fine tuned the story, design and style before I really push ahead with it. I've got quite a distinct image of what I want in my head, so the more energy I spend trying to get to that point the better,...
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Wednesday, 15 February 2017

A mixed media kind of week

Owing to a particularly belligerent creative block last week, this post comes to you a few days late. However, that means that I've got more work to share! I managed to squeeze out a speedpaint, although it's more of a speedsketch.. Sketchbook, colour pencil and graphite Working in clay and three-dimensional form as a desperate move to get my brain co-operating with me turned out to be a good...
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Saturday, 4 February 2017

Graphic Novel Design, Speedpainting & Shop Update!

Unfortunately I don't have much polish to show off this week. I've been busy on design work for a graphic novel/comic sort of idea that's been stewing around for ages. It'll gradually bleed into the blog and my website as I progress, but I've never tried a big personal project like this before outside of university so bear with me as I work out all the teething pains. I started out with some figure...
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Hi! I'm Claire Spiller, a freelance illustrator, vis-dev artist & storyteller based in Bristol, UK. I love animals, wild places, plants, handmade things, and creating characters and stories. My work often blends nature and fantasy, science and mythology. I also do bits of sculpting and needle felt occasionally as a hobby, and sell prints, original art and bits of arty goodness in my Etsy store!
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