Drawing & Applied Arts Degree Show

This week I have been preparing for my final year degree show; we have been painting walls, putting up shelves and cleaning the floors. It is now looking really good, everyones work looks amazing and so interesting seeing everyones work in the gallery, what a variety of styles we have. 

If you want to come along and see my book in the flesh and to pick up some free limited addition stickers; here are the details. 

University of the west of England, Bower Ashton Campus, Kennel Lodge Bristol. 




Opening times:

Saturday 11 June: 10:00 - 18:00
Sunday 12 June: 10:00 - 16:00
Monday 13 - Thursday 16 June: 10:00 - 20:00




Free entry 


To see more more information click on this link.

Macmillan Entry 'Sneaky Peak'

This mock book contains some full colour completed illustrations and some sketches as I felt it was important to include both stages so Macmillan could see my progress though out.  I have used a spiral bound for the competition to make the pages open flat to enable easy viewing of the double page illustrations and demonstrating the flow of the storyline even more.

By using acrylic textured paper for my illustrations gives the book a tactile texture on a 2D surface. I mainly use watercolour and pen for the background and outline, then by using both pencils and colour pencils to emphasise key areas enabling the grain of the paper to come through. 

Below is some of the original illustrations with clear overlays to show where the text will sit on the double page spreads. This was sent  off in my portfolio. 

The Finish book will be exhibited at the Drawing & Applied Arts Degree Show at Bower Ashton Campus in Bristol, on the 10th June 2011.

 For more information about the book or prints please feel free to contact me through this blog or  email kjiggens@hotmail.com