After One Year On 2014

It's been a rollercoaster these couple of weeks so I thought i'd take the time and tell you all a little bit about it.

I was so excited to see my name on the map

One Year On was amazing, to start off i'd like to say thank you to everyone who came and visited and supported me throughout, it was truely overwhelming. I shared the space with some amazing exhibitors who made it so much fun and I cannot wait to see what they do next. Unfortunatly I didn't have time to take photos of all the exhibits but I have a few to show. I remember telling people who passed my booth how astounding the diversity of the work was around one room, it was definitely a space for inspiration.

 

 

During the four days exhibiting I got the chance to attend some talks and meet some wonderful people. I sat in on a couple of talks back to back about illustration agencies by AOI and Illustration which were incredibly informative. All in all, it was worth exhibiting at New Designers, the contacts I made and the chance to sell some of my work to a wide audience was invaluable.

Here it comes- One Year On 2014

One Year On 2014 is fast approaching and I'm incredibly excited. Not only will I be launching my new illustrations but there will also be some amazing talented designers attending Part 2. Below are the websites where you can view more of their work so please show your support and come along to New Designers!

Adam Collins

Angie Parker

Andrew Berwick Illustration

Anna Gravelle

BertyB

Beth Watson Design

Charlie Mortley Design

Dome Studio 

Emilie Osborne

Head&Haft

Kai Venus Designs

 

mes.sou

Natalie Ratcliffe 

Rosie Moss

Sam Lloyd

Sarah Brown

sayoko_shibuya

sparklymouse illustration

Stephanie Tudor

Tom Hutchinson Design

300: Rise of an Empire

Couple of months back I entered a 300: Rise of an Empire Fan Art competition run by HeyUGuys. It was a fun exercise to see how the characters fitted in my illustration style. This was definitely one of the fastest pieces I've made.

New Designers One Year On 2014

I am so pleased to officially announce that I have been selected to exhibit at the One Year On New Designers show in London, Islington on the 2nd-5th July. I am absolutely thrilled and I will be showcasing some of my newest illustrations from my new collection Jane's Just Dreaming. I will be showcasing in Part 2 of the show which will feature excellent designers from graphic design, illustration, furniture, product design, motion arts, theatre design and everything in between.

More preparations are to be had and I will keep you all posted but for now here is a preview of one of my illustrations, Jane Portrait. For more images and information head to my website: emthrussell.com (shiny new domain) or follow me on twitter at @EmmaJaneDraws

Jane Portrait, 2014, Emma Thrussell

Adventures in Comics 2014

For the first time I entered this wonderful competition held be Marine Studios called Adventures in Comics where entrants must take a pre-made title and work it into a 2 page comic. The title this year was 'The Orb' and I really had fun fitting a story to it that was both complex but understandable at a glance.

So many brilliant comics have been created and my entry, along with everyone elses, will be shown in an exhibition on the 2nd-4th May in Margate, Resort Studios so be sure to stop by if you have the time! For more information click here.

In the meantime, here's my entry:

NEW WEBSITE! and Glow Fish

Lots of refurbishments have been done to my website and it's finally finished! Check it out-click here

Also I was looking through my portfolio and I really liked doing the disney-esque chubby faced characters, so I wanted to take another opportunity to do another design in the same style. I seem to be, with no forward planning, creating different celebration holidays...guess that's not a bad thing. The progress is added below the final image.

GEEK 2014: Report and other things!

So as all of you know I went to GEEK last Saturday. I went with my boyfriend Ben and it took a good while to get there since I had a 2 hour approximate journey because of flooded lines, but all was well! Got there about 11:00 and got straight in with not much hassle (hooray for pre-booked tickets!) Now I wasn't sure what to expect, so we entered the first hall which was peppered with goods stalls, very old retro consoles, a stage and a 3D printer. The arcade area was adorable, with massive Gameboys to play and a game made of fruit (I kid you not).

I was so tempted by the beautifully made sprites on one stall, and after having a good look around we headed to the main hall. And wow had they packed it out, there were games from almost every era possible, carefully labelled above each station with the years. However our eyes locked onto the Minecraft: Hunger Games section, this was our time to shine! We both died. So we walked around for a bit trying out both games in the main section and the 18+ area. I have a bit of a thing with Pokemon so I finally had the chance to play Pokemon Stadium 2.

After winding around some more our eyes drifted back over to the Minecraft section again. We needed to redeem ourselves, we knew we could do it! Finally my survival skills payed in as both of us made it to the final. I was so so close, I played it cool (much like Katniss if I do say so myself XD) finding resources and staying low. Before I knew it I was stuck in a tree and was one of 3 left in the competition. Ben was also one of the 3 so it was now to the death. He rushed forward and was defeated. I then stepped forward and got my ass kicked. Oh well :) It was fine that I didn't win because it was so much fun.

The whole event seemed to be mostly children running around playing old and new games which was wonderful. Overall I had a lovely time, the weather was beautiful and I had a nice walk next to the sandy beach.

So that was GEEK 2014!

In other news, I am completely re-modelling my website and adding more content and more goodies so I'll keep you all informed!