Pushing the envelope - House of Illustration

image by Robin Chevalier

Illustration tutor Robin Chevalier is part of an exciting exhibition at the House of Illustration; imaginatively illustrated envelopes have been collected from around the world to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Penny Black, the world's first potage stamp.

image by Eda Akaltun

image by John Vernon Lord

The opening of the exhibition was accompanied by David Gentleman's excellent talk about his long career and  contribution to the royal mail.

image by David Gentleman

Matilda Tristram - Workshop

A tablefull of zines and short stories created by the 1st year illustrators as part of Matilda Tristram's workshop. There were only a few hours to write and draw all the zines but the results were spontaneous and refreshingly original! 

Matilda also gave a talk and showed her work, comics and short films, and brought along her huge collection of small comics and zines, accumulated over the years. Check out Matilda's website

LeGun - Lecture and Workshop

A day with LeGun's Robert Rubbish and Neal Fox, taking over the studio to make collaborative murals with the second years! Where do these strange creatures live and what stories are they part of?

 ...and second year tutor Robin Chevalier's birthday cakes!

3rd year student on the long list for The Book Illustration competition

Well done to current 3rd year Louis Burrows for being on the Folio Society - House of Illustration book Illustration competition longlist!
Have a look at all selected entries here.

Visiting Lecturer - Ben Cain

Illustration course alumnus Ben Cain gave a very personal and insightful talk to current third years.
It was great to hear Ben talk about the thoughts he had as a student and how his career keeps taking different directions after his graduation eight or so years ago.
Ben has produced books for the Folio Society, as well as a variety of editorial commissions but he is also involved with a lot of graphic design work. A very interesting perspective of the range of work that illustrators can be part of.

http://cargocollective.com/bencainillustration/Waverley

Guest Lecturer - Isabel Greenberg

Excellent talk last week by Isabel Greenberg.
Isabel spoke about researching for her graphic novels, the importance of being on location and drawing from observation and mythology as a source of inspiration.

Have a look at her website and blog

Risograph Workshop with Esther McManus

An excellent workshop with Esther McManus, looking at lots of great publications and making colourful risograph zines. The students chose two colours each to make 4 panel comics on their favourite films so we had a 'film night' on paper!

Getting into grips with our new riso printer...