PatriciaCreativeIllustrations

  I had a short online meeting with the tutor, we talked about my progress on the major project.

Making backgrounds of book. I have used: three different gouaches: - Holbein gouache (Japan Brand) - Arteza gouache ( U.S - American Brand) - Himi - Miya gouache (Chinese Brand) Various watercolour brushes / different sizes such as: 0/3, 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 - round - flat - wash Posca markers watercolour paper - 300 gsm / 140 lbs , completely Acid- Free, Cold press texture , Natural White, A4 size Gouache is a water media commonly known as an opaque watercolour. I used water to thin the paint down so it can be used thin and transparently or I used thick opaquely if less water added typically I worked from thin to thick. I started with a very diluted wash of paint and gradually build up the opacity by adding less and less water.  Gouache is more forgiving of mistakes than watercolour.  Gouache as Watercolour is resoluble what mean I could reactivate dried paint using a wet brush to re-wet paint.  Gouache dries to a matte finish which helps photograph beautifully as there is no glare on th

In this post I will write about creating a poster which is a piece that would be advertising my project. I decided to use Procreate to do this task. I used back cover of my book and added text. Poster using Procreate

How I made Home made stickers: Step 1 I designed stickers on Procreate Printed on A4 Sticker Paper Labels I cut stickers with a sharp pair of scissors and cut out of the different elements. I decided to have a white border around my stickers.  I have found a detailed tutorial How to draw stickers in Procreate   There is a special sticker making machine named CRICUT

I am really pleased with the outcome of the book and how the printing by John E Wright reveals.  I am very impressed with the quality. I had very quick respond to my initial query and to every email. I will definitely be coming back to John E Wright in the future.   Printed 1. 2.   3. 4. 5. 6.  7. 8. 9. 10.