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  • August NEWS

    No Studio is No More

    Illustration News, Events 2010

    GPO Melbourne - Our New Studio Headquarters

    Thats right my beloved studio is closed.
    Melbourne Central have decided to move us out while they put an escalator through our studio and destroy a few walls.
    But the good news is we have moved on to greener pastures and in August were moving to Melbourne GPO!
    Click on thumbnail for an outside view. Stay tuned for new details.

  • August NEWS

    New Learning Illustrations

    Illustration News, Events 2010

    GPO Melbourne - Our New Studio Headquarters

    Learning pathways have hired me to work on over 150 illustrations for there teaching cards and book. Everything from Apple to Zoo.
    So far completed over one hundred.
    I am enjoying this project as I get to draw so many diferent objects and animals. See my full blog for some completed pictures.
    Or click on this thumbnail for a selection.

  • July NEWS

    Ethical Clothing- Book Cover

    Illustration News, Events 2010

    Ethical Clothing (Helen Coats) - Book cover illlustration.

    Just finished drawing and watercolouring a beautiful girl named Gigi.
    She is the new cover girl for the second book created by Helen Coats named Ethical Clothing.
    If you click on the thumbnail you'll see a sneak preview. I also drew the back illustrations that look beautiful. I'll post the book cover once I have it in my hands this year. Yey!

  • July NEWS

    Anniversary Shoe Packaging

    Illustration News, Events 2010

    Slide from Music Filmclip.

    Just finished illustrating for Dunlop/Volley shoes.
    Its one of three versions that they will choose to go with.
    Fingers crossed they liked the robots and japanorama pictures I did for them. Find out this month. Click on thumbnail to see one of the robots for the inside paper wraper print.

  • June NEWS

    Freddo Frog Comic

    Online Comic News, Events 2010

    Slide from Music Filmclip.

    I'm working on a colourful project at the moment colouring
    a Freddo Frog comic. Click on thumnail for a sneak preview.
    Will upload some links to it once its online.
    I'm also working on my new childrens book and its coming along great. I've finished writing the story, story boards and mock up and I'm now starting on the watercolour illustrations. Excited : )

  • May NEWS

    Latest Brief - Music Filmclip Illustration

    Music Filmclip Animation News, Events 2010

    Slide from Music Filmclip.

    One of my current briefs is illustrating a very exciting filmclip for an Australian Musician. The twenty five (plus) illustrations will be combined to make a flowing filmclip.
    Stay tuned for the finished clip next month. Click on thumnail for a sneak preview.

  • May NEWS

    Can you do it by Wednesday?

    Melbourne Childrens book Illustrator News, Events 2010

    Cupcake Corner Childrens Book - Melbourne Illustrator Paul Ikin

    But thats in three days? A whole children's book! How many illustrations? Twenty Four...I don't know how, but I'll do it!
    And so i worked day and night and even fell asleep at the desk. And in the end the Illustrations were done by Wed 5pm and both the client (Cupcake Corner) and I were happy.
    Click thumbnail to see a picture from the book, more uploded to illustration portfolio soon.