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  Jane Di Lieto-Danes 2:44 pm on March 8, 2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Hai!, Hire an illustrator!, promotional service, Website (2)   

  New Hai! Website Launched! 

  

  The new Hire an illustrator! website finally went public today. The old site was with us for quite a long time, so it was about time things got spruced up a bit

  As well as a very different look for the site, the whole system has been updated and improved to make things more efficient and flexible. There are a whole load of other additional new features that we will be adding to the site over the next few months or so, which will provide new resources for both our members and for clients using the site to find an artist, illustrator, designer or animator.

  You can check out the new site here.

  
   

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  Jane Di Lieto-Danes 5:43 pm on February 17, 2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: anime, character design, exhibition, G-Force, Yoshitaka Amano   

  G-Force – Battle of the Planets 

  From http://www.amanosworld.com

  OK, so who remembers watching G-Force on TV during the ’70s when they were a kid? Strangely, most people who I ask have no recollection of this anime series (which, I must point out to any younger readers, did not involve any small furry rodents with spy gadgets). Rather disappointing really, as I thought it was brilliant.

  Anyway, the artist who developed the original characters for G-Force (also known as Gatchaman) is Yoshitaka Amano, who is probably better known for his Final Fantasy character design and artwork. He has also worked on a vast range of other games and animations, as well as producing fine art, comic art, glass and ceramic work. His stuff is pretty cool and he is exhibiting in the US this year, although sadly not in the UK. Typical.

  Take a peek at Amano’s website to see his work, especially the G-Force page… you remember the show now, don’t you?

  If you need a further reminder, watch this.

  
   
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  Jane Di Lieto-Danes 4:49 pm on February 17, 2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: art, blogs (2), inspiration, Lines and Colors   

  Lines and Colors 

  

  http://www.linesandcolors.com is always worth a visit. The artist/designer who runs the site, Charley Parker, has gathered together some of the most amazing and inspirational work out there. There really is something of everything – traditional paintings, conceptual art, illustration, comics, animation, sci-fi, 3D, sketches, cartoons…

  
   
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  Jane Di Lieto-Danes 11:45 am on February 14, 2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Farscape, Fraggle Rock, Jim Henson, Labyrinth, sci-fi, The Dark Crystal, The Muppets, TV   

  Farscape 

  

  We have recently finished working our way through ‘Stargate SG1′ (again) and seeing Ben Browder and Claudia Black in action reminded us of the series ‘Farscape’, and the subsequent ‘The Peacekeeper Wars’. I can’t believe we had forgotten about this brilliant sci-fi show! I hadn’t realised that it was a Jim Henson production, but thinking about some of the characters in it like Rygel and Pilot, I guess it had to be.

  The Jim Henson website has loads of info about the series, plus of course lots of other cool stuff – The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth (remember David Bowie as the Goblin King?), Fraggle Rock, the list goes on… Sadly, not too much info on there about The Muppets as the rights were sold to Disney back in 2004, so you have to navigate your way around the Disney site to find them.

  Time to rediscover one of the best sci-fi series ever made. And Fraggle Rock.

  
   
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  Jane Di Lieto-Danes 9:59 am on February 13, 2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: awards, books, calendars, children's illustration, Etsy (2), interview, LCS, Matthew Scott, prints   

  LCS interview with Matthew Scott 

  

  If you haven’t done so already, don’t forget to take a look at the latest interview on the Little Chimp Society with the very talented, award-winning illustrator Matthew Scott. He gives some insightful answers into how he has managed his career so far and responds intelligently to our more… er… playful questions.

  Definitely an artist to continue watching in the future – we hope and expect to see Matthew go from strength to strength!

  There are lots of lovely examples of Matthew’s work to check out in the interview, but for more take a look at his website, http://www.divinepaperhouse.co.uk.

  
   
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  Jane Di Lieto-Danes 5:15 pm on February 12, 2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: blogs (2), Etsy (2), Johnny & Stacie, posters, projects   

  Poster-A-Day Project 

  

  Illustrator and designer Johnny Slocum, is designing a poster every day for the whole of 2010 for his aptly-named Poster-A-Day project. Check out what he’s done so far at Flickr. The posters can also be seen on the Johnny & Stacie blog, which posts favourite finds from Etsy, some nice photographic pieces and other odds and ends.

  
   
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  Jane Di Lieto-Danes 11:45 am on January 9, 2010 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: snow, weather   

  Winter weather in Leicestershire 

  Our village has received yet another couple of inches of snow this morning. Our road is like a skating rink, but the main roads are fairly clear. We are definitely better off than a lot of areas in the UK!