Doodle

I've been thinking of updating the banner on my blog for a while now, but have always managed to be too busy. Though when I did have the time, I always seemed to forget to do it and have just ended up playing Call of Duty on my Xbox and getting my ass kicked by some 12 year old.

Initially I wanted to create something 'doodle-based' to reflect the nature of the site, but after quickly roughing out this illustration (above) I felt it may get a little lost and so I decided to use one of my previously created images.

I have also updated the design a little, as Blogspot have finally made their templates a little easier to revise. Though there are still some elements which I can't seem to change for love nor money (like getting rid of these pesky shadows from around my images), but I will leave that rant for another day.

I hope you enjoy the new look.

School Dinners

A few weeks ago I uploaded a sketch of a School Dinner lady serving up lunch to some rather disappointed children.

After a busy few weeks, I have just got the illustration complete and thought I would get it uploaded for you to have a look at. It ended up taking quite a while to complete as some of the background elements proved to be quite intricate and quite time consuming, but it was certainly worth the time spent on it. I also removed one of the front characters from the illustration as I felt it was getting a little cluttered.

The illustration will be available to purchase from iStock in the next week or so, but here is a preview of it and also a close up of the Dinner Lady character (just so you can have a better view).

©Dan Bailey 2010. All designs and concepts are strictly copyright of Dan Bailey Ltd. Do not attempt to use anything on this site without the authors permission first.

Selling Microstock Interview

Recently I had the absolute pleasure of doing an interview with a fantastic new website for Microstock contributer's (like iStockphoto) called Selling Microstock.

It is full of tips and interviews and is a must for anyone who currently contributes to Microstock sites, or is considering to do so in the future. It is also a great read for anyone who is interested in illustration and it offers a whole range of tips and tricks to improve your skills.

You can see my interview by clicking here or by logging on to http://sellingmicrostocks.com/.

Have a great weekend!

New stock illustrations

I have actually managed to get a few of the sketches I uploaded the other day artworked and here are the finished pieces.

I am uploading them onto iStockphoto.com now and they should be available within the next few days. You can click here to see my iStock portfolio.

I hope to get onto the other sketches soon and will upload them as soon as they are finished.

Have a great weekend people!

©Dan Bailey 2010. All designs and concepts are strictly copyright of Dan Bailey Ltd. Do not attempt to use anything on this site without the authors permission first.

Twitter

I've finally decided to bite the bullet and actually get a Twitter account, and so if you want to follow me you can find me here: http://twitter.com/@RubberPenguin.

I can't promise you I'll be the next Russell Brand, but I'll try to keep you entertained with my updates.

New sketches

After a really busy few weeks freelancing across London, I was able to get some sketching done this weekend for future iStock illustrations.

They are based on the initial sketches I posted here a few weeks ago, but have been tidied up a bit.

I won't be able to get the final vector illustrations completed for a while yet, but I will post them as soon as they are finished.

©Dan Bailey 2010. All designs and concepts are strictly copyright of Dan Bailey Ltd. Do not attempt to use anything on this site without the authors permission first.

Microstock website

Hey there,
I don't know if anyone is interested, but there is a new website that has been created which specialises on Microstock image banks.

It is a fantastic site which has interviews and tips from some of the great artists and illustrators who contribute to the likes of iStock etc.

You can find the site at www.sellingmicrostocks.com

Have a great weekend guys, I hope to have some fresh work uploaded here very soon!