My work is a fun mix of bright colour schemes and dynamic shapes. I like to work digitally, using illustrator to draw out curves and angles within a scene and then add digital textures on top to give depth and perspective. I am a problem solver. My work naturally falls in to a more commercial scene, and I …
Upcoming graduates – Arran Stamper
I’ve spent the last twelve months creating and developing creatures that live on the Moon. My degree show will feature an encyclopaedia that contains everything you would ever need to know about each of these species. Their characters are based on behaviours that I’ve seen and recognised in myself and other people. This project has …
Edinburgh in Colour
Written by 3rd year Illustration student Savannah Petrie, the main illustrator of ‘Edinburgh in Colour’. I first heard about the ‘Edinburgh in Colour’ colouring book project through an email that was sent around: the organisers were running an illustration competition. I thought that seeing as I do a lot of line drawing that could be …
UPCOMING GRADUATES – THOMAS SHEK
Hello, my name is Thomas and I grew up in Edinburgh. I have been drawing since I was a little boy. I’m always curious how different artists design such fascinating characters in animation and picture books and also I watch a lot of cartoons. I like to work in digital media with Photoshop and Illustrator. My process …
The Bunkhouse Project
During last year’s summer break four of our third year Illustrators ventured out in the wild in order to paint a mural based on the landscape and history of Glen Coe. In preparation for the project Eden Reeve, Han Deacon, Jo Ruessmann and Rosie Hawtin paid three visits to the Bunkhouse hostel and met the …
UPCOMING GRADUATES – ELLIE WALKER
This week on the blog, we are featuring soon-to-be-graduate Ellie Walker! Much of my recent illustration is a concerned with the environment – sharing an appreciation for the outdoors, and using illustration to attempt to address environmental issues. Some of my fourth-year work was spent designing rootmap, a map of where to buy local and sustainable …
Upcoming Graduates – Laura Sayers
There are 18 weeks left before we present this year’s degree show to the world. In preparation we are starting a blog series to feature our soon-to-be 4th year and Masters graduates. Today, meet Lovely Laura Sayers! I’ve been working with paper for quite a number of years now after I was given a project in …
First Year’s Poetry
Our first year illustrators have taken pen to paper and made their own series of illustrated poetry while exploring inventive layout, new methods of research and experimental image-making. Inspiration was found in different genres of poetry, such as personal, nonsensical, satirical, political, dada, surrealist and beat poetry to name a few. Illustrations were based on students own …
House Style Calendar Launch
Last night we launched the House Style calendar in ECA’s sculpture court. The House Style brief was a collaboration between all of the Illustration Department’s students and staff, with each contributor making an image based on a book, using a limited colour palette. These illustrations were then printed in both postcard and calendar format by …
Yuletide
As the year is drawing to a close, our students have been busy making christmas cards, for the annual ECA christmas card brief, and for their own friends and family. Featured here is a selection of some of their festive creations. Featuring work by: Terri Po Ann McLeod Lily Rose Laura Sayers Jo Ruessmann …
