Birds pattern

So, here's the last submission I did for the Summer School for the intermediate brief. The theme was feathers and the first thought I had was birds. I sketched lots of birds but I couldn't think of how to put the pattern together, what other elements to add or how to make birds look cute... so I had a crisis for about 2 days where the only thing I did was worry about the deadline and feel sad about my lack of inspiration...  

I must confess I put the pattern together at the last minute - maybe the pressure with the deadline help me get myself together?- I chose a different colour palette than the one they provided because I felt this one fitted well with my pattern and my mood at the moment.

I quite like it, it looks nice as a wallpaper. I wish I owned a house to try it out :) What do you think? Do you think it works well as a wallpaper? or is it to bright? Working as an interior designer has taught me that people like their houses beige and grey... or is it only in Hong Kong?

This is a complementary pattern I did using the same birds but less elements - it looks more minimalistic, obviously!- but I prefer a pattern full of elements to look at and to discover everytime you look at it. 

I hope you like this post. I like to read and visit blogs that tell stories and I thought I'd do that with my blog. 

Have a nice day!

PD Check out the gallery with everyone's designs http://makeitindesign.com/summer-school/

Collage fun

Lately I've been working so much in front of the computer that I feel that I need to take a brake from the screen from time to time.  Working with paper is really good fun because there're so many textures and colours to choose from. 

Here're 2 illustrations I did for the doodle group in twitter. 

Summer School

Hello, I've been working very hard lately because I'm taking part in the MIID (Make it in Design) summer school - from the creators of The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design e-course that I've been doing-. Every 2 weeks we get a brief and from there we design a pattern. 

These are my submissions for the second brief of the intermediate and advanced tracks. The concept for the intermediate track was animal print and Iwanted to do something cute with animals and so I drew cute tigers and lions and did an  unconventional animal print

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The concept for the advanced track was tribal, and for this one I drew a mixture of forest creatures and tribal elements. I really loved all the heart designs I found in Peruvian textiles so I decided to include lots of hearts in the design.

I'm quite happy with the end result, I think they look cute enough :) 

Here you can see the Advanced and Intermediate galleries with all the designs submitted by many talented people from around the world. 

Grumpy Mouse

Hello! Sorry for the long hiatus, but I was on a much needed holiday. Now I'm back to my illustrations and animals. Here's a grumpy mouse who doesn't like to wear a bow tie that I did for the daily doodle gruop on twitter.

Caterpillar

Here's a girly caterpiller wearing a bow :) just for fun

Happy Hippo

This two friends are having a little costume party today! This illustration is for both Illustration Friday and Daily doodle :)

The little mermaid and The princess and the pea

Here're 2 illustrations I did for fun.

Illustration Friday- Temptation

Here are some tempting biscuits on the table... yummy yummy

I'm a runner up Hooray!

Oh I'm sooooooo excited! My design for the Kids Character Competition was chosen as a runner up. This really is a confidence booster and I won a lovevly book. Here are my other entries:

A week with good news

1. One of my designs was shorlisted for the tigerprint character competition

2. The lovely Moyo Magazine Issue 6 is out now and I'm featured in the student showcase (page 114)

3. The summer in Hong Kong is officially on and all the outdoor swimming pools are open, I'm always very happy when the sun is shining!

4. And finally, I found a book I had wanted to buy ages ago illustrated by Cally Johnson- Isaacs who I admire very much. It's a very colourful book and a lovely story

Bonus news: my new kitten looks a lot like Jiji - the cat in Kiki's delivery service's movie-. My kitten is called Cereza.