Doppie Dik Typeface

Doppie Dik Bold New Typeface

The original student project

When I was a student we were tasked to design a typeface.  I made the typeface by cutting the letterforms from the lids of soft cans.  It consisted of the 26 letterforms of the alphabet.  I have always had a vision to expand the typeface into a full set, with numerals, special characters and punctuation marks.  I finally set aside some time to re-design the typeface into a more refined piece of work.

I dreamt #2

It feels so good to have time to sketch again. I made this drawing as part of the I dreamt series.  In the beginning of the year I mentioned I want to draw excerpts from dreams more often.  I haven't been dreaming enough it seems.  Will have to make more time for that. :)

New Book published: The Bridge

During August The Bridge picture book was published and distributed across Mozambique.  I have been so busy that I haven't had time to blog about it.  It is very exciting since the work is translated and will be published as a English, Portuguese & Shona version.  Literacy and to be able to read, is a wonderful privilege.  It enriches one's life so much.  I am glad I can be part of this literacy project and my illustrations help make the story come alive for them.

The published books will be printed in black and white (standard A5 size), but I also created a colour version of the illustrations to be printed as large print A3 size picture books to function as class aids.

Below are some of my illustrations in the book:

Exciting Exhibition & publishing

I've been part of an exciting opportunity to create a design for a colouring-in book.  It was compiled by Fearika Heyns.  It was an open invitation to any and all artists to submit an artwork for the book. (Read the press article here: http://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/pretoria-news/20150629/281874412058579/TextView ) Over hundreds of entries 60 were selected to become the content of the book.  Twenty illustrators were commissioned to create artwork for the book as well.  It also resulted in a collective exhibition held at The Ring Gallery in Lynwood Pretoria last week (20-28 September 2015).  The exhibition ends this week, so if you're in the area go check it out.

Below is my artwork displayed at the exhibition:

The artwork at the exhibition: "Out There", watercolour and ink, 297x420cm.

I've also interpreted the design on a mural:

Me and my co-pilot on the project, Kobus, painting the wall.

The completed mural

It's been a lot of fun!

Oh and the book is available for purchase at most Bookstores across the country. :)

Have a wonderful blessed week.

xE

2080

I had this idea for a story for a while. A futuristic tale.  Stylistically I was influenced by Chris Ware.  The colours are possibly too muted for my taste.  I might change it at a later stage. 

I dreamt

Hallo dear friends,

I read Aidan Koch's Blonde Woman recently & was intrigued with the idea of non-sequential graphic pages, where the focus of the page is an emotive one rather than a sequential narrative per se.  I drew this page in mixed media and would possibly like to expand it into a series: 'I Dreamt'.  We'll see what happens.  The experience was very positive.  I realised when I didn't have to focus so much on story, I could play more with space and quite naturally the gutters disappeared and 'scenes' flowed into eachother.

 For this page, I experimented with mixed media (graphite, gouache and coloured pencil).  I really liked the sensitivity of marks and colour one could achieve with the pencils.  But the coloured pencil doesn't scan that well - lots of colour and texture detail gets lost in the process.  And some areas appear 'white-out', which is a bit disappointing.  But that is part of the 'reproductive process' right?


Take care & have a lovely week
xoxo
E

I dreamt #1

7 Day Diary Project - update

Liewe vriende
Hoera! Die '7 Day Diary Project' is eindelik klaar en opgelaai.  Volg die link om die reeks te lees.

KLIEK HIER OM COMIC TE LEES

A page from the project, for the full project, click on the link above

Kersfees is om die draai.  Ek wens jul 'n geseënde Kersseisoen toe.
Liefde en groete
E

geloof, hoop & liefde

geloof, hoop & liefde

Pro-bono & comics in wording

Liewe vriende
Ek vra om verskoning: Die laaste paar maande was ek effe stil met blog-inskrywings.  Soos die jaar momentum opgebou het, het ek te besig geraak met klas en die opbou tot die uitstalling dat ek net nie tyd gehad het om te deel waarmee ek als besig was nie.

Ek het 'n paar pro-bono projekte aangepak: Los Ganadores vector-banier...

 'n banier-ontwerp met 'n vorstelike bul op, wat hul gebruik het op tydens 'n eet-basaar.

En ek het 'n reeks posters vir 'n kerk ontwerp:

Verder het ek ook gewerk aan die Dagboek-projek (7 Day Diary Project).  Ek is baie opgewonde om te vermeld dat dit amper klaar is.  Dis nou in die finale proeflees-fase.  Ek het ook aan die 2013-blaaie gewerk, want die oorspronklike lyn het nie reg uitgekom nie.  Dit is ook nou klaar en sal saam met die 2014-blaaie opgelaai word.  Gaan lees gerus die blaaie op die comics blad binne die volgende 10 dae.

Ek het ook aan 'n ander dubbelblad 'standalone' comic gewerk.  Oorspronklik wou ek aan die Fumetto deelneem, maar hierdie beeld van die swewende babas was heel voorbarig en het heeltyd vorentoe gedruk.  Toe moes ek ek hul begin teken.  Sal jul op hoogte hou wanneer dit klaar is.

Tot dan.
Groete,
E

Precis cebrene Trim. - Nymphalidae

Geelgesiggie  │  Yellow Pansy

Ek loop deur die winterbos.  Onder my voete kraak takkies en droë blare.  Tussen die vaal monochroom breek 'n blerts kleur deur.  Dit wapper voor my gesig.  Sonneblom erts en saffier.
Wapper wapper wapper tot skielik sag-stil voor my voete.  Dis jy mooi geelgesiggie.
Dis nie meer net winter nie, want jy is ook nou hier.