Sea creatures...

[gwpriester]

Heh heh, good to have you back Simon! I love them all but the Chambered Nautilus is my favorite.

[Simon Beck]

Thanks, everyone!

Simplicity is the key to my illustrations - I try to break things down into simple, sharp-edged blocks of colour, even when it seems counter-intuitive, as in this page from "Narwhal Plays the Nyckelharpa":



In this case the sunburst finish of the bass guitar was in danger of losing its original appearance. It took several adjustments to the number of contour steps and the attribute profile to get a set of discrete steps that still represented a recognisable sunburst - too many and it would have compromised my stylistic guidelines; too few and it would have looked unnatural. Let's face it - the end viewer couldn't give two hoots about self-imposed stylistic rules, but they may still notice if the result is inconsistent with the rest of the illustrator's work!

[csehz]

That is super Simon, I like very much your style

[Joce]

J'aime beaucoup vos dessins .

I love your drawings.

[Rik]

When was this posted?
Where was I?
How did I miss this?

Great drawing, Simon.
I like 'em.