tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10562801488511026312011-08-18T10:20:18.384-07:00Liberty Island - Pencil and Digital ArtworkRobert Ramsdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12302395611399775854noreply@blogger.comBlogger511100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056280148851102631.post-75995485517666681642010-04-13T01:09:00.000-07:002010-04-13T01:14:07.367-07:00

This was made as a sign to accampany a stall at The Lark. A village fete, with excellent music. This stall never happened, which wasn't funny.

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When the old meets the new, there's a lot to say! In this case it's the old who honks it's opinions.

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This is an animation for a band called the Samethings. Which consist of Sam Dook (100 pets, Go! Team) and DJ Scotch Egg. The music is great all round, I had the pick of the bunch to create a visual accompaniment, and I chose this track. I had to listen to it over and over, and it's fully implanted itself into my general rhythm of life. Track them down and let them know your fravourite colour.

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This is a poster designed for The Lark, an event with a great idea behind it. Inspired by the likes of The Big Scream (at Picture House cinemas), Tot Rock events, and the fact that most great gigs seem to bring too much amplitude with them (not good for little ears). The Lark is great events suitable for all ages, and fun for children encouraged at all times! The atmosphere will have a knock on

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The tree is celebrating, and the birds feel like a king and queen for the day! A wedding invite for friends. Water colour and Illustrator.

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This water colour is a mock up for a possible comic title. It would, if it exsisted, feature liberated stars; liberated cakes; liberated dogs (very long, very yellow); super powers (the ability to float in air); plants that wait; trees that walk; and more, much much more...

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These four Ads were done as part of BBH's '100 Illustrators' campaign for Vodafone. Each illustration started off as a one-page Ad then expanded into double-page spreads. The theme is free weekend texts, meaning that you can get your friends togther!

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Rain today may have stopped play, but a book comes in handy to take shelter.

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Just been to Cornwall on a drawing holiday. This is the weather I encountered.

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It's about this time of year that I begin to think of winter! This little bear is one of a hundred bears which hibernate in the belly of the winter snakes. A rare moment in natures calender.

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I found a bunch of old drawings which point to a theme in my work, which resurfaces here and there, now and again, pointing to a world more sinister, darker. Most of my work, especially work in my sketchbooks, is based on pure imagination, it's an internal mince pie. It dawned on me that to point towards mortality adds an element of realism here. I thought it was odd that I had to use death to

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Two pages from 'Birds in the Kitchen', an illustrated book. The Owl and the Wren. The owl is wise, the wren is king of the birds, but in this story both are fools. As they proceed with the folly of there deed - stealing utensils from an open window, with the plan to use them. Throwing evolution to the wind.

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This image was inspired by an idea about following foolishness, and forgetting what the simple solutions are, hence the robin rememberng to use his beak to catch a worm! I also thought about 'Rodents with hats'! This page has inspired a storybook (see the slide show on the homepage), which is complete, and doing the rounds.

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These two images are from a series of four illustrations for You magazine, for the horoscope section. They were printed so small that the images had to be simple and bold. Can you guess from these images what the horoscope was?

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These images were sketched out as try-out ideas for a mobile phone company. The idea being that you can be as busy as a squirrel with mobile web technology, AND as a bonus you can also hang out with the squirrels in nature! Anyhow, they didn't go for it! But I enjoyed drawing squirrels, I felt like I was working in the Disney studios!

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This was developed from an idea I had ages ago for a character which is exactly the same as every other bear around him, that is except for his colour. There's no point in subtly here!

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This painting was commisioned with a specific palette in mind, the colours are from a company identity, and the colours are based on a friendly looking Pug dog! Hence a pinky toungue coloured door!

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I've always thought some how that the most simplest of decisions can be the most difficult to make. Perhaps even more difficult when stripped down to the most basic representation. So, which one would you chose?

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Created for the mighty Plan B magazine (unfortunately no longer publishing). This is illustration is based on the idea of how integral accommodation and the proprietor are to one another. The bird becomes the nest and the house becomes the person, or so these little birds think so! Is there a name for this kind of housing theory?

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This character has at least one story to start with, it isn't written out, or sketched, can you guess what the story is?

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This image evolved slowly over time, the one constant element is the duck on wheels. The tree grew slowly, pushed this way and that, and the items which the duck is looking at have changed from one version to another. This is the final version, or is it?

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This is a water colour, it's also a birthday card for a keen gardener. Growing beetroot, and eating them fresh is a highly recommended gardening activity!

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These two images were done for a local audio visual vigilante group called Ambush Cinema. They arrange film and music ‘event’ in unusual places. And, use village halls for the music events. These are the digital versions before they go into production via screen printing. I was lucky enough to be asked 3 times to produce posters for these guys, here are two. see www.myspace.com/ambushcinema

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Ideas revolving around forms of transport. See how we think

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"Just what you've always wanted!"

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What can I say, there's always tea, and always cake at the ready in my house.

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This is similar to the other two images, but this time it's from a story called 'Yellow'. And there you have the three primary colours! A trilogy of stories for the Catch Henderson character

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This is similar to the other image, but this time taken from a story called 'Red'.

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This is an image from a Catch Henderson story, called Blue. I took a few images from this story and turned them into stereoscopic images. If you're brave enough, you can cross your eye's bring the images together, and see the 3Dness.

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This is very old, done as an advertisement in a comic called SLOUCH (created with Tom Barwick and Pete Fowler). It was Slouch and my comrades who have a lot to answer for (for getting me addicted to comic art, illustration, and immersion in stories and imaginary worlds), many thanks to them! This image marks a new beginning of my journey in illustration.

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As part of an ongoing 'sorting office' project - I'm looking through old discs, old work, old ideas, but finding some nice work, which people probably haven't seen. This work comes from many places including unused tryouts for advertising; long-gone editorial; self-published sold out comics; unused promotional images; cards made for family and friends; experiments with optical and kinetic imagery

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I just wanted to add a Blog saying what I've been up to...no new art work (I'll put some sketch book work up soon), I've been busy for the last several weeks working on Animations for part of the Virgin web world. You can see some examples here....www.robertramsden.co.uk - goto ANIMATION > VIRGIN LE (there's a nice picture of a donkey to follow). This is far from my usual style...but has been fun

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This is the card in full working order....Just 'Hold To Light'. Also, to add, that Stanley Wren is also in Full Working Order!

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This is a card which I made with Lindsay Wright announcing the birth of our son. It's always a pleasure to create new things with Lindsay. Look at the next Post to see the card in full working order, via the technology of the good old Victorians!

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This is the final version of the illustration...a nod to the yellow brick road! Yeah. Reclaim Lunch Hour....

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This is another place to run to while on your lunch hour Mr Fork and Miss Knife!

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Again, another drawing for a new Vodafone Ad, this time the catch line is 'Reclaim Lunch Hour', they really didn't even mention this one, it was such a quick drawing just before a 'rough' deadline came up. I like it it would have had willow branches hanging down, and a river bank, what better way to spend your lunch hour!

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Drawing for a new Vodafone Ad - this time the catch line is 'Reclaim Lunch Hour'. See the finished thing in colour....in a later post.....

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The Trumpet and the crow are the only remaining objects in the que, and this is the background that ends up in the final one.

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Here's a drawing from the first Vodafone Ad. It's interesting to see what gets kept and what gets left behind from the working ideas, I can't believe that the acorn got left behind. It's possible to buy a bag of acorns from ebay, try it!

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This is the drawing of the boot that ended up in the Vodafone ad, I like it....it's not often I draw what people might call real objects.

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Here's an Advertisement I illustrated for Vodafone, you may still see it around, but I have a feeling that it may have come and gone, as I'm currently on with another illustration for Vodafone, so look out for the new one.....A knife and Folk 'Reclaiming their Lunch hour'!

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Here's a detail of the Vodafone Advertisement. It's in the eye of the crow!!!!

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A Detail of the Vodafone Advertisement. I want to make one of these out of wood for my son, but I can't help thinking of my woodworking skills, and the possible splinters that may occur....leave it to the professionals!

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Animation for those who fear electricity and digital overload. Create moving pictures with scissors, cotton, and felt-tips. I can sell these to you, just drop me a line....

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I created this a while back but it keeps reappearing as an image that people refer to and like in my work....yes, still waiting after all these years, the phone never rings and the tree patiently grows...bonsai style!

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Another story another day. This time Hi and Lo get caught up in a mystery that surrounds the disappearance of their Singing Teacher...a Singing Tree.....This image comes at the beginning of the story....to illustrate the style and design of Hi and Lo in their world. I keep sending it off to publishers....if it ever gets published you will be informed!

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I just wanted to highlight the musical notes, the way they are carried.

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A lady bug. This bug was in development for 2 whole years and went through approx' 15 different designs, and 31 separate colour combinations...just look in the garden next time and just copy!

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Simple bears play simple games.

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