Inktober, founded by Illustrator, Jake Parker, is so far one of the most exciting challenges that I have come across. The drawing challenge which restricts participants only having to use the pen & ink medium requires a lot of discipline and concentration. For 31 days in the month of October, everyone has to draw images... Continue Reading →
Finally, the 'Big' day arrived. With my portfolio under my arm, biz cards & pamphlets readied, I walked into the huge hall where every square meter was being accommodated by publishing houses. The hall I was in was about the size of a football field and was catered only for the Children's Book Illustration... Continue Reading →
It was sheer luck when I stumbled across a small ad in Facebook "Call for Artist" on illustrating Bears posted by Jelena Jordanovic-Lewis sometime around March. Jelena & her partner Mark run a nonprofit online magazine titled, Maeza ( Teach yourself to Art) in Denmark, where they would invite artists & illustrators in contributing illustrations... Continue Reading →
Just a couple of months before my day trip to Frankfurt for the Book Fair, Johanna Fritz in Facebook set up a 30 Day Portfolio Challenge and invited all illustrators to take part as an exercise in understanding what it is like to receive a 'Illustration Brief' from a potential client and how we illustrators... Continue Reading →
The #the100daychallenge organized by @elleluna from Instagram, started out early this year in March. I told myself what better way to do some daily (or when I can) illustration practices over the next "100" days and have them posted out on Instagram. I set up a theme titled #100lettertypeflorafauna. It was (and still is) not... Continue Reading →
It has been quite an adventurous year for me, even when I have yet to update my blog since Easter (😗 Oops*). Just to give you some ideas of what have happened during this time and how my illustrations have taken me on various paths: Maeza Magazine 30-Day Portfolio Challenge Frankfurt Book Fair 2016... Continue Reading →
Wishing everyone a lovely start into Spring. Happy Easter!
Pizza Night. Pen Liner & Watercolor on A5 Sketchbook
Jackie Ling Illustrations 