PYRAMIDS, PILLARS AND PALACES

PYRAMIDS,PILLARS AND PALACES
 

I'm exited to be able to share with you all something that has been in the works for the best part of the year. I don't think I've ever drawn so many buildings in such a small amount of time but it was all worth it. All the folks over at Big Picture Press did a fantastic job of putting it all together and I'm super happy with how the book came out!

 

"The third title in a series of concertina fold-out books features more than sixty iconic pyramids, castles and skyscrapers and other examples of architectural excellence. The history of architecture is illuminated with a visually accessible timeline that can be read back to front, top to bottom and right to left. Brought to life by Daniel Long, this book is a stylish tribute to over 5,000 years of incredible buildings."

Pyramids, Pillars and Palaces is available to pre-order on Amazon now and is available from the 1st of October 2015

I've always had a a bit of a thing for mid-century modern furniture the 1960's and the whole Mad Men aesthetic. So for this illustration I set out to include all these things and I think I've done it. I'm really happy with how this has turned out. particularly the colour palette, which I never really planned out but become immediately obvious whilst researching the furniture. I hope you like it.

Following the 'success' of my Wind Power Illustration, and by success I mean all the great feedback I had from it. I decided to take on another illustration in a similar vein: Mid-century modern house, sterotypical 50's characters, impecible suburban lawns and topery, mountains and forests. You may notice even more similaries between this and Wind Power as I confess I have reused several different assets from the previous illustration.

I decided again to create a mock-up magazine layout with my illustration, but this time take it several steps further. most nobably with doing a whole new spot illustration to accompany the arcticle. the arcticle itself is from the BBC and is about the dangers of living near airports and the health risks associated with it. I apprcieate any feedback you might have.

 

This is an illustration that I've been working on for a few days. The original basis was some small pencil drawings I was doing of some mid-century modern style houses, however as I began to take it into photoshop I felt the need to go all out with this one. As such I've added all sorts of little details, lots of little characters, cars, bikes, wind turbines, birds etc. There’s also a weird juxtaposition of mid-century cars and characters with modern wind turbines which I never really planned out but works nicely. I also used quite a bit of shading and texture, which I haven’t used in a while. I also decided to do a mock up of my illustration along with an article on wind power from the national geographic which I think I is really successful. what do you think?

Amsterdam illustration, with river boats, cars and bikes.

An illustration of a simple city for use as a kid's play carpet