Illustrator Ian Whadcock

Illustrator Ian Whadcock came in to give us a talk about his experience in the industry, which was very interesting. He has been in the industry for a very long time, and so he had a lot of advice and wise words to share.

He said he finds everything interesting, which stuck with me and that was influenced by an exhibition he went to which had that for a title. So he began to keep lots of different sketchbooks full of all sorts from, doodles, to bits of scrap paper that are textured, patterned, coloured, to mark makings and photographs he had taken himself etc and from having done that, it inspired new work. And he then went onto to say that its good to break habits and get out of your comfort zone, which I agree with because as he also said, its better to be as versatile as possible. As technology develops, we need to keep up with it to.
http://www.ianwhadcock.com/

This has to be my favourite piece of his, which he said was inspired by photographs he had taken on a walk through the Peak district. Along with photographs, he has also combined it with digital and pencil drawings. His clever compositions, limited colour palate and attention to detail bring this piece together beautifully.
I would like to get back in touch with working in this way again, as I have been for the most part making my work 3d, so it will be refreshing to get out the pencils again.