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Jan 25, 20101 min read
Recent work
Here are two recent pieces completed for the British Medical Journal. The first, “Aging Tsunami” accompanied a feature about pressures on...
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StudioNIB
Dec 22, 20091 min read
Merry Christmas everyone!
#greeting #illustration #MerryChristmas
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StudioNIB
Oct 16, 20091 min read
Illustration Friday – Frozen
#12の月たち #illustration #frozen #childrensbooks #illustrationfriday #12months
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StudioNIB
Feb 15, 20091 min read
Exhibition images – The House of the World
But what about the pictures? I hear you say. A lot of work on display was from my published books etc, especially my last two picture...
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StudioNIB
Feb 13, 20091 min read
Exhibition report
Daughter Seren and I are back in the chilly UK now after 3 wonderful weeks in Tokyo. My exhibition Kingdoms Curious at Pinpoint Gallery...
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StudioNIB
Jan 5, 20091 min read
Best Wishes for the New Year
#greeting #illustration #NewYear
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StudioNIB
Jun 15, 20083 min read
"Artist in Residence: 20 years as an illustrator in Japan"
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation presents an illustrated lecture Artist in Residence: 20 years as an illustrator in Japan by John...
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StudioNIB
Jul 4, 20071 min read
Before and after
Thank god for Photoshop, that’s all I can say. Here’s a recent editorial job that required some quick fixing. I had to illustrate a rant...
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StudioNIB
Jun 7, 20073 min read
Manila Report
Everything about this trip was a first for me – first trip to the Philippines, first time using Power Point, and first time running a...
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StudioNIB
May 7, 20071 min read
New Charlie Bone book
I recently finished illustrating Volume 4 of Jenny Nimmo’s Charlie Bone series for it’s Japanese edition. “Charlie Bone and the Castle of...
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StudioNIB
Apr 25, 20072 min read
The Curse of Hackdom
Seeing the smooth transition of Dekune’s large expressive painted gallery works to the powerful images in her picture books made me...
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StudioNIB
Nov 20, 20061 min read
Nengajo approaches
It’ll soon be time to organise some new year greetings, as is the custom in Japan. Over the last few years I’ve tended to follow the...
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StudioNIB
May 30, 20063 min read
The demise of technique
Finally catching up with things after the exhibition. Here’s another illustration blog,ILLUSTRATION ART, a sharply observed insight on...
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StudioNIB
Mar 27, 20061 min read
Losing lines
One thing I always have to be careful of in illustration is having line details swamped when it comes to adding colour. For example this...
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