Badger Family in the Snow // Christmas Cards via Animal Aid

As the Christmas season rapidly approaches, I would like to remind anyone who might be on the hunt for their Seasons Greetings cards that my Badger Family illustration is available to buy in packs of ten via the charity, Animal Aid. 

I ordered two packs for myself, and took the opportunity to take some photos. Here they are alongside the original illustration. They are of excellent quality and have a lovely gloss finish. It is always so exciting for me to see my work in print!

The cards are being sold in packs of 10 for £3.95 and all proceeds go towards helping this wonderful animal charity continue their amazing work.

 You can purchase them from the Animal Aid website here.

Happy Thanksgiving!! // Autumnal Turkey

Last weekend I was asked to create a very seasonal turkey illustration for a US client...

I kept the colours very seasonal but still vibrant, and I experimented with lots of feather textures to create his huge fantail.

The design required a traditional pattern with corresponding autumnal elements for a border design. I painted this using only browns and greys, and later added in a little more colour digitally.

I ended up having two different versions for his head - I felt the first was too cute and subtle so I made sure that the second shows his profile and details of his wattle much better.

Border Detail:

Images (C) Amy Holliday 2013. Please do not use without permission.

Tea Packaging // Appetizing Ingredients: Juicy Strawberries

I was recently thrilled to be approached by a prestigious client with the prospect to provide the new illustrations for a certain rather large tea brand's new range of packaging...

See previous post for the full story here. Previously posted ingredients:

Spicy Ginger

Refreshing Mint

...here is my final series of the three; juicy, rosy strawberries...

These are my favourites from the three series...I love strawberries! It was torture having the ripe, juicy strawberries in front of my nose while I worked on them. I have painted strawberries before although it was a long time ago (2011) so it was great to have a fresh attempt at them using new techniques.

All images are (C) Amy Holliday. Please do not use without permission. 

Sketchbook // WIP Departing Aston Martin (Angus teaser #1)

...You may have noticed that I have been much quieter (than usual) in recent months. The reason is that I have been kept busy with a huge project - my largest commission and project so far, in fact.

I am illustrating a children's storybook!  Not only is this a dream-come-true for me, (I have dreamed of doing this since I was little lass who spent way too much time adding overly-elaborate pictures to her school work...) but I absolutely adore the story and the characters which makes it a pleasure to work on.

I can't give too much away just yet, but I can share some snippets.

An old Aston Martin preparing for and departing on its journey. Its not often you see an Aston with an attached luggage rack!...Guess the model? Hint: its very famous!

Tea Packaging // Appetizing Ingredients: Refreshing Mint

I was recently thrilled to be approached by a prestigious client with the prospect to provide the new illustrations for a certain rather large tea brand's new range of packaging...

See previous post for the full story here. Other ingredients:

Spicy Ginger

...here is the second series of the three; cool, refreshing mint.

All images are (C) Amy Holliday and are not to be used without permission.