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The past few weeks have been rather hectic, with cleaning, room changes and small projects on the side. In the previous post I have mentioned that I am working on a book. It is a book for children, ideally for 8-10 year olds. The book tells a story about Mr. Telescope who is searching throughout the city of Warsaw for his lost cat, Filka. Right now, the story is finished and went through most of the corrections, therefore I have decided that I am going to start the work on planning the pages and creating a simple dummy book for it. Here are some sneak peaks into it:     Start of the planning Close up into few pages All done The front cover That's it for the update. What do you think?

Janusz Stanny Born in 1932, Stanny is described as one of the most known and one of the greatest illustrators and graphic artists of polish posters, drawings and books. In 1952-56, he studied the posters under Henryk Tomaszewski. Stanny took on graphic design and animation. '' To get an idea of the geography of my students' thinking, at the beginning I've asked them to answer with a  drawing to my question - 'Why doesn't this cat fish the mice?' - It was a good test - you had to switch to thinking with the picture.'' - Janusz Stanny Three gentlemen in a boat (and a dog)  A lot of his work included humour and strong lines and blocks of colours, while at the same time, showing appreciation for the negative space. Janusz Stanny is the author of over 200 book covers, which include those for: ''Pan Tadeusz''; ''Don Kichot''; Andersen's 'Fairytales'';  ''O malarzu r

This post is about the three pieces of advice that stuck with me. 1. From Ben Jones: (BJ) '' I would say two bits of advice. One From Gary  (Gary Spicer - context tutor) that is to always retain your integrity when making works. The other would be from The illustrator Paul Davis he told me to just draw, draw, draw. I think as long as you are true to yourself, work hard and enjoy what you are doing then it shows in your works.''        It is easy to get lost in the work and loose the interest and enjoyment in the process, which is rather sad as we are able to make a living off what we love. We love to create, to draw, to make and yet we sometimes detach our being from the feeling and enjoyment of the work. 2. From a book by Paul Arden (It's not how good you are, it's how good you want to be): ''We are always waiting for the perfect brief from the perfect client. It almost never happens [...] Whatever is on your