Mr Mark Penman has a chance of being published by the mighty DC comics

Comic artist Mark Penman and 2008 UCLAN graduate has been selected to partake in the November competition at Zuda.com.
You can read and vote for Mark’s comic at www.zudacomics.com


Zuda is DC comic's webcomic branch and each month they select 10 comics to go head to head in a vote based competition, the winner earns a place on the site to produce their comic monthly.

The Manchester based freelance illustrator's entry is entitled ‘Peabody and D’Gorath’
Set in the late 1800’s, it follows the adventures of England’s foremost paranormal antiquarians, a reanimated skeleton named Remington Peabody and a demon subservient to the English Monarchy Clancy D’Gorath. Apparently.
Vote for his comic!

Well Done Rob Gill - Images 34

Well done to Year 3 Illustration student Rob Gill for having his work accepted into the New Talent section of the Association of Illustrators Annual - Images 34.

Images is the UK's leading illustration competition, annual, awards show, and touring exhibition organised by the Association of Illustrators it is dedicated to showcasing the very best contemporary illustration published in the UK.

Images is unique in that it is Britain's only jury-selected illustration competition, judged by a highly regarded panel of industry experts, spanning multiple categories.

The annual celebrates illustration excellence and is distributed to a specially targeted list of international commissioners and sold worldwide. 

Naniiebim aka Louise Ho

Former Preston illustration graduate and current masters student Louise will be signing copies of her latest publication in Manchester later this month!

we heart Amelia's Magazine

Amelia's Magazine recently ran an open submission competition to design a two of hearts card for the Shelter Charity exhibition House of cards held at the Haunch of Venison in London

Tania Sneesby 2009 graduate was among those chosen as a part of a patchwork of cards that made up the Amelia's magazine two of hearts.
You can see all the exhibited cards on the shelter site:

http://www.shelterhouseofcards.org.uk/

also look out for the Amelia's Magazine anthology of Illustration issue out now!

Comica 09

Between 5 and 26 November London is bubbling over with international comics during the Comica Festival's annual three-week season of exhibitions, events, talks, performances, workshops, films, a conference and publishers' fair at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in The Mall and other venues.

Drawn From Life

Illustration event in London in November- December

A chance to hear from three Illustrators with diverse portfolios about their work, their technique, and their influences. Each draws from life; either literally – drawing on the spot – or drawing for inspiration on their rich life history.

Lucinda Rogers

Wednesday 11 November
The practice of reportage, or drawing on the spot, still plays a part in graphic design and publishing. Lucinda Rogers discusses drawing from life, from East End garages to Burgundy vineyards and why she is attracted to overlooked or hidden places.

Lucinda Rogers draws for the Independent, Guardian, the Times, the Telegraph and the New Yorker.


Michael Foreman

Wednesday 25 November
From the moment the bomb burst through his bedroom ceiling
in 1941, Michael Foreman believes real life has coloured his work. Years of travel to exotic and remote places have contributed ideas and locations for many of his books.

Michael Foreman illustrates books, over 300 in total, many for children; writing most himself, though collaborating with Ernest Hemingway, Michael Morpurgo and Kiri Te Kanawa among others

David Gentleman

Wednesday 9 December
His wide range of work includes drawing, painting, wood engraving, print-making, illustrating and designing. He will also touch on drawing for benign and malevolent purposes and the inseparability of art and design.

David Gentleman has written and illustrated books on Britain, London, Paris and India and has designed protest posters, postage stamps and a platform-length mural on the underground

Series of 3 - £25, £20 Friends
Single lecture - £10, £8 Friends
Includes coffee afterward

Ali's Pop-up Workshop

Here is a First Year Illustration students pop up rabbit from today's workshop.