Client: Fighting Fantasy | Description: Rob was commissioned to create covers for the relaunch of Fighting Fantasy books! For each cover, he chose a simple, dominant color and similar compositions to help them match as a set.
Check out Rob’s portfolio here
Robert Ball illustrated over 80 images for the cover and interiors of three Fighting Fantasy books. Though he has illustrated Fighting Fantasy book covers in the past, this was his first time creating the cover and interior images for these three books. Please see a selection of our favorite Fighting Fantasy images below. See more of Robert’s work here.
Client: Museum of Childhood | Laura’s illustrations furnished the space of an interactive play area for children. She teamed up with designers StudioArc and for the Edinburgh’s Museum of Childhood.
To read how these illustrations took shape read Laura’s blog
See her portfolio here
Last year, Laura Barrett was approached by Hachette Children’s group to illustrate the ultimate gift edition of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale, “The Snow Queen” with intricate silhouette artwork and a pop-up-and-play theatre finale. Unfold the concertina pages to follow Gerda’s epic journey to the palace of the Snow Queen to rescue her best friend Kai, bewitched by a splinter of ice from an enchanted mirror. Reveal a beautiful pop-up palace on the final page and interact using the stand-up play figures. Discover enchanting silhouette artwork from artist Laura Barrett alongside a simple, evocative retelling of this famous tale.
Feel free to pre-order this gorgeous book this coming October at Waterstones or your favorite place to buy books!
See more of Laura’s beautiful work here!
Laura Barrett illustrated the cover and interior illustrations for Return to Wonderland, a new collection of stories inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland published by Macmillan. She created this brilliant cover under the art direction of Tracey Ridgewell and Rachel Vale. The anthology features 11 fantastic children’s authors; Peter Bunzl, Pamela Butchart, Maz Evans, Swapna Haddow, Patrice Lawrence, Chris Smith, Lauren St John, Robin Stevens, Lisa Thompson, Piers Torday and Amy Wilson. See more of Laura’s beautiful silhouette work here.
Laura Barrett illustrated an edition of The Little Mermaid published by Orchard Books. She beautifully captures the enchanting words of Geraldine McCaughrean in her iconic silhouette style. She draws out her sketches in pencil and then illustrates the final images digitally in Adobe Illustrator using a Wacom tablet. See more of Laura’s work here. Read Laura’s reflection on this project here.
Laura Barrett illustrated The Snow Queen, published by Orchard Books. This edition features the words of the enchanting Geraldine McCaughrean and design by the wonderful Izzy Jones. See more of Laura’s work here.
Laura Barrett illustrated the First Look Book series published by Scholastic. The First Look Books are board books, created for newborn babies who can only see in black and white during their first developmental stage, so high contrast images are easiest for them to view in the beginning. The books were themed by first experiences of areas of daily life: In the Garden, In the City, At the Park, At Home, and In the Water. See more of Laura’s work here.
Laura Barrett illustrated the book cover for There’s Something About Darcy, written by Gabrielle Malcolm and published by Endeavour Media. See more of Laura’s work here.
Laura Barrett illustrated a fully illustrated version of the Bible titled La Bible, Ses Plus Beaux Textes by the French publisher Mame Editions. This Bible illustrates the most beautiful texts from the bible and features laser cut chapter dividers and foiling.
See more of Laura Barrett’s work here.
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