Laura Carlin

I had been looking forward to this lecture from laura Carlin for a long time. I really love her illustrations in the recent edition of Ted Hughs' The Iron Man, so I was excited to hear more from her.

The Iron Man Book cover, Illustrated by Laura Carlin.

It was great to hear about her methods and reasons behind how she illustrated the book. I love how she works in a very direct way, in some ways similar to my own methods of illustration.

Illustration from The Iron Man, Illustrated by Laura Carlin.

I was really inspired by the way she made sets to photograph for the book, I thought that being to add shadows and depth in a 3 Dimensional way really gave the illustrations an edge. It was quite impressive how she had cut out each individual figure and se tup each individual scene! I would love to do something similar, although I would certainly have to collabarate with a photographer, as my photgraphy skills are somewhat more than lacking!

Illustration from The Iron Man, by Laura Carlin

It is certainly a book i will often go back to, especially when it comes to the interplay of text and illustration, something that I feel I generally get wrong in my narratives.

I enjoyed looking at her portfolio, especially her sketches from her visit to Japan as, again, they were very direct ink drawings and paintings, which is a method I enjoy myself.