All Categories - Emma Lucy Illustration

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Bambino Crayons

3/6/2021

I've just discovered a fab new brand of crayons by Bambino. When I'm creating colouring sheets I always love trying out new art materials I can use in photos and workshops. I've pretty much avoided crayons, particularly wax as I dislike the texture and mess, then I spied these new clay formula crayons and I just had to try them. I've used them to colour in an Afternoon Tea themed colouring sheet I designed last year.

Bambino are unlike crayons I've used before, I often colour in and draw with my 2 year old nephew. Even he has moved on from wax crayons as I think he found them frustrating to use. The wax kind certainly don't have a nice texture and depending on the brand they can often be faded and dull. I came across the Bambino crayons on Instagram and ordered a box out of curiosity, I'm so pleased I did! Firstly I love the tiny animal designs on the wrappers, they are so cute and kids will always notice and appreciate little details like those (I know my nephew will).

Straight away I could tell that the clay crayons are much smoother and more satisfying to use, you don't get those awful clumps that you can with wax. The colours pop brilliantly due to the high quality of pigment and they blend beautifully too. I'm going to buy a bigger box for my nephew for his birthday, I'm sure he's going to love them. (They are also easy to clean and erase which is a huge plus.) Although I'm sure these will be huge favourites with adults too because of their higher quality and large range of colours. Thank you Bambino!

You can find their full range here at bambinocrayons.com

Minimalist Illustration

10/5/2021

I recently began to create illustrations in a Minimalist style (faceless) for the amazing company Porky Penguin.

This particular style relies on the absence of facial features to emphasize the figures general look and form. This works brilliantly with pop culture figures with a distinctive stance or outfit. So far I've created designs inspired by the series Bridgerton and Line of Duty. Check them out below...

You can find all of these designs on the Porky Penguin website here, I hope you like them!

More to come soon...

Free Ramadan Colouring Sheets

13/4/2021

I wanted to wish everyone who celebrates a blessed and happy Ramadan!

I’ve created some Ramadan colouring sheets with Hobbycraft, you can choose between a Ramadan Countdown or Temple design, or both! They are available to download for free on the official Hobbycraft Ideas website (link below). Please don’t forget to tag me and Hobbycraft in your colouring pics. We would love to see them!

You can find the colouring sheets on the official
Hobbycraft website available to download for free here.
Keep a look out for the Eid designs coming soon too!

Enjoy and stay safe,

Happy Pancake Day! Free Recipe and Colouring sheet

16/2/2021

I hope you all have a lovely Pancake Day! I've popped together this simple pancake recipe and colouring sheet, available to download for free below. I hope you like it and please remember to tag me in your finished sheet pics,
I'd love to see them!

To download the full A4 version, simply click on the link below and colour away!

Happy Pancake Day Colouring Sheet by Emma Lucy
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Enjoy the Pause

15/1/2021

This stunning home is focused on family, wellness and being socially and environmentally responsible. It's also in such a brilliant location, within walking distance of some of my favourite places in Chester such as Artichoke, Oddfellows Hall, Spoilt for Choice, Stile Napoletano, Marmalade and many more.

I've recently created a piece of artwork inspired by the beautiful retreat "Enjoy the Pause". The artwork depicts the layout of the home and all of the wonderful things it has to offer. Enjoy the Pause' opened its doors in 2019 and is located in Chester on a quiet cul-de-sac next to the walls and Roman Gardens.

This was such a fun project and a pleasure to work on, the house is so beautifully designed and perfectly tailored for a magical family getaway in our wonderful city. Please pop to their website below for more information.

Free Hanukkah Colouring Download with Hobbycraft

9/1/2021

I've created a Free Hanukkah colouring sheet with Hobbycraft, celebrating the Festival of Lights with mindfulness.
This colouring sheet design is now available to download for free on their official website. Please share your colouring creations via social media by tagging myself or Hobbycraft in your photos, I cant wait to see them!

Please find the download link below, I hope you enjoy it!

https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/.../free-hanukkah-colouring...

Printing with Saal Digital

18/8/2020

Recently I was lucky enough to be given the chance to have some of my artwork printed by the company Saal Digital. I chose their Professional Line XT Photo book and created it using their own design software. The finished product arrived today and I'm thrilled with it. The customised acrylic glass cover with leatherette looks fantastic and makes the colours pop so beautifully. I honestly don't believe the photos do it justice as the quality of the print is stunning. For artwork I'd definitely advise going for the high end print matte paper, each page is as thick as card and has just the right amount of sheen to it.

I chose a mixture of artwork, styles and colours in order to gain a good idea of how each image would look when printed. The software itself gives you a great amount of freedom in the layout of each page, it's also very easy to use. You have the option to upload your images and control every aspect of the layout or to let the software do it for you. I decided to create double page spreads for each piece of art work and this was really effective.

The book I chose would normally cost around £100 depending on the number of pages, cover choice and paper selection. I will definitely be using this website and software again for prints, I'm so pleased with the quality of the detail, particularly in the mixed media pieces.

Thank you Saal Digital!

Free Drawing Technique Worksheet

14/8/2020

I'll be live with Hobbycraft TV today giving a drawing demonstration with Uni Ball pens. I've created a simple worksheet to use along with the demo to help you learn some basic drawing techniques. Please feel free to download it using the link below, print and draw along with me during the session . You're also welcome to ask questions in the comments and I'll try and answer them for you either during the live session or in the comments afterwards.

Pop over to the Official Hobbycraft Facebook page to watch live at 11:30am. See you there!

Please click the link below to down the full quality worksheet

Drawing Technique Worksheet by Emma Lucy Illustration
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Thank you!

14/7/2020

I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who has sent photos of their colouring sheets, they are absolutely beautiful! The response to the Colour in Chester and Save Our Zoo sheets was amazing and I'm so glad you enjoyed them. I've had such kind and wonderful feedback from so many people including schools and organisations who have asked to use the designs. It's been brilliant to see how creative and supportive everyone is in our amazing city!

Cheshire Live - Illustrator creates fun colouring sheets inspired by city of Chester

Thank you so much to Cheshire Live and Gemma Sherlock for the lovely articles, the campaigns to Save Chester Zoo were incredible and I cant wait to finally visit the Zoo again with my family in August.

The colouring sheets were downloaded thousands of times which is absolutely amazing and seeing the sheets turned into colourful artworks by everybody was the cherry on the cake. They were so much fun to create and I'm already busy designing more.
Stay safe, keep creative and thank you again!

Save Our Zoo! Colouring Sheet

5/6/2020

As you may know already Chester Zoo is now in great need of our help after the government ordered it to close indefinitely due to Covid-19. In order to keep going, the zoo needs 1.6m each month and visitor income makes up 97% of their overall income. There are over 35,000 threatened and critically endangered animals at Chester Zoo, I strongly believe we all need to play our part in protecting them.

I've always felt that we are so lucky to have this incredible place on our doorstep, I've been a member for many years and seeing all of the support so far it's clear how much the zoo means to so many people. Visiting as a child was always amazing and now having the opportunity to visit regularly with my family, especially with my nephew has made it even more magical.

I've created a free colouring sheet to help us show our support, this is perfect for popping in windows too if you'd like to. If you are able to donate I have also added the links below.

Please spread the word and help us Save Our Zoo!

To donate go to www.justgiving.com/campaign/ChesterZooFuture
For other ways to help please visit www.chesterzoo.org/saveourzoo

You're welcome to download the full image below for free, simply print it out and colour away.
(If you're colouring with pens or felt tips I'd recommend printing on bleed proof marker paper for best results)

Click below to download the full image

Save Our Zoo Colouring Sheet
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