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Karen Erasmus

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Children's Books IllustrationWednesday 11 May 2016Saturday 26 October 2019

Digital fun

Yesterday I had the absolute joy of experimenting and getting to grips with photoshop. I was motivated to reproduce a pop-up piece I did for The 52 Week Illustration Challenge last year. It came together surprisingly quickly.

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Children's Books IllustrationTuesday 7 October 2014Saturday 26 October 2019

Book on the Telly!!

Last year I illustrated a book named ‘A Secret Safe to Tell’. I must admit it was a confronting a difficult book to illustrate but it felt like the right thing to do. Since the book was published earlier this year I have had the pleasure of getting to know the author and now consider…

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Illustration SketchesThursday 7 August 2014Saturday 26 October 2019

Progress

      I was looking back on old sketches and illustrations today. The work I was doing 4 years ago was really awful and it was good to see how much easier it is now.

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Illustration SketchesWednesday 25 June 2014Saturday 26 October 2019

Working for Nothing

Whenever you read or listen to advise from wise old artists and designers who have ‘made it’, top of the list is “Know what you’re worth”. That is; don’t sell yourself down, quote what you think your work is worth and never ever ever work for nothing. I totally agree with this to some point.…

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Illustration SketchesTuesday 3 September 2013Tuesday 3 December 2019

In the garden

Spring has arrived in glorious Melbourne and we’re all feeling very very lucky and happy to live here. So the next pop-up features the family in the garden. My husband just adores spending time in his garden and last weekend he planted a tree that will take about 15 years to grow to maturity. I…

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Hello! Thank you for visiting my website, I hope you enjoy exploring all the images. I am an illustrator. I have enjoyed illustrating books and patterns for many years. I am always on the look out for people and businesses to work with, and I would love to discuss your creative ideas with you. Please click on the picture to find out more.

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  • I finally kicked him out Tuesday 16 February 2021
  • Love a challenge! Wednesday 10 February 2021
  • Inspiring Surroundings Wednesday 3 February 2021
  • Celebrating Illustrators and Colour Tuesday 19 January 2021
  • Colour and Illustration Wednesday 13 January 2021
  • It’s all new Friday 8 January 2021
  • List, plan, muddle…Christmas Monday 21 December 2020
  • Well here it is… Thursday 17 December 2020
  • Christmas Again! Thursday 12 November 2020
  • Famous Story Reading Sunday 11 October 2020

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