Art

Over the years I have created hundreds of designs for a myriad of applications – children’s books, clothing, jigsaw puzzles, wildlife souvenirs, children’s toys, board games, island resort maps, fantasy maps, and character design  for cartoons.

I use pen and inks, or computer graphics (AI), the latter being an ‘art’ form with which I’m still grappling!

 

2020 has been a very strange year and all design jobs dried up, so I offered my services to 2 international wildlife charities – ‘Animals Asia’ and ‘Children in the Wilderness’ (which covers 7 African countries). I drew up approx 70 animals for use in their educational programmes to teach kids about the importance of treating wildlife with respect. Great fun.

Below are some examples.

 

These are some images and pages out of two books for Lake Press Publishing, on Wild animals and Australian animals. Published 2020

 

This is the box for a series of Australiana origami animals

Published by Lake Press – 2015

 

These are examples from two books published in February 2015.

Publisher –  The Five Mile Press.

Australiana 123 ‘Counting’ + Australiana ABC ‘Alphabet’.

   

 

 

 

 

Designs for a large series of wildlife art (Red Bunyip, my own business)

     

 

 

Designs for cryptic and 3-D puzzles (Crystal Lines/Blue Opal)

         

 

Various designs for clothing, books, manchester (Playgro)

     

 

Designs for playing cards and a ‘native’ version of Snakes and Ladders (Sister Games)

 

Two books with Penguin. DIY detective books

 

Designs for a series of 8 Fantasy maps (Reed for Kids, and Random House UK)

 

And the odd commission for Island Resort maps (this one was for Vatulele- Fiji)

Please look at my website www.maps-ink.com for more images of the various maps. Commissions welcome!!

 

Plush designs for a Nursery Company, (Playgro), Toy Company (Tomfoolery)

And my own licensed Rainbow Kidz

 

Character concepts (Whoopee Monsters) Concept – Bambi Smyth. Design – David Dunstan

 

And more realistic designs for children’s books (The Five Mile Press)

And…. watch this spot. Always evolving!