Frances McKay Illustration

How to Draw Norm in the Guardian

Ever wondered how Donough O' Malley draws Jonathan Meres' 'The World of Norm'? Well now is your chance to find out over at the Guardian newspaper's website. 'How to draw..' is a regular feature where artists and illustrators give step by step guides on how to create your favourite kid's book characters. Donough was very chuffed when he was asked by the paper to provide a guide to drawing the main character from this award winning, best selling series. Which just so happens to have a new book out too!

So get you pens ready, click here, and start drawing Norm for yourself!

Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2013

The short list for the Roald Dahl Funny Books Prize 2013 was announced last week, and we here at Frances Mckay Illustration are happy to shout out that the wonderful Weasels by Elys Dolan has been shortlisted for the award.

YAWN!

Exciting news from Sally Symes that won't having you yawning with boredom!

Images 36

Last week saw the launch of The AOI's 'Images 36' in the amazing grounds of Somerset House.

New Illustrators at FMI

I am delighted to say that Frances has recruited two very talented new illustrators to FMI.

MY DAD!

                        

It's been a while since our last post here at FMI but what better way to return than with a very apt post from a top scribbler, Sean Julian. What with Father's day just gone by, as also the Jubilee weekend (and should I mention the weather?) Sean's post is a very relevant one about his new book 'My Dad!'

Images 35

It's that time of the year again when the great and good in British Illustration pop up in the A.O.I's 'IMAGES' annual. Judgement on number 36 is out soon, while IMAGES 35 recently had it's private view in London, where the various awards in different categories were dished out. Work to appear in the annual is jury selected, so not every Tom Dick and Harry can get in, and subsequently the standard is always high.

Well we are happy here at team FMI to say that we have had not just one, nor two, but three people manage to get into the hefty tome. And if that wasn't enough, some of them even got a number of illustrations into it.

The Guardian - Buy of the day!

Just as I am gluing the word “end” on the final page of “A Frisbee to Fly”, the latest of Secret Seed Society books, I was very excited to hear that they have been featured on the Guardian as the “buy of the day”!