Over the last few months I've been watching the launch of the Paperfox Press very keenly. I featured one quarter of this collaborative project before, illustrator Robin Boyden (here). Their unique style and beautiful colours entranced me. After a few conversations with the Press we've got together a bit of info on all four members. Giving us little deers a chance to get to know our foxy friend.
Robin Boyden lives in Cheltenham, UK and works as a freelance illustrator and animator. He studied illustration in Cornwall at University College Falmouth and graduated in 2007 with first class honours. He has worked for clients including the NHS, The Guardian and John Brown Publishing amongst others.
"I like to start all my work by making a rough coloured pencil sketch, followed by a neat graphite sketch, which I then transfer to light box and ink with brush and technical pens. If I want a clean and striking result, I will often use Illustrator for the inking process, before colouring and finishing in Photoshop using handmade and scanned textures."
Robin is influenced by the works of Chris Ware, Seth, Winsor Mc Cay, Geoff Grandfield and Taiyo Matsumoto.
Alongside his own freelance career, he also guest tutors at universities and is the founder of the Paperfox Press art collaborative (http://www.paperfoxpress.com
Matt Taylor studied advertising at university in high wycombe and quickly realised that it was absolutely not the career for him. fortunately he turned out to be good at drawing pictures of (but not limited to) bicycles, apathetic tattooed women, wolves, skulls and robots. his first client was illustrating a corporate training brochure and his most recent client is either a hotly tipped new band, or a well respected technology mag (depending on which he finished first).
Aaron Miller is a freelance illustrator based in Cheltenham, UK with his girlfriend and two chinchillas. After nearly a year of spending his days as a pizza chef and illustrating by night he decided to take the leap into full time freelance illustration. He studied illustration in Cornwall at University College Falmouth and graduated in 2008 and has missed the sea and seagulls ever since.
Since going freelance Aaron has been luckily enough to be involved in a vast range of creative projects. With work as diverse as brand conception and development, graphic design & illustration for web and print, including editorial illustration and advertising, along with character designs for animation, show how he has created a creative and efficient work ethic with a professional and sociable attitude.
His clients include the likes of Saatchi and Saatchi London, Scholastic, Computer Arts Magazine, Computer Arts Projects, 24/7 Magazine, Renmen Project .
green glasses, aka: Ben Mounsey, lives in London, working freelance in both the animation and illustration industries, his work varies from print media to design for animation. His client list includes the likes of Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and ITV, with his work shown on Cbeebies, and published in Computer Arts Magazine and numerous children's books. Showcased in his work is a love of 50's retro, humour and big characters...and hats.
Ben achieved a degree in illustration from Falmouth College of Arts, Cornwall, in 2007. Promptly he began working in the animation industry. His first job was at Cartoon Network, working on the hit show ‘Skatoony’ as an artworker/character designer.
Ben works freelance in both the animation and illustration industries, his work varies from print media to design for animation. Spanning multiple genre's: character design, backgrounds & props, animation, advertising, design for web, children’s books and editorial, Ben's flexibility shows in his varied portfolio. He also writes articles and tutorials for a number of respected industry web and print publications.
He works in both more traditional, gouache/plasticine styles, and also digital techniques. He is experienced with a variety of programs such as Illustrator, Photoshop and Flash.
Check out the foxes here
