Artist: Becka Moor
Website: www.beckamoor.com
Becka is a new member of the Creature team. She loves to blog and tweet and is soon to start a brand new collaborative project via Creaturemag. Most of all she loves to make these lovely images. We hope you enjoy them too.
Who are you?
Becka
What do you do?
I’m an illustrator from Manchester. I specialise in children’s illustration and have a year to go before I get my degree in Illustration for Children’s Publishing from the North Wales institute of Art and Design.
Why do you do it?
I do it because creating imagery is something I’ve always done since I was a little girl, be it sticking random objects to brightly coloured cardboard or doodling in the back of school books when I should have been paying attention. I couldn’t imagine doing anything other than this, and besides, I’m not much of a logical thinker, so becoming an accountant was out of the question.
How do you create these images?
Hmm, that all really depends on what I’m working on at the time. I go through phases though, for example at the minute I’m really enjoying sketching my illustrations first, inking them up and then scanning them into Photoshop where I colour them digitally but I’m always looking for new ways of doing things.
Who are your influences?
From the top of my head, David Roberts, Sara Fanelli, Quentin Blake, Oliver Jeffers, Kate Hindley, Jon Klassen, Tim Burton… but the list could go on and on.
What inspires your work?
Usually quirky little situations and conversations, either from my imagination or real life events. I get inspired when I’m listening to certain music and watching films – which I do a lot of. Other people being inspired, inspires me also.
What do you like?
I like a good dry sense of humour, noseying at people’s blogs/websites for hours on end, watching and re-watching films, especially animated ones. I like Pixar a LOT, new pens, Harry Potter, nostalgia, animals, children’s picture books and a healthy bank balance.
What don’t you like?
Sharks, spiders and tardy people.
Find Becka here:
www.beckamoor.com
@beckamoor
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Originally posted 2011-08-30 09:00:08. Republished by Blog Post Promoter