Matthew Brazier Illustration

Hitchcock T-Shirt.

Haven’t posted in a while. Turns out trying to create work and imagery around a full time job isn’t as easy as it sounds, especially when you have to stare at a mac screen for 10 hours a day in a room with no windows. Eyes start to hurt.

So I thought I’d try and see how I can get my existing work out there in different ways, trying out different print companies for different things. Got a parcel this morning with this t shirt and some postcards.

My new month’s resolution is to actually get back to drawing/grow some semblance of facial hair for Movember. Hopefully one of those will succeed, so here’s also a very sneaky peek of the beginning stages of a project I’ve started this week.

Bonus points if you can guess what it is!

Hopefully blogging about it will pressure me into finishing it soon!

Hello Chelmsford, Goodbye Norwich

Lack of updates lately due to the big move back home after uni.

Unfortunately I am yet to unpack my creativity from my uni boxes, so other than a few scribbles in my everyday daily drawing book (hopefully I’ll complete it’s fourth year and have the complete set up at the end of the year), I haven’t really been drawing that much - needed to unwind after a stressful few months.

So for now, here are some photos of my workspaces. What I had at Norwich, and now what I have at home in Essex - if you’re hawk-eyed, you might see some originals by http://jordanandrewcarter.tumblr.com/ and http://samanthakerr.tumblr.com/ on/near my new desk. Give them both a follow!

Now I have a set up, I can start producing stuff again. It might just be silly stuff, as I want to start drawing for fun again, but hopefully it will be something!

Final Degree show space in the NUCA Illustration studio.

Exhibiting screenprints inspired by 1950s boxing and a short story by Ethan Coen, as well as a portrait of Alfred Hitchcock created using images from his films.

Also on show is my portfolio, and a print rack containing screenprints of my Drive D&AD entry, as well as various other boxing related screenprints and a 10 page screenprinted book.

The screenprints and digital prints of Hitchcock are for sale, and I was really happy to hear today that a few have indeed been sold!

The show runs until the 3rd of July, which is when I graduate and ride off into the sunset to face the big scary world of illustration.

My new Business Cards have just arrived!

http://www.brazierillustration.co.uk

Now I need to learn how to incorporate them into a handshake…

Degree Show prep!

I have 3 boards in the studio which I need to fill.

Private view is the 26th June! (More details soon)

If you’re around the Norfolk area, do come along. I have the pleasure of being amongst a very talented bunch of students and there’s a lot of terrific work going up - should be a great show!

Destiny - Screen Print Book

Ten page screen printed narrative of a boxing match. Edition of 10 A3 books. 

To be on sale at my degree show.

Conversations with Filmmakers

Akira Kurosawa

Alfred Hitchcock

The Coen Brothers

Photos and editing by http://samanthakerr.tumblr.com/

Pack shots make everything look better :)