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Poppyseed tea illustration — work in progress

20Sep

The dangers of poppyseed tea.

In Daily grind, Illustration by Leslie Dean Brown / September 20, 2016 / Comments are closed

In the absence of real, paying commissions, I have decided to just… draw whatever the hell I want. One of the most moving articles I have ever written can be read here. It’s about addiction. So I’ve decided to draw it.

I love poppyseeds, especially on cheese on toast. Judging by that young man’s exceptional writing ability, I found this story to be a great tradegy for those parents. Their whole website is about informing other parents of the dangers of poppyseed tea. Poppyseed tea can kill!

Their website is almost completely text-based. I tend to notice this because I am a visual person. So I wanted to draw an illustration for them that was so cool that people would be a little bit more pursuaded by what the website has to say. I also want to send a message to a generation of youngsters — that you don’t need to take drugs to be creative.

10Oct

My work space

In Daily grind by Leslie Dean Brown / October 10, 2015 / Comments are closed

I’ve noticed people are often curious about illustrators’ workspaces. Illustrationmundo.com asked me to upload a photo of the area I use to create my work, so I figured it was worth sharing here too!

Here’s a general overview of my work area. I have a nice desk from Officeworks with real oak legs. An Ikea Markus chair – the fabric version, not the leather version (it is exactly the same chair but half the price).

Zooming in on my desk, you’ll see a softly-lit, well-organised work area. I have a nice view outside. It’s very important for me that I don’t face a boring wall. So I can just look a bit to the right and see straight across the road. VERY IMPORTANT I TELL YOU!!Read more →