Art Source: Jo Spicer
05 January 2021
We’re thrilled that Bright Artist Jo Spicer was featured in Art Source in the December issue of Progressive Greetings.
New Year, New Books!
04 January 2021
To welcome in the New Year, we are taking a peek at the fresh books publishing from our authors and artists this month. It’s an exciting start to 2021 for Ben Mantle, who has illustrated three titles in the list, including another of Lucy Rowland’s charming fairytale retellings, The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Book. And we’re thrilled to see Flavia Sorrentino’s illustrations in Delivery to the Lost City, P.G. Bell’s third offering in the fantastic The Train to Impossible Places series.
Vicki in PG Buzz: The pandemic’s impact on the art licensing sector
20 December 2020
Vicki Willden-Lebrecht’s opinion piece on the pandemic was featured in PG Buzz. Vicki describes how adapting her greeting cards division during the pandemic gave her business a boost, and also shares her predictions on the future of the industry.
Behind the Book | Chris Chatterton
18 December 2020
Merry Christmas, Gus (Macmillan Children’s Books) is the second book in the series by artist and author Chris Chatterton. From County Durham, Chris’s passion for illustration led him to pursue a career as a freelance artist and he now works on a wide array of projects, including the bestselling Ten Minutes to Bed series (Ladybird).
Awards and Accolades 2020
18 December 2020
2020 has been a year full of bumps and surprises. Our Bright Artists and Authors have been hard at work this year and we are thrilled with the array of fantastic awards and accolades they’ve received in recognition. To celebrate the diverse range of talent in our Bright family, we’ve rounded up some of the highlights below.
Awards and Accolades 2020
17 December 2020
2020 has been a year full of bumps and surprises! Our Bright Artists have been hard at work this year and we are thrilled with the array of fantastic awards and accolades they’ve received in recognition. To celebrate the diverse range of talent of our Bright family, we’ve rounded up some of the highlights below.
Bright Artists for CBeebies
15 December 2020
This month CBeebies released a Christmas Special - Christmas in Storyland, featuring artwork by four of our very talented artists here at Bright. Viola Wang, Jennie Poh, Greg Stobbs and Petronela Dostalova worked on the stunning backgrounds for this beautiful Christmas fairytale, providing a wonderfully varied and magical world for the characters to explore.
Flavia Sorrentino for Disney+
15 December 2020
Bright artist Flavia Sorrentino was recently commissioned by MEOKCA to create this fantastic poster for Disney+. We caught up with Flavia to find out what is was like working on a poster for The Mandelorian Season 2, and what advice she has for aspiring illustrators.
Are you on the NAUGHTY or NICE list?
08 December 2020
Are you getting everything your asked for in your stocking this year, or will you be stuck with a lump of coal?! Click on the options below to see the different artwork collections:
Behind the Book | Lucy Fleming
02 December 2020
We caught up with Lucy Fleming to ask her about her debut author-illustrated picture book Ella’s Night Lights (Walker Books). Watch below to see Lucy talk about her inspiration for Ella, her creative process and the best thing about creating a book!
Meet the Author | Susie Gutch
01 December 2020
Born and raised in Surrey, Susie Gutch read English/Drama and History of Art at the University of Bristol followed by a PGCE at Bretton Hall, University of Leeds. She then taught English for many years, first in Sheffield and then in West London.
Introducing Bright Artist Sam Prentice
20 November 2020
When I start on a new project, I’ll usually be taking inspiration from something I’ve seen on Instagram or something I’ve watched. I try to keep my finger on the pulse of what’s going on in pop culture to keep my ideas fresh. I’ll then use Photoshop and my Wacom drawing tablet to sketch out my idea, this stage is usually an absolute car crash of me messing around with shapes and proportions until I get something that I find dynamic and compelling. Picking out colour schemes is one of my favourite things to do, at this point I’ve kind of honed my pallet to about 9/10 colours that I use in combination.
