The arty heroes

This is Polly, a prospective illustrator with a lot of talent. Today Pilar was mentoring her on illustration. They looked at her portfolio, did drawing observation, cover book at book shop. They visited ECA studio where Pilar has her desk as artist in residence and Polly had a chat with few cool illustrators which inspired her for her future career.
It was a fun, creative and super productive day!
Do you need an illustrator mentor, illustration tips and work in new techniques, contact us!!

This boy made my day!! ❤️
We worked today again during the running a comic workshop for Primary Schools.
He was excited showing me his drawing when I saw a big knife drawn.
I explained him that we like the love instead the war and he immediately erased it and drew a flower 🌼
We can change the world for one much better!

Another tutor arty hero:

•Pilar García de Leániz
Pilar graduated with an MA in illustration at the Edinburgh College of Art (University of Edinburgh).
Before this degree her background was in advertising and graphic design; working for many years in Madrid with children and adults in the field of digital design and computers.

She has been awarded artist in residency at ECA for the academic year 2017-18 supporting 3rd year illustration students, and at Arteles in Finland in February 2018.
As well, her illustration “Miss Edinburgh” was selected as the poster for Edinburgh College of Art Master degree show 2017. If you were anywhere around Edinburgh city during the art Fringe festival, you might have seen it! (link to the pics).

Pilar’s portfolio is diverse, she works in mixed media, combining traditional materials, such as ink, watercolor and ink pen with digital.
She draws everything, from figures, animals, plants, landscapes, objects and buildings and enjoys illustrating narratives and book covers and also creating lettering, patterns and animation.

For more details about her work, visit www.pilargarciadeleaniz.com

Today we are working with in a comic workshop for kids!
Fun day!!!

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Meet one of the tutors, Oliver Dickson:
Oliver qualified as a Mental Health Nurse in 2009, His interests include health promotion and illness prevention through positive actions. Oliver Gained a Masters from Edinburgh University in Children and Young People's Mental Health and Psychological Practice.
Having spent his childhood living in Colombia, Uruguay, Chile and England - Oliver has a big picture view of the world and sees art as a way for people to connect and nourish their deeper selves.
His Father, Brian, a retired Art teacher, taught him and his sister a variety of skills, which they have both gone on to employ in various ways. Oliver worked as an Art Youth Worker in Solihull, West Midlands. And later as a youth worker at a specialist school in Coventry for young people with severe learning difficulties. Oliver enjoys sculpture and drawing. He is an accomplished wood, and stone carver, and is in the process of learning to weld. He has lived in Bruntsfield since his MSc, and enjoys cycling around the city.