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Published: 2011-07-15 14:38:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 2786; Favourites: 47; Downloads: 0
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Pig & Pepper. I want my ampersand dammit.Medium: Watercolour
Size: painted on 3 separate A4s and digitally composed together.
This is a book illustration that would equally function as the chapter title for Chapter VI in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland": Pig & Pepper. Another experimental approach to typography, heavily integrating type and illustration so that it almost needs to be discovered.
This uses a more semiotic and structured approach when compared to "Advice From A Caterpillar", which is closer to a traditional illustration. These two "Alice" works were one part of a larger study in illustrative typography for my Masters. I wish there was an "illustrative typography" category, there really should be. It's either "Calligraphy" or "Typographic Stencil Art" (wtf...), that's it in the category of traditional typography. Laaame.
The word "PIG" embedded in the pig nose illustration, or the word "PEPPER" spread across the pepper shakers can each be literally read or overlooked, and the result is much the same. The "&" references the Duchess.
This one was really fun to do
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Comments: 18
Hee, I knew I wasn't just kiddin' myself about relating things to Alice In Wonderland when I saw a pig snout and pepper. c: It's subconscious now.
It's a very nice piece, has very good color. I almost thought it was a character in the beginning. A character with just pig ears and a snout for a face, and pepper shakers for legs. Brilliantttt. Great detail, too~
-pokes the little snout hairs-
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Haham << that was a typo but I'm definitely leaving it as "haham". I think all pig related humour should be met with "haham" from now on.
Anyway...I'm very glad you could recognise it so immediately and thankyou for that idea of a pig beast with pepper shaker legs haha(m).
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Haham, you got it. 
It'd be the illegitimate lovechild of the Duchess's Peppergrinder and the Snouts. o: Part of an "unholy" (additionally kosher) union. Delicious.
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Your colors are always so vivid,and your details so fine. This one is no exception. Nice work!
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Thankyou! 
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I'd really like to reply but,I'm too busy wondering if "beigey" is really a word.
Your work is always cool. Usually has a bit of humor to it as well.
You're welcome.
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I LOVE IT!! Well done sir! One of my favorite chapters too!
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Yay! Oh Sandra I'll always remember your beautiful Alice alphabet 
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Life has been very good, Simon! Yes i have taken everything down, because i have migrated to other places and it felt like having some nasty past online hahaha
I trust you are doing well?
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This is quite wonderful, but it took a couple minutes of searching to see 'pig'. ;] However, this is an incredible illustration, and very creative.
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I'm glad that you like it
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your colourwork is eternally awesome. pretty much all I have to say - the pallette just works so well.. the blue throughout really ties it together nicely without being all 'IM FUCKING BLUUUUUUUUUUUUUUE' ... technical term there. I miss shadows though ):
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Thanksh
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Hah - do eeeeeeeet!!
But ofcourse! It's really nicely done. And ofc I noticed the pink otherwise the blue would seem a bit.. blue. I have no idea what I'm on about anymore. >.>
Point is you're reeheeheally good at this art lark..
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It's very original (: .. and what a nose! ^^
Hah, i really like it (:
( By the way, i'm still amazed how masterly you handle watercolours.. >.> )
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Thankyooo
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