By Claire Harrup

Claire Harrup is a successful Illustrator and Printmaker based in the UK. With Agencies in both the UK and the US representing Claire, and a portfolio packed with Editorial and Book Illustration, and Packaging Design, Claire has gone on to create work on an international scale. In this post Claire talks about her journey into the creative industry as well as the projects that she has worked on more recently and her favourite ways of working. This post would be of interest to teenagers keen to explore the realms of the creative industry and all that it has to offer an Illustrator.

Editorial Illustration Rough to Final by Claire Harrup

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What We Like About This Resource….

“We really enjoyed reading about the process of creating art work according to a design brief and how the experience of this differs to when an artist begins with their own idea or concept. That’s not to say an artist can’t approach a brief with their own individual style and ideas, but what this post shows us is that there can be a balance between the two. This would be a great resource to show older KS pupils who may be beginning to consider their options beyond Primary School”. – Rachel, AccessArt

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Pathway: 2D Drawing to 3D Making

This is featured in the ‘2D Drawing to 3D Making’ pathway

Talking Points: Packaging Design

What is Typography

Which Artist: Rachel Parker

Repeating Patterns

Block Printing Repeat Patterns

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“It’s always so inspiring to hear how different artists work and we particularly like the detailed references Jake makes to his process – marking out the composition using neutral tones; adding and taking away compositional elements and gradually building in more colour and detail. Delivering a still life session in a classroom could begin with this process and encourage the practice of looking at positive and negative space. Some suggested resources below also touch on this”. – Rachel, AccessArt

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“It’s really interesting to see the combination of hand and digital work in Rachel’s work, and particularly how her hand stitched embroidery is scanned before being used to create patterned products. We love that lots of Rachel’s work begins in sketchbooks and how this really underpins her creative process. For children in school, learning to utilise a sketchbook and discover their potential though drawing and mapping ideas is invaluable. We have a whole Sketchbook Journey section on the AccessArt website (linked below) which explores this in more detail”. – Rachel, AccessArt.

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Pathway: Exploring pattern

This is featured in the ‘Exploring Pattern’ pathway

using sketchbooks to make visual notes

Show me what you see

Inspired by Rachel Parker

Sewn Treasure Box

Felt and Embroidery Sets

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Year 3, Ruth at Carden Primary School

Year 5, Goose Green Primary School

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“We love how this activity provides an opportunity to explore a well known Artist’s work, through focussing on their materials and techniques. The children looked at Frank Bowling’s work before creating their own individual responses that retained individual ownership – something we advocate as part of a rich and balanced visual arts education. It was also great to see how a professional artist visited the school to further enhance the children’s experience.” – Rachel, AccessArt

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Year 1/2, Ruardean C of E Primary School

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Year 1, Winslow CE School

Year 1, Harting C of E Primary School

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Year 1, Meadowside Academy
Year 1, Winslow CE School

Parklands Primary School

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Hands and Feet Year 1 @Whitchurch1

Year 1/2, St Michaels Community Academy

Year 1, Abbey School, Torquay

Laura Gilling, Davenham CofE Primary School