Individual Options: Parrots with Hats on.

Just started my individual options project. I am doing children's wall paper for little boys aged 3 to 10. It's got a pirate theme, but I want to make it fun and humorous. So I am going to have parrots with hats on. Still in the development stage will post more when I have more. Here is a sneak peak.........

All work is copyright Lauren Alice Parnell 2013

After working with Hallmark: Products for sale

After working with Hallmark and developing my skills, I have decided to make cushions, canvases and bags to sell. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing any. I can customise all, and will take pictures of your own dog or any other animal to work with.

All work copyright Lauren Alice Parnell 2013

Bags :  without bow £5, with bow £7, custom bag £10

Custom bag £10

Cushion: without bow £10, with bow £15, custom  £20

Small canvas A4: without bow £5, with bow £8, custom £10

Medium canvas A3: without bow £6, with bow, £9, custom £11
Large canvas A2 and up: without bow £7, with bow £10, custom  £15

Working with Hallmark: Finals

Here are some of my final boards, including my mood board. I am really pleased with how my work turned out. 

All work is copyright Lauren Alice Parnell 2013.

Working with Hallmark: Digital Wraps

I used Illustrator to create wrapping paper using my Photoshop images. I also made a series of hand printed wrapping paper.

All work copyright to Lauren Alice Parnell 2013.

Working with Hallmark: Photoshop

I used Photoshop to create more images and adapt originals. I came up with the idea of the dogs wearing bow ties, to add humour to them. I experimented with colour and line. Using these images I could start making cards and wraps. I also used hand printing as well as digital work. 

Working with Hallmark: Paintings

I developed my line drawings, and used different media and materials. I did some painting of dogs.

All work is copyright to Lauren Alice Parnell 2013

Working with Hallmark: Line drawings.

I have just completed a project working with Hallmark Cards. The brief was to design gift cards, wraps etc. For my project I choose to do dogs, as one in three people have a dog, and they are the number one pet in the world. I took inspiration from my dog, Button and people were kind enough to send me pictures of their dogs to use. 

Here is some of the work I produced. All work is copyright to Lauren Alice Parnell 2013 

Some of the line drawings......

Button, my dog. 

Button, my dog.

Bilko. Jill

Mr Frank. Becca Moore's dog 

Alfie, Joseph Goldstraw's dog

Tilly, Melissa Lavericks dog.


I developed these line drawings further by using different media and materials.