Browsing
through the BBC History Magazine I cam across Becca Throne an illustrator who
has produced pieces for the magazine itself.
Becca
Throne born on the Welsh and English Boarder studied illustration at BA and MA
at Falmouth. Currently living in Nottingham Throne working as a full time
illustrator with repeat clients such as BBC History magazine, the Folio Society
and National Trust books. Throne work tend to feature "linocut,
hand-burnished using a teaspoon and printed with water-based inks which dry
faster than traditional oil-based mediums, allowing for longer to be spent on
designing and cutting and less on waiting for inks to dry. Some more colourful
illustrations, which require several printed layers, are pieced together
digitally for speed and accuracy, though I still use more traditional and
unpredictable techniques wherever possible."(Becca Thorne illustration:
About, no date).
A
lot of her work is influenced by her life experiences and travels from English
beaches to the landscapes in New Zealand. When not travelling or working
on given projects Throne tutors at the University of De Montfort.
Looking
at Becca Throne work specifically for the BBC History magazine the imagery is simplistic but layered. It normally features one colour
creating a mood for the piece, which probably reflects to the mood of
the text. This is something that I want to achieve in my final piece.
Bibliography
Becca
Thorne illustration: About
(no date) Available at: http://www.beccathorne.co.uk/info.html (Accessed: 27
October 2015).
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