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Pareidolia

There’s a school of thought that says that design should purely be functional. For instance, if you’re making a ceramic heated oil holder, all that you really need is a a part to hold the oil, openings to give easy access to the candle and holes to let the air Read more…

By shortandsmiley, 7 years7th June 2016 ago
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How to get an Illustration Contract with a Premier League Football Club

Imagine you’re a young and enthusiastic Illustrator Let’s say you like drawing and you’re quite good at it. In fact, you’d like to start charging people money for it – the one problem is that you have no track record behind you, and you haven’t really got the first idea how Read more…

By shortandsmiley, 7 years30th March 2016 ago
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Waterstones Hull SOLD OUT! Now for London!

Saturday at Waterstones in Hull was fantastic! We had such a mad rush on I Have an Orange Juicy Drink that we sold out of the entire stock! It was lovely to see so many people come along and buy the book. I was amazed at how many strangers came Read more…

By shortandsmiley, 7 years16th March 2016 ago
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March 12th: Book Launch at Waterstones in Hull

Are you able to get into Hull on Saturday 12th March 2016? Would you like to meet a real, live, published author/illustrator? Do you think your best bet is to buy two signed copies of his new book – one for the kids to read, and one to wrap in Read more…

By shortandsmiley, 7 years9th March 2016 ago
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Three Easy Steps to Getting a Picture Book Published.

Hello. As you may know from this earlier post, I’m getting my first picture book published. The title of the book is I Have an Orange Juicy Drink and you can buy it from here. Speaking as a totally biased author, I thoroughly recommend you go and buy it now before Read more…

By shortandsmiley, 7 years3rd February 2016 ago
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First Picture Book Published!

When the BBC documentary team comes round in 20 years time and asks you how many copies of Andrew Sanders’ first ever picture book you bought, do you want to smile happily and say: Three! And with them all being first editions, I was able to sell two and retire off Read more…

By shortandsmiley, 7 years2nd February 2016 ago
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New Facebook Page!

This week, I’ve launched a Facebook Page. You can find it at https://www.facebook.com/shortandsmiley. I’ll be uploading lots of little sketches and doodles there as it’s a really fun and informal way to keep all you lovely folk updated on what I do. You see, as smashing as websites are, signing up to Read more…

By shortandsmiley, 7 years5th January 2016 ago
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Free Car Tax Disc

  In 2015 I forgot to pay my car tax on time. I got the pleasure of a £40 fine and disapproving looks from my parents. (This wasn’t really my fault – it was mainly due to a combination of moving house/being forgetful/ignoring constant reminders from my girlfriend.) Since the DVLA got Read more…

By shortandsmiley, 7 years23rd December 2015 ago
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How I see things

By shortandsmiley, 7 years2nd December 2015 ago
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How you see things

By shortandsmiley, 7 years2nd December 2015 ago

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