| ANDREW CHIU Illustrator & Comic Book Artist |
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 Franklin Watts, an imprint of Hachette Children's Books, have published an image on their website of the cover art I've produced for this title. The children's book is written by Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore (known as The 2 Steves) and is part of the publisher's catalogue of books aimed at reluctant readers. It has a publication date of October 2013, and will also include interior illustrations by me! Add Comment The Deciders written by Jonny Zucker and illustrated by me was published by Franklin Watts last week. It forms part of their Edge: Slipstream Graphics series aimed at struggling or reluctant readers. Two other titles written by Jonny Zucker were also published last week, "Future Tense" and "Alien Cage". Initial feedback to the imprint from schools has been very positive! Thanks go to Adrian Cole at Franklin Watts for commissioning me, and to Jack Davies for art assists. 
Book Samples
   Pre-published pages without text Here is a preview spread of a couple of pages I've illustrated for 'The Deciders' written by Jonny Zucker. The image is posted on the children's publisher Franklin Watts website. The book/graphic novel is now completed and awaiting publication. I was ably assisted with layouts by the talented Jack Davies.   Here's a preview of the children's book I'm currently working on for the publisher Franklin Watts as part of their Edge/Slipstream series aimed at reluctant readers. The Deciders is written by established childrens book author Jonny Zucker and is due for publication at the end of September 2012. With the cover completed, I'm now busily working on the interior artwork! Been a while since I provided a work update. This has been partly due to taking on consultancy work outside of the illustration bubble to alleviate some of the stresses and strains of being a freelancer. So, on with the update:  Team M.O.B.I.L.E. Here's a preview image from issue 2 of Team M.O.B.I.L.E I completed a few weeks back. The series is being launched shortly on the iPad by Rok Comics. It's produced by the same creative team as the first issue - John Freeman (writer), me (art), Kris Carter (colours), and Jim Campbell (letters). I'm working in good company in terms of comic industry Eagle Award nominees, with John nominated for Strip in the Favourite British Comics category, and Kris for Lou Scannon in the black and white category. FutureQuake which I contributed a strip to last year is also in the running in the same category. Jim Campbell of course has contributed his lettering skills to Strip amongst probably other nominated comics on the shortlists! Ahead of its iPad release, there has been heaps of audiovisual work done on the first issue to produce an immersive experience. The theme tune can be heard by clicking on the sidebar to the right, and there is an interview with John which coincided with the recent Hi-Ex Comic Convention in Glasgow to shed more light on the project. I have begun work on the cover for the third issue whilst the script is being finalised. BBC Bitesize I've completed an illustrated biography of a historical figure for the BBC Bitesize website which provides study aids for children and young adults about to sit there exams. I was pleased with the figure I was assigned as they have strong links with Manchester. The commission comprised of 27 illustrations in a widescreen format, and hopefully I'll be able to post some images on here once they are online. Rising Stars I'm currently working on illustrations for a couple of titles for Rising Stars, an award winning independent book publisher for the children's education sector. The illustrations will be A2 in size which is not something I've tackled before. My main worry is whether my computer will cope when I move on to the colouring stage in photoshop. I'm looking for any excuse to upgrade to a macbook! Franklin Watts I've just commenced initial work on a graphic novel for Franklin Watts as part of their reluctant reader series of books. Franklin Watts are part of Hachette, one of the major industry book publishers so it'll be a good opportunity to get my work in print with them. A few other bits and bobs are in the pipeline. Hopefully be able to reveal more in the next update. |  Author ManchesterAndrew Chiu is a UK based illustrator working in comics and children's books, concept art, editorial, as a storyboard artist and visualiser, and any other area of illustration that will have him. All images on this blog are copyright of the publishers unless otherwise stated. Contact DetailsT: +44 (0)7753790102
E: andi_chiu@yahoo.co.uk Twitter: @AndrewChiu1 Team M.O.B.I.L.E. is a new comic strip for ROK Comics created by Jonathan Kendrick and written by DTT publisher John Freeman, drawn by Andrew Chiu. • You can read it online at www.theteammobile.com
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