Actually I love it, but it does feel like hard work at times. What you’ll find here are the results of my cack handed attempts at illustrating as I veer wildly across that thin line between love and hate.Tumblr (3.0; @ihatedrawing)http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/<a href="http://www.bbsb.co.nz">GET 'EM WHILE THEY'RE WARMISH</a>: <p>you can have your very own ‘wiri’ book to love and cherish by clicking the above link ^_^.</p>http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/2160333555http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/2160333555Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:43:00 +1300<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l98eix1d1j1qcbxico1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>THE FINISHED ARTICLE (KIND OF)</strong><br/>click image for larger view</p>http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/1176821071http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/1176821071Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:18:00 +1200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l98edesxpz1qcbxico1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>YOU CAN JUDGE THIS BOOK BY IT’S COVER</strong><br/>i don’t think i’d be giving too much away if i were reveal it’s about a weta who finds a new home</p>http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/1176803925http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/1176803925Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:15:00 +1200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l98eaoJNvh1qcbxico1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>ANOTHER ‘WIRI’ BOOK EXCERPT</strong><br/>i’m not entirely sure what make of car that is, but i have my doubts about it passing it’s m.o.t.</p>http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/1176795372http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/1176795372Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:13:00 +1200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l98e8hUgti1qcbxico1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>‘WIRI’ BOOK EXCERPT</strong><br/>one page down, twelve more to go!</p>http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/1176787862http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/1176787862Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:12:00 +1200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l98e75BIEh1qcbxico1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>WIRI VERSION 2.0</strong><br/>the addition of some mandibles and a pair of hairy legs make wiri a little more weta-like</p>http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/1176783592http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/1176783592Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:11:00 +1200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l98ciymR7y1qcbxico1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>INTRODUCING WIRI</strong><br/>wetas aren’t exactly the easiest creatures to make cute, so i had my work cut out balancing accuracy and likability for the characters featured in the ‘wiri the weta’ kids book</p>http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/1176584176http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/1176584176Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:35:00 +1200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l98chk3hcr1qcbxico1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>… JUST ROUND THE CORNER FROM THE CUL-DE-SAC OF RAINBOWS</strong><br/>a book jacket commission for a story about a boy who stumbles across a magical paintbrush</p>http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/1176579571http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/1176579571Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:34:00 +1200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5w0rkKyo51qcbxico1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>SOMETHING’S MISSING</strong><br/>for some reason i forgot to include my glasses on my new facebook profile picture - perhaps it’s because i’m a bit ‘special’.</p>http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/839006672http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/839006672Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:09:00 +1200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l57ussGSo01qcbxico1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>ONE FROM THE ARCHIVES<br/></strong>an illustration i created many moons ago as a leaving gift for the lovely folks at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theformation-cc.co.uk">the formation</a> where i spent my placement year as part of my design degree</p>http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/783315287http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/783315287Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:58:00 +1200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l57umjGdOQ1qcbxico1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>SKETCHY SKETCHY</strong><br/>i find it helps to regularly empty the contents of my diseased mind into a sketchbook</p>http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/783301896http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/783301896Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:54:00 +1200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l55s5mrPOK1qcbxico1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>PRACTICE MAKES <strike>PERFECT</strike> BETTER</strong><br/>just a little image done for the drawing board forum while attempting to hone my caricature skills</p>http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/778583173http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/778583173Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:05:00 +1200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l55ruvdXot1qcbxico1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>GOOD LORD!</strong><br/>i have absolutely no idea what’s going on here (and neither does that dog by the looks of it)</p>http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/778561406http://ihatedrawing.tumblr.com/post/778561406Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:59:00 +1200