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Anna’s Newsletter

Anna Simmons

I’m an illustrator: drawn to make sense of things.

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Latest Issues

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I had a text from my Dad on Sunday:

“Went carboot. Got Bosch Jigsaw £2”

I replied :

“Ooh Bosch! That’s a good one for a jigsaw”

Because, Bosch means Heironymus and jigsaw means puzzle, doesn’t it?

But to our merriment I found that...

a year ago
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Illustrating people

I love drawing people. Achieving a likeness feels very satisfying and that’s the trap. You can end up with drawings that look like they’ve been made to prove that you’ve got a talent. The Britain’s Got Talent of artwork.

Realism Restl...

2 years ago
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My Delicious Paint Stick Recipe

Paint sticks, gorgeous chubby drawing-lipsticks, are my favourite sketchbook medium for speedy, juicy marks with printerly edges. Fast drying and silky, the pigment is slightly translucent so by overlaying swatches, you can colour-mix LIVE...

2 years ago
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Illustrated maps #2 Landscapes without vanishing points

Over the past year sketch-booking, I’ve been spotting habits I didn’t know I had. A big one has been over-keenness on the 2D viewpoints. Nice, straight up & down, instantly recognisable representations of buildings, people, cars, ingrained...

2 years ago
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Happy New Year!

In spring 2023 I joined a pact with a few of my older relatives. We were going to stop exchanging Christmas cards. Some among us hated it so much, that one person felt compelled to start venting about it in May.

‘I won’t send one if you do...

2 years ago
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    I’m Anna Simmons, an illustrator specialising in maps, hand lettering, and visuals that explain. I use this space to write about illustration, work, and how ideas get communicated visually.

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