Rutland, England
Inside Rob’s studio.
Rob paints in a studio in the Rutland countryside, with fields full of sheep and wildlife outside the window. Those same fields gave him his first picture book hero, Russell the Sheep.
Seymour, mid-cheer ♡
How a picture comes together.
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one
Idea & sketch
A story starts as a funny moment, then a rough drawing to find the pose and the joke.
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two
Fur, stroke by stroke
Splat’s scruffy coat is built up stroke by stroke until he looks soft enough to stroke.
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three
Layers
Characters, scenery and props sit on separate layers, so each can be moved and adjusted.
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four
Bring it to life
Those same layers are what make Seymour hop and the birds flap on this website.
try it yourself
Peel apart
Seymour’s world.
This is the real painting, layer by layer. Switch layers on and off, or spread them apart to see how they stack.