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Mural painting with Dave Bain

Posted: 24th November 2020 | 4 minute read

Bristol-based illustrator Dave Bain teamed up with fellow artist David J McMillan, over lock-down, to work on a brand new large-scale mural illustration, which they then painted on the side of a house.

We asked Dave about working collaboratively, his top mural painting tips, including how on earth you accurately scale up an illustration...

An interview with David Biskup

Posted: 29th September 2020 | 7 minute read

David Biskup's new book is the story of a young couple acclimatising to a new life of disability and chronic illness after a routine medical procedure goes horribly wrong. Written and illustrated from David and his fiancee's own experiences, at a time when other couples might usually have been considering mortgages and marriage.

We caught up with David to ask him a bit more about the book and how he uses his voice as an illustrator to help others....

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Creating an open conversation around the creative process 

Posted: 20th September 2020 | 3 minute read

At Just Us we want to create more of an applied understanding of what it means to be a creative in an often under valued industry. For those practicing, we want to offer a place to discuss, learn and grow as a designer, creative or illustrator...

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