Life & Works of !
Nina Rycroft By: Jency Johnson
Nina Rycroft • Graduated from Randwick College in Sydney, Australia with a diploma in graphic design in 1992
Background • Worked as a designer in both Sydney and London before moving to Rome! • Began illustration career in 2000 with the publication of her first picture book The Little Platypus.
First Illustration Project
Featured Work • Ballroom Bonanza is most recent work published in 2009 • She not only did the illustrations, but worked with Stephen Harris for the story development • Technique: watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil
Watercolor / Color Pencils
(Not Rycroft’s work, separate technique sample images)
Gouache • …is a type of paint consisting of pigment suspended in water. • …the particles are larger, the ratio of pigment to water is much higher, and usually contains white pigment such chalk. • …is heavier and more opaque, with greater reflective qualities than watercolor.
(Not Rycroft’s work, separate technique sample images)
Sample Process Work
References • All images are found through her www.ninarycroft.com website • Photographs of her original work in Ballroom Bonanza.