Dwayne Bell tutorial in Graphite Magazine No. 6

University of Cumbria Institute of the Arts illustration supremo, Dwayne Bell (33), has a feature article in the current issue of the excellent Graphite magazine, a sumptuous journal dedicated to drawing and illustration.

In his article, Dwayne - famous for his 'on the bus' drawings - shares tips and techniques for capturing on-the-go studies with pen and watercolour. Well worth a read!

The sharp eyed among you might have spotted that Dwayne has wisely chosen the charismatic GRILLUST™ programme leader, Jim Millington (33), as his main muse for this project. However, while Dwayne can obviously draw and colour-in between the lines, his notation does highlight a basic lack of understanding when it comes to colour specification...

'MAINLY GREY' !!!

Dwayne, a stranger to the barber's salon has obviously mistaken 'Ash Blond' or PMS443 for

'MAINLY GREY!' 

You can see more of Dwayne's work here and find out more about Graphite Magazine here

 MAINLY GREY?!

Another Derwent Prize Winner!

For the second year in succession, one of our BA(Hons) Illustration students has won the coveted Derwent Prize for Drawing. Our heartfelt Grillust™ congratulations go to Illustration graduate, Catt Fearnley, the worthy winner in 2016.

Catt was presented with her prize in the magical surroundings of Carlisle Cathedral Hogwarts School.

From left to right: Professor Dumbledore, Professor Snape, Catt Fearney, Professor Gilderoy Lockhart, Professor McGonagall

You can see more of Catt's magnificent work here, and you can find more about Derwent's magnificent range of drawing and colouring media here! 

And, don't forget, a framed example of Catt's work, or pack of Derwent's finest crayons would make an ideal Christmas gift!

Tom GauldCause and Effect

Tom Gauld just posted these two images on his twitter feed, offering a nice little glimpse into his working process.

If you don't know...
Tom Gauld is a Scottish illustrator with a knack for combining sophisticated deadpan humour with a disarmingly simple visual approach for great communicative and comedic effect. His work can most often be seen in The Guardian, he has a website here and is on twitter here

On the X95

Here at Grillust we believe that drawing is at the absolute heart of illustration. Our number one piece of advice for illustration students is draw! Illustration lecturer, Dwayne Bell (33) practices what he preaches and pictured here are his sketchbooks from the last 13 months or so (the eagle eyed amongst you needn't worry, number 14 isn't lost, it's just on holiday).




Dwayne commutes to Grillust Towers on a daily basis and clocks up about 200 miles a week on a public bus. A fate tantamount to torture in most people's view but he's managed to turn this time to his advantage and spends his time secretly drawing his fellow passengers.

Recently Dwayne has compiled his favourite pages and spreads from a 12 month period and printed an A5 booklet of those pieces, cleverly titled 'On the X95' (the bus is the X95. Gerrit???)

On the X95 is on sale from Dwayne's online shop or by simply banging on his office door and giving the secret code word - "Ihavesevenpoundsforyou"