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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Tue, 29 May 2012 01:27:25 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Home, Blog - UK Illustrator and Graphic Designer</title><subtitle>Home, Blog - UK Illustrator and Graphic Designer</subtitle><id>http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/atom.xml"/><updated>2012-05-28T13:33:36Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>The Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebration beer and pump clip</title><category term="Beer"/><category term="Dog"/><category term="HRH"/><category term="Langton Brewery"/><category term="Pump Clip"/><category term="Queen's Diamond Jubilee"/><category term="Royal"/><category term="The Langton Brewery"/><category term="The Langton Brewery"/><id>http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2012/5/28/the-queens-diamond-jubilee-celebration-beer-and-pump-clip.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2012/5/28/the-queens-diamond-jubilee-celebration-beer-and-pump-clip.html"/><author><name>Nathan Shelton</name></author><published>2012-05-28T13:22:43Z</published><updated>2012-05-28T13:22:43Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">The Queen will be celebrating Her Diamond Jubilee over this next weekend. <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.langtonbrewery.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Langton Brewery</a> have created a special beer to commemorate the occasion and I have had the pleasure of creating the artwork below. I'm not sure if Her Majesty enjoys a pint but I'm sure she would like this one! Let me know what you think. Enjoy!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/picture/antcreationssovereignpump.jpg?pictureId=14837313&amp;asGalleryImage=true&amp;__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1338211407114" alt="" /></span></span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>The Langton Brewery wood effect sign</title><category term="Donkey"/><category term="Graphic Design"/><category term="Langton Brewery"/><category term="Sheep"/><category term="Signage"/><category term="The Langton Brewery"/><category term="The Langton Brewery"/><category term="Wood Effect"/><id>http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2012/5/25/the-langton-brewery-wood-effect-sign.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2012/5/25/the-langton-brewery-wood-effect-sign.html"/><author><name>Nathan Shelton</name></author><published>2012-05-25T15:07:45Z</published><updated>2012-05-25T15:07:45Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">A sign designed to promote <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.langtonbrewery.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Langton Brewery</a>. It appears at <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.farndonfieldsfarmshop.co.uk/" target="_blank">Farndon Fields Farm Shop</a> here in Market Harborough and is designed to have a traditional style, painted on wood effect. I would love to know if you see the sign (or any of my other bits of work) when you're out and about. Be sure to take a pic and send it to me, I'd love to post it on the blog. Cheers and enjoy!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 650px;" src="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/storage/AntCreationsLangtonBrewerySign.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1337958513451" alt="" /></span></span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Bullseye Stout 500ml bottle label for The Langton Brewery</title><category term="Beer"/><category term="Bullseye"/><category term="Dog"/><category term="Graphic Design"/><category term="Label Design"/><category term="Langton Brewery"/><category term="The Langton Brewery"/><category term="The Langton Brewery"/><id>http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2012/5/23/bullseye-stout-500ml-bottle-label-for-the-langton-brewery.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2012/5/23/bullseye-stout-500ml-bottle-label-for-the-langton-brewery.html"/><author><name>Nathan Shelton</name></author><published>2012-05-23T09:29:33Z</published><updated>2012-05-23T09:29:33Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[<p><a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.langtonbrewery.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Langton Brewery's</a> latest offering 'Bullsye Stout' is now officially available in 500ml bottles. The bottles are available in selected places in the Leicestershire area. Here's how the new bottle label looks...</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/picture/antcreationsbullseyestout.jpg?pictureId=14759681&amp;asGalleryImage=true&amp;__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1337765483184" alt="" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Also, just in case you missed them the first time around here is a link to my <a href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2012/3/26/langton-brewery-new-bullseye-stout-beer-pump-clip.html">blog post for the pump clip</a> and a little <a href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2012/4/3/my-latest-time-lapse-video-for-bullseye-pump-clip.html">video showing how the artwork was created</a>. You can also check out all the other Langton Brewery projects in the <a href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/illustration/beer/">'beer' section of my portfolio</a>. Enjoy!</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Italian frog for Warning Zone party at Firenze</title><category term="Animal"/><category term="Animals"/><category term="Character Design"/><category term="Character Design"/><category term="Chef"/><category term="Firenze"/><category term="Frog"/><category term="Graphic Design"/><category term="Warning Zone"/><id>http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2012/5/22/italian-frog-for-warning-zone-party-at-firenze.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2012/5/22/italian-frog-for-warning-zone-party-at-firenze.html"/><author><name>Nathan Shelton</name></author><published>2012-05-22T11:06:26Z</published><updated>2012-05-22T11:06:26Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Yes, I know it's been absolutely ages since I last posted some work. I've actually been on holiday for a couple of weeks and therefore was too busy beforehand to update my blog (plus I forgot!). Anyway here is a frog I've created recently for <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.warningzone.org.uk/" target="_blank">Warning Zone</a>. It is the latest adaptation of the frog character I created for Warning Zone. You can see some of the other examples in my <a href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/characterdesign/characters-animals/">portfolio</a> and in previous blog posts <a href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2011/3/10/warning-zone-their-frog-on-my-blog.html">01</a>, <a href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2011/9/13/warning-zone-new-frog-characters-created.html">02</a>, <a href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2011/8/1/warning-zone-frog-gets-the-graffiti-treatment.html">03</a>. This particular frog is being used on an invitation for a 'Supper at <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://firenze.co.uk/" target="_blank">Firenze' Italian restaurant</a> in Kibworth. Check out the frog below and how the front of the invitation looks below again. Would love to know what you think. Enjoy!<span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/picture/antcreationswzwfrogitaly.jpg?pictureId=14741471&amp;asGalleryImage=true&amp;__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1337685989947" alt="" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/picture/antcreationswzwfrogitalyinvite.jpg?pictureId=14741472&amp;asGalleryImage=true&amp;__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1337686009354" alt="" /></span></span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Sports balls and school stuff</title><category term="Books"/><category term="Calculator"/><category term="Cricket Ball"/><category term="Football"/><category term="Hurdle"/><category term="Illustration / Cartoons"/><category term="Laptop"/><category term="Pencil Case"/><category term="Rugby"/><category term="Rugby Ball"/><category term="School Bag"/><category term="Sport"/><category term="Tennis Ball"/><id>http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2012/4/24/sports-balls-and-school-stuff.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2012/4/24/sports-balls-and-school-stuff.html"/><author><name>Nathan Shelton</name></author><published>2012-04-24T12:15:43Z</published><updated>2012-04-24T12:15:43Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">These illustrations were also created for <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.sbsdigital.co.uk/" target="_blank">Stanley Baker Studios</a>&nbsp;(<a href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2012/4/17/olympicsportschool-themed-runners.html">see previous post</a>) and designed to be simple, colourful cartoons to appear as individual stickers. The final stickers will be cut to the shape of each image and given away to school kids to stick anywhere they please! Enjoy!</p>
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/picture/antcreationssportschoolstuff.jpg?pictureId=14196139&amp;asGalleryImage=true&amp;__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1334658070386" alt="" /></span></span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Olympic/sport/school themed runners</title><category term="Boy"/><category term="Caretaker"/><category term="Character Design"/><category term="Dinner Lady"/><category term="Girl"/><category term="Headmistress"/><category term="Illustration / Cartoons"/><category term="Janitor"/><category term="Olympics"/><category term="PE Teacher"/><category term="Running"/><category term="School"/><category term="Sport"/><id>http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2012/4/17/olympicsportschool-themed-runners.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2012/4/17/olympicsportschool-themed-runners.html"/><author><name>Nathan Shelton</name></author><published>2012-04-17T08:22:48Z</published><updated>2012-04-17T08:22:48Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">I've just finished these six little illustrations for <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.sbsdigital.co.uk/" target="_blank">Stanley Baker Studios</a> based in Essex. The <a href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/characterdesign/" target="_blank">characters</a> are to appear in a school scrap book for year 6 students. The theme is obviously school related characters but as it is an <a href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/illustration/" target="_blank">Olympic</a> year they are all running and being generally sporty! We have a boy, a girl, a PE Teacher, a janitor/caretaker, a Headmistress&nbsp;and a good old fashioned dinner lady. Would love to know your thoughts if you have any. Enjoy!</p>
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span>&nbsp;</span></span><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span>&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;<img style="width: 250px;" src="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/storage/AntCreationsBoy.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1334651373364" alt="" /></span></p>
<p><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 250px;" src="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/picture/antcreationsgirl.jpg?pictureId=14195725&amp;asGalleryImage=true&amp;__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1334651460920" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 250px;" src="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/picture/antcreationspeteacher.jpg?pictureId=14195728&amp;asGalleryImage=true&amp;__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1334651489699" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 300px;" src="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/picture/antcreationsjanitor.jpg?pictureId=14195727&amp;asGalleryImage=true&amp;__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1334651546499" alt="" /></span></span><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/picture/antcreationsheadmistress.jpg?pictureId=14195726&amp;asGalleryImage=true&amp;__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1334657013200" alt="" /></span></span><br /><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 300px;" src="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/picture/antcreationsdinnerlady.jpg?pictureId=14195724&amp;asGalleryImage=true&amp;__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1334651567918" alt="" />&nbsp;</span></span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>My latest time lapse video for Bullseye pump clip</title><category term="Beer"/><category term="Bullseye"/><category term="Dog"/><category term="Langton Brewery"/><category term="Pump Clip"/><category term="The Langton Brewery"/><category term="The Langton Brewery"/><category term="Time Lapse"/><category term="Time Lapse Movie"/><id>http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2012/4/3/my-latest-time-lapse-video-for-bullseye-pump-clip.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2012/4/3/my-latest-time-lapse-video-for-bullseye-pump-clip.html"/><author><name>Nathan Shelton</name></author><published>2012-04-03T11:58:40Z</published><updated>2012-04-03T11:58:40Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[<p>Another one of my time lapse video! Here's 90 minutes of illustration and design work for&nbsp;<a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.langtonbrewery.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Langton Brewery</a>&nbsp;condensed into a few minutes. The project was for a pump clip for the new beer <a href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2012/3/26/langton-brewery-new-bullseye-stout-beer-pump-clip.html">Bullseye Stout</a>. Be sure to check out my&nbsp;<a href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/video/">video's</a>&nbsp;page&nbsp;and if you enjoy them, why not subscribe to my&nbsp;<a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/antcreationstv" target="_blank">AntCreationsTV youtube channel</a>.&nbsp;Enjoy!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zGgQuQc0ajg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>NED Frog character design</title><category term="Character Design"/><category term="Character Design"/><category term="Frog"/><category term="NviroED"/><category term="River City Studio"/><id>http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2012/3/29/ned-frog-character-design.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2012/3/29/ned-frog-character-design.html"/><author><name>Nathan Shelton</name></author><published>2012-03-29T10:25:12Z</published><updated>2012-03-29T10:25:12Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">I've just finished a new frog character design for a great client <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.rivercitystudio.com/" target="_blank">River City Studio</a>&nbsp;based in Kansas City. A frog character was required to help promote environmental issues for <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.controlservice.com" target="_blank">Control Service Company (CSC)</a> and the&nbsp;<a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://nviroed.com/" target="_blank">NviroED</a> campaign (hence the name NED). He will eventually appear on the website and in print to help promote various environmental campaigns and general clean, green living! Here's NED wearing his NviroED logo tshirt. As usual would love to know what you think. Thanks and enjoy!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/storage/AntCreationsNEDFrog.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1333017311078" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If you would like to see more illustration and character design examples (which also contains several other frog characters) then please visit my <a href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/characterdesign/">characters</a> and <a href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/illustration/">illustration</a> pages. Cheers!</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Langton Brewery New 'Bullseye Stout' Beer Pump Clip</title><category term="Beer"/><category term="Bullseye"/><category term="Charles Dickens"/><category term="Langton Brewery"/><category term="Oliver Twist"/><category term="Pump Clip"/><category term="The Langton Brewery"/><category term="The Langton Brewery"/><id>http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2012/3/26/langton-brewery-new-bullseye-stout-beer-pump-clip.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2012/3/26/langton-brewery-new-bullseye-stout-beer-pump-clip.html"/><author><name>Nathan Shelton</name></author><published>2012-03-26T10:15:12Z</published><updated>2012-03-26T10:15:12Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Here's the latest pump clip designed for&nbsp;<a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.langtonbrewery.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Langton Brewery</a>&nbsp;in Thorpe Langton, Leicestershire. The beer is called Bullseye Stout and the image is inspired by Bill Sikes dog from Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. As usual would love to know what you think. Cheers and enjoy!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/storage/AntCreationsBullseyeStoutPump.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1332757253624" alt="" /></span></span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>A load of Langton Brewery designs in the real world!</title><category term="Beer"/><category term="Langton Brewery"/><category term="Pub Sign"/><category term="Signage"/><category term="The Langton Brewery"/><category term="The Langton Brewery"/><category term="Van"/><category term="Vehicle"/><category term="Vehicle Livery"/><id>http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2012/3/20/a-load-of-langton-brewery-designs-in-the-real-world.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/homeblog/2012/3/20/a-load-of-langton-brewery-designs-in-the-real-world.html"/><author><name>Nathan Shelton</name></author><published>2012-03-20T08:59:25Z</published><updated>2012-03-20T08:59:25Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-GB"><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">I've posted a lot of my <a href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/illustration/">illustration</a> and <a href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/graphicdesign/">design</a> on this blog over the years. Most of it appears exactly how I created it, and it's not that often I even get to see the final product and how the design looks to the end user or customer. However I have managed to take a few pics recently of a load of <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://www.langtonbrewery.co.uk/" target="_blank">Langton Brewery</a> related things. Please find several random pics below of beer bottles, signs, posters, van graphics, packaging and more. As usual let me know what you think. Enjoy!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/storage/AntCreationsBeerBottles01.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1332234363697" alt="" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/storage/AntCreationsBeerBottlePack01.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1332234388464" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/storage/AntCreationsBreweryPubSign01.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1332234417256" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/storage/AntCreationsBreweryPubSign02.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1332234431109" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/storage/AntCreationsBreweryVan01.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1332234447500" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/storage/AntCreationsBreweryVan02.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1332234462831" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If you want to see more Langton Brewery designs you can check them out in <a href="http://www.antcreations.co.uk/illustration/beer/">my portfolio</a>.</p>]]></content></entry></feed>
