Skins Illustration Competition

Last week I saw that the E4 website was hosting a competition that asked it's entrants to illustrate Grace's Fairytale. Although I am not really impressed with this season I thought I would give it a go. The competition doesn't have a prize but because I have been bogged down with teaching lately, I jumped at the chance to do something creative. Here is my entry:

I chose to illustrate this section of the story:

Once upon a time there was a little girl who had a dreamy pink Barbie princess castle. It had tiny little doors and tiny little windows, from which you could look into even tinier little rooms. In front of the grand entrance stood a darling porcelain doll with her arms held high above her head and one leg outstretched behind her. She wore dainty pink little ballet shoes, fastened with ribbon, that allowed her to dance on the tips of her toes. She was a tiny dancer, a prima ballerina.

Unfortunately after I uploaded my entry it was removed for being "off topic"!! Obviously I was quite frustrated because clearly the image is ON TOPIC!

Skins Season 5 Animation

Tonight the pilot episode skins season 5 kicked off. i am glad to say that Skins has finally returned to more believable and realistic story-lines, season 4 was getting a bit silly! The pilot focused on a young girl named Frankie who is a bit of an outcast and had rough time at her old school. In her spare time Frankie makes animations using a drawing mannequin. It really is quite impressive and something different to add to the mix of drug taking and copious amounts of alcohol!