Last week the guest speaker Dominic Evans came into our seminar and spoke about his début illustrated novel, Map My Heart. His enthusiasm and dedication appeared flawless, however I could not quite distinguish his work from Keri Smith’s works such as Wreck This Journal. Perhaps because I have only just completed my own copy of Wreck This Journal, but they seem indistinguishably similar. However Dominic’s work focuses mainly on stylised caricatures and fashion illustrations unlike Keri’s more ambiguous work that demands you fill it in. I think ideally one should read and colour in the two and compare them. Plus it means you can crack out the crayons from your childhood!
