Illustrator living in London. Writes and illustrates books.

London
Joined June 2010
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With her light brush strokes and pastel colour palettes, Illustrator @EmmaBlock shows us how to paint the loveliest lemon branch 🍋 Head to our website to learn how to bring a little summer bliss to a blank page. papier.com/thefold/articles/…
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I just reviewed @EmmaBlock’s new book “Get Started With Gouache”. It’s absolutely delightful! #art #illustration #gouache
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My review on @goodreads of The Adventures of Miss Petitfour. Brilliantly written by @annemichaels, gorgeous illustrations by @EmmaBlock. *****/5 goodreads.com/review/show/34…
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Have you got your ticket yet?... You can win this amazing prize (worth £350) + you’ll be supporting the wonderful work of Black Minds Matter UK too ✊🏽 Click the link below to buy yours! thepeopleshop.co.uk/products… – at Birmingham, England
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Three years later. Still heartbreaking. Still 56,000 people living in buildings with Grenfell-style cladding. Still no #JusticeForGrenfell
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I worked with @loopymango on this lovely design, which is now available as greetings cards and notebooks through their website. For the month of June they will be donating all net proceeds to @nc100bwinc loopymango.com/collections/h…
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** FINAL WEEK** Want to support books: ✔️ written by Black authors? ✔️ made by Black publishers? ✔️ sold by Black bookshops? DONATE!! Help us ensure the UK / Ireland doesn’t lose Black owned publishers inclusiveIndies.co.uk #InclusiveIndies
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Anyone else weeping at #C4ArtClub?
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I’ve done a blog post talking all about how to find your style. It includes examples of my work from over the years dating back to 2006! Just in case you’re feeling nosy. emmablock.co.uk/blog/2020/5/…
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PUBLISHING INDUSTRY CONTRACTS - It can be very hard for new illustrators entering the profession to get their heads around things like what they should and shouldn't expect to find in a contract. It certainly was for me starting out. I wanted to write a short (long) #thread...
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There is only one day left to sign up to the Watercolour Summit 2.0. Signups end today and the course will go live on May 11th! artsummits.com/emmab
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I am so so excited to finally announce I have a new book coming out! Get Started with Gouache is out on the 7th of July and is available for pre-order now. I’m so excited to introduce this gorgeous paint to a wider audience. emmablock.co.uk/get-started-…
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Me aged 20 (10 years ago). Basically exactly the same.
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My granny banging saucepan lids out of the door for key workers is my new favourite thing. #clapforkeyworkers
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My first online workshop, Painting Dogs, is here! Full course content goes live at 6pm tonight. emmablockworkshop.teachable.…
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In the town near me (Llandudno) the mountain goats have moved further down out of hills and have started wandering around the town more to graze !!
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Check out our lovely live portrait artist @viktorijasemj chatting with Katy @creativeboom about surviving life as an illustrator in these uncertain times and how kindness is key! buff.ly/2J0z2W4 #StayHomeStaySafe #supportsmallbusiness
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How is everyone feeling?Overwhelmed, anxious, productive, lethargic? All of the above? Here is a little photo of my desk at the moment. I’m so glad I’ve been able to throw myself into work, which has helped to take my mind off things and made my days fe… ift.tt/39ce693
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