Here are photographs of some of the illustrated envelopes
that I have been working on recently. I’m using them to send out samples of my
work to potential clients who might be interested in commissioning me. I took
inspiration from photos from trips to France, Portugal and Germany. It was lovely
to go back and relive a few memories! The envelopes were inexpensive ones, C5
size, but took the pen line and watercolour wash quite well I thought. I tried
to stick to drawing on the left-hand side, using only about a third of the
space so that there was plenty of room for the address.
I first tried this idea last year as a way of letting existing
clients know about my new website that I had just launched. That time I used
good quality ones, DL size, from Paperchase. These envelopes had a sort of linen
texture and also took the line and wash well.
It’s something that takes a little time to do but is very
enjoyable to do and hopefully is a nice surprise for the recipient!
