FRAME X FRAME: Showcasing Alan Baker

 

 

All using the Fiona Goble figures...

The Night Before
Working with the 'Twas The Knits Before Christmas' knitted figures, Alan Baker creates this animation as a promo for the book, published by Ivy press. Watch it now...

 

 

The Royal Wedding
An amusing animation for 'Knit Your Own Royal Wedding'. Watch it now...

 

 

 Noah's Knits
Alan uses his magic once again for the German version of 'Noah's Ark'. Watch it now...

All About Alan Baker

Skillism, a US publisher has put together a book of Alan Baker's illustration work, an image rich tribute to Alan with his wealth of experience in the field. Alan says "A dream job really. I was asked to select/produce 40 pieces of work that I felt represented what I do as an illustrator." See the book.

The Olympknits

Alan Baker's animation for The Olympknits is a great success. You're sure to have a laugh when you watch this Knitted Olympknits promo, done for the book which is by Laura Long and published by David and Charles. Alan was given a free hand to do something interesting, and amusing! Watch the animation.

The Knits Before Christmas

Twas The Knits Before Christmas

Noah's Knits

Alan Baker has done himself proud with another two animation promos for Ivy Press. 'Twas The Knits Before Christmas' and 'Noah's Knits' are the latest knitted creations to come from the amazing Fiona Goble, and Alan has used her woolly characters to advertise the books, which celebrate both Clement Clarke Moore's evocative 1822 poem and the well known biblical story.  Watch 'Twas The Knits Before Christmas'. Watch 'Noah's Knits' (German version).

Knit Your Own Royal Wedding

Alan Baker creates another absurdly amusing animation. 

With the Royal Wedding upon us, these knit your own royals created by Fiona Goble and published by Ivy Press have received much media interest. Alan’s animation, a promotional piece for the Lewes-based book publisher includes lots of typical wedding dancing, and a corgi of course. WATCH IT NOW.

Steam Punks

Groovy mover Alan Baker gives us strange gothic creatures you can make out of found objects!

An animation to promote a book on Steam Punks, Alan’s imaginative, spooky, sometimes crazy but wholly enigmatic characters beg for more air time. Watch it now.

Merry Christmas

Illustration Ltd would like to wish you all a warm and woolly Christmas with Alan Baker's latest delightful animation.Alan was commissioned by Ivy Publications to create a short animation to promote "Knitivity" by Fiona Goble, a children’s book which gives instructions on how to knit a nativity scene, he was given a free hand to do anything within good taste and the result is this absolutely brilliant animation climaxing in a disco dancing Jesus. Don’t miss out seeing it here.

The Italian Job

Alan Baker gets the royal treatment form an Italian publishing client. Having tted at the Bologna book fair, start up company Filipo woo Brighton based Alan. He received an all expenses paid trip out to Turin to talk about working together on a series of fantasy teen titles. In his own words he was treated like an illustration guru, over restaurant tables given folios to look through form other Italian illustrators, so that the 'master' could advise on how they could improve. For a short while Alan thought he had died and gone to illustration heaven!

Though the client has turned out to be quite exacting and the budget for book covers not in the same league as their expenses kitty!! It's still makes the job a sunnier experience all round.

The Sky is the Limit

Skiers characterised as birds soaring over Californian skies is the theme of this entertaining spoof poster created by Alan Baker.
Commissioned by David&Goliath for Mammoth Mountain , Alan created this poster over one weekend, he enjoyed the concept so much he even put himself in, take a peek at the Naked Pale Aler to see Alan in action!

Having to Cancel the Xmas party tonight

Sadly we have cancelled the Artist's party tonight...defeated by the elements.

Thankfully Alan Baker has layed on some alternative entertainment...thank you Alan

Rebel Trouser

Alan Baker is the artist behind this magnetic film, one of a trilogy of "Trouser" films which are humourous and dark movie shorts.

The project sees Alan mix a variety of art mediums with Super 8 film, such as bleaching, paint and airbrush thus pushing the creative limitations of the Super 8 cartridge. This installment entitled "Rebel Trouser" mixes horror with humour and the absurd.

Alan Baker's Scrapbook

Alan Baker tells how hitchhiking to Afghanistan in 1970 with just £35, helped focus his creative talents.

Alan Baker's Scrapbook
Alan Baker's portfolio