A lifetime of art and creativity has led me to the world of animated children's books...
My illustrations are painted in the traditional fashion on paper using watercolours, pencil and ink before being scanned into the computer ready for animating – which brings them to life! It always feels like magic to see a hand drawn cat blink for the first time.
For the past 25 years I have loved playing my harp at weddings and although very enjoyable, music is invisible to the eye, and it is the visual world that gives me the biggest thrill – so when asked recently to illustrate The Gap Was Wide, a children’s book for the Sydney Jewish Museum, I found myself surrounded with colour and paints – and knew I was home.
As lindybelinda I now write, illustrate and animate gentle interactive books and apps with realistic sound effects for children. Full of fun they teach kids to develop their screen skills by observation and play.
Tap and discover brings out the child in you!
- Belinda Pring ‘lindybelinda’
