Behind the scenes: creating Mr Fix I.T. from start to finish
Posted by Guy Downes on February 15, 2011 under Behind the scenes, Illustration | 
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One of the most satisfying parts of my job is to see my work develop and move from the seed of an idea to the final outcome. I collected a few photos that chart the journey of creating ‘Mr Fix I.T.– the everyday hero for small business’.
Drawing by hand to get the rich colours and levels of depth can be intense but very rewarding. As I concentrate heavily while illustrating it’s really interesting how my mind ’opens doors’ while working for such long periods. My mind seems to dig up thoughts and memories that would never otherwise pop up in the day-to-day hustle and bustle. Perhaps illustrating is my own form of meditation.
Based around the main character of Mr Fix I.T., the little cartoon storybook highlighted how computing can be made simple for small to medium sized businesses with Microsoft Online Services. My original case study on the booklet can be found here.
Ready, set, draw! My tidy studio desk at the start
Developing the colour palette for Mr Fix I.T.
A not so tidy desk as the illustrations take shape
Where the idea began. The original butchers paper from the first brainstorm with the Howorth team.
A short but truthful message that I wrote with my finger in all the pencil shavings when the job was complete