Nick Ellwood

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Nick Ellwood / Illustrator

500 years of Mischief and Mayhem in Greenwich!
Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich
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Working alongside the museum for four years, highlights include creating illustrations for a family interactive exhibition, five illustrated booklets introducing themes and stories from the museum, animations, augmented reality, handmade illustrated ceramic plates, murals and a range of illustrated branded merchandising aimed towards younger audiences.

For more details about each project please see the links below.

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An imaginary Greenwich Naval Pensioner circa 1720

 

 

‘The Tales from The Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich’. Five mini booklets introducing stories and key themes of the museum.

 

The Gods Goddesses, monsters and heroes (from the Painted Hall) presented as trump cards

 

 

Hydra

 

Entrance to the family exhibition attracting visitors in the Summer of 2022

 

Hand drawn ceramic plates of the Gods and Goddesses

 

 

Pioneering Astronomers – Tycho Brahe

 

 

Galileo

 

 

Galileo, Margaret and John Flamstead (The Royal Astronomer) and Sir Isaac Newton

 

 

Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Frances Drake laying down his cloak at Greenwich

 

 

Queen Anne and Lady Churchill – her ‘favourite’!!

 

 

Animation of Old John – a talking portrait in the exhibition using augmented reality inviting children to join in to an interactive quiz with him!

 

 

Reading the stars – triggering animations of the constellations as seen above the Greenwich skies each summer.

 

 

The illustrations shown in the animation are a  playful adaption of Sir James Thornhill’s  original ‘map of the skies’ created with the Greenwich Royal Astrologer John Flamstead in Greenwich in  the 1680’s.

 

 

Illustrations from the family guide and activity book visiting Greenwich’s ‘Painted Hall’

 

 

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