It’s Fathers Day this Sunday 21st, here in the UK. I’ve just spent ages scouring the web for some inspiring vintage Fathers Day or Dad related illustration or design but I didn’t find anything suitable which was a bit disappointing. I was about to give up with today’s post when I remembered some greetings card ideas I was developing a couple of years ago. I was quite pleased with them at the time but completely forgot about them.

Here I was aiming for a modern, sophisticated alternative to the usual beer related offerings. Back then I was using slightly different textures as my ‘trademark’: a scan from a loosely painted board – nowadays I opt for a scanned water colour wash.