I was recently approached by Save The Children to create a series of illustrations for a poster and leaflet to help children understand what they can expect from those looking after them. Working with the charity’s in-house design and marketing team I created a series of 13 illustrations to go on a four page A4 […]
One of the first questions I get asked by clients is how much the job is going to cost. It’s never a simple question and having a nice neat price list is almost impossible for most illustrators. If you’re not used to commissioning illustration it can all seem a bit of a dark art, so […]
This year for #the100dayproject I wanted to find something that would mean I ended up with a complete series of cohesive illustrations and after giving it some serious though the idea of a pack of cards struck me. So between April 3rd and July 11th this year I will be designing a pack of 52 […]
During #marchmeetthemaker one of the prompts was Inspiration and it got me thinking about what really inspires, what moves me deep down, prompts me to pick up a pen, fire up the computer and create! Don’t be fooled by the illustration, I’m not specifically inspired by onions, although they are awesome, it’s more of a metaphor (bear […]
A part of this years #marchmeetthemaker we were asked to focus on our customers and the feedback. I’ve been running my own business since 2011 and have learnt a few things about this so I thought I’d share my knowledge in this post… Running a businesses is all about relationships, valuing clients and customers and […]
I often get emails from students and people just starting out in their creative careers asking about how I got started and what it’s like to work as a designer and illustrator so I thought I’d collect up some of those questions and answers here. I would like to know how you got started in […]
I recently took part in The 100 Day Project – a global art project where you commit to doing a specific creative thing everyday for 100 days. I’ve started this project before in previous years but got side tracked and never finished so I was determined to make it through all 100 days this time. […]
Earlier this year I was commissioned by Bulletin to create a magazine cover illustration. The title of the cover article was ‘Cutting a path through the terminological jungle’ so a jungle theme made sense and provided some fun visuals. Creating the magazine cover illustration I created a few initial sketches based on the jungle theme. The client […]
There are a huge range of iPad apps out there and I’m often asked which are my favourite, so I’ve put together a list! I love my iPad Pro and run a lot of my working life on it. Of course the hardware is amazing but it’s the iPad Apps that make it so useful […]
I’m often asked about the tools I use to create my art on my iPad so I thought I’d run through my must have hardware and accessories! Aside from the iPad itself I use a selection of accessories to make the whole experience better: Hardware & Accessories iPad Pro 12.9″: This is absolutely without a shadow […]
I thought I’d have a look back at one of my favourite projects from last year and share my editorial illustration process. I was commissioned by WI Life magazine to create six illustrations to accompany their resolutions article. Each year the WI decides on a cause to support and for this issue they had narrowed […]
I was recently asked by WI Life magazine to create an illustration for their September issue. WI Life is the membership magazine for the Women’s Institute and goes out to all 220,000 members eight times a year. This project was particularly exciting for me as I am a WI member and am on the committee (as chief […]
Looking for a 2017 Wall Planner? Then you are in luck as I’ve launched my 2017 range of wall planners! My two popular pattern planners are back as well as some brand new fully illustrated planners. So far there is a city scene and a nature seasons illustration but more are being added all the time. […]
I recently completed a cycle themed illustration project for The Design Museum in London. Their current exhibition, cycle revolution, is all about biking in the UK, from commuters to Olympic athletes, and they needed a leaflet for younger visitors to help them engage with the exhibition and get involved. I came up with a fun and cost […]
Had an exciting delivery in the studio this morning; my copies of the bookmark I designed for Uppercase Magazine! These will be randomly inserted into copies of issue 29 which is out in April. Let me know if you get one in your copy – – – – – – – – – – – […]
I’ve been wanted to create t-shirts designs on for a long time but haven’t been able to find a cost effective way of doing that, until now! This week I opened my clothing shop on Threadless. It’s stocked with t-shirts for men, women and children and there will be more styles and even some homeware coming […]
A lot of my recent work has involved Food Illustration, one of my favourite genres of illustration, not least because I love my food! I always get very excited when a food job comes my way – I love to try out the recipes and learn about new foods and places to eat. Here are just […]
Emotional ups and downs are a pretty standard part of being creative, but freelancing can take that to a whole new level if you aren’t careful. There are those blissful moments when the inspiration fairy decides to hang out with you. Covered in rainbows and sparkles, the fairy whispers that awesome idea into your ear and suddenly you can’t […]
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