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Alan Baker - UK based illustrator

Inspired by T Rex, the hippy zeitgeist of the 1970s and the fantasy illustration style that went with it, Alan Baker has some amazing stories to tell. Once, he hitchhiked across Europe with just £35 in his pocket and ended up in Afghanistan. He’s also known to bury dishwashers and washing machines in his garden. These are true stories, but when it comes to fantasy illustration he has an imagination that’s second to none. His awards cabinet is full of honours to prove it.
Training When studying zoology didn’t pan out for Alan – he found himself drawing instead – he switched to illustration, and took a degree at what is now the University of Brighton. He graduated in 1976 and has been an illustrator ever since. Approach Some of Alan’s earliest memories involve colour, and how different shades react to the lighting conditions. Today, he works up his compositions on screen using Photoshop, then hand paints the various elements of the image, layering them together digitally at the end of the process. Style Though his subject matter is often fantastical, there’s a canny realism and high level of detail in Alan’s work. Skin, hair, fur and feathers are all deftly recreated whether they belong to a dragon or a dormouse. Awards Whitbread Award 1979 Benson & Hedges Illustration Awards Gold 1984 Creative Circle Awards 1990 Gold and Silver in Press Advertising YES Award of Excellence 1992 Children's Choices Award 1995 Children's Choices Award 1996

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The Guardian Harrods WWF Macmillan Penguin Greys OUP Radio Times Sunday Times
All Kids FantasyRetroFantasyAnimalsDecorativeChildrenFood & DrinkPeopleEditorialBook CoversThe World Around Us
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Running man with fitbit for canal magazine
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countryside and Archers
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The Guardian tomatoes illustration by Alan Baker
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Wine and Seafood illustration by Alan Baker
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dragons and Fairies
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Children's fantasy castle illustration
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Illustration of birds in the forest by Alan Baker
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Cat in contentment animation by Alan Baker
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Water animals illustration by Alan Baker
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Mad March Hare illustrated by kids' fantasy artists
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Bulls and a cow pat illustration by Alan Baker
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various birds
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Polar bear on wooden globe - An illustration by Alan Baker
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Butterflies in frame - An illustration by Alan Baker
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Baby badgers playing painting by Alan Baker
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Whisky,Chocolate,Mustard illustration by Alan Baker
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Animals found in a churchyard
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Dog illustration by Alan Baker
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Buildings and houses - An illustration by Alan Baker
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Food and Drinks illustration by Alan Baker
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Heath Robinson style machines for sustainability
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Squirrel, Eagle in the forest illustration by Alan Baker
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Animals Fish under the sea
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Animals parrots in a fantasy forest
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countryside mice illustration
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Rabbit's eating an apple
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Illustration of Botanical plants and flowers
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Kids' fantasy artists illustrate monsters imaginatively
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Illustration of pets poster
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Animation of floating bubble
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Illustration of Farm animals
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Illustration of insects and spiders
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A fantasy lizard with bird heads
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Portrait of monster animation
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Fantasy illustration of Icarus falling for a picture book
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Stoat animal illustration by Alan Baker
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children in black and white
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Illustration of grey Squirrel
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Reptiles illustration by Alan Baker
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board game
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Pinemartin pet illustration by Alan Baker
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illustration of rabbits in paint pots
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banknotes
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Historical artwork of Egypt
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Mystical phoenix rises in magical realm
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Man with guitar surrounded by fantasy creatures in artwork
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Fantasy artwork of Aardvark by Alan Baker
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Tiny dreamland of a dragon on a hill
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Magical design of slaying dragons
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Illustrations for children's book featuring different nursery rhymes
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