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Peter Kyprianou

Peter Kyprianou

Peter Kyprianou - UK based illustrator

London-born Peter Kyprianou worked as a designer in South Africa for many years until he could no longer contain his passion for illustration. He made the switch, and later returned to the UK, spending some time in Cyprus along the way, where he was a political cartoonist for three years. Today, icons, pictograms, infographics and storyboarding are his domain. Peter loves travel, the sun, museums and galleries, as well as Greek and Cypriot cooking. His Greek background means he’s influenced by Byzantine iconography, and he’s also inspired by the pictograms and icons drawn by the German modernist Gerd Arntz. Rembrandt, Hals, Vermeer and El Greco are among his favourite artists.

Training

Peter studied for a National Diploma in Graphic Design while in South Africa, and later took a degree in Illustration at the University of the Arts London, Camberwell. He’s also a qualified teacher with a PGCE.

Approach

After researching a project, Peter usually does some sketching to play around with the balance of the composition and its positive and negative space. He then works in Photoshop and Illustrator, where he’ll experiment further with the composition and bring colour into play. If he’s working on a storyboard, he’ll use reference images to help him draw the frames, working in pencil and graphite on tracing paper. He also holds live workshops where he scamps up loose drawings using pens and markers to get the message across quickly and effectively.

Styles

Two main styles are found in Peter’s work. Using a computer, he creates icons, pictograms and infographics, as well as technical illustrations. This produces a cleaner, vector graphic look. When storyboarding or drawing live, he works by hand therefore the imagery has a more traditional feel to it. Either way, strong line work and flat colours are clear elements in his illustrations.

Client list

American Forest & Paper Association BBC Gardeners’ World Birds Eye Pacific Gas and Electricity Price Waterhouse Coopers Sainsbury's Runners World Time Inc USA NHS Oxford University Press Cambridge University Press Procter and Gamble Unilever Which?
Peter Kyprianou
Graphic design of old people life
Peter Kyprianou
Running man with fitness watch
Peter Kyprianou
Routine women's health cycle illustration by Peter Kyprianou
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Pictogram of different foods
Peter Kyprianou
400 Meter woman sprinter taking break
Peter Kyprianou
line art of vegetables pictograms
Peter Kyprianou
Peter Kyprianou
Line art infographic of Mercedes Benz
Peter Kyprianou
Driving Mercedes Benz Infographic
Peter Kyprianou
Soccer Goal Keeper
Peter Kyprianou
Soccer stadium with Refree
Peter Kyprianou
Storyboard of swimming stadium
Peter Kyprianou
swimmer jumping into pool to race
Peter Kyprianou
Swimming like a fish
Peter Kyprianou
swimmer practicing buttlerfly stroke
Peter Kyprianou
swimming of fishes underwater
Peter Kyprianou
Storyboard of tuna fish
Peter Kyprianou
Fishes in underwater world
Peter Kyprianou
Line of fishes following big one
Peter Kyprianou
Storyboard of Fish and crab
Peter Kyprianou
Pencil art of beautiful women
Peter Kyprianou
Storyboard of beautiful women
Peter Kyprianou
Storyboard of couple dancing
Peter Kyprianou
Storyboard closeup of couple dance
Peter Kyprianou
Pencil art storyboard of couple
Peter Kyprianou
Storyboard pencil art of couple
Peter Kyprianou
Storyboard of wine spilling and couple dance
Peter Kyprianou
storyboard, pencil art of couple
Peter Kyprianou
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