Cat Sims - Pop & Comic Illustrator, UK

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Powerful line work sits side-by-side with a strong stance on social issues in the work of London creative Cat Sims, making her an artist to watch on today’s illustration scene.

Cat creates visual narratives in her work, grounded in her love of comic art. Feminism, social equality and climate change are some of the key themes she explores in her work. Film, science fiction and architecture are just some of Cat’s influences, and she studied Graphic Design at UAL London College of Communication before launching her illustration career.

Approach

Cat likes to mix things up and looks for different ways to combine handmade and digital elements in her work. Usually, rough sketches are scanned in and progressed in Photoshop, layering her work to bring in texture, light and colour.

Style

Narrative is always a strong element in her imagery, which is based on line work, lots of clever detail, and texture. The latter is often derived from printing techniques such as halftones.

Client list

Adidas, Penguin, The New Yorker, The Guardian, Harper Collins, PanMacmillan, New York Times, Oatly, Publix, Jacobin, Tribune, Sports Illustrated, BBC, LA Times, Washington Post, Three, The New Republic, Barbican

All Cartoon & Humour Pop Kids Comic Graphic Conceptual Retro Architecture Character Design Comic Lifestyle Food & Drink Sport & Fitness Black & White People Editorial Line

UK

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Albert CanCook for Dorling Kindersley

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Cover illustration for Barnes and Noble

Celebrating 90: Spear's Magazine's striking cover artwork

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Cover illustration for the 90th edition of Spear's Magazine

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Book cover illustration for Harper Collins

Panic time cover for Guardian's Observer magazine

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Editorial illustration for the Guardian's Observer magazine.

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Persoanl project on feminity

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Comic football-themed mural design for Adidas store

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Cover illustration for Penguin Random House

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Personal spot portrait

Double spread on "The Off-Roaders"

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Double spread for Empire magazine on the movie Drive Away Dolls

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Spot illustration for Pan MacMillan

Sunny

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Illustration for Waitrose Weekend Magazine

Graphic book The guide say ha!

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Graphic book The guide say ha!

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Interior photo of spot illustrations for Dorling Kindersley'd Albert CanCook cookbook

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Concept art for musical artist Julia Michaels

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Slamm! themed mural design

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Editorial illustration for the Observer magazine on 'Super Communicators'

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Personal spot portrait

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Editorial illustration for Waitrose Weekend Magazine

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Spot illustration for PanMacmillan book on Lewis Hamilton

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Spot illustration for PanMacmillan

GIF animation of survival in extreme environments

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Spot illustration for PanMacmillan book on Max Verstappen

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A British Bank Holiday Weekend scene at the seaside

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Alberto Ascari spot illustration for Pan MacMillan

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Personal series on the theme of summer.

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Spot illustration of Mark Webber for Pan MacMillan

Comic project on connection

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Personal comics project on connection

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Portrait of Ruth Gordon

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Personal comics project on make up

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Spot illustration for Pan MacMillan

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Cover illustration for Penguin Random House

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Editorial illustration for Waitrose Weekend Magazine

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Spot illustration of engineers for Pan MacMillan book on F1 'Racing Legends'

Drawing artwork for Puffin book covers

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Spot illustration of Oscar Piastri

Minnie Castevet film character

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Minnie from Rosemary's Baby

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Covers for F1 Racing Legends Series for Pan MacMillan

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Comic strip for WTW on the theme of online safety and cyber secuirty

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Illustration for a PanMacmilllan kids book on F1 racing legends

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Illustraton from a new series entitled 'Great Days'

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Spot illustration for Pan MacMillan

Halloween comic commissioned by the Gas Safe Register

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Page from a halloween comic commissioned by the Gas Safe Register

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Spot illustration for Pan MacMillan

Cream

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Spot illustration for PanMacmillan book on Lewis Hamilton

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Superhero Phantom Editorial for Sojourners Magazine

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Sojourners Magazine

Editorial illustration about superheroes for Sojouners Magazine

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Editorial illustration for Sojouners Magazine

Cover art on the Kardashian empire for the LA Times

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Cover illustration on the Kardashian empire for the LA Times

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'Secret City' illustratoin for the New Yorker

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Cover illustration for the British Dental Association

Spear's Magazine explores Bezos' entrepreneurial journey

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Jeff Bezos for Spear's Magazine

Club Classics editorials for DOPE 22's Dorothy Spencer poem

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Spot illustraion for MacMillan on F1 'Racing Legends'

Cash-holding taco truck under attack by LA Magazine

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Taco truck under attack for holding cash for LA Magazine

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Editorial illustration for PanMacmillan book on Max Verstappen

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Packaging illustration for Publix limited edition chips

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Editorial illustration for PanMacmillan book on Max Verstappen

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Back cover of "Everyday Stories of Climate Change"

Concept artwork of the Blue Origin space rocket for Spear's Magazine

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Blue Origin space rocket for Spear's Magazine

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Spot illustration of Aryton Senna for a PanMacmillan book on Lewis Hamilton

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Personal piece from a project on the UK housing crisis

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Spot illustration for PanMacmillan book on Lewis Hamilton

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Jacket design for Ploto Press New Books, Autumn 2022

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Fernando Alonso for Pan Macmillan

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Cover illustration for BDJ Student magazine

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Spot illustration for PanMacmillan children's book on Max Verstappen

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Editorial illustration for LA Magazine

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Spot illustration for DK books

The Guide magazine features David Horbour's portrait

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Fine line and color work of VIP private jet

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VIP private jet for Spear's Magazine

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Editorial illustration for Sojouners Magazin

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Cheese and jalapeno design for Publix supermarkets

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Spot illustration for PanMacmillan book on Lewis Hamilton

Oatly's Silent Barista campaign in Shanghai

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Comic piece of a project on connection

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Illustrate veganism and animal rights activism for LA Magazine's editorial

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Editorial illustration on vegainsm and animal rights activism for LA Magazine

Creative cover for BDJ student magazine

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Cover illustration for the British Dental Journal's student magazine

Animated gif of "Everyday Stories of Climate Change"

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Everyday Stories of Climate Change

Abstract portrait of Peter Thiel for Spear's Magazine

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Peter Thiel for Spear's Magazine

Editorial illustration on Surveying Our Deserted Workplace

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Editorial illustration for The Washington Post

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F1 racing scene for Pan MacMillan

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Floyd Mayweathe for LA Magazine

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Extract from a personal comics project

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Lionel Messi for Spear's Magazine

Graphic lost in sports

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Podcast cover illustration.

Comic strip on busting climate law-breakers

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Illustration for the Appointment musical

The Caterer magazine cover is about invasive species!

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Cover illustration for The Caterer

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Editiorial comic strip for the Washington Post on busting climate law-breakers

The guide book poster comic illustration

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The guide book poster comic illustration

Cartoon for the Gas Appliance Registration

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Gas Safe Register

A piece of vacation illustration for Spear Magazine

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Cover illustration for Pan Macmillan

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Cover illustration for Pan Macmillan

Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist for The New Republic

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Editorial illustration for The New Republic

Black and white design of a female footballer

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Female Footballer

Graphic Joker last laugh

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Graphic Joker last laugh

Housing crisis editorial illustration

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Spear Magazine's satirical 'Bored Ape' cartoon

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Barbican Centre's limited edition print collection

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Barbican Centre

Portrait of a Buckminster Fuller for The New Republic

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Buckminster Fuller

Comic illustration of Oatly statistics

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Oatly Statistics

Telegrpah Teen Sex Education

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Telegrpah Teen Sex Education

Nikita Parris illustration for Puffin Books

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The Guardian Guide's Don't Pass the Popcorn cover

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Article on Snap for the Washington Post

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Washington Post

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Koi carp stickers for Batbican Centre products

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Koi Carp Stickers

BBC Creative commission to make art 'by order of The Peaky Blinders'

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Barbican Centre Product Line Design

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Product range for the Barbican Centre

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Black & White Protest public order & the law

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Black & White Protest public order & the law

Poster for a new alternate reality game set

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Illustration of Nikita Parris, Ella Toone and Georgia Stanway for Puffin Books

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Female Football Players

Tony Blair Institute for Global Change one-page cartoon

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The Appointment musical poster illustration

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The Appointment

Graphic People running on roads

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Graphic People running on roads

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DOPE mag article by Scott Branson brought to life visually

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Illustration for DOPE magazine to accompany an article by Scott Branson

People on horse

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People on horse

Graphic welcome to nomadland

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Graphic welcome to nomadland

Graphic going deep

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Graphic going deep

Visualizing diverse lives in UCL's Child of New Century

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Illustration for UCL's Child of the New Century to showcase the varied lives of the particiants in the study.

Adidas' Stratord flagship store's large comic mural.

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Fashion People with green dress

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Fashion People with green dress

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Endurance racing scene for PanMacmillan book on F1 'Racing Legends'

Cartoon about cashless society in 2035

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Cashless Society

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'Everyday Stories of CLimate Change' comic translated into Spanish. Written by Gemma Sou, Adeeba Nuraina Rishi and Gina Ziervogel.

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One page comic for the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change on cashless societies in the year 2035.

Metrics' cover art for July 2022 Sociological Review

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Sociological Review

SNP member Stephen Flynn's portraiture

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Graphic comic characters

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Graphic comic characters

Artist's rendition of activist and author Marge Piercy

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Illustration for off-Broadway musical 'The Appointment'

People girl wearing jockey helmet

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People girl wearing jockey helmet

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Illustration for off-Broadway musical 'The Appointment'

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Graphic man attitude

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Graphic man attitude

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Album artwork for Sick again's second record.

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Illustration of Abigail Dean's debut novel, 'Girl A'. for NY Times book

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Editorial illustration fo rthe New York Times' book review of Girl A

People girl sitting relaxed

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People girl sitting relaxed

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Cover illustration for Cannabis Business Times magazine

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Comic sample page for my contribution to "Insider Art" - a huge comics anthology to raise funds for comic retailers finacially affected by COVID 19.

Black & White people protesting

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Black & White people protesting

Graphic We are champions

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Graphic We are champions

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Black & White people collage

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Black & White people collage

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Graphic Tv couple kissing

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Graphic Tv couple kissing

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Graphic People with hundred

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Graphic People with hundred

Graphic Rough & Rowdy ways

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Graphic Rough & Rowdy ways

People Helping hands

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People Helping hands

Graphic People in market streets

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Graphic People in market streets

Lifestyle illustration of a lady in Palm Vaults cafe

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Lifestyle promotional illustration for Palm Vaults.

Graphic Snakes and ladders

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Graphic Snakes and ladders

Graphic cricket bowling action

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Graphic cricket bowling action

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Graphic man with golf shot in championship

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Graphic man with golf shot in championship

Graphic Jockey on a black horse

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Graphic Jockey on a black horse

DOPE Magazine's comic illustration

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Illustration for DOPE Magazine (Dog Section Press)

Book writer comic illustration

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Book writer comic illustration

Graphic Waltham Forest Council.

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Gif black matter

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Architecture stylish building

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Architecture stylish building

Graphic jockey on blackhorse

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Graphic jockey on blackhorse

children departure to moon

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Character designs for a graphic novel pitch on eating disorders and self-image. Commissioned by Mette Towley.

Architecture couple staring at a building

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Architecture couple staring at a building

Graphic girl with scary dream

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Graphic girl with scary dream

Comic illustration of lady singer

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Comic illustration of lady singer

Bear comic illustration

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Bear comic illustration

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