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JESSIE BARRETT

My timeline for @firstsiteyak ’s Culture of Curiosities at @firstsitecolchester gallery. Today was the last day to visit the exhibition, and since my timeline will soon cease to exist, I thought I’d post some images of it here!

It was amazing to be a part of such a fun exhibition, drawing and writing on walls displaying such brilliant artworks. Thank you to my fellow YAK members and everyone at Firstsite who helped me out. The development and creation of the line was really a group effort! It was also lovely spending evenings in the gallery space, adding new dates to the wall each week.

I look forward to my next adventure with YAK!! #firstsite #cultureofcuriosities

My timeline for @firstsiteyak ’s Culture of Curiosities at @firstsitecolchester gallery. Today was the last day to visit the exhibition, and since my timeline will soon cease to exist, I thought I’d post some images of it here!

It was amazing to be a part of such a fun exhibition, drawing and writing on walls displaying such brilliant artworks. Thank you to my fellow YAK members and everyone at Firstsite who helped me out. The development and creation of the line was really a group effort! It was also lovely spending evenings in the gallery space, adding new dates to the wall each week.

I look forward to my next adventure with YAK!! #firstsite #cultureofcuriosities

🪴Springmead illustrations🪴
This was a very short and fun project!! The illustrations were a part of a presentation displayed at a local hall to prospective volunteers and trustees.

The 17 illustrations depict the support Springmead garden currently receives, and what the garden could offer with extra support from volunteers and trustees in the future.

Take a closer look at some of the illustrations on my website www.jessiebarrettdraws.com (there’s a link in my bio!!)
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#spotillustration #natureillustration #colchesterartist #essexartist

🪴Springmead illustrations🪴
This was a very short and fun project!! The illustrations were a part of a presentation displayed at a local hall to prospective volunteers and trustees.

The 17 illustrations depict the support Springmead garden currently receives, and what the garden could offer with extra support from volunteers and trustees in the future.

Take a closer look at some of the illustrations on my website www.jessiebarrettdraws.com (there’s a link in my bio!!)
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#spotillustration #natureillustration #colchesterartist #essexartist

🚃Travels, 🗓️flyers, 🎭sets and 🪴gardens!! January has been such a busy and exciting month, here’s what I got up to:

1. I went to Bath!! - A 3 day solo trip to Bath was a great opportunity to start 2025 off. Bringing a change of scenery, discovering some amazing bits of history and kickstarting my creativity. An illustrated travel book of this trip is in the works...

2. Climate Youth Action Summit!! - Through YAK, an art society ran by Firstsite, I was given the opportunity to design a flyer for this amazing Essex Book Festival event. To create its green swirl background, I recycled an old bit of art, scanning it and editing it digitally to change its contrast and colour. I am interested in using more patterns like this in my work.

3. Pantomime!! - I was involved with painting the set for my local pantomime show, Beauty and the Beast. I also was given the opportunity to design the dame’s cottage. It was nervewracking, but such an great experience. I really enjoyed this.

4. Springmead Garden!! - I had fun with this! An event was held to attract locals into being a trustee or volunteer of Springmead. I was asked to create some illustrations for one of the event’s displays. I worked quickly which felt very freeing. The event was successful, great news for Springmead!!
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#travelillustration #setpainting #spotillustration #monthinreview

🚃Travels, 🗓️flyers, 🎭sets and 🪴gardens!! January has been such a busy and exciting month, here’s what I got up to:

1. I went to Bath!! - A 3 day solo trip to Bath was a great opportunity to start 2025 off. Bringing a change of scenery, discovering some amazing bits of history and kickstarting my creativity. An illustrated travel book of this trip is in the works...

2. Climate Youth Action Summit!! - Through YAK, an art society ran by Firstsite, I was given the opportunity to design a flyer for this amazing Essex Book Festival event. To create its green swirl background, I recycled an old bit of art, scanning it and editing it digitally to change its contrast and colour. I am interested in using more patterns like this in my work.

3. Pantomime!! - I was involved with painting the set for my local pantomime show, Beauty and the Beast. I also was given the opportunity to design the dame’s cottage. It was nervewracking, but such an great experience. I really enjoyed this.

4. Springmead Garden!! - I had fun with this! An event was held to attract locals into being a trustee or volunteer of Springmead. I was asked to create some illustrations for one of the event’s displays. I worked quickly which felt very freeing. The event was successful, great news for Springmead!!
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#travelillustration #setpainting #spotillustration #monthinreview

Here’s a pencil sketch coloured digitally, with textures used from my own photographs, taking inspiration from all the #inktober week 2 prompts.

If I spent more time and had the software able to, I’d swap the photo textures for a video texture so the sea would be in motion.
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#inktober #adventure #illustration #doodling #inktober2024 #travelillustration #editorialillustration

Here’s a pencil sketch coloured digitally, with textures used from my own photographs, taking inspiration from all the #inktober week 2 prompts.

If I spent more time and had the software able to, I’d swap the photo textures for a video texture so the sea would be in motion.
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#inktober #adventure #illustration #doodling #inktober2024 #travelillustration #editorialillustration

As the first week of October comes to a close, here’s some little #inktober inspired picutres!! 🥾
Pen on paper doodles, scanned and digitally coloured :)

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#inktober #illustration #hiking #travel #adventure #freelanceillustrator #outdoors

As the first week of October comes to a close, here’s some little #inktober inspired picutres!! 🥾
Pen on paper doodles, scanned and digitally coloured :)

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#inktober #illustration #hiking #travel #adventure #freelanceillustrator #outdoors

The Paralympics has begun!!
Here’s a poster design for Paris 2024.

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@paralympics @paralympicsgb_official
#paralympics #paralympics2024 #posterdesign #sportsillustration

The Paralympics has begun!!
Here’s a poster design for Paris 2024.

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@paralympics @paralympicsgb_official
#paralympics #paralympics2024 #posterdesign #sportsillustration

Exclusive to the pages of my sketchbooks until further notice…

Will they ever make it out?
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#sketchbook #sketchbookdrawing
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Only time will tell.

Exclusive to the pages of my sketchbooks until further notice…

Will they ever make it out?
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#sketchbook #sketchbookdrawing
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Only time will tell.

A travel poster for Valencia, made a few weeks ago.
I prefer the version with less colours

#illustration #travelillustration

A travel poster for Valencia, made a few weeks ago.
I prefer the version with less colours

#illustration #travelillustration

Merry Christmas!! My final piece of art created for and displayed in the University Community Sailing and Rowing Club, as a part of Manningtree-based Lemming Theatre’s Brightlingsea Window Wonderland.
This window was displayed on day 12 of 12: 24th December, Christmas Eve.

This window was a joy to make, my favourite part is the reindeer. Many thanks to Diana @ucscbrightlingsea for helping me out.

Merry Christmas!! My final piece of art created for and displayed in the University Community Sailing and Rowing Club, as a part of Manningtree-based Lemming Theatre’s Brightlingsea Window Wonderland.
This window was displayed on day 12 of 12: 24th December, Christmas Eve.

This window was a joy to make, my favourite part is the reindeer. Many thanks to Diana @ucscbrightlingsea for helping me out.

Window art created for and displayed in Scarlett’s Wool and Crafts as a part of Manningtree-based Lemming Theatre’s Brightlingsea Window Wonderland.
This window was displayed on day 7: 19th December.

This window was challenging to design but ended in such a fun concept!! I especially liked the little Robin. Thank you Scarlett @scarlettswoolandcraftshop for letting me climb into your window and facilitating my art in your beautiful shop!!

#windowartist #windowdisplay #illustrator##christmasillustration #christmaswindow #christmasart #ukillustrator #windowwonderland

Window art created for and displayed in Scarlett’s Wool and Crafts as a part of Manningtree-based Lemming Theatre’s Brightlingsea Window Wonderland.
This window was displayed on day 7: 19th December.

This window was challenging to design but ended in such a fun concept!! I especially liked the little Robin. Thank you Scarlett @scarlettswoolandcraftshop for letting me climb into your window and facilitating my art in your beautiful shop!!

#windowartist #windowdisplay #illustrator##christmasillustration #christmaswindow #christmasart #ukillustrator #windowwonderland

Window art created for and displayed in East of England Coop Funerals as a part of Manningtree-based Lemming Theatre’s Brightlingsea Window Wonderland.
This window was displayed on day 5: 17th December.

I loved designing the details All Saints’ Church, and enjoyed cutting the leaves out! Thank you to Susan and to Helen @eoecoopfunerals for your kindness and helping me out to display the artwork!!

Window art created for and displayed in East of England Coop Funerals as a part of Manningtree-based Lemming Theatre’s Brightlingsea Window Wonderland.
This window was displayed on day 5: 17th December.

I loved designing the details All Saints’ Church, and enjoyed cutting the leaves out! Thank you to Susan and to Helen @eoecoopfunerals for your kindness and helping me out to display the artwork!!

A piece of window art created for and displayed in Little Boat Gifts as a part of Manningtree-based Lemming Theatre’s Brightlingsea Window Wonderland.
This window was displayed on day 1: 13th December.

I had a great time designing and making this piece. A special thanks to Olivia and Peter @littleboatgifts for being so kind and for helping me install the display!!
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#windowdisplay #windowart #arttrail #windowwonderland #freelanceillustrator #freelanceartist

A piece of window art created for and displayed in Little Boat Gifts as a part of Manningtree-based Lemming Theatre’s Brightlingsea Window Wonderland.
This window was displayed on day 1: 13th December.

I had a great time designing and making this piece. A special thanks to Olivia and Peter @littleboatgifts for being so kind and for helping me install the display!!
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#windowdisplay #windowart #arttrail #windowwonderland #freelanceillustrator #freelanceartist

It’s been a while but I’m back, and part of an exciting event! If you’re about between 13th December and new years, come and have a look at some beautiful windows around the town of Brightlingsea, a trail produced by Mannigtree’s Lemmings Theatre. A new stained glass window will be revealed each day between 13th and 24th.

I’ll be contributing by creating stained glass tissue paper windows for Little Boat Gifts, EoE Coop Funerals, Scarlett’s wool & crafts, and UCSC sailing and rowing club. Very excited to be a part of the trail, I’ll be posting my windows to here once they are revealed.

It’s been a while but I’m back, and part of an exciting event! If you’re about between 13th December and new years, come and have a look at some beautiful windows around the town of Brightlingsea, a trail produced by Mannigtree’s Lemmings Theatre. A new stained glass window will be revealed each day between 13th and 24th.

I’ll be contributing by creating stained glass tissue paper windows for Little Boat Gifts, EoE Coop Funerals, Scarlett’s wool & crafts, and UCSC sailing and rowing club. Very excited to be a part of the trail, I’ll be posting my windows to here once they are revealed.

This week I had an amazing opportunity to exhibit work at @newdesigners. The best part was seeing loads of amazing work and meeting lots of people working within or going into the creative industry. It was a tiring week, but it was really fun!!
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#nd23 #newdesigners #convention #exhibition #creativeindustry #graduate

This week I had an amazing opportunity to exhibit work at @newdesigners. The best part was seeing loads of amazing work and meeting lots of people working within or going into the creative industry. It was a tiring week, but it was really fun!!
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#nd23 #newdesigners #convention #exhibition #creativeindustry #graduate

It’s been a while since RideLondon ended, but here’s my self-initiated outcomes designing some lamp post banners for the event, made for use in Colchester. Uses Ride London’s colour scheme, featuring some Colchester landmarks near this year’s stage 1 finish line in Colchester. This was a really fun project for me!
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@ridelondon #ridelondon #cycling #uci #illustration #digitalillustration #bannerdesign #uciwomensworldtour #colchester #sportsillustration

It’s been a while since RideLondon ended, but here’s my self-initiated outcomes designing some lamp post banners for the event, made for use in Colchester. Uses Ride London’s colour scheme, featuring some Colchester landmarks near this year’s stage 1 finish line in Colchester. This was a really fun project for me!
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@ridelondon #ridelondon #cycling #uci #illustration #digitalillustration #bannerdesign #uciwomensworldtour #colchester #sportsillustration

Swipe across to see Part 2 of my comic 'Memories of a Century; a 16 page comic which combines women's football history with family football memories.
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#englandfootball @lionesses @england #lionesses #football #comic #footballcomic #womensfootball #zine #narrativeart #illustration #soccer #womenssoccer #futbol

Swipe across to see Part 2 of my comic 'Memories of a Century; a 16 page comic which combines women's football history with family football memories.
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#englandfootball @lionesses @england #lionesses #football #comic #footballcomic #womensfootball #zine #narrativeart #illustration #soccer #womenssoccer #futbol

Held a table at my first ever art market today at NUA’s Gradfest Market - it was such a good experience and opportunity for me, I had a really great time!!
Big thank you to anyone who bought items from me or had a look at my stuff, means a lot!!

#illustratorsoninstagram #artmarket #artfair #illustrator #ukillustrator #stickers

Held a table at my first ever art market today at NUA’s Gradfest Market - it was such a good experience and opportunity for me, I had a really great time!!
Big thank you to anyone who bought items from me or had a look at my stuff, means a lot!!

#illustratorsoninstagram #artmarket #artfair #illustrator #ukillustrator #stickers

It’s NUA’s Gradfest 2023!! If you’re about Norwich, come and take a look around! Here’s a board displaying my World Cup Map - my 16 page football comic is there too- swipe to see my board being put together.

It’s been so fun to be a part of the curation team for illustration over the past couple of weeks, and being able to see everyone’s work finally come together as a collective is amazing!!

#gradfest23 #nua

It’s NUA’s Gradfest 2023!! If you’re about Norwich, come and take a look around! Here’s a board displaying my World Cup Map - my 16 page football comic is there too- swipe to see my board being put together.

It’s been so fun to be a part of the curation team for illustration over the past couple of weeks, and being able to see everyone’s work finally come together as a collective is amazing!!

#gradfest23 #nua

Here’s a quick compilation of a mini project I’ve been working on!

A few weeks ago I managed to catch the end of Stage 1 of #ridelondon in Colchester, which was amazing! Since then I set myself a speculative brief to design 3 lamp post banners for the event, specific to Colchester.
It’s been fun to play with iconography of the town and combine it with Ride London’s colours. I will be posting the banners in a later post!
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@ridelondon #ridelondon #ridelondonclassique #illustration #process #sportsillustration #cycling #illustrator #process #uciwomensworldtour #ukillustrator #speculativeillustration #digitalart #sketchbook

Here’s a quick compilation of a mini project I’ve been working on!

A few weeks ago I managed to catch the end of Stage 1 of #ridelondon in Colchester, which was amazing! Since then I set myself a speculative brief to design 3 lamp post banners for the event, specific to Colchester.
It’s been fun to play with iconography of the town and combine it with Ride London’s colours. I will be posting the banners in a later post!
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@ridelondon #ridelondon #ridelondonclassique #illustration #process #sportsillustration #cycling #illustrator #process #uciwomensworldtour #ukillustrator #speculativeillustration #digitalart #sketchbook

Swipe across to see part 1 of my comic ‘Memories of a Century’, a 16 page comic which combines women’s football history with family football memories.
I’ve printed a test out, all that’s left is to stitch the pages together.
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#englandfootball @lionesses @england
#lionesses #football #comic #footballcomic #womensfootball #zine #narrativeart #illustration #soccer #womenssoccer #futbol #freelanceillustrator

Swipe across to see part 1 of my comic ‘Memories of a Century’, a 16 page comic which combines women’s football history with family football memories.
I’ve printed a test out, all that’s left is to stitch the pages together.
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#englandfootball @lionesses @england
#lionesses #football #comic #footballcomic #womensfootball #zine #narrativeart #illustration #soccer #womenssoccer #futbol #freelanceillustrator

A promotional map for the upcoming 2023 @fifawomensworldcup in Australia and New Zealand. Swipe to see how it developed!!
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#football #sportsillustration #map #australia #newzealand #worldcup2023 #digitalart #illustrator #mapillustration #freelanceillustrator #womensfootball #posterdesign #illustration #process #artprocess @nzfootballferns @matildas

A promotional map for the upcoming 2023 @fifawomensworldcup in Australia and New Zealand. Swipe to see how it developed!!
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#football #sportsillustration #map #australia #newzealand #worldcup2023 #digitalart #illustrator #mapillustration #freelanceillustrator #womensfootball #posterdesign #illustration #process #artprocess @nzfootballferns @matildas

With my final uni deadline approaching fast I’m putting all effort into my submission work! I hope to post more frequently and draw more topics and sports in the next few months after my deadline.
In the meantime, here’s some recent sketches going towards my women’s football comic (still untitled).
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#footballillustration #sportsillustration #football
#womensfootball #sketching #pencilsketch #sketchbook #illustrator #illustration

With my final uni deadline approaching fast I’m putting all effort into my submission work! I hope to post more frequently and draw more topics and sports in the next few months after my deadline.
In the meantime, here’s some recent sketches going towards my women’s football comic (still untitled).
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#footballillustration #sportsillustration #football
#womensfootball #sketching #pencilsketch #sketchbook #illustrator #illustration

Here’s my submission for NUA Storehouse’s ‘’past, present, future’’ issue no.26.
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This whole issue looks amazing! I’ve wanted to submit to Storehouse throughout uni but never managed to submit anything, so quite glad I finally did it. Thank you @storehouseonline :)

Here’s my submission for NUA Storehouse’s ‘’past, present, future’’ issue no.26.
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This whole issue looks amazing! I’ve wanted to submit to Storehouse throughout uni but never managed to submit anything, so quite glad I finally did it. Thank you @storehouseonline :)

Sporting Mishaps - a short zine about when things go wrong doing sports.

This came from a self promotion workshop. It was fun to come up with sporting moments where things might not go the best way, and translating them into singular or sequential illustrations. Been sitting on this for a while, so happy I’ve finally made a little copy of it :)
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#artoninstagram #sportsillustrated #sportsillustration #illustration #zine #zines #illustrator #picturebook #limitedpalette #process #artprocess

Sporting Mishaps - a short zine about when things go wrong doing sports.

This came from a self promotion workshop. It was fun to come up with sporting moments where things might not go the best way, and translating them into singular or sequential illustrations. Been sitting on this for a while, so happy I’ve finally made a little copy of it :)
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#artoninstagram #sportsillustrated #sportsillustration #illustration #zine #zines #illustrator #picturebook #limitedpalette #process #artprocess

Small pieces from a map I’ve been working on to celebrate the upcoming fifa World Cup 2023 in Australia and New Zealand this summer.

I hope to post the map once it’s completed- hopefully not long now!!
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#worldcup2023 #thematildas #footballferns #maps #illustratedmap #womensfootball #australia #newzealand #illustrator #promarkerart

Small pieces from a map I’ve been working on to celebrate the upcoming fifa World Cup 2023 in Australia and New Zealand this summer.

I hope to post the map once it’s completed- hopefully not long now!!
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#worldcup2023 #thematildas #footballferns #maps #illustratedmap #womensfootball #australia #newzealand #illustrator #promarkerart

For the #letgirlsplay #biggesteverfootballsession event thought I’d post a draft of a comic I’ve been working on to get to completion: a century of facts and memories of women’s football in England. It’s only 16 pages long, maybe one day I’ll think of extending it.
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#letgirlsplay #biggesteverfootballsession #sportsillustration #comicart #digitalart #comic #footballart #lionesses #englandfootball #illustrator @englandfootball @lionesses @fifawomensworldcup #internationalwomensday

For the #letgirlsplay #biggesteverfootballsession event thought I’d post a draft of a comic I’ve been working on to get to completion: a century of facts and memories of women’s football in England. It’s only 16 pages long, maybe one day I’ll think of extending it.
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#letgirlsplay #biggesteverfootballsession #sportsillustration #comicart #digitalart #comic #footballart #lionesses #englandfootball #illustrator @englandfootball @lionesses @fifawomensworldcup #internationalwomensday

Speculative promotional illustration for @raceofchampions 2023 28+29th Jan.
featuring one of the four cars being used over this weekend @polarisrzr with each competing driver’s name around the outside.
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#raceofchampions #roc2023 #raceofchampions2023 #motorsports #sportsillustration #digitalillustration #illustrator #f1fanart #f1illustration #rocsweden

Speculative promotional illustration for @raceofchampions 2023 28+29th Jan.
featuring one of the four cars being used over this weekend @polarisrzr with each competing driver’s name around the outside.
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#raceofchampions #roc2023 #raceofchampions2023 #motorsports #sportsillustration #digitalillustration #illustrator #f1fanart #f1illustration #rocsweden

Cover illustration for today’s Norwich Watford matchday programme. 02/01/2023
I got the really nice opportunity of illustrating the cover for norwich city’s match day programme, otbc, my first commission, I’ve learnt so much from this!!
To improve more - posture and likeness of players
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#sportsillustration #footballillustration #norwichcity #ncfc #norwichcityfc #coverart #matchday #illustration #digitalart #watford #watfordfc #joshsargent #ismaïlasarr

Cover illustration for today’s Norwich Watford matchday programme. 02/01/2023
I got the really nice opportunity of illustrating the cover for norwich city’s match day programme, otbc, my first commission, I’ve learnt so much from this!!
To improve more - posture and likeness of players
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#sportsillustration #footballillustration #norwichcity #ncfc #norwichcityfc #coverart #matchday #illustration #digitalart #watford #watfordfc #joshsargent #ismaïlasarr

Something I worked on way too long for, for its outcome: a two page spread on Russo’s back-heel (and nutmeg) goal against Sweden in the 2022 euros.
I needed to post something as I haven’t in a bit. I won’t work on this longer as I spent the whole evening on it, but I’m disappointed in the outcome- can never seem to finish anything without it looking messy and unrefined :( Oh well, onto the next thing :) Fin: 24/10/2022
Note- Text from England football’s ‘European champions’ magazine.
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#football #womensfootball #lionesses #englandfootball #frankirby #alessiarusso #keirawalsh #euro2022 #womenssoccer #illistration #comic #digitalart #sportsillustration #footballart #illustrator
#wsl #barclaysfawsl #hedviglindahl

Something I worked on way too long for, for its outcome: a two page spread on Russo’s back-heel (and nutmeg) goal against Sweden in the 2022 euros.
I needed to post something as I haven’t in a bit. I won’t work on this longer as I spent the whole evening on it, but I’m disappointed in the outcome- can never seem to finish anything without it looking messy and unrefined :( Oh well, onto the next thing :) Fin: 24/10/2022
Note- Text from England football’s ‘European champions’ magazine.
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#football #womensfootball #lionesses #englandfootball #frankirby #alessiarusso #keirawalsh #euro2022 #womenssoccer #illistration #comic #digitalart #sportsillustration #footballart #illustrator
#wsl #barclaysfawsl #hedviglindahl

A thumbnail sketch on alessia russo’s backheel euros goal. This was one of a number of thumbnails made in a text and image project today. I really enjoyed it!!
#womenseuro2022 #euro2022 #lionesses #englandfootball #alessiarusso #womensfootball #womenssoccer #illustration #sportsillustration #footballart #sketchbook #penandpencil #mixedmedia

A thumbnail sketch on alessia russo’s backheel euros goal. This was one of a number of thumbnails made in a text and image project today. I really enjoyed it!!
#womenseuro2022 #euro2022 #lionesses #englandfootball #alessiarusso #womensfootball #womenssoccer #illustration #sportsillustration #footballart #sketchbook #penandpencil #mixedmedia

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