Wildlife Illustration
New for 2024, I am delighted to offer wildlife illustration as part of my commission-based work. In this blog post I delve a little further into how illustration commissions work, my illustration process and touch upon the wide potential for their application.
In the age of AI generated images and digital art, incorporating traditional hand drawn illustration into a project adds a timeless, personal and authentic touch.
As a member of the Association of Illustrators, all of my illustration work adheres to standard industry best practice.
Monochrome illustration that is hand drawn using traditional methods provides an elegant and eye-catching addition to a broad range of applications, working beautifully alongside contemporary software-designed deliverables.
The versatility of traditional hand drawn illustration
As a quick exercise for fun and to demonstrate the adaptability of the artwork to the needs of a project and use of colour, I applied three of my drawings to an example opening page of a book (as above). In the first two examples the illustrations are in their graphite monochrome form, whilst the third example has been modified to match the green of the background page colour, all striking in their own right. Adding illustrations in this way can really bring a book to life – enthralling and engaging the reader.
I hope you’ve enjoyed finding out more about my wildlife illustration work in this blog post. Thanks as always for your interest and for reading this far. If you would like to find out more about commissioning an illustration(s), head over to my dedicated page here and please do share with anyone else you think may be interested.