Illustration,,printt&& digitalldesign portfolio
A close-up garment study using soft pencils during first year of BA Fashion degree
Experimental images of a fashion muse, using watercolour and india ink. Splatters of ink used to achieve freckles. Part of a second year Fashion degree
Final collection line-up in A3. Digital repeat patterns collaged with hand-drawn illustrations.
Final muse illustration. Watercolour on A3
Inspiration for final-year University project. Pencils, pro-markers, watercolour and ink used.
Sea-life inspired markmaking translated into screen-prints for garments
Watercolour muse drawing with hair colours inspired by the tones of shells and the sea.
Illustrated fourth-year final collection designs Hand-rendered and digital.
Drawing Practice
Pencil and watercolour in a soft, delicate style
Watercolour illustration of a close-up look in the Valentino Spring 2019 Couture collecion. A3.
Illustration inspired by an editorial head-shot, watercolour on A3. Background: poem by Phyllis Wheatley, an African American poet and former slave.
Reggae band album art-work development featuring front-man, Tex. I wanted to capture the Tex’s lively, upbeat sound and personality in a graphic/cartoon style. Pro-markers and fine-liners used.
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Mysterious Ways
Final illustration, collaged digitally, using a graphic novel page as a background.
Young Aretha Franklin
The song has a softness, a longing, a dreamy quality
Vinyl artwork development for Aretha Franklin’s ‘One Step Ahead’. Part of the Secret 7” open-call project for illustration.
Watercolour florals: roses connote passion and romance
Final illustration of Aretha for ‘One Step Ahead’. Watercolour on A3
Watercolour illustration of Amy Winehouse on A4. Self initiated
I illustrated these web icons and objects as part of a live brief for my current employer, New Writing North. The illustrations were used on marketing materials and online content to promote the ‘Young Writers’ Summer: Write Outside’ online programme, a series of web content and creative writing activities for young people, inspired by the outside world.
‘The Girl In The Window’ Mixed Media Illustration I illustrated these web icons and objects as part of a live brief for my current employer, New Writing North. A final outcome as part of my Illustration and Visual Media Masters degree. This project The illustrations were used materialssurrounding and online content explored Body Dysmorphia and on themarketing harmful pressures women to to fit into a narrow promote the ‘Young Writers’ Summer: Write Outside’ online programme, beauty ideal. I used hand-drawn techniques, collage and digital skills to create athis illustration. series of web content and creative writing activities for young people, inspired by the outside world.
‘We Will Not Be Erased’ Mixed Media Illustration This final major project (Illustration & Visual Media) is an ode to the many generations of Black women who have been under-represented, dismissed, and erased from mainstream Western culture. It was fuelled partly by personal feelings surrounding my own racial identity, and the desire to bring Black women to the forefront. The project themes intertwine with my thesis, titled ‘My Hair Is My Crown’, which explores the cultural significance and history of natural afro-textured hair and the effects of Euro-centric beauty ideals on Black women.