News: animation

Lizzie King has been commissioned by Gillette and Agile Films to illustrate the hand of England footballer Raheem Sterling, choosing his lucky football boots. The drawings were then made into an animation as part of Gillette’s feature on pre-game rituals with magazine, Hypebeast. “I loved seeing my drawings turned into an animation! I am terrible […]

Rachael Saunders has collaborated with the team at luxury travel experts Black Tomato, designing the visual identity for their new venture “Take Me on a Story”; bespoke family holidays for families that are based on classic children’s stories. Rachael has illustrated classic character’s, from Alice (in Wonderland) to John Thornton from ‘The Call of the […]

Daniel Long has created two illustrations for the new issue of Pets at Home My VIP Magazine that were then animated for the online edition by Jack Snelling! One image accompanies an article about fur balls in long breeds of cats, and the other is about how to properly clean out your guinea pig hutch. […]

  Catherine Pearson has been commissioned by HV Zurich Agency on behalf of the Association of Swiss Goldsmiths and Watchmakers to create a panoramic illustration, incorporating five scenes that showcase Swiss jewellery. The scenes were then separately animated (animated by Messieurs.ch) for socials, showing Catherine’s style to be perfectly suited to elegant movement. Taking inspiration from […]

Rachael Saunders was commissioned by the team at Echo Tango to help design a short animation commissioned by the Department of Children & Family Services in Louisiana, USA. The animation features Rachael’s signature character designs, bringing a warm empathetic feel to a very sensitive subject. Rachael’s illustrations have translated beautifully to animation thanks to the […]

Aurelia Lange has worked with artist Lydia CS to create the album artwork for “Contact” and music video for the accompanying single “The Ring” for the band Landshapes, out now via Bella Union. Using the title as a starting point, Aurelia and Lydia used “The Ring” as a symbol representing multiple viewpoints; “The ring motif […]

Sneaky Raccoon is the artist alias of Anna Mullin, a graphic illustrator and designer. Enthralled by the natural world and a love of colour, Anna’s illustrations often feature animals or character creations. She enjoys producing visually reductive artwork, with each project being individually tailored to the client or desired audience. Working in both design and illustration […]

Over our thirty year history, The Artworks has been pairing clients with illustrators and artists, achieving fantastic results across the fields of advertising, design, editorial and publishing. We are proud to announce that we are ready to expand into another important commercial field; Animation! Many of illustrators have the skills to bring their work to […]

Kate Forrester has created illustrations for an animation announcing the new flavours of beers for Modelo USA. The decorative elements that surround the type are based on the barrel aged flavours of each of the drink , providing a handy visual hint as to what you can expect inside each bottle! You can see how […]

Laura Barrett creates elegantly composed illustrations made up of layered levels of silhouetted cutouts, throwing her subject matter into stark relief and confidently exposing her eye for gesture and the intricacy in her designs. Developing her style from traditional Scherenschnitte (paper cutting), Laura uses digital techniques to enhance the theatrical nature of her work; clearly divided […]

Catherine Pearson is an illustrator whose work features perfectly crafted characters; rich with eye-popping colour and lightly dusted with just the right amount of texture to lift them up without overtaking the image. While Catherine herself describes her process more as a recipe (daughter of a chef), her end results lend themselves better to more […]

Kate Forrester has collaborated with animator Johnny Lu to create an extraordinary animation based on an illustration of an ongoing series of sexist cocktails. The impetus for the image came from Kate’s interest in the way certain products are gender specifically marketed, “No men drink rosé, right?” Recognising that her signature lettering naturally lends itself […]

Beugism has created a series of conversational illustrations and animations for Silicon Milkroundabout; one of London’s biggest tech industry job fairs. Beugism was selected to work on the project by Louise Grant — the Head of events at Silicon Milkroundabout — working together through rounds of sketching on Procreate and feedback, with the approved roughs […]

Rachael Saunders illustrations are fun, plain and simple. Every character has a knowing smile on their face no matter the situation or scene and they invite the viewer to join in the joke. Though it isn’t just Rachael’s character work that share their smiles. Her designs for packaging, posters and book covers are executed with […]

  Heather Gatley has created a series of animated illustrations for an instagram campaign highlighting the people and places on Regent Street/ St James’ London during lockdown. The series Behind Our Doors, showcases a different business in the historic London shopping area with each instagram post. From urban beekeeping to Jaffa Cake recipes, Heather’s signature watercolour and […]

Maren Schabhüser’s work is so satisfying to look at, it’s almost therapeutic. The intricacies and skill involved in creating her images are on full display, creating scenes with so much vibrance and life that it’s hard to believe they’re made out of paper. Working with clients like Malfly Gin, Maxi Magazine and Barbara Magazine, Maren’s […]

Rachael Saunders is clearly a doer. Not only has she been using her time in lockdown to create draw along tutorials based on her illustrations, but she has also spent the time expanding her skillset; learning how to animate and bring her illustrations to life. Recognising that animation is becoming more desirable in the creative […]

Sarah McMenemy has created assets and illustrations for a public information animation, helping to raise awareness about the widespread problem of Diabetes across the USA. Working closely with an animator, Sarah’s images grow and shrink as we enter the unseen world of our own bodies, giving us a glimpse into the way Diabetes works. Taking […]

Rounding off this edition of Meet the Artists is Harry Goldhawk, an illustrator and motion artist whose work captures tranquil atmospheres, and the subtle movement through them. Harry joined the Artworks in October 2019, working with an impressive list of publishers (Penguin Random House, Macmillan Publishing, Michael O’Mara Books…) as well as founding the beautifully […]

To celebrate Aurelia Lange’s lengthily collaboration with sustainable energy company Bulb, we chatted to her about the creative process behind animating Bulb’s energetic seasonal mailer headers and how they reflect the ‘go green’ attitude of Bulb and its users. Bulb is a green energy company that aims to help consumers reduce their energy costs, consumption […]