News: nature

Congratulations to Rachael Saunders, who’s illustrated homage of Krka National Park (which we featured back in July) has been voted as the winner of Wacom Cintiq 16 competition; “My epic patterned panoramic pays homage to Krka National Park, Croatia. Its sheer scale and level of detail pushed my skills to the limit, but also allowed me […]

Amy Grimes has been commissioned by Pavilion to create a series of illustrations inspired by famous trees across the U.K., brought together in the beautiful book The Great British Tree Biography. Amy’s contributions also include spot illustrations of leaves and branches, chapter headers and an absolutely stunning cover. Keeping the tree itself as the focus of […]

Daniel Long has illustrated a set of interesting insects for snap cards by Usborne. Working from a basic outline provided by the client, Daniel weaved some of his illustrative knowledge of the natural world into each of the cards, tweaking the compositions and poses of the insects to create a dynamic set; “The main challenge […]

Lucy Rose has created an updated identity for Heron Valley; a Devon – based cider and juice producer, who also happen to be local to Lucy! The updated identity takes their majestic Heron icon and gives it a more artisanal, botanical feel. The client and Lucy worked together to come up with a composition that […]

Claire Harrup has been commissioned by Eating Well magazine to illustrate an article on community supported fisheries. Creating 10 fish themed illustrations of featuring specific species and aquatic elements, Claire’s unique textures give the wide-eyed kippers massive amounts of personality. Made up of brush & ink drawing and hand-printed textures, these were then layered in […]

Dawn Cooper has illustrated 10 pollinator-friendly plants to include in your gardens this spring and summer as part of Candide’s Festival of Flowers; an online floral takeover celebrating people, pollinators and plants! Dawn also illustrated the branding of the festival itself, a beautiful Dawn Cooper floral fiesta! “I love drawing plants most of all, so […]

We are amazed by the work of Harry Goldhawk in “The Cycling Revolution”; a celebration of cycling and its origins published by Michael O’Mara. The book features 60 lessons about cycling, each one beautifully illustrated by Harry. Written by Patrick Field. the book covers everything from maintenance to etiquette and technique. Harry’s beautifully atmospheric illustrations […]

Amy Grimes’s collaboration with White Lion Publishing continues with “Artistic Places”, the fourth book in the Inspired Travellers Guides series. Featuring 25 locations around the world, each one focusing on a different artist and looking at the way the location inspired their art. Amy’s artwork manages to capture something about the artist in each illustration, while also […]

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. […]

Dawn Cooper has illustrated a map of African national parks for BBC Wildlife magazine, highlighting areas where important conservation work is being undertaken to protect endangered animals. Dawn used to make monthly maps for the magazine and was pleased to be asked back to create another one. Her new map showcases her talent for animal […]

This year saw the release of “Hidden Places”, an essential guide for the curious traveller, fully illustrated by Amy Grimes with transportive words by Sarah Baxter. The book has been chosen by Buzzfeed as one of their essential purchases this Christmas for the stir-crazy traveller you might know. Featuring 25 hidden gems from around the […]

Lucy Rose has illustrated Liz Earle’s 2020 festive campaign, “The Nature of Giving”, combining festive British woodlands in winter with the collection of gifts that demonstrate the art of giving to create a magical illustrated scene. Commissioned by the team at Together Design and Liz Earle, Lucy roughed the layout and elements of the two […]

Rachael Saunders has created a new look for Whole Foods “home brand” products, Natural Grocers. Ranging from popcorn to pasta sauces, Rachael’s illustrations have been applied to over 35 different products, creating a signature animal character for each. “One day, I would like to take a trip to America to see my designs in the wild.” Working […]

Lucy Rose has fully illustrated Wild City, which is out now via Macmillan Kids! An exploration of cities around the world and the creatures we share them with, Wild City is written by award winning natural history author Ben Hoare. The book delves into the unexpected kinds of flora and fauna we find in urban spaces across […]

Next spring will see the release of “A Year on Adam’s Farm”, written by Countryfile’s Adam Henson and fully illustrated by Rachael Saunders! Featuring over 40 flaps to flick through, Rachael’s colourful scenes and lively illustrations are sure to be inspiring budding farmer’s to explore the book and discover what secrets and surprises A Year […]

Laura Barrett has illustrated two scenes for Marks & Spencers range of gin liqueurs, helping to create the effect of snow globe on a bottle! Tasked with illustrating a winter forest wonderland and a festive high street scene (complete with an M&S shopfront), the illustrations perfectly sell the snow globe effect when combined with the […]

Mary Woodin has been commissioned to illustrate the cover and internal spots for a book on how to grow and use herbs; The Homesteader’s guide to growing herbs. Wanting to create a cover that would stand out from the crowd of existing herb books on the market, Mary created detailed colour roughs that could be judged […]

Sarah McMenemy has lent her textured illustrative touch to HIPP organic, a milk formula for newborn babies. Featuring a small scene of a stork family in the country, Sarah’s loose textured brushstrokes and softness work well to reflect the organic formula. The client was keen to feature the storks, alluding to both the stork who brings […]

Nic Jones’s first book for Quarto Publishing, North Pole/South Pole (written by Michael Bright), is available to pre-order now! A literal “flip book” the reader begins at the North Pole, learning about the climate and geography of the arctic and then flips the book over to arrive at the South Pole, where you can discover the tabular […]

Nic Jones draws inspiration from the animal world, creating beautiful digital illustrations that evoke the tactile feel of fur and feathers through her use of painterly texture and confident mark making. Colour palettes and the settings they suggest are another important feature of Nic’s work; warm saturated reds and green suggest active nighttime in images […]