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Footballers in classic kits. I’ve illustrated some football players in classic kits because who doesn’t love a classic football kit. Seen here are Jude Bellingham of (formerly) Borussia Dortmund. Marten de Roon of Atalanta. Iñaki Williams of Athletic Club.

Sebastian Vettel Illustration celebrating the Formula One career of recently retired four time world champion Sebastian Vettel.

Inktober 007 For Inktober I usually draw from a prompt list provided. For 2022 I went in a different direction and created 31 drawings based on the James Bond franchise, which celebrated it’s 60th anniversary in October. To see the full list, go to: https://www.artsthread.com/portfolios/inktober-007

On April 18th 2021 the shortlived European Super League was launched. As a supporter of a team that was heavily involved, this made me feel worse than any defeat my team had suffered. I made this conceptual illustration as a reminder of that time.

Manchester United 2021/22 illustrations Illustrations of three Manchester United players from the 2021/2022 season wearing the three kits used throughout the season.

Air Max Day 2022 illustration Illustration celebrating the annual Air Max day which comes on the 26th March. Showing off the different iterations of Nike Air throughout the 35 year history of air.

Illustration of Real Madrid basketball player Sergio Llull for the 2022 EuroLeague playoffs quarter final

‘I’m the Juggernaut, b****!’ – The loud and improbable rise of Vinnie Jones: Hollywood Star Editorial illustration in response to an article written about the former footballer turned hollywood actor Vinnie Jones. (The last image is a mock-up spread of the article and illustrations) You can read the article here

Kimi Räikkönen Illustration celebrating the Formula One career of recently retired driver Kimi Räikkönen.

Individual illustrations of two different football players touted as future stars of the game.

You can read the article here (Last image is a mock-up spread of the article and illustration)

‘Drawing Euro League’ Myself and many other talented designers were invited to illustrate a basketball captain, from one of the teams of the 2020/21 Turkish Airlines Euro League. I chose Branko Lazić of Crvena zvezda.

Newport County AFC 2020/2021 illustration Focusing on the popular images and players who played an integral part during the football season. Individually drawn then assembled into one single group illustration. It was important to create an illustration that displayed the successes throughout the season and also the togetherness of the squad. The hashtag one club one county is the social media slogan for the club.

‘Underrated Runners’ A small project showing off running shoes from different companies. Cover image illustration showing all the shoes together and four single illustrations of the individual shoes themselves.

Inktober 2020 October has come round once again. For me as an illustrator that translates to Inktober. Illustrating a word each day for the whole of October from a prompt list. I use this project as a way of encouraging myself to think more conceptually which can improve my work in the long run. Here are a few of my favourite illustrations throughout the month! To see the full list, go to: https://www.artsthread.com/portfolios/inktober-2020/

‘Go Big or Go Slow’ Illustration in a marathon race setting highlighting the latest running shoes available on the market from various brands. The running shoes selected all have a common design trait, the heavily stacked or chunky midsole that’s a trending feature with modern day running shoes.

Manchester United 2019/2020 illustration Focusing on the popular images and players who played a key part during the season. Individually drawn then brought together into one single group illustration.