Book Cover Illustrators
Sophia Watts is a designer and illustrator from Nottingham. She graduated from Leeds Arts University with a first class honours degree in Illustration and is currently based in South West London where she lives with her girlfriend.
Sophia’s passions include animals, food, and travel, all themes that feature prominently in her work. She particularly enjoys creating scenes that capture the true essence of the places she visits, adding in the small nuances that make each location unique. Sophia mainly works digitally but occasionally works in traditional media.
Born and brought up in India, Trisha Srivastava is a self-taught illustrator and visual explorer whose passion lies in the art of storytelling through colors, where she found her zen zone and explored different forms of creative expressions. She studied design with a specialization in fashion and from there, worked with design labels to conceptualize an array of collections. After starting her own conscious apparel & design studio in 2018, Trisha initially pursued digital illustration to finance her dream, but now it has become more than just a side income!
Monique Steele is a Jamaican-born illustrator currently residing in the small pocket of reality in-between time and space. A digital artist, her work normally consists of bright colors, and strong line work and features subjects such as empowered women in history, fun adventures, and magic. When she’s not drawing famous Queens in history or women in elaborate gowns you can find her deeply mired in the comings and goings of pop culture, exploring mystical new worlds in literature, and lamenting no longer living the “island girl” lifestyle while (still) attempting to refine her spicy foods palette.
Esther is a cheeky illustrator born in Paris and currently living in London. She graduated in 2016, receiving several awards for her final year film about a boy on a journey of self-discovery. Her love for the craft of animation inspires her to create characters that are full of life and emotional depth, as well as a strong sense of movement. Drawing has always been the way she expresses herself, and she believes that her images have the power to influence the world around her. She depicts a world where women, trans, non-binary, people of every race and sexuality can take up more space, and are free to exist without limitations.
Alysha Dawn Puopolo is a Canadian illustrator specializing in maps, children’s illustration, and large-scale murals. Though she enjoys simplicity, Alysha is also passionate about detail in her work, ensuring the viewer can discover something new with every glance. Alysha is passionate about addressing children’s education, women’s empowerment, wellness, and mental health awareness. Some projects she has worked on in these areas include an illustrated map of mental health resources for youth in Ottawa, illustrated assets for a children’s Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) app, and a magazine spread focusing on the importance of outdoor learning for children.
Danica Da Silva Pereira is an illustrator born and bred in the tropical state of Goa, India and currently based in the historical town of Cambridge, UK. After completing her Bachelors in Fine Arts, she worked as a graphic designer and illustrator. Danica has recently graduated with an MA in Children’s Book Illustration from Cambridge School of Art, UK. Her work is influenced by documentaries and she is passionate about representing diversity and advocating for environmental causes. She uses mixed media including colour pencil, water colour, acrylics, digital painting and enjoys screen printing. Her favourite recent work is a non-fiction dummy book that she wrote and illustrated called Welcome to Majuli.
Sara is a freelance illustrator based in Milan. Following her passion for illustration as a self-taught artist, Sara attended the IED (European Institute of Design). Her previous studies gave her a style that is based on concept and communication above all. Sara has always loved working with pencils but her Ipad Pro and Procreate have enabled her to find a good balance between pencil and spot color, digital and analog. She also knows how to work fluently with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
Sara’s experiences placed her at the Palazzo Ducale Genova exhibition for winning the Fedriani Prize of the ‘Associazione Autori d’Immagine’.
Alex Foster is an illustrator based in sunny Margate, UK. Alex specialises in map design but also works across a variety of fields including children’s illustration, editorial and print.
In 2015 he won a World Illustration Award. He has worked on numerous projects and collaborated with numerous clients such as English Heritage, American Express, Air Canada, Roald Dahl, Penguin, Airbnb, Expedia and more.
