Alice Needham Illustration

Alice Needham is a queer British illustrator currently based in Leeds, UK. Working freelance from her home studio as an illustrator and designer, Alice specialises in digital illustration, pattern design, and mural work. She has a wide range of experience, from creating work for largescale print, to working with fashion brands to create in-house illustration styles. “I really enjoy the broad range of projects I get to work on, each one has been completely different and interesting to work on,” says the illustrator. She is also passionate about raising awareness around social issues and movements such as intersectional feminism, LGBTQ+ rights, and more.

Having always been interested in art, Alice studied a BTEC with a specialism in Fine Art at college, then went on to University to study Fine Art BA Hons. She started creating illustrations in her final year of uni as a way to make a bit of extra cash, and her career snowballed from there as she scored some exciting freelance jobs.

Alice’s work focuses on bold colours and design styles, taking inspiration across a broad spectrum of artistic influences. Her work evokes a retro feel, implementing warm tones that are drawn from inspirations from the 60s/70s. Her studies in Fine Art also influence her work, and Alice often uses the Arts & Crafts and the Pre-Raphalite movements as a starting point for inspiration when doing work for herself.

Each of her designs starts off with the gathering of references and any briefs from clients. Alice then creates rough sketches which will then get turned into initial drafts. From there, she usually chats to the client about the designs and either finalises them or adds any changes that are needed. Alice works digitally, so everything is created on her iPad Pro, either drawn in Procreate or the Adobe Suite.

“I have been working as a freelance illustrator for just over four years now, I feel I have found my illustrative style now but I am always striving to improve and find new techniques. I just hope I can continue to do my dream job and work on exciting projects, I would love to be able to do some more surface pattern design work and create a range of fabrics or homewares with these.”

www.aliceneedhamillustration.com
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