HOLLY HARPER ILLUSTRATOR
ABOUT ME:
I am an illustrator primarily based in Edinburgh. I was born in the South of England, but I grew up on the North coast of Scotland.
I am a horror movie fanatic and an avid reader, I spend a lot of my spare time watching movies. My work in my free time mostly focuses on animals and portraits.
My style is a combination of manually drawn, fine line work and digital paint with mono print textures layered on top.
I love playing around with unusual combinations of bright colours and textures. Subject wise I like to create surreal shapes with the features of my chosen subject. My specialties are textile graphics, poster designs and personal portraiture.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Higher National Diploma in Illustration Year 1: A
Higher National Diploma in Illustration Year 2: A
Pearson BTEC National Diploma in Art and Design: DD*
SQA Higher Art and Design: A
MY WORK HAS BEEN USED FOR THE FOLLOWING:
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T-shirt, ear plugs and textile designs for Emma Cooper.
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Apprentice work at Bearded Lady Tattoo Studio.
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Collaborative work with Hot Rum Cow Magazine for my HND course.
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Collaborative work with BBC History Magazine for my HND course.
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Hellraiser and Alien posters were sold as guest artist work on Brendan Lausmans table at Fort Con 2016.
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My work was shown at Edinburgh's charity event "Pissed Modernism", where a label using one of my business card designs was sold on a brand-less bottle and displayed for a day in the gallery.
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My entry to Magfest 2016 reached the final selection round for the opportunity to be featured as a guest illustrator, and have my images used as the speaker profiles for the event.
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I have done freelance bar blackboards for The Telford Arms and The Leith Beer Company.
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I also have produced multiple prints for freelance commissions.
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My work was featured in L.A. on the Boulet Brother's poster for "Queen Kong" September 2015.