El Sutton

El Sutton - Designer

Manchester, United Kingdom

Vibrant, stand-out illustration with a lively style. Perfect for children's books, fashion editorial, and travel genres

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Overview

My illustration portfolio has 2 main styles. These are a vibrant watercolour style, with a free and expressive feel, and a bold vector based style which is very clean and clear.

I have produced illustrations for fashion magazines, for packaging artwork, and for websites. These have varied from small graphics to full cover illustration. I have also produced illustration for educational purposes, such as infographics.

I love drawing city street scenes, and fashion and lifestyle illustrations. I would jump on any opportunity to illustrate for a travel/journalism book.

I started my digital illustration to add to my skills in realistic portraiture, eye-catching infographics, and imaginative character design.

I have developed this style further to cover more abstract themes which focus on capturing an idea and creating a pleasing composition. I would like to use these skills to represent ideas for instance in poetry and psychology.
Services
Languages
English
Non-Fiction
Children’s Non-Fiction
Education & Reference
Fashion & Textiles
Travel
Fiction
Short Story

Certifications

  • BA Hons Illustration

Work experience

Illustrator and Graphic Designer

Self-employed
September, 2012 – Present (over 10 years)

Illustration is my main creative drive, and I have several styles to approach different types of artwork, from informative digital graphics to hand drawn fashion illustrations.

My experience covers creative design, layout design, and illustration for magazines, advertisements, products and product packaging.

Portfolio (1 selected work)

Once Upon a Cake Pop [PaperBack] By Neli Ban and Sarah Blake

Neli Ban, Sarah Blake

From the magical world of Delish comes this beautiful fairytale book of cake pops. The book is full of beautiful images, with step-by-step instructions of how to create fairytale cake pops. You will learn how to make: Alice in Cakeland, Cinder Toffee Ella, Goldipops and the Three Bears, Hazelnut and Gretel, Peter Pop, Red Velvet Hood, Snowball and the Seven Dwarves, and Wizard of Pop. Although... read more

From the magical world of Delish comes this beautiful fairytale book of cake pops. The book is full of beautiful images, with step-by-step instructions of how to create fairytale cake pops. You will learn how to make: Alice in Cakeland, Cinder Toffee Ella, Goldipops and the Three Bears, Hazelnut and Gretel, Peter Pop, Red Velvet Hood, Snowball and the Seven Dwarves, and Wizard of Pop. Although... read more

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Janette Richelia
El did a fantastic job! She was quick and responsive. Her illustrations were exactly what I wanted.

Janette Richelia, February 2023


Nigel Middlemiss
The nicest person and a great professional.

Nigel Middlemiss, November 2020


Nigel Middlemiss
Excellent. I'm hoping to extend the contract into other things.

Nigel Middlemiss, November 2020

El Sutton
Pleasure to work with Nigel. He is enthusiastic, clear and considerate with his feedback.

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