Rebecca Stewart – Designer

Hi, I’m Rebecca, a graphic designer and illustrator based in Melbourne, Australia. I'm inspired by botanical themes combined with sometimes dark sci-fi moods, and enjoy collaborating with clients who love the 'feeling' of my works.

I developed my drawing skills in the '90s working in 2D animation on short films, ads and TV shows. I also taught character animation in Singapore, production edited a birdwatching magazine, and worked as a freelance copywriter. In 2022, I published my debut undersea sci-fi graphic novel called Infernal Regions, which was shortlisted in the 2023 Comic Arts Awards of Australia.

I love black and white art and I bring visual narratives to life for magazines and book publishers of all kinds. As an illustrator, I love capturing ideas that are hard to describe in words: I use black ink and cardboard, chicken skewers, nibs on backwards and sometimes my fingers to draw to convey feeling, movement and emotion. I'll often collage in textural backgrounds to create a visceral, hand-made vibe.

If you want your publication to look and feel a little different, and like illustration that encourages the imagination and doesn't talk down to the reader, we probably speak the same language. If so, please get in touch!

*Please note - I do not use any AI tools to generate my work - either during the ideation process or my output. With the huge amount of ethical, legal and environmental issues around AI-generated writing and images, I cannot partner with people who put their name to AI-created work.*