About me

Hi! My name is Crystal and I’m an illustrator who grew up in London. I tend to focus on representing the beauty I see in people, smaller memories, and experiences in a way that is also meaningful to others ✨

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Projects

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  Introducing myself for work :)Hi everyone - I am looking for a new role in illustration/graphic design :) I am open to freelance work and studio/job positions that suit my portfolio! I’m a recent graduate who studied BA Hons Graphic and Digital Design at the University of Greenwich, and I have freelance experience in working with independent fashion stores; these experiences have allowed me to build on my distinctive personal identity as a designer. I have some examples of my work below, however I show a wider range of work
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  Sea life wind chimesI enjoyed the feeling of looking at wind chimes hanging in peoples' windows when I was walking around Japan, and it inspired me to capture and represent the feeling through illustration. I played with the idea of using sea life as the form of most of the chimes as I liked the juxtaposition between them and the sky
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  日本２０２３travel diaryI'm starting a travel diary from my most recent trip to Japan! Visiting Japan is always a good source of new design inspiration and new experiences for me, and I chose to illustrate this specific trip since I did a lot in Japan this year with friends. This is my first illustration of the series, which is of myself in front of the Itsukushima shrine in Miyajima. I hope to turn the finished product into a physical zine/publication in the future :)
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  Falling while dreamingI illustrated what it's like to feel as if you're falling while asleep/dreaming. I enjoyed coming up with the concept for this illustration!
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  Riju character studyI have a big interest in character design and cultural jewellery, and Riju from Breath of the Wild has been my favourite character design for a while since her design shows the context of her cultural past through the design of her jewellery and the way she wears it. I would love to do more illustrations of characters, and maybe a more in-depth illustration series of my own original characters!
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  Summertime heatwave illustrationDuring the summer heatwave of this year I wanted to capture the feeling of wanting to keep cool and refreshed while indoors

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Projects credited in

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  DTIYS challengeMy entry on @om3lette's draw this in your style challenge on Instagram
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  Fashion illustrationFashion illustration portrait

Work history

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Creative brandingVintage villa
Dec 2020 - Feb 2021London, United KingdomFreelance
In 2021 I created branding according to the season for the small online thrift business “Vintage Villa” where I made a series of seasonally themed logos, business cards, stickers, and post cards correlating to the brands identity

Skills

• Illustration
• Abobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• Pencil Drawing
• Sketching
• Character Illustration
• Design
• Graphic Design
• 2D Artist

Education

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Bachelor of Arts (BA) University of Greenwich
Jun 2019 - May 2022London, United Kingdom
I study Graphic and Digital Design at Greenwich, and I chose this degree in order to graduate with more skills than needed in order to become an illustrator
1 year courseGoldsmiths, University of London
Jun 2018 - Jun 2019St James's, New Cross, London SE14 6AD, UK
Whilst at Goldsmiths university, I studied Anthropology for a year. This yeah within this degree allowed me to expand on my knowledge in relation to how people think and feel about certain topics, whilst simultaneously understanding the context of why these feelings arise