Laura Ward

Laura Ward

IllustratorOxford, United Kingdom
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Laura Ward

Laura Ward

IllustratorOxford, United Kingdom
About me
freelance illustrator and aub graduate creating the cute and creepy contact email: aurameiiart@gmail.com
Projects
  • Garden of Bones
    Garden of BonesFor my last unit of year two at university I created a fully animated graphic novel centred on a girl following a ghost through a garden. I made 20 gifs designed to be scrolled through in order for it to tell like a comic. The full graphic novel is available on my website at www.aurameii.com
  • Howl's Moving Castle
    Howl's Moving CastleThis was for a unit in my second year of university. I wanted to enter the 2019 House of Illustration Folio Society Awards and the book chosen was 'Howl's Moving Castle' - one of my childhood favourites. I went and reread the story and got some inspiration from Harry Clarke, Aubrey Beardsley and Alphonse Mucha to create an art nouveau approach to the story. I chose several key elements that I liked the best and also made a book cover design.
  • Major Project - Thain and Thistle
    Major Project - Thain and ThistleFor my final major project at university, I set out to create a graphic novel aimed at teenagers exploring themes of bullying. My style is quite gothic and dark and these elements are still in this work, yet I wanted to create something with a happier outcome than most. The entire graphic novel is available online via issuu. The novel is called 'Thain and Thistle'.
Projects credited in
  • Arts University Bournemouth, BA (Hons) Illustration
    Arts University Bournemouth, BA (Hons) IllustrationThe BA Illustration course at AUB is founded on an inclusive notion of illustration, that recognises the breadth of practices, and contexts within which it operates. Here, students define their own universe whilst building the skills to enable them to adapt to the rapidly expanding and diversifying field of contemporary illustration, whether those are drawing, print, digital or time-based practices. AUB illustration students are resourceful and agile creatives who maintain a clear sense of th
Skills
  • Digital Illustration
  • Adobe Indesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Book Illustration
  • Children’s Books
  • Illustration
Education
    Arts University Bournemouth logo
    Arts University Bournemouth logo
    Illustration BA (hons) Arts University Bournemouth
     - Bournemouth, United Kingdom
    Graduated with a first
    B
    B
    Level 3 Diploma / Foundation in Art and DesignBanbury and Bicester College
     - Banbury, United Kingdom
    Gained a distinction