About me

I'm a Wakefield based illustrator interested in comic art and character design. I specialise in character illustration influenced by animation and supernatural fantasy stories. I like to work on a range of projects including graphic design based projects such as book covers and film posters. My latest project was a short comic about three original characters in a fantasy world. The main characters, Jessie Harper and Bennie develop powers that lead them down a dangerous and interesting path. Feel free to contact me any time; leahstead99@gmail.com

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• Recently made an art station profile to share my work. Could I get some feedback on my pieces? https://www.artstation.com/hiro-draws
• Anyone know of any illustration jobs local around Leeds/ Wakefield area? Freelance or in house.
• I write short stories sometimes and I'm looking for a place to upload them. Something simple and easy to edit.

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Projects

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  EXODUS- Two years later.Re vamped my original character designs from my comic, EXODUS. Two years later from the first time we meet the characters they've grown up, gained more scars and built up their muscle. I guess that's what happens when you're fighting monsters every day. I've included their original concept designs at the bottom for comparison.
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  Wonder cover.A project where I designed the book cover for the children's book 'Wonder' as part of the Penguin Student Awards of 2019.
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  Exodus Comic.A short comic focused around three original characters in a fantasy world. This project was part of my FMP of my final year at university. These images are not in sequential order pages are cherry picked to show key elements and and understanding of my narrative.
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  LGBTQ+ ZineA small collaborative zine that I created and managed, working alongside several small artists to create a zine for the LGBTQ+ community. The cover was done with large sheets of card, photographed and edited on photoshop to increase the saturation and brightness of the colours to match that of the pride flag. I have included the two pieces that I illustrated for the ACE and Gay community.
• Greek God Zine.A small zine about the greek gods in modern times. This was part of a collaborative zine with several small artists, my pages illustrated the gods; Poseidon, Hades and Demeter. The brief set was to include some element of their 'god' aspect into the design. eg; Poseidon and water.
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  OverhaulI did a portrait illustration of one of the main villains from an anime I have watched recently. The anime as a whole has been a large inspiration for my designs and art style.

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Projects credited in

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  The University of Huddersfield, BA (Hons) IllustrationThe illustrator gathers, enlivens, softens or perturbs – drawing our surroundings, histories and desires together in a journey from eye to hand. To draw is to navigate thresholds of difference and representation, in order to stage an encounter between singular, subcultural and majoritarian ways of seeing.    Escaping the page and crossing the frame, line and narrative become vectors. Wending, weaving and spreading, they seek new surfaces, and explore new contexts. By infiltrating disciplines an

Skills

• Comic Art
• Character Art
• Illustration
• Character Design
• Comic
• Drawing
• Design

Education

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BA (hons) IllustrationUniversity of Huddersfield
Sep 2017 - Jul 2020Huddersfield, United Kingdom