A recent graduate of Manchester Metropolitan University with a first-class degree in Illustration and Animation. I am equipped with knowledge in Digital Techniques such as Photoshop CC, Indesign and Illustrator. While also having my practice heavily based on traditional methods that playfully explore outcomes often routed in historical archives.
My experimental practice has resulted in the development of my work from gouache, collage, and various drawing techniques to prints and small publication formats using learned bookbinding techniques.
My portfolio can be found at mollypilkington.co.uk
Projects
- T-Shirt design for Handel & Hendrix in LondonIllustrative design created for t-shirts, tote bags and prints to be sold in the museum gift shop and online. An image to celebrate the life of Jimi Hendrix and 50 years since his passing. As an illustrator, my practice focuses on the small details that are often overlooked. I find that I naturally gravitate towards producing work inspired by archives and subjects that celebrate parts of our history. Producing a design inspired by Jimi Hendrix was the ideal project to do this and allowed me to
Work history
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Freelance IllustratorHandel & Hendrix in London
- London, United KingdomFreelance
Illustrative design created for t-shirts, tote bags and prints to be sold in the museum gift shop and online. An image to celebrate the life of Jimi Hendrix and 50 years since his passing.
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Freelance ContributerPlanet Bee Magazine
- Manchester, United KingdomFreelance
Artwork submission to accompany Nuclear Power article in the 4th edition of this Science and Technology magazine.
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Skills
- Illustration
- Design
- Graphics
- Hand Bookbinding
- Adobe Create Suite
- Archive Research
Education
First class Honours, BA (Hons) Illustration AnimationManchester Metropolitan University
- Manchester, United Kingdom
Foundation Diploma in Art and DesignManchester Metropolitan University
- Manchester, United Kingdom
Distinction grade achieved.