About me

Robert Dickson is a Northampton-based freelance illustrator and character designer, who has just finished studying at the University of Northampton. Robert generally works in traditional materials as well as digital media, creating illustrations that tell stories or provoke thought. A good majority of his work revolves around characters (often inspired by animals) that observe and comment on the more baffling aspects of human behaviour and culture. He specialises in children’s book illustration and editorial work, aspiring for his work to have a positive influence on future children and humans. Email- robdickson01604@gmail.com

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  Carmelite Prize 2020 ProjectThis self-initiated project involved creating illustrations for a children's picture book that were submited to the 2020 Carmelite Prize, a competition that is run annually by Hachette Children's Group publishing.
• The Wrath of the BirdsA humorous cartoon comic book inspired by Daphne Du Maurier's novel "The Birds."
• Penguin competition 2020Book cover design created for Michelle Magorian's children's book "Goodnight Mister Tom", according to a brief set by the Penguin book cover competition 2020

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  University of Northampton, BA (Hons) IllustrationOur Illustration course puts the power of storytelling and visual communication at the heart of what we do. The course emphasises the importance of supporting students to develop their own visual language through a range of media, from page to screen, 3D, installation and interaction. Students can experiment and innovate using idea generation and real-world application to create work with meaning and purpose. We prepare confident and competent illustrators through the professional practice mod