Tope Olayinka

Tope Olayinka

IllustratorLondon, United Kingdom
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Tope Olayinka

Tope Olayinka

IllustratorLondon, United Kingdom
About me
An independent illustrator , storyteller and artist, obsessed with stories, imaginary worlds & magic, based in the in London UK. In the past few years I have worked on several illustration commissions and design projects for creative entrepreneur's, consultants and businesses. Creating - card illustration, website design, social media assets, as well as book illustration. I have sold my own illustrated cards and stationery at pop-ups and markets and have also taken part in my art group @RiotSoup’s exhibition, residency and events. I now sell my art and merch on my online store. I am currently working on developing my personal project “Above & Below“. A Post-Apocalyptic graphic novel series and Tarot cards, with project updates on Patreon.
Projects
  • Art piece
    Art pieceA private client asked me to create a piece of art for her partner's birthday gift. I was given free rein to create what I wanted with nature being a part of the theme.
  • Plann Encouragement cards
    Plann Encouragement cardsThe Plann, an online consultancy offering self-help tools, self-care tips and self healing strategies, commissioned me to create a card design for their encouragement cards. I was asked to create an illustration that would make the product appeal to those who needed daily encouragement. I was given some photos for inspiration but I had free rein to create what I thought would work for the card design. I created several sketches and we quickly decided on the roughs that made up the final car
  • Teach me how to be happy Journal
    Teach me how to be happy JournalKESIS Consulting an International Safeguarding Consultancy, delivering expert services to champion change in domestic abuse prevention & response in education and workspaces, commissioned me to create a Domestic Violence Journal design and illustrations. The client wanted to create a journal to help those in vulnerable situations. I was asked to create illustrations that would convey a feeling of self-care. As this was a project of a more charitable nature, helping individuals in distress and
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Work history
    Independent illustrator, storyteller & designer
    Events Manager
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Skills
  • Illustration
  • Animation
  • Design
  • Project Management
Education
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    BA (Hons) AnimationLCC
     - London, United Kingdom
    Animation degree