Hello! I’m Viv, a UK based illustrator with a love of science fiction and fantasy. I create detailed images in both traditional and digital media, most often using either the basic pencil, or Procreate and Photoshop to make my art. My artwork varies from whimsical and fun all the way to darker horror themed work, depending on the project, and often focuses on environments, character and creature design.
I have just finished studying Illustration this year at Arts University Bournemouth, working on a project illustrating George R.R. Martin’s collection of short stories, Dreamsongs. As well as this I collaborated with the Creative Writing BA to create an illustrated anthology of their work.
When not doing art, you can find me either gardening, drinking coffee with too much sugar, or watching Lord of the Rings (again).
For any questions, please contact me at vivhughesillustration@gmail.com
Member of the AOI
Projects
- Dreamsongs and Hollow HopeFor my FMP, I focused on book illustration, and created images to accompany three different stories. The first two were for George R. R. Martin's short stories from his Dreamsongs anthology, where I did both full page colour illustrations and smaller spot illustrations to go around the text. The third project was a collaboration with the Creative Writing BA course, creating 3 full page illustrations to accompany a short story - Hollow Hope - written by a student to be printed in their course ant
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Projects credited in
- 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 th48
- Gum Chewer exhibitionPhotos from Gum Chewer Exhibition. An exhibition curated by me and showcasing fellow students from the Arts University Bournemouth illustration course. The artists featured in the exhibition are in order from top to bottom: Patricia Csuhaj, Ru Swatkins, Morgan Pritchett, Sophie Elliot, FLOSSPOTZ, Megan Marett, Viv Hughes, Kimberly Walker.
Skills
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Indesign
- Adobe Illustrator
- Concept art
- Book Illustration
Education
Illustration BA (hons) Arts University Bournemouth
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Foundation Diploma in Art and DesignDe Montfort University
- Leicester, United Kingdom