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Wargaming / World Of Tanks

Client: Wargaming

Art Direction: Viktor Shakun

Produced campaign poster artwork for the new football game mode in World Of Tanks featuring the brand ambassador, Gianluigi Buffon.

Bleacher Report / Social content

Client: Bleacher Report

A selection of illustrations used to promote sporting highlights on their social channels.

Bundesliga / Social content 17/18

Client: Bundesliga

Created artwork for a ‘Coach Series’ and a ‘Striker Series’ to be featured as content on all the Bundesliga social channels.

BT Sport / ChampionsDraw 17/18

Client: BT Sports

One of 12 selected illustrators to be part of the second #ChampionsDraw, a knock-out competition running along side the UEFA Champions League.

Each illustrator is allocated to a team in each stage to produce a poster for a pre-selected game featured on BT Sport.

The results are judged on the total amount of likes/retweets each poster receives, the illustrator with the least amount is knocked out of the competition.

MOTD Magazine / Poster

Client: Match Of The Day Magazine

Illustration used as pull-out poster for the 10th Anniversary edition of Match Of The Day Magazine.

MCFC / UEFA R16

Client: Manchester City FC

Produced illustrative artwork and animation for the campaign to advertise Man City's UCL R16 home match against FC Basel.  

Iowa Alumni Magazine

Client: Iowa Alumni Magazine

Commissioned to illustrate the cover and spot illustrations for the September issue of their magazine.

Participant of CGTrader Digital Art Competition

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MCFC / Hospitality

Client: Manchester City FC

Commissioned to produce two artworks for Manchester City's Platinum membership packages.

Members of the Legends Suite receive the Colin Bell and Tunnel Club receive the Pep Guardiola print within their Season pack. 

ESPN / Young Players

Client: ESPN

Commissioned to produce a banner and portraits for an article about the uprising of young talent in the upcoming Premier League season. 

FourFourTwo / Season Review

Client: FourFourTwo Magazine

Commissioned to produce editorial illustrations to accompany the Season Review article in the bumper September issue of FourFourTwo.

Bleacher Report / Instagram

Client: Bleacher Report

An open brief commission to create a buzz for the upcoming Premier League season 17/18.

ESPN / Buffon banners

Client: ESPN

Commissioned to produce editorial artwork based on Gianluigi Buffon for banners to be featured on ESPN's digital channels.

Bundesliga / Digital content

ESPN / New Faces of Baseball

Client: ESPN

Creative Direction: Neil Jamieson / Chin Wang

Produce 10 illustrations of past legends and upcoming stars of the MLB.

Read article here
 

NCFC / Programme covers

Client: Norwich City FC

Commissioned to produce all the home game programme covers for Norwich City FC. 

MCWFC / UEFA Champions League

Client: Manchester City FC

Produced artwork to promote the UEFA Women's Champions League semi-final match versus Olympique Lyonnais.

Each of the four head to head images put together stars of Manchester City Women versus their Lyon counterparts.

 

ESPN / Messi banners

Client: ESPN

Commissioned to produce editorial artwork based on Lionel Messi's 30th birthday for banners to be featured on ESPN's digital channels.

 

Adidas / US Open

Client: Adidas Tennis

Agency: We Are Social

Produced reactive illustrations in conjunction of the US Open Tennis Championship for @AdidasTennis Instagram feed. Featured ambassadors of the brand, wearing the new Adidas tennis wear whilst maintaining a true likeness to the players.

ESPN / Ten Of The Best

ESPN / Premier League managers

MCWFC / Carli Lloyd

Client: Manchester City Women Football Club

Illustration for the arrival of new signing, Carli Lloyd.

CBS / Star Trek 50/50

Bleacher Report / VICK

ESPN / Magazine

Bleacher Report / Beckham 40

Grindsmith / Stained Glass Window

Creative direction: Luke Tomlinson

Commissioned by Grindsmith, an espresso and brew bar in Manchester - to design bespoke artwork for their centrepiece, stained glass window on show at their Media City branch.

MCFC / UEFA Quarter Final

Client: Manchester City FC

Produced four posters between key players between Manchester City and Paris Saint Germain.

The hero poster (Aguero v Zlatan) was produced on 20m billboard in the centre of Manchester. 

AFC Bournemouth / Programme cover

Client: AFC Bournemouth

Invited by AFC Bournemouth to produce the programme cover for the Capital Cup Quarter Final vs Liverpool.

BT Sport / #ChampionsDraw 15/16

Client: BT Sport

One of five selected illustrators to be part of the #ChampionsDraw, a knock-out competition running along side the UEFA Champions League.

Each illustrator is allocated to produce a poster for a pre-selected game featured on BT Sport.

The results are judged on the total amount of likes/retweets each poster receives, the illustrator with the least amount is knocked out of the competition.

BT Sport / #ChampionsDraw 16/17

Client: BT Sport

One of five selected illustrators to be part of the #ChampionsDraw, a knock-out competition running along side the UEFA Champions League.

Each illustrator is allocated to produce a poster for a pre-selected game featured on BT Sport.

The results are judged on the total amount of likes/retweets each poster receives, the illustrator with the least amount is knocked out of the competition.

FOX Sports / Cleveland Cavs

Client: FOX Sports OHIO

Creative Director: Greg Goyla

To illustrate a poster to promote their coverage of the Cleveland Cavaliers' season.

The FA / England Vs France

Agency: Haymarket

Client: The FA

Commissioned to Illustrate the front cover of the programme for the England vs France international friendly.

 

ESPN / Derek Jeter

Client: ESPN

Creative Direction: Neil Jamieson

Produce an illustration of NY Yankees Captain, Derek Jeter to accompany an article about his retirement from Baseball.

BT Sport / UFC 202

Client: BT Sport

Produce graphic caricatures for additional social media collateral for the UFC 202 Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz fight.

Nike / Guangzhou Evergrande

Client: Nike China

Agency: AKQA

Produced six different illustrations of the current team, Guangzhou Evergrande FC in Shanghai.

Each illustration would be a frame of animation, which when put together complete the process of shoot the ball toward the goal.

The animated GIF was put together by Julien Moreau - using all the aspects of my artwork to complete the sequence seamlessly. 

Answer Ireland's Call

Agency: Atomic

Client: Life Style Sports

Illustrated campaign for 'Answer Ireland's Call' to promote Ireland's kit ahead of the Rugby World Cup 2015.

Bud Light / UFC Competition

Agency: Anomally

Creative Direction: Kevin Filliter

An illustration of the Bud Light Living competition winner to be placed in and around the UFC Championship arena.

Adidas / All Blacks

Nivea Men / Legends Vs You

Agency: AKQA

Creative Direction: Shravan Odedra

Illustrations to support NIVEA MEN's campaign - Legends Vs You. Amateur 5-a-side teams were invited to challenge the team of Liverpool FC legends including John Barnes, Ian Rush and Jason McAteer, to a match by entering an online competition. 

The illustrations were produced using pencils, gouache and then taken into Photoshop to add some colour.

The style was kept more simplistic to keep consistency due to the nature of NIVEA's graphic branding style.
 

Nottingham Forest FC / Art of the Game

Client: Nottingham Forest FC

Part of their match day programme feature 'The Art of the Game' .

I stuck to what I knew of the club which where the glory days from my younger years, the days of irreplaceable Brian Clough and his trusted soldiers who would give everything they had, every game!

ESPN / Magazine

ESPN / MLB Hall Of Fame

Client: ESPN

Produced six illustrations of newly appointed members of the MLB Hall Of Fame for 2014, to be featured on the ESPN website.

CBS / Star Trek

Client: CBS

Publisher: Iron Gut Publishing

Artwork produced for mass production and worldwide sales

GQ / Magazine

Client: GQ Magazine

Creative Direction: John Munoz

Illustrations of guest columnists to accompany their articles in GQ Magazine.
 

11 Freunde / Magazine

Client: 11 Freunde Magazine

Commissioned to produce the cover and five content illustrations for 11 Freunde Magazine.

Wargaming / World Of Tanks

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Bleacher Report / Social content

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Bundesliga / Social content 17/18

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BT Sport / ChampionsDraw 17/18

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MOTD Magazine / Poster

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MCFC / UEFA R16

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Iowa Alumni Magazine

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MCFC / Hospitality

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ESPN / Young Players

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FourFourTwo / Season Review

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Bleacher Report / Instagram

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ESPN / Buffon banners

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ESPN / New Faces of Baseball

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NCFC / Programme covers

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MCWFC / UEFA Champions League

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ESPN / Messi banners

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Adidas / US Open

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ESPN / Ten Of The Best

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ESPN / Premier League managers

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MCWFC / Carli Lloyd

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CBS / Star Trek 50/50

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Bleacher Report / VICK

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ESPN / Magazine

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Grindsmith / Stained Glass Window

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MCFC / UEFA Quarter Final

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AFC Bournemouth / Programme cover

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BT Sport / #ChampionsDraw 15/16

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BT Sport / #ChampionsDraw 16/17

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FOX Sports / Cleveland Cavs

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The FA / England Vs France

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ESPN / Derek Jeter

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BT Sport / UFC 202

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Nike / Guangzhou Evergrande

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Bud Light / UFC Competition

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Adidas / All Blacks

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Nivea Men / Legends Vs You

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Nottingham Forest FC / Art of the Game

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ESPN / Magazine

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ESPN / MLB Hall Of Fame

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CBS / Star Trek

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GQ / Magazine

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11 Freunde / Magazine

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