ILLUSTRATOR IN ACTION Shannon Ell

This week we can watch our dear Shannon Ell in action. Shannon is a non-binary illustrator, animator and designer based in Edinburgh. They graduated in Illustration at Edinburgh College of Art in 2021, and are amazing in drawing cute alpacas!

My alphabet animals episode 1, Alpacas in Love, video was made in February of last year. It was going to be an ongoing series of tutorials to help people have fun drawing cute animals either on paper or on the software of their choice. 

I made this using Procreate on iPad Pro 2018 11.5” and filmed with my phone attached to a gimble on my desk, lit with a ring light. The video was edited on Adobe Premier and the font is my own handwriting. The pens on my desk are Posca acrylic markers. 

I’d love to be able to do more tutorials in the hopes that more people will have fun illustrating along with me. 

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Shannon Ell is a non-binary illustrator, animator and designer based in Edinburgh. They graduated in Illustration at Edinburgh College of Art in 2021. Some of their work is based on their cat, Miles, which has been featured as comics in Words & Pictures.

Website: www.shannonillustrates.com

Instagram:@shannon.illustrates

                      

If you have an illustration video that you would like to see featured here please let us know! Contact Illustration Features Editor Tita Berredo at llustrators@britishscbwi.org

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Tita Berredo is the Illustration Features Editor of Words & Pictures. Find her work at www.titaberredo.com. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter. Contact her at illustrators@britishscbwi.org