Gill Smith is an illustrator based in Liverpool and would welcome opportunities to share her creative skills. Gill has several areas of expertise: children’s book illustration, live drawing at events, murals and creative workshops.
She draws in person or remotely, at events to record information in an accessible and creative way. (Often called visual scribing or graphic recording, for all kinds of events such as conferences, meetings, community gatherings gathering audience feedback.
Why consider live illustration?
It records key ideas and makes content more memorable.
It adds interest and encourages participation. People love to see the drawing unfold.
It is a way of capturing peoples feedback and getting opinions heard – good for project evaluations or capturing post event feedback.
You have shareable images for display, print and online.
Gill is also a children’s book illustrator working with major publishers, Walker Books and authors such as David Almond, Katya Balen and Micheal Rosen. ‘Wild’ has been included on the Summer reading challenge, Story Garden by The Reading Agency, an initiative spread across libraries and schools nationally. Saving the Butterfly was shortlisted for prestigious awards such as The Klaus Flugge Prize and Yoto Carnegie Prize. Gill can offer illustration related workshops, illustration skills, picture book process, read and draw along and talks and Q and A’s.
Please take a look at e.g.s of live illustration here, www.gillsmithillustration.com