PROFESSIONAL WORK
2023 • BIRDS of the LOWER DERWENT VALLEY
Illustrated over 30 species of bird and 9 landscape scenes of the Lower Derwent Valley National Nature Reserve for the upcoming book 'Birds of the Lower Derwent Valley' to be published Summer 2024.
2022 • FOREVER HOME - BIRDWOOD GAMES
Illustrated the upcoming 2023 boardgame 'Forever Home' - with art direction and graphic design by Dann May (Quillsilver Games)
Finalist for Best Art in the Dicebreaker Tabletop Awards 2023.
Finalist for Best Art in the Dicebreaker Tabletop Awards 2023.
2023 • NISHIMUKI JAM & COFFEE LABELS
Designed a series of wildlife-themed jam labels for Nishimuki, Shizuoka, Japan. Masked palm-civet, wild boar and brown-eared bulbul.
Also illustrated a pair of coffee labels based on two Japanese yōkai: a kappa and an akaname.
2019/2020 • FUNDAMENTALS OF CREATURE DESIGN - 3DTOTAL.COM
Commissioned to write and illustrate a 45-page chapter on animal anatomy for creature designers.
2022/23 • INSTAR MAGAZINE (ISSUES 3 & 4) - ROYAL ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Illustrations for the RES's children's magazine about insect science, INSTAR.
Some illustrations for an article on insect mouthparts and others for a key/guide to identifying insect larvae.
Some illustrations for an article on insect mouthparts and others for a key/guide to identifying insect larvae.
Short illustrated piece on fig-fig wasp interactions.
Diagrams showing how gut bacteria can affect insect health made in collaboration with Dr Andongma Awawing.
2020 • BLUE MARINE FOUNDATION
Commissioned to illustrate the European Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) for a conservation campaign.
© Dominique Vassie 2023