Link to my artist portfolio: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ I’m Jilin Tan (Luke), a Visual Communication MA graduate at the Royal College of Art, London. I translate complex ideas into clear, engaging visuals through editorial and commercial illustration, visual storytelling, and fine art practice—bridging context, aesthetics, and clarity for different audiences. My portfolio link is available in the CV page and LinkedIn profile. The style of my is work highly developed secession, constructivism and social realism. However, this doesn’t mean that pieces I deliver can only look like the samples I provided. The cores of those genres are highly practiced in daily life experiences and creations, which gives a strong foundation of technique and aesthetics, and free spirit and forms to present in actual commissions. I’ve worked internationally across publishing, freelance illustration, and specialist medical illustration in the UK and China. Bilingual in Mandarin and English. I’m glad and honored to build up cooperation with clients, based on my style and the flexible adaptability from clients’ specific needs.

Jilin Tan

Link to my artist portfolio: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ I’m Jilin Tan (Luke), a Visual Communication MA graduate at the Royal College of Art, London. I translate complex ideas into clear, engaging visuals through editorial and commercial illustration, visual storytelling, and fine art practice—bridging context, aesthetics, and clarity for different audiences. My portfolio link is available in the CV page and LinkedIn profile. The style of my is work highly developed secession, constructivism and social realism. However, this doesn’t mean that pieces I deliver can only look like the samples I provided. The cores of those genres are highly practiced in daily life experiences and creations, which gives a strong foundation of technique and aesthetics, and free spirit and forms to present in actual commissions. I’ve worked internationally across publishing, freelance illustration, and specialist medical illustration in the UK and China. Bilingual in Mandarin and English. I’m glad and honored to build up cooperation with clients, based on my style and the flexible adaptability from clients’ specific needs.

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I’m Jilin Tan (Luke), a Visual Communication MA graduate at the Royal College of Art, London. I translate complex ideas into clear, engaging visuals through editorial and commercial illustration, visual storytelling, and fine art practice—bridging context, aesthetics, and clarity for different audiences. My portfolio link is available in the CV page and LinkedIn profile. The style of my is work highly developed secession, constructivism and social realism. However, this doesn’t mean that pieces I deliver can only look like the samples I provided. The cores of those genres are highly practiced in daily life experiences and creations, which gives a strong foundation of technique and aesthetics, and free spirit and forms to present in actual commissions.

I’ve worked internationally across publishing, freelance illustration, and specialist medical illustration in the UK and China. Bilingual in Mandarin and English. I’m glad and honored to build up cooperation with clients, based on my style and the flexible adaptability from clients’ specific needs.

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Language

English
Advanced

Work Experience

Illustrator at Science (article illustration)
November 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Helped create illustrations for an upcoming article: "Simultaneous tactile-morphological perception enables reflective behavior in soft robots" (to be published).
Illustrator at Science Magazine (Science's article)
November 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025
Supported illustration creation for the article Simultaneous tactile-morphological perception enables reflective behavior in soft robots (to be published). Contributed visuals for a robotics/science editorial context.
Freelance Illustrator
February 1, 2024 - Present
Created commissioned illustration for fiction and non-fiction books, including cover art, app background pages, and character design, plus commercial illustration and mixed-media oil painting. Worked across themes including history, geography, socio-political topics, and art/aesthetics. Managed client communication, project planning, and delivery while producing both digital and traditional works.
Medical Illustrator at Frontiers in Neurology
January 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022
Created high-quality medical illustrations for the article on perivascular spaces, glymphatic system, and MR, supporting communication of scientific research.
Medical Illustrator (Illustrations for scientific publication) at Frontiers in Neurology
January 1, 2022 - May 1, 2022
Created high-quality medical illustrations for the article Perivascular Spaces, Glymphatic System and MR, supporting communication of scientific research. Focused on producing publication-ready visuals that clarify complex neurological concepts.
Medical Illustrator at Tsinghua University Press
December 1, 2021 - July 1, 2022
Produced medical illustrations for MRI diagnosis and clinical research of cerebral small vessel disease (脑小血管病磁共振诊断与临床), supporting clearer patient understanding of complex medical concepts. Translated specialist content into accurate, readable visuals aligned with publication needs.

Education

Master of Arts (MA) Visual Communication at Royal College of Art, London
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Illustration (First-Class Honours) at Camberwell College of Arts, UAL
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2025
Master of Arts (MA) Visual Communication at Royal College of Art, London
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Illustration, First Class Honour at Camberwell College of Arts, UAL
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2025

Qualifications

First-Class BA (Illustration) - Core Practice and Discipline; Collaborative and Collective Practices; Expanded Practice and POD Culture as Discipline; Final projects
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2025

Industry Experience

Life Sciences, Education, Healthcare