I'm a freelance Illustrator and Animator based in Bristol, UK, with a wealth of creative experience spanning the commercial, music and film industry. Notable recent commissions include a music video for Steve Perry and Willie Nelson with almost 1 million views to date, as well as an award winning illustrated book entitled 'The Puppy Prophet, winner of Best Overall Design (Fiction) for the Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2025.…

Patrick Atkins

I'm a freelance Illustrator and Animator based in Bristol, UK, with a wealth of creative experience spanning the commercial, music and film industry. Notable recent commissions include a music video for Steve Perry and Willie Nelson with almost 1 million views to date, as well as an award winning illustrated book entitled 'The Puppy Prophet, winner of Best Overall Design (Fiction) for the Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2025.…

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I’m a freelance Illustrator and Animator based in Bristol, UK, with a wealth of creative experience spanning the commercial, music and film industry. Notable recent commissions include a music video for Steve Perry and Willie Nelson with almost 1 million views to date, as well as an award winning illustrated book entitled 'The Puppy Prophet, winner of Best Overall Design (Fiction) for the Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2025.

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Work Experience

Freelance Illustrator / Animator at Patrick Atkins Illustration
September 15, 2014 - Present
- Freelance Illustration commissions in editorial, commercial and educational sectors.

Education

Ba (Hons) Illustration at Falmouth University
September 20, 2010 - August 19, 2013

Qualifications

Awarded Best Overall Design (Fiction) - Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2025
August 20, 2025 - August 20, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment
    uniE621 Lane 8 - Childish (Music Video)
    Really delighted to have worked with Lane 8 and their label This Never Happened on this video for their new single ‘CHILDISH’. https://youtu.be/fpEPR1XPMCc?si=QTU1i4qVj-xGit7L…
    uniE621 Steve & Willie - Faithfully (Music Video)
    Very honoured to have worked on this video for Steve Perry & Willie Nelson’s new rendition of the Journey hit ‘Faithfully’, released on Dark Horse Records. https://youtu.be/lKVqkAHXFVM?si=dOCINM5oi31jAhL8…
    uniE621 Dhani Harrison / Huun-Huur-Tu - Boidus (Music Video)
    Very excited to have worked on this visualiser for Dark Horse Records’ new release from Dhani Harrison, Carmen Rizzo and Huun Huur Tu, called ‘Boidus’, the lead single off their collaborative album ‘Dreamers In The Field’. https://youtu.be/9wp_Oq3DCG4?si=2ba0BHVbeLTCLOpG…
    uniE621 draumr - Somewhere Stellar (Album Artwork)
    Earlier this year I had the pleasure of working with musician and all-round creative draumr on the artwork for their new album ‘Somewhere Stellar’.…
    uniE621 The Puppy Prophet (Illustrated Book)
    I had the pleasure of working closely with David Cary Lane on his book ‘The Puppy Prophet’, creating a fully illustrated story that follows Dumpster Daisy, a wise, old stray nearing the end of her days, as she explores life’s most profound mysteries of love, hope, fear, friendship, God, and even death. I’m very proud to announce this book was awarded Best Overall Design (Fiction) 2025 by the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. You can see some excerpts from the book and find out more here: patrickatkins.co.uk//the-puppy-prophet/…
    uniE621 Wasia Project - My Lover Is Sleeping (Music Video)
    I had the pleasure of working on this music video and single artwork for Wasia Project’s single ‘My Lover Is Sleeping’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkBr1XJ8aS8…
    uniE621 Mass Market
    I was invited by Santa Fe Studio to create this illustrated poster as part of an exhibition at ETH Rome 2023.…
    uniE621 North Sea Echoes - Throwing Stones (Music Video)
    An animated music video for North Sea Echoes 2024 single, ‘Thowing Stones’. https://youtu.be/dQH-oSChCUE?si=7eqY_2dh4VjRhBuA…

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