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I create intricate botanical illustrations, researched in depth before a single mark is made. I begin with pencil sketches before building the final illustration digitally using a Wacom pen, combining traditional observational methods with the flexibility of digital painting. The result is work built for precision and versatility, so that the brands I work with have visuals that do more than decorate. They make products feel inhabitable, made by a person, for a person, to be shared with other people.…I create intricate botanical illustrations, researched in depth before a single mark is made. I begin with pencil sketches before building the final illustration digitally using a Wacom pen, combining traditional observational methods with the flexibility of digital painting. The result is work built for precision and versatility, so that the brands I work with have visuals that do more than decorate. They make products feel inhabitable, made by a person, for a person, to be shared with other people.

Emma L Kurran

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Illustrator, Freelance Digital Illustrator

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I create intricate botanical illustrations, researched in depth before a single mark is made. I begin with pencil sketches before building the final illustration digitally using a Wacom pen, combining traditional observational methods with the flexibility of digital painting. The result is work built for precision and versatility, so that the brands I work with have visuals that do more than decorate. They make products feel inhabitable, made by a person, for a person, to be shared with other people.…I create intricate botanical illustrations, researched in depth before a single mark is made. I begin with pencil sketches before building the final illustration digitally using a Wacom pen, combining traditional observational methods with the flexibility of digital painting. The result is work built for precision and versatility, so that the brands I work with have visuals that do more than decorate. They make products feel inhabitable, made by a person, for a person, to be shared with other people.

Available to hire

Reigate, United Kingdom

I create intricate botanical illustrations, researched in depth before a single mark is made. I begin with pencil sketches before building the final illustration digitally using a Wacom pen, combining traditional observational methods with the flexibility of digital painting. The result is work built for precision and versatility, so that the brands I work with have visuals that do more than decorate. They make products feel inhabitable, made by a person, for a person, to be shared with other people.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Botanical Illustrator at Still Growing Botanical Studio

March 1, 2022 - Present

Autism Lived-Experience Speaker at Self-employed / Various Organizations

March 1, 2018 - Present

I deliver honest, experience-based talks on neurodivergent lived experience, grounded in my life as an autistic woman navigating education, diagnosis, work, relationships, and motherhood.

Freelance Animator and Illustrator at Self-employed

March 1, 2016 - October 31, 2019

Sold artwork online via platforms like Etsy, Displate, and MiPic. Worked on diverse projects ranging from advertising to creating 3D models of products between March 2016 and October 2019.

Technical Animation TD at MPC London

March 1, 2014 - February 29, 2016

Created simulations for technical animation of skin, hair, fur, and cloth. Tested and developed systems for running crowd cloth and hair simulations, ship rigging and plant and animal simulations. Also updated and edited departmental guides for processes and systems during tenure from March 2014 to February 2016.

Freelance Illustrator

March 1, 2022 - June 7, 2024

Children’s book illustrator. Created character designs based on real people and animals. Designed book cover illustrations and layouts.

Freelance Guest Speaker on the subject of autism

March 1, 2018 - June 7, 2024

Annual presentation for MSc Clinical Neurodevelopmental Sciences at the IoPPN, King’s College London since 2018. Participated in various panels and radio discussions focusing on autistic women, autism and employment, and late diagnosis of autistic women.

Freelance Animator and Illustrator

March 1, 2016 - October 31, 2019

Sold artwork online via platforms like Etsy, Displate and MiPic. Worked on a variety of projects including advertising and creating 3D models of products.

Technical Animation TD at MPC London

March 1, 2014 - February 29, 2016

Created simulations for technical animation of skin, hair, fur and cloth. Tested and developed systems for crowd cloth and hair simulations, ship rigging and plant and animal simulations. Updated and edited departmental guides for processes and systems.