Ell is an award nominated comic artist and illustrator who originally emerged from the North Sea. Now Edinburgh based, a lot of their work is inspired by folklore and the ocean - though they are also a big fan of death metal. Their favourite things to draw are horses, guitars and sad men.
Ell's comic Catharsis was published by Quindrie Press in 2023, and nominated for two Selkie Awards in 2024 - Best Short Comic and Up and Coming Talent.Ell was a mentor for the CHIP Collective's program MentorCHIPs in 2024, providing support and feedback to new comic creators.They have produced comics with the CHIP Collective and Oh Joy Sex Toy as well as being featured in Zoop's Comics are Dying in 2024 and Frisson Comics' 2021 Knock Knock Folk Horror Anthology.They have been invited to speak on panels at both Cymera Festival and Edinburgh Comic Arts Festival to discuss the nature of their work and the importance of folklore and Scottish stories.Ell is also co-organiser of Comic Cocoon, a monthly moderated discussion group for comic creators in Edinburgh. You can find more information about that here.Currently open for both comic and illustration work.
Comics
The Sad Manthology - an upcoming anthology with self indulgent comics featuring our sad man original characters. The other creators involved are Faye Stacey, Letty Wilson and Cat Laird.Synopsis: Mauve has finally made it through boot camp for the city's militant police force: the Protectorate, or 'the fangs' as it's known colloquially. Things are finally looking up, he can't wait to start - everything in his life is going to be great now that he's a part of a systematically and fatally flawed institution!
Catharsis - a 40 page comic published in June 2023 by Scottish comics Publisher Quindrie Press. Edited by Eve Greenwood and Hari Conner, lettered by Eve Greenwood.Synopsis: Dimitri is an aspiring heavy metal musician with one small problem: he's too shy to share any of his music. Well, okay, two problems: he's shy and he has also accidentally summoned a demon made of his own anxieties, and it's about to tell everyone all his deepest, darkest secrets.
Comics Are Dying: The Comic - A Brief History of the Comic Book Industry - a book by Louis Southard with 100 artists, each drawing one page. This page shows the creators of Wonder Woman.
Working in: The Arts by the CHIP Collective - commissioned comic to highlight stories of creatives working in the UK and celebrate the varied paths to working in the arts.
What Ace Means to Me - a 5 page comic drawn in collaboration with sex education site Oh Joy Sex Toy.
The Witch's Bothy - A 6 page comic featured in the Knock Knock folk Horror Zine published by Frisson Comics
Illustration
Printmaking
Linocut
Gocco
Letterpress
Needle Felted Creatures
Pet Portraits
These portraits make for a thoughtful gift or commemorative piece of your favourite furry friend! Please get in touch using the form below and we can discuss your request.These portraits are usually completed within 2 weeks, but if you need yours for a specific date, please let me know and I’ll see what I can do!I’ll ask you to send images of your pet - and the more photos you provide the better so I can get an idea of the form and personality of your pet! It’s very helpful if you have a specific photo or angle you’d like me to recreate.When the portrait is finished you will be sent a high resolution digital image that can be printed up to A3 size. Please note these are not physical commissions - this means that you can order one from wherever you are in the world!I look forward to hearing from you!
Prices
Single portrait: £60Double portrait: £90Extra pets added to portrait: +£30 per pet thereafter
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