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Illustrator | Printmaker
Sage Rose Butler
sagerosebutler@hotmail.com
07704 652278 | IG @whimsicalsageart
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Live briefs and commissions
Book
Illustration
Other
Illustration
A collection of my best commissioned and live work from clients
A collection of fiction and non fiction book illustration work
Other types of illustration such as editorial and posters
Sketchbook and development
Speculative Commissions
A collection of created concepts for commissions (not formally commissioned)
Finally, a collection of some of my best sketches and roughs to give insight into my process
 The EdgeThis is my work for Falmouth Illustrations published promotional magazine: The Edge. Here I drew detailed linework by hand, adding many layers of painted textures and colour in photoshop. |  Promise 1A live brief for the Authorial Practice MA team at Falmouth University |  Promise 2 |
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 Promise 3 and 4 |  St Austell Calendar ComissionThis was a live brief competiton for St Austell Printing Company. I was fortunate to be one of the 14 winners out of over 30. Made using lino printing and watercolour. |
Live briefs and commissions
Book Illustration
 Dragon Page mock upThis is a mock up for my ongoing final degree project: a field guide on cornish folklore |
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 Dissertation CoverA cover I illustrated for my dissertation on witches in Studio Ghibli films Hand drawn linework with digital colouring |  Spirit DoorsA redesign of a book on folklore. Illustrated using fineliner, watercolour and ink |  Faerie FlowersA redesign of a book on folklore. Illustrated using fineliner, watercolour and ink |
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 Tree SpiritsA redesign of a book on folklore. Illustrated using fineliner, watercolour and ink, heavily inspired by Tolkien's Treebeard |  Bug Book 1A spread from a self authored fiction activity book for children |  Bug Book 2 |
 Witch's house narrativeA self authored narrative concept of a fantastical witch tower |  Zine front coverMixed media digital pages for a collaborative Rockpool zine |  ZineMixed media digital pages for a collaborative Rockpool zine |
 ZineMixed media digital pages for a collaborative Rockpool zine |
Other Illustration
 Values jacketThis is one of my most ambitious projects, I painted an entire jacket in under 6 weeks |  Weapons patchesThese are the 2 large weapons from the back of the jacket, inspired by God of War Handpainted acrylic on fabric |  Jacket 1This is the first of a pair of experimental protest fashion photography. I painted over 100 patches for the jacket and added all the drawings and text in photoshop |
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 Jacket 2This is the second of a pair of experimental protest fashion photography. I painted over 100 patches for the jacket and added all the drawings and text in photoshop |
Speculative Commissions
 "Caroline"This collection inspired by Coraline served as a conceptual commission. After this I was contacted by Laika Studios |  Concert PosterA digital mixed media poster using scanned watercolour and my photos for Tom Rosenthal |
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Sketches and Development
 Ink Experiments |  Ink Experiments |  Ink Experiments |
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 Ink Experiments |  Ink Experiments |  Ink Experiments |
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