Ben Johnson - Illustration Portfolio

BRIDGES SHOPPING CENTRE CHRISTMAS CARD 2019

'SPIDERMAN FAR FROM HOME' ALTERNATIVE POSTER

MERYL STREEP 'BIG LITTLE LIES' ILLUSTRATION

'THE DARK KNIGHT' ILLUSTRATION COLLECTION

'THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE' ALTERNATIVE POSTER

'THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING MISSOURI' ALTERNATIVE POSTER

'THIRTEEN REASONS WHY' ALTERNATIVE POSTER

ABOUT ME

Hi, I'm Ben Johnson and I'm a Freelance Illustrator based in the North East of England. I graduated from Cleveland College of Art & Design (now The Northern School of Art) in 2017 with a First Class Honours degree in Graphic Design, receiving the 'Dean Broderick Memorial Award" for my final project '35mm' (you can read about it here). I had grown up drawing, as many creatives do, but it was at University where I learnt how to combine my love of art and illustration with my love of design. My work is inspired heavily by pop culture, however the area I draw most from is movies and TV. I have always found myself invested in pop culture so I think its natural that that has seeped into what I'm also interested in drawing, whether that be alternative TV and movie posters or portraits of well known musicians. I work mostly with digital drawing, focusing more on portraiture, but I like to use analogue elements in my work also, especially hand-lettering where I can. I also create digital portraits of people and pets for a variety of occasions. To find out more about both private and commercial commissions, visit the commissions page here.