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The portfolio of Becky Scarborough
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Becky Scarborough
Graphic Design & Illustration
Becky's illustration based work often features and is
inspired by nature and animals. She likes to bring more
meaning to her work by responding to issues such
as migration, pollution, hunting or de‐forestation.
Creative and hands‐on, with a passion for making
things, Becky has recently begun broadening
her style and practice by using natural elements
found in the garden. She combines this with skills
such as illustration, collage and bookbinding.
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Copyright © 2011
Becky Scarborough © 2010 ‐ 2011
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be
reproduced, without prior permission of the author.
www.beckyscarborough.co.uk
07554880730
4 Guardian of the Forest
12 Safety in Numbers
20 !"##$%&'#(%!()*+
34 Home Tweet Home
36 Deer Diary
40 Flying the Nest ‐ Bookbinding
44 Freelance Illustration
52 Achievements & Experience
Contents
Three‐dimensional box frame illustrations,
inspired by mythology and folklore of the forest.
In Celtic religion there is a God known as
Cernunnos, the deity of the forest and wild
animals. The stag is the physical representation
of Cernunnos, and his spirit lives within all deer.
The deer – guardian of the forest – is the largest
living animal in British woodlands, with no predator
other than man. These herbivores, with no need
to harm other living creatures, protect all animals
that are smaller, and more vulnerable.
The large illustration of the stag, and the ascending
branch antlers, contain smaller animals featuring
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The layers depict the depth of the forest he guards.
Guardian of the Forest
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Cedar tails, pussy willow ears, twig legs & bud feet Pencil sketches, with elements of the garden
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Safety in Numbers
Safety in Numbers
Set of 4 illustrations inspired by
the migration of animals.
From researching animal migration,
these illustrations symbolise the mass of animals
that travel thousands of miles by air, land or sea.
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nouns, four of these nouns are illustrated using
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bird feathers to represent each animal.
Each illustration is hand dawn using ink on A3
cartridge paper. They were then multiplied into a
set of postcards and accompanying products.
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Accompanying Safety in Numbers productsFlock feather tote bag, plaque and acrylic keyring
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Migrating animals of land, sea and air Ink drawings
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From researching bird song and communication, it was
apparent that noise pollution can have a dangerous
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raise awareness of this issue. The animation features
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disappearing, never to be heard from again.
To accompany this is a poster, stickers and
various illustrations to promote the message.
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!"##$%&'#(%!()*+%PosterInk line drawing and stickers on A2 handmade paper
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National birdsInk line drawing and ephemeral paper
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English Robin Ink line drawing on handmade paper
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Bark birdsInk line drawing and tree bark
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Rural cityInk line drawing, tree bark and ephemeral paper
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Lino print bird postcards Wood block print bark postcards
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This is a conceptual based project, inspired
by mixing animal and human habitat.
Home Tweet Home
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A set of 12 witty deer illustrations.
These fun and playful pencil sketches use wordplay
that you would associate with everyday life.
Deer Diary
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Oh deer!Stag do
Very deerBright ideer
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Bad ideer
Cluedoe
Hello deer!
Cookie doe
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No ideer
Play doeRain deer
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Flying the Nest
Bookbinding
An illustrated, hand‐bound book
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Based on the patterns and formations that starlings
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with one lonely starling and ends with hundreds.
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A&*")"!'(-2&-1&8$2#7$#"&/--@*+&0*(23&*"9"%$)&#(6"%"2'&/(2#(23&'"!82(?0"*4 From sketchbooks and journals to zines and a hand bound dissertation.
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Midsomer KitschIllustrations for Eat Me Magazine Issue #5, April 2011www.eatmemagazine.com
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Skills
Technical ‐ Apple Mac, CS4 ‐ Photoshop,
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Practical ‐ Illustration, collage, mixed media, sewing,
bookbinding & various printing techniques
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Paper Co. Brief Encounters ‐ Gold Award, 2010
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Queen Mary’s College, Basingstoke ‐ A‐levels
in Photography & Graphic Design
UCA Farnham ‐ BTEC National Diploma
in Foundation studies in Art & Design
UCA Epsom ‐ BA (Hons) Graphic design
Eat Me Magazine ‐ Illustration contributor
Flamingo Magazine ‐ Illustration contributor
Exhibitions
Work in Progress Show ‐ London ‐ June 2010
No Added Sugar* ‐ Epsom, December 2010
Long Live the Art School ‐ London, June 2011
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Stills from the winning electronic sting.
“Brief Encounters 2010 winners stun the judges
with creativity and impact” ‐
Globalprintmonitor.com
“A hypnotically attractive entry from Becky
Scarborough and Clare Lane, had the viewer
seeing blocks of words falling from the top of the
screen to do Tetris‐like turns on a reel of paper, but
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On a sheet of 8x4' pegboard, this giant cross stitch
acted as a welcome sign for the Work in Progress
Show in the Bargehouse, London. A team of four
people completed the sign within three days.
