Animal & Wildlife Illustration
by Elizabeth Sparg
I specialise in animal and wildlife illustration for clients who work in the environmental and conservation field, such as game reserves, non-profit organisations, nature reserves, eco tourism, and animal sanctuaries that respect and value wildlife and treat them in an ethical manner.
Commissioned Projects & Portfolio
Below are some of the wildlife illustration projects I have worked on.
Wildlife Magazine Illustration
Great Apes
Personal Project – these illustrations are available for licensing
Layout design, hand-painted art & hand-lettering
Children’s Illustration
Wildlife Encounters / Giraffe Hotel
Personal Project – this illustration is available for licensing
Hand-painted (gouache and pencils)
Map Illustration
Valley of a Thousand Hills
Client: 1000 Hills Tourism
South Africa
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Digital, vector illustration
Pattern Illustration
The Little Five
Client: Natural Selection
South Africa
Hand-drawn (pencil) & Photoshop Elements
Detailed Watercolour Illustration
Toad illustration
Sample for a client
South Africa
Hand-painted (watercolour)
Pattern Design
Bright Nature Pattern Design
Personal Project – this pattern is available for licensing
Hand-painted (watercolour)
Pattern Design
Jelly fish and sea shells
Personal Project – this pattern is available for licensing
Hand-painted (watercolour) & Photoshop elements
Short Story Illustration
All in a Day’s Work
Client: Nal’ibali
South Africa
Hand-painted (gouache and pencils)
Safari Activity Book for Kids
Planet Manager Series
Client: CC Africa
South Africa
Digital, vector illustration
Children’s Book Illustration & Design
Cape Robin Chat
Client: Sabina Mutangadura Seldon
Zimbabwe
Hand-painted (gouache and pencils)
Map Illustration
Phinda Private Game Reserve
Client: and Beyond
South Africa
Digital, vector illustration
Portfolio Piece
Friendly Spotted Bush Snake
Personal Project
Hand-painted, gouache and pencil
How I can help you
Illustrations can help you to:
- Elevate your brand with unique, hand drawn, illustrated assets that differentiate your offering
- Connect with your audience through emotive imagery
- Showcase your wildlife project in a fun and playful way that engages audiences of all ages
- Educate children and their grown-ups with detailed illustrations of wildlife and their natural habitats
- Inspire people to respect and value animals, wildlife and their environments.
How we work together
- You send me your brief and/or we chat and brainstorm ideas for your project.
- I send you an estimate.
- You send me reference images to use as a starting point. (Unless you have copyright permission to use the images, I will not copy references directly, but will re-interpret them in a way that is suited to your project.) I will do my own research where needed.
- I send you sketches (and layout design if required) for feedback and approval.
- I send you final art and/or the necessary documents in the file formats you need, be it for print or online use.
Contact me
Email: liz@elizabethsparg.com
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