Andrew Beckett

Andrew Beckett is an illustrator that has worked for publishing and advertising companies like CO-Ops carbon foot print campaign. And he designs children’s books, like the book by Eva Berberich called Der Kater Der Nicht Reden Wollte (The cat who wanted to speak not).

 Andrew heightens the realism of his work by tampering with the colour, shade and texture of his work; to do this Beckett edits his work using a programme called Adobe Photoshop. He works with water colour paints, and acrylic paints; he paints on Arches hot-press water colour paper.

Beckett has created several pieces of work,involving          natural wild life which has been featured in a number of eminent national exhibitions. Andrew began illustration design as he thought it was a good way to challenge his artistic skills and a good career. Andrew studied the Scientific & Natural History Illustration course at Blackpool and Fylde College.

He currently lives in  Ansdell ( which is the only place that is named after an artist in the UK). He works mostly at home on the first floor of his house. Andrew Becketts’ biggest inspiration is the students he teaches.

I think his works are impressive, very artistic and some very realistic like the cooperatives’ campaign for the carbon footprint, he designed a giant footprint in different landscapes. My favourite one was the one in the middle of the sea. In the books that he designs, the pictures are seem more realistic as he has paid great attention to detail.