Hi, I’m Mia Underwood, I’m an illustrator and graphic design freelancer. If you have a project in mind call me on 07828151172
This logo was designed for ‘Dark Horses’ an up-and-coming indie rock band who have recently toured with Kasabian.
A personal commision. The brief was to design a quirky Japanese Manga style image to be printed 200cm x 100cm.
Here’s an example of some of my recent work: a portrait of Iraina Mancini, lead singer of up-and-coming indie pop band Mancini.
This illustration was created on paper, then transferred into Illustrator and the final touches were added in Photoshop.
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For this I was given three silk fabric panels to adorn with gold paint and gold leaf.
The silk fabric has gone through several layers of different types of gold medium to achieve texture and an antiqued effect.
Once the panels were covered in gold to my satisfaction, I then painted the bird and plant scene on top with a selection of fabric paints.
When the panels were complete I then harnessed them onto an antique wooden screen supplied by the client.
For Brighton’s Open House festival this year, I turned my home into a gallery, and it was a great success. The theme was Into The Woods, I produced a range of art, including paintings, silkscreen prints and raku ceramics. I also produced the event flyer (pictured) and website.
Here are some samples of illustrations I have done in my free time.
Moshi Moshi is a fantastic brighton-based Sushi restaurant, voted “one of the 10 best places to eat out in Britain” according to The Independent and described as “very good news indeed” by The Telegraph.
I was delighted when they commissioned me to design the flyers, posters and advertisments for their Japanese Street Festival in June ‘09. The brief was to create an eye-catching “Manga meets Pacman” feel, and they were very satisfied with the results.
For this project I created a set of banners for The History Channel’s new site. A combination of photomontages and hand-made textures were used to give these banners a striking, high-impact feel.
I’m an accomplished logo designer, having designed logos for a broad range of clients. The featured SmartPlanet logo was created for CNET UK.