Mike Church

Mike Church – Designer

I'm a versatile Illustrator, 20+ years of experience in publishing, brands, animation, games and editorial. I work digitally or on paper.

Overview

I have drawn and Painted all my life. Initially I wanted to be a comic book artist. Post College, I found himself Freelancing in the Animation Industry, where I started at the bottom, becoming a Background and Layout Artist, Assistant Animator and Designer on many T.V. commercials, T.V. Series' and feature films. As a result I became very versatile taking on a multitude of artwork styles.


For Seven years I illustrated full-time for a Branding and Packaging Agency in W1. Now Freelancing with an armoury of techniques to produce warm, shiny imagery in a wide variety of styles, for some of the biggest brands, M&S, Fortnum’s, Nestle’, BMW, Asda, Inbev, Diageo and so on.


I have Illustrated 3 published books, Russell Grant’s Art of Astrology, The tale of Ferdinand Frog and The Girl who Believed.


I use Photoshop, Corel Painter, Illustrator and TV Paint, Working with a Mac and Cintiq although I still have occasion to put brush to paper.


I continue to work in animation as well, recently doing Background layout and animation assisting on “Kensuke’s Kingdom”, a feature film out this Winter and Mog's Xmas a short film also on CH4 this Xmas.


In my spare time I record Jazzy Cinematic music as Pablo Pax, and am endlessly herding Cats.

Services
Non-Fiction
Cooking, Food, Wine, & Spirits Nature
Fiction
Epic Fantasy Science Fiction
Languages
English

Work experience

Self-employed

Jan, 1990 — Present

Books, brands, animation, storyboards, design, editorial.

Self-employed

Jan, 1990 — Present

I work across a wide range of illustrative disciplines in many fields, from book illustration to animation films to branding and packaging.

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Robert F.

Robert F.

May, 2024

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Mike collaborated with me to deliver exactly what I had in mind and needed for a map and other interior content. This was a game of iteration (many rounds of feedback and revision), and he remained patient and professional until we "found our way." I appreciated working with him very much and would definitely recommend him.
Petra H.

Petra H.

Jul, 2024

Mike worked with me to create a detailed scene from our fantasy novel. Throughout the process — which took several rounds of back and forth — he was always patient with changes and open to my notes. He was good about giving his artistic opinion while still listening to my thoughts and changes, and was always willing to try something my way even if we went back to his original version in the end...
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