Billie K Richardson © 2025
I am interested in what people say when they are not speaking. Often the honest part of someone’s character comes through in a micro movement. For example when an eyebrow lifts before a laugh or how someone shifts their weight when they’re nervous. I like to find the humour in these moments because human quirkiness is funny and I look to bring this to my work. The first five images on this page were inspired by an older woman I watched during an Indian wedding celebration. She watched everyone dancing and I sensed she would like to have joined them but didn’t. I set her free.
Roughs for a brief from Nosy Crow. Task: Create a set of preschool character designs based on a text following a child’s first day at nursery. Text: Nosy Crow. Billie K Richardson © 2025
Roughs for a brief from: Happy Yak (Quarto). Task: Complete illustration roughs and select two for final colour. Text: “What’s the Password?” (A story about sibling rivalry). Author: Laura Baker. Billie K Richardson © 2025
Roughs for a brief from: Pathways Into Publishing Team. Mentor: Art Director at HarperCollins. Task: Illustrate a complete book and book cover. Text: The Thingamabob (unpublished). Author: Polly Ho-Yen. Billie K Richardson © 2025
Billie K Richardson - Illustrator/Writer 