Simon Chadwick

Hello, and thank you for stopping by to read. I'll endeavour to be brief and not take up too much of your time.

I was fortunate enough to have a children's book published shortly after completing my A-levels. It set me on a creative path that has kept me busy ever since. I've illustrated over thirty children's books, of which I wrote a few, and my second YA novel will be out soon. One of my tales appeared as story of the day on the BBC's Playdays, and I've just appeared in a Top Ten bestseller list in New Zealand for Treasure Beyond Measure.

I'm a cartoon illustrator, and love nothing more than drawing animals, aliens, monsters and dinosaurs. My cartoons have appeared on hundreds of different children's activity packs for well known High Street names which have, in turn, been enjoyed by millions of children.

I draw almost exclusively in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, and I'm confident in creating vector-based and pixel-based drawings. I also use InDesign and After Effects too. 

When not doing all of that I'm proud to be a committee member of the Cartoonists' Club of Great Britain, a social club for cartoonists that otherwise work alone.

I also run cartooning workshops and talks for schools, Scout and Guide groups, and community associations.

If you'd like to see more of what I do please visit my website: www.ceratopia.co.uk