Ollie Harper — Commercial Illustration Studio

Illustrationwith an appetitefor color.

We draw for food, fashion, beauty and lifestyle brands — menus, packaging, campaigns, editorial and coloring books that people actually want to keep.

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Artist's palette, paint tubes and brushes on a wooden studio table

Four ways we put pencil to paper.

Every brief starts by hand. The artwork is then built for the places it has to work: on a cup sleeve, a billboard or a phone screen.

Latte with rosetta latte art in a red cup

Culinary

Menus, latte art boards, recipe cards and packaging that make people hungry.

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Yellow sunglasses on a split blue and pink background

Fashion & beauty

Lookbooks, product launches and beauty illustration with personality.

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Succulent in a tin can against a pale blue wall

Coloring book

Line-art rooms and patterns to color — try one right in your browser.

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Cozy living room with bookshelves, a fireplace and armchairs

Styling & set direction

Props, palettes and sets that make illustration and photography sing.

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An illustrator painting a watercolor wash with a fine brush
Commercial illustration

Artwork that does a job — and looks good doing it.

A good commercial illustration has to work harder than a photo. It has to explain a product, carry a brand's personality and still read at thumbnail size. We design every piece around where it will live, so the line weight, palette and composition hold up from a 30-second scroll to a six-foot window decal.

Typical commissions include campaign key art, seasonal promo cards, product packaging, event posters, editorial spot illustrations, tote and tee graphics, and the small brand moments in between: thank-you cards, menu boards, stickers.

  • Campaign key art
  • Packaging
  • Editorial spots
  • Promo postcards
  • Event posters
  • Merch

Hand-drawn, digitally finished.

The studio process in four steps, built so you see the idea before you pay for polish.

01Brief & mood board — we pin down the audience, the uses and the feeling.
02Pencil roughs — two or three loose directions to react to.
03Color & refine — one direction taken to final line and palette.
04Delivery — print, web and source files for every agreed placement.
A pile of black lipstick tubes on white fur
From the journal

Lipstick Theory: what your shade says about you.

One of the studio's favorite series: eight classic lipstick shades, illustrated and read like a horoscope. Bold red, sheer nude, deep plum — which one is yours?

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Questions

Commissioning an illustrator, answered.

What is commercial illustration?

Commercial illustration is artwork made to do a job for a business: sell a product, explain a menu, launch a campaign, decorate packaging or give a brand a recognizable look. Unlike gallery art, it's briefed, licensed for specific uses and delivered in the formats the brand needs.

How much does a custom illustration cost?

It depends on the number of pieces, how detailed they are and how widely they'll be used. A single spot illustration for social media costs far less than a campaign hero image licensed for print, packaging and out-of-home. We quote every project individually after a short call.

How long does a commission take?

Most single illustrations take one to two weeks from approved sketch to final files. Menu sets, packaging ranges and coloring books are scheduled in stages, typically four to eight weeks.

What files will I receive?

Final artwork is delivered as layered source files plus print-ready PDF, high-resolution PNG and, for flat vector work, SVG — sized for every placement agreed in the brief.

Do you work with small businesses?

Yes. Independent cafés, restaurants, boutiques and makers are some of our favorite clients. We scope projects so they fit the budget without cutting the craft.

Commissions open

Got a menu, a launch or a blank wall?

Tell us what you're making. We'll reply within two working days with ideas, a timeline and a quote.

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