Inspired at a young age by video games and films, especially Ratchet and Clank, Spyro the Dragon and Crash Bandicoot! I’ve spent the last 7 years of my career creating work that focuses on strange creatures and weird characters. Influenced by my love of real life odd animals and sea life, I spawn weird and whimsical ideas and monsters to tell visual stories.

Working mainly digitally I have created concept art, illustrations and character designs for a variety of clients and projects such as video games, film, trading card games, promotional campaigns, children’s books, branding and apparel. I’m lucky enough to also teach concept art at one of the top game development educational institutes in the UK.

Since starting my freelance career, I have been blogging everything that I have learned along the way and in 2018 I also started vlogging and creating other advice-style videos for my Youtube channel. Since the beginning of 2019 I have also started streaming my illustration work live on Twitch, so if you want to see how I work, feel free to check those out!

Want to work on something awesome together? please get in touch through my contact page or social media.

"I was looking for a fresh, exciting piece for my nerdy metal trivia brand, and I came across the work of Rachel Alderson. We discussed the background of the project, and the overall vibe of Skull Toaster, and she gave me some ideas which aligned perfectly with everything I was looking for. She kept me in the loop over the course of the project, was clear and to the point every step of the way, and delivered the final piece on time. I’d highly recommend Rachel to anyone looking for a lightning bolt of awesome!"

- Seth Werkheiser - Skull Toaster.

Clients

Playstation UK // Zedd // Feral Interative // X-Gamer // Legend Story Studios // Chronno.gg // Computer Arts Magazine // Future Publishing // HMV Leeds // Affinity // Freesphere Entertinment // Posh Dinosaur Productions // Influx Studios

Interviews / Features

Imagine FX // Dribbble // Affinity Review // Creative Digest (Startupsgeek) // Behance Wacom Gallery // Shellsuit Zombie // Design Juices // Critter Shed // Daily Tekk // Carbon Dated // EatSleepDraw // FuriaMag

Publications

Imagine FX Magazine // Affinity Review // Co. Magazine // White Wash Magazine