UK illustration agency: The illustrators you brief are the ones who draw it.
Characters, labels, campaign artwork and drawings for print and websites, for established brands and organisations, drawn and animated by our senior team in Southampton. You deal with the same people from the first rough sketch to the final file.
Trusted by The Fat Duck, Incognito, Fortunate Son and Marwell Zoo
engineAn illustration agency where our own team does the drawing
Many illustration agencies in the UK pass your brief to a freelancer on their books. Our own illustrators draw and animate your artwork in our Southampton studio, and stay with it until it's on your label, poster, page or website.
It suits established brands and organisations that want artwork nobody else has. Our own style is tactile, textured and a little theatrical, but every brief is drawn from scratch, so yours can look however your brand needs.
Five clients, five styles, all drawn in our Southampton studio.
What can you commission from an illustration agency?
Most commissions are one of these. Tell us which, or describe the job in your own words, and we'll help you work out what to draw first.
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Characters and mascots
A host, a mascot or a character for each product, with a name and a personality, drawn so it works on menus, labels and your website. Each of Incognito's six spirits, for example, has a character of its own.
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Menu illustration
Drawings for your menu, whether it's a single card or a book of sixty pages.
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Label and packaging illustration
Artwork for bottles, boxes and tins, drawn to fit the shape of the pack and your printer's requirements.
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Campaign artwork
A small set of pictures for a season or an event, adapted for print, the web and social channels. Marwell Zoo's winter campaigns were built this way.
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Moving illustration
Your drawings brought to life by our animators, from a small movement on a product to a full set of animated campaign pictures.
Drawing in a style you already have
If your brand already has illustrations you love, you probably need more of them, drawn by someone who respects the original. We study the line, colour and texture of what you have, and draw new pieces that sit beside it as if they were always there.
For The Fat Duck's 25th-year menus, we drew extra illustrations to sit beside Dave McKean's original artwork. Chêne Bleu's hand-illustrated label is the estate's own, and we carried its style into a film and an interactive version of the label.
From rough sketch to finished artwork
A character for each Fortunate Son wine
Fortunate Son is a Napa Valley winery from winemaker Jayson Woodbridge. Its three flagship wines, Diplomat, Dreamer and Warrior, each have a story behind them, and the brief was to bring those stories to life.
We turned each wine into a character, drawn from its story, and animated the artwork for the website. As new wines have joined the range, we've drawn each one.
“We discovered Beyond through their work with The Fat Duck, and we immediately fell in love with the team’s tactile, artistic approach. I knew they would come up with something completely different in the wine space that would appeal to our exclusive audience. We couldn’t be happier with what they’ve delivered.”
More illustration and animation projects
Questions about commissioning illustration
Are you an illustration agency that represents illustrators?
No. Many UK illustration agencies are agents, who take commissions on behalf of a list of freelance illustrators. Our own senior team draws and animates your artwork in our Southampton studio, and stays responsible for it from the first sketch to the files on your menu, label or website.
Who owns the illustrations, and where can we use them?
The artwork we make for you is yours to use across your brand, from menus and packaging to your website, social media and advertising. We confirm ownership and where you can use it in writing as part of the project, so you know exactly where the artwork can go.
Can you work in our existing illustration style?
Yes. If you already have artwork you love, we draw new pieces in the same style, matching the line, colour and texture so they sit naturally beside the originals. We've done this for a three-Michelin-star restaurant's menus and for a French winery's label.
What styles of illustration do you work in?
Our own look is tactile, textured and a little theatrical, but every brief is drawn from scratch to suit the brand. So far that has meant dramatic characters for a winery, soft pastel drawings for a youth mental health service and Victorian scenes with a wild streak for a cocktail bar.
Can the illustrations be animated?
Yes, in our own studio. It can be a small movement on each product, a full set of animated campaign pictures in every size you need, or illustrations that keep moving gently across your website. Tell us where the artwork will appear and we'll suggest what's worth animating.
How much does commissioned illustration cost?
It depends on how many pieces you need, how detailed they are, where they'll be used and whether they move. One character is a much smaller job than a set of drawings that runs across menus, packaging and a website. Send us your brief, rough or finished, and after a free call we'll set out the scope with you.
How long does an illustration project take?
That depends on the number of pieces and on what's already in the studio. If you're working to a menu change, a print date or a seasonal campaign, tell us that date at the start and we'll say plainly whether it can be done.
Do you work with clients outside Southampton?
Yes. Most of the brands we draw for are outside Hampshire, in Scotland, Manchester, Provence and California. Our studio is in Southampton, and the same illustrators stay with your project wherever you are, sharing sketches and artwork with you at every stage.
Do you only illustrate for hospitality and drinks brands?
Most of our illustration is for fine dining, wine and spirits. We've also drawn campaign artwork for a Hampshire visitor attraction, and soft, friendly illustration for a youth mental health campaign, chosen on purpose because most public health design looks cold and clinical.
Ready when you are
Tell us what needs drawing.
Tell us what you'd like drawn, who it's for and where it will be used. We'll reply within one working day and set up a free call to talk it through.
What happens next
- 1You'll hear back from us within one working day.
- 2We'll set up a free, no-obligation call with the people who'd actually do the work. Everything is made in-house.
- 3You get a clear proposal with scope, timeline and cost, usually within a week of our call.
