UK Freelance
Cartoonist
Chris Altham
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Commercial Freelance Cartooning: Custom illustrations, editorial cartoons, graphic recordings.
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Creative Mix Design: Pulling projects together by providing expertise in creativity and technical knowledge for promotional campaigns in print and digital.
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Cartooning Workshops: Expert coaching and easy to follow tuition for all ages and abilities. Great as a team builder event which inturn enhances creative experience to self promote.
Cartoon Workshop for TKMaxx Comic Relief Launch
Cartoon Workshops for schools and commercial events throughout the UK. Message Chris now with your enquiry.
More info for school enquiries at inschoolworkshops.co.uk
My main areas of work…
Commercial
38 years
Tutoring
20 years
Artisan
Newbie
Examples of 2D & 3D cartoon work
Freelance cartoonist for newspapers & online publications
UK book illustrator & cartoonist Chris Altham – Bloomsbury Publishing – Karl Shaw
Which king lost the crown jewels? Which queen was as wide as she was tall? And who was the king who died with a poker up his bum? A humorous take on British kings and queens through the ages. Packed with facts and information – focusing on all the funny bits!
Graphic Recordings
AGM’s, product launches, charity do’s, capture those key points with a memorable cartoon!
Prices from £595+vat
How much does it cost to hire a pro Cartoonist for advertising work?
Here are some ballpark figures based on a highly experienced commercial cartoonist to help gauge costings…
Small Projects £165 – £225 upwards
Medium Projects £550 upwards
Bigger jobs £1,500 upwards
This digital 3D cartoon was a follow-on from a cost of living awareness project.
Freelance Cartoonist for Animation and Storyboards
Recent Work
Cartoon animations to promote The Potteries Pound.
What else do I do?..
Creative Mix Designer
On one hand I’m a cartoonist and on the other I’m a Creative Mix Designer.
Creative Photography
Organisations I’ve had the pleasure to cartoon…
38 years working from the UK as a freelance cartoonist for hundereds of great clients creating thousands of standout cartoons
The whole Caboodle, not just the Doodle...
Creative Mix Designer
On one side I have my creative brain which never stops, the other is my marketer which knows just what to do with it.
The whole caboodle
Running along side my work as a long established cartoonist, I’m also an accomplished creative marketer.
From design and print to web design and SEO, I have a provent track record to offer my clients the whole caboodle.
And if you’re after a highly creative individual to integrate seamlessly with your team, I’m ready to run from day one.
Web Design & SEO
Drawing Tuition
I provide tuition not just for drawing but computer skills, graphic and web design plus working with digital drawing tablets such as iPads and Wacom.
Inspiring others is the best feeling.
Credit: Optical Designs Photography
38 years as a graphic designer, 30 years as a web designer and SEO guy.
My very first website was a basic html which reached nearly 2 million visitors within the first five years. This lead to me working for clients around the world.
Recent Freelance Cartoonist Projects
Online Cartooning Classes
A snippet from an online class held yesterday. We draw in stages and explain why each little bit of detail is included to bring each cartoon to life; illusion of height, fear, gravity, the weight of the belt, even perspective with the rungs on the ladder and so much more.
Read more: Private Art Tutor
Hand-Drawn Cartoon Mural
I was invited to create a 40 foot wide cartoon mural to showcase a creative digital tech exhibition. Very enjoyable and great feedback.
I’m proud to work in association with
centrespacearts.co.uk for murals and community focused projects
Banksy Revealed
Well it’s cartoon drawn in an old bank, so I’m claiming this one as my very own #banksy 😀
Freehand drawn on to painted boards using black Posca pens.
