Picnic blankets designed for Vibejoy. Designed by paigecritchley.com

Picnic Blanket Designs Inspired by the great outdoors

Excited to share my latest picnic blanket designs for Vibejoy! A vibrant new brand inspired by the great outdoors.

If you’ve worked with me or know me personally, you’ll know that nature is a major influence in my work. These particular designs were inspired by wildflowers and sunny walks.

Want to explore more of my work? Head to my website via the link in my bio. Interested in collaborating? I’d love to hear from you, email me at paigecritchley@hotmail.co.uk.

Here are some images of the final products, I am so happy with how the designs have turned out!

Want to see more of my work? Head over to my portfolio.

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Whale shark print design by paigecritchley.com

Ocean-Inspired Collaboration: Whale Shark Design

Drawings/illustrations, print design

I’m super happy to have designed this whale shark print for Ocean Armour, it’s always great to see my artwork come to life and this particular design is one of my favourites.  As a freelance Print & Graphic Designer, I was asked to create a custom design for a buff, inspired by the majestic whale shark. This project was a lot of fun and a personal favourite, especially since the ocean is a huge influence in so much of my work.

Want to see more of what I do? Head over to my website (link in bio). 

Ocean Armour has a great range of products where sustainability is at the core of everything they do: oceanarmour.com.au.

Here are some images of the drawings and final product:

Have a great day and thank you for visiting!

Honey jar label design - By Paige Critchley Designs

Unique Māori-Inspired Honey Jar Label Design

Drawings/illustrations, graphic design

I’ve designed a honey jar label for a new company in New Zealand selling homemade honey and Inspired by the Māori people. I really enjoyed creating this, as it was quite an unusual and fun request and having lived in New Zealand for a few years when I was very young, I already knew a bit about the Māori people. I remember being at school in New Zealand and being taught the Haka dance. See pictures below of the final artwork and my design process/plan.

I hope you are having a great day! Thanks for visiting.

Hand painted bespoke print design request

Drawings/illustrations, Paintings, print design

I had a very unique and special request recently. I was asked to create a hand painted bespoke print for a wedding suit.

The print was to include whisky bottles and glasses, and although a little nervous about the idea since I had never painted glass before, I said yes! I absolutely loved this challenging project and would be keen to create another one like this if anyone would like a personalised print.

The client’s favourite whisky brands are included in the print (see below), each element has been created from the original whisky brand bottles. Can you spot your favourites?

Whisky bottles print Paige Critchley Designs

Once I had created the back drop for the design. I hand painted the elements that were going on top:

I played around for a while with the placement of the paintings, I wanted to make sure the design wasn’t too busy and didn’t interrupt the background elements too much, the end result is below. The client was very happy with it!

Here are some images of how the print will look once it is on the product… exciting!

The client also wrote me a lovely review, see below:

Do you have a similar project in mind that you need help with? Get in touch! My email address is paigecritchley@hotmail.co.uk.

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Logo for new gardening business

Drawings/illustrations, graphic design

A new gardening business, ‘Arnica Gardens‘ has just started up in B.C. Canada and I was asked to design the logo for it. It’s inspired by the Arnica flower and the client wanted to keep it looking joyful and bright by using the pops of colour in this flower within the logo. I travelled some areas of Canada, B.C. in particular, a few years ago and the colours that arrive at certain times of the year are really bright and gorgeous. This was a really enjoyable project. Read more below.

I use flowers and nature to inspire a lot of my work and also really enjoy drawing and painting these natural forms. Flowers, plants and other elements in nature can be seen in lots of my prints and graphics, mostly used in fashion and product. I have a section in my portfolio purely for flowers and plants, take a look by clicking here.

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A graphic collection for Bleubird

Drawings/illustrations, graphic design, print design

My first collection for Bleubird, the ‘The Wilder Collection’ is available now. I really enjoyed creating this collection for this brand. I get a lot of inspiration from nature and enjoy outdoor activities myself.

I started these designs by sketching ideas and then editing them and adding colour on Adobe illustrator. See below some examples of the design next to my original drawings:

Bleubird collection, from drawings to product

These are some of my favourite images of the collection:

Bleubird Wilder collection product images

Wilder Collection

Do you have an outdoor brand and need new graphics? Get in touch, I’d be more than happy to help!

Find out more about me and what inspires my work by going to the ‘about me’ tab at the top of my website. You can also click here.

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Sealife inspired illustrations

Drawings/illustrations, graphic design

Here are some illustrations that I did recently for Spiralis Energy, a company in the UK creating sustainable energy from moving water. I thoroughly enjoyed creating these! The first one (shown below) depicts a spiral of sealife, each element is hand drawn and placed in this format to depict a spiral of swimming sea creatures.

The second illustration (shown below) depicts a chilled out floating otter. The meaning behind this is because the tidal energy generator that Spiralis Energy have created, floats in the ocean, not like other tidal energy generators that are placed deep in the water or at the bottom of the ocean.

Get in touch if you need a graphic or illustration for your business or personal project. I’d love to help, especially if it’s about the sea!

Coastal inspired designs

Drawings/illustrations, graphic design, print design

Happy Friday everyone! I wanted to share with you some recent illustrations and prints that I have created inspired by coastal life and the ocean in particular. We get a lot of seagulls here in the south of England, so you will see an appearance of those in the artwork below. I hope you like them. Please get in touch if you want to purchase any of my work from my shop. You can also contact me for custom print designs and graphics. I have over 6 years experience designing prints and graphics for clothing, accessories and merchandise, as well as branding and logo design.

I have been lucky enough to have lived by the coast for most of my life and it has influenced a lot of my work. See my about me page to learn more.

Have a great weekend!

Illustration for outdoor swimming brand

Drawings/illustrations, graphic design, print design

Exciting news! I have been working with an outdoor swimming brand based in Bristol, UK. I was asked to create an illustration for a t-shirt inspired by swimming in the wild. I sketched a few different layouts and swimmers in different positions. We decided to go with the drawing as featured in the images below. I really enjoyed creating this for Wilda, they are a great brand that encourage people to get involved with open water swimming, an activity I also love.

Get in touch if you need artwork for your outdoor brand or company merchandise, I’d be more then happy to help! Contact me at paigecritchley@hotmail.co.uk or you can use the contact page on my website.

Have a great day and thank you for visiting.