Manchester based Illustrator. For information on commissions email me at dave@davedraws.co.uk. I also run things at @overdrawnmanc. Fan of @ChesterfieldFC.
Joined April 2012
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Jun 12
In our first week in Lisbon this year we visited Adega Belem Urban Winery for a tour and tasting and loved it! We ended up going back the next weekend for a wine festival which was also great.
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Jun 12
Then after a few DM’s I ended up doodling on one of their bottles, it was a bit of a tricky surface but I was pretty happy with how it turned out!
I mainly doodled illustrations based on their Belem site and the different wines they produce!
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Jun 10
A few pictures from the last time we were in New York and saw my New York doodle map mural installation in the lifts at @innsidenewyork!
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Jun 9
A few pictures of my Manchester music map guitar that I created for the ‘Music for the Senses’ @mcrarttrail that took place in the city last summer!
My piece was very generously sponsored by TFGM so it was placed in the entrance of Shudehill Coach Station!
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Jun 5
Another throwback today, this time to 2023 when I worked with @redbull and @FalmouthUni to create a Falmouth doodle map in their illustration block student union!
I had help from the illustration students on this one!
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Jun 4
Looking back to 2024 when I was commissioned by @TheCoopLive to create some bespoke pink doodle trainers for Nicki Minaj before her show at their arena!
I added doodles based around her career, Manchester and the Pink Friday tour, then I also added in a mini pair for her son!
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Jun 3
It’s always a satisfying feeling when you finish a commission, particularly when you are working in Lisbon and have a view like this one!
Here are some more close up images of this bespoke Preston doodle map, a place I always enjoy doodling!
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Jun 1
I’ve had some crazy days at work over my 10 years as a full time artist but this one was definitely up there!
In 2023 I created a Derbyshire and a Chesterfield doodle map mural for the then newly opened Accident & Emergency at @royalhospital.
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Jun 1
I was then asked to be present for the official opening by Princess Anne and to tell her a bit about my work. I can’t remember much about the conversation but I imagine I told her how many names Chesterfield FC’s ground has had since it opened in 2010!
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May 29
A lil video showing some of the detail on the Bury doodle mural I created at St Marie’s RC Primary School a few weeks back! This mural mainly focused on the local area and was painted inside a frame that was already on the wall!
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May 28
With @TbeScript playing @TheCoopLive again this year I thought I would look back to 2024 when they first played the arena.
I was commissioned to create these bespoke Dublin maps highlighting places relevant to the band in the city!
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May 27
Looking back at the huge Edinburgh doodle map mural that I created a couple of years back at KJ Tait’s office in the city!
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May 21
A few pictures showing some of the detail on the Amsterdam doodle map design that I created for @WestCordArt Amsterdam a few years back!
This piece was created in my studio and then printed onto a vinyl that was fitted in their lift so the map wrapped all around you!
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May 20
A lil video showing some of the detail on the Horwich doodle mural I created at Beacon Primary School a few weeks back! This mural mainly focused on the local area and covered a mid section of the wall rather than the full wall!
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May 19
Looking back to March last year when @TheCoopLive commissioned me to create a doodle scarf for @official_jcc, this was then gifted to him before his show at their arena!
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May 18
Looking back at the giant Liverpool doodle map mural that I created in @tateliverpool’s creative space a few years back!
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May 14
A snap of me with the mini Bury doodle map mural that I finished a month or so ago at St Marie’s RC Primary School! I loved how this worked painting a mural directly onto the wall but within the frame that was already mounted on there 👌
Let me know what you think to it!
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May 13
A lil video showing some of the detail on the doodle mural I created at Planit’s Altrincham offices a few weeks back! This mural focused on the companies studios and projects they have worked on in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and London!
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May 12
A snap of a Manchester design I created last year for @TheCoopLive, this piece was then printed onto a coffee cart and placed in the backstage area of their arena!
I always enjoy seeing the different places my artwork ends up and this was a pretty unique commission for me!
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