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A photograph of the illustrator Lottie Thomson, a white woman with glasses and dark hair with a fringe

Lottie Thomson (she/her) is an UK based illustrator specialising in joyful & inclusive character illustrations. With over 19 years of experience working with independent authors & small businesses, she creates illustrated book covers, diverse character art, picture books, author portraits & sequential art that captures the magic of your storytelling.

Picture books and children’s media

The book cover of Find Your Fabulous. it has a yellow background and the words 'Find Your Fabulous' in large brightly coloured letters. Children who are smiling and wearing brightly coloured clothes are interacting with the letters by peeking through them & hanging off them. There are also tiny hearts and stars around the letters.
An illustration from the book Find Your Fabulous by Vie Portland, illustrated by Lottie Thomson. The image shows two children dressed as lions roaring loudly with the word ROOOAR!! hand-lettered above their heads. The children are an Asian girl with her hair in two buns like cat ears holding a lion plushie and a white boy in a lion onesie in an orange wheelchair.
An illustration from the book Find Your Fabulous by Vie Portland, illustrated by Lottie Thomson. The illustration shows a street scene with a grassy area in the foreground with a tree, people are practicing ways they can be kind by feeding a hedgehog, picking up litter, fixing a bike wheel, feeding the birds, offering cookies and helping others to cross the road.
An illustration from the book Find Your Fabulous by Vie Portland, illustrated by Lottie Thomson. The illustration shows ways people can be kind to other people and themselves. It shows a street scene with a charity shop and community centre. People are donating toys and food, putting litter in the bin, practicing self care by listening to music and picking up dog poop!
An illustration showing four children holding up a handmade sign saying 'Find Our Fabulous' - there is bunting behind them and they are wearing party hats.
An illustration from the book Find Your Fabulous by Vie Portland, illustrated by Lottie Thomson. It shows three children holding hands and smiling against a blue background with a swirling rainbow through the middle. From left to right the children are am Asian boy with glasses in a power chair wearing a green hoodie, a black girl wearing ear defenders and a chewy necklace with a cuddly toy in a handbag over her shoulder, a white girl with brown hair, she has downs syndrome and a hearing aid and wears a pink dress with ruffles.
An illustration from the book Find Your Fabulous by Vie Portland, illustrated by Lottie Thomson. The illustration shos a group of children against a pink background, they are wearing different animal costumes and are acting in ways similar to the animals they're pretending to be.
The front cover of picture book The Invisible Dancer by Paula Jones, illustrated by Lottie Thomson. It shows a glowing space scene in shades of purple and a hand-lettered title.
A spread from the picture book The Invisible Dancer by Paula Jones, illustrated by Lottie Thomson. It shows a glowing space scene in shades of purple and the main characters who are planets, stars and objects in space.
A spread from the picture book The Invisible Dancer by Paula Jones, illustrated by Lottie Thomson. It shows two people inside an observatory trying to see the main character through a telescope but they can't as she's an invisible space phenomena.

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Black & white book illustrations

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Character art

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Magazine & editorial illustration

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