Lucy Farfort is a freelance illustrator based in Newcastle, specialising in work for the children’s market. She is of mixed Caribbean/English heritage, and is passionate about the need for more diversity in children’s publishing.
Her illustrations are created using a mix of traditional and digital media – generally watercolour paintings, enhanced with PhotoShop brushes and found textures.
She won first prize for illustration in Faber Children’s inaugural FAB Prize competition in 2017.
