A selection of my art, illustration & design projects.
NOTE: I DO NOT use AI anything.
ART & DESIGN BIO:
Stephen Embleton is a graphic artist, author and filmmaker, and was born in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and is now a resident in Oxford, UK. With a background in graphic design and typography, creative direction and filmmaking, he has received multiple awards in design, short film, and documentaries. Working in both digital and hand-created illustration (including pen/brush & ink, watercolours and acrylic), three of Stephen's large format acrylic works were displayed in the 2021 Contagious Art Exhibition at The Gallery in Ballito, South Africa. His most recent works have combined design and illustration for numerous fiction book covers.
Select works can be found as prints on Society6
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| The Gallery (KwaZulu-Natal), March 2021 |
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| Celestial Machine (Dhlo-dhlo monolith) 2023 |
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Various pieces from Mothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology 2023
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A tribute to fellow African speculative fiction writer and lovely human,
Nick Wood.
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| Jorge Luis Borges – Stephen Embleton (24 May 2023) |
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| Jorge Luis Borges – Stephen Embleton (24 May 2023)– Detail |
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| Jorge Luis Borges – Stephen Embleton – 24 May 2023 (FULL) |
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"The Good Nigerian" by David Dison (2023)
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FULL COVER: "The Good Nigerian" by David Dison (2023)
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| "Madness" by Esomnofu Ebelenna (2023) |
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Full cover: "Madness" by Esomnofu Ebelenna (2023)
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| "Yamtarawala, the Warrior King" by Henry Akubuiro (2023) – watercolour |
Henry Akubuirois's a historical dramatic play.
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| Full cover: "Yamtarawala, the Warrior King" by Henry Akubuiro (2023) |
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| (2023) The Lake Goddess by Flora Nwapa (2023 Edition) |
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| Paperback (Feb 2023) |
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Paperback (Feb 2023)
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| (2023) UK Edition of Double Wahala, Double Trouble by Uche Peter Umezurike |
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| (2023) Cover Design for Ikenna Okeh's 2023 (Crime Novel) |
 | | (2023) Harmattan by Ivan Sršen (novel) |
 | | (2022) The James Currey Anthology |
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The original ink & brush...
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| Detail |
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(2020) Soul Searching Novel Design (SF Novel)
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Original Ink Illustration Detail (2020)
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| Seating Spaces – pen & ink |
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| Bay Windows detail |
Stephen Embleton, a 23 year-old graphic designer and typographer, is applying creative design to the Net to produce award winning Websites.
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| 1996-1997 Award winning personal site: seedPod |
