Rod Vass’ Character Studies

Phoshor's Rod Vass may have had an unusual career, but the skills he's picked up along the way mean he's your man for illustrating diverse and engaging character artwork.

Having worked as an archeological artist at Newcastle University before moving to London to pursue a career in art, Rod exhibited and sold paintings, created album sleeve art, posters, t-shirts, and designed for videos and photography for a variety of music business clients before establishing himself as an illustrator specialising in advertising, publishing and products. He also created small and large scale sculptures for holograms (including a life size Michelin Man) and designs for retail display, as well as co-creating costumes and armour for BBC for shows including Doctor Who and Blackadder.

Working with Maria Keane, Rod has created illustrations and concepts for many licensed characters including Warner Bros, Disney, Marvel and DC as well as working in design and construction for film and TV.

Oh and he's also a dab hand at nature illustration too - check out his portfolio at phosphorart.com

Want to hire Rod to bring some personality to your next project? Just get in touch with Trina at Phosphor!

Pastiche For Greater Anglia

Phosphor's Pastiche has been working on an exciting project for Greater Anglia trains, creating a festive illustration for 96-sheet, 48-sheet and 6-sheet posters.

The posters, which feature Somerset House's ice rink, Greater Anglia's red hare mascot and the caption 'Explore London & plug into the festive feeling' will be on display around Greater Anglia and doing the rounds on social media to encourage travel into the capital this festive season.

Even with multiple personalities, Phosphor's Pastiche artist was finding it hard to keep up with demand, so they now have a whole team of talented Pastiche illustrators taking commissions for your every need. Each is a specialist in their own field but they also work well as a team on joint projects.

So, you want Rembrandt’s ‘Christ on the Sea of Galilee’… By Thursday… Instead of Christ you want Meerkats… Mmm… Tricky one… What time on Thursday? Simples!

“I want a giant panda, called Vinnie… He’s riding a thoroughbred horse… In the style of George Stubbs… With background… Is Monday okay?” Sure!

“Any chance of a Leonardo by Tuesday?” – Just get in touch with Trina at Phosphor!

View more Pastiche artwork at phosphorart.com

Get into Character with Oxo

Phosphor's Oxo is known for his "mascots" - characters illustrated in his unique style. We're sure many of you can relate to his most recent addition...

Find more of Oxo's work in his Phosphor portfolio, or get in touch with Trina to enquire about commissioning Oxo.

Eat Your (Arabella) Greens

Phosphor's Arabella Green specialises in food and drink illustration and has recently added this Halloween inspired image to her portfolio.

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Phosphor Artists Celebrate Autumn

To celebrate the start of the cosy season, Phosphor would like to share some beautiful autumnal artwork by some of their celebrated artists:

Jennie Maizels welcomes you into the season...

Bill Sanderson uses his signature scratchboard technique for this red squirrel...

Florencia Rigiroli shares her take on the red squirrel...

Hannah Lewis encourages you to embrace the crispy leaves...

Jonathan Leach reminds you to wrap up warm while you do so...

Lamaxime gets moody with Dior...

Lee Ford invites you for a chilly dip in the lake...

Chris Stonehill takes you on a trip from London to Norway...

If you'd like to discuss commissioning any of these artists this autumn, contact Trina at Phosphor.

Phosphor Welcome Rod Vass

Phosphor are excited to welcome Rod Vass to their roster of talented artists.

It's actually a 'welcome back' for Rod, as he was represented by the agency decades ago when they were known as Ian Fleming Associates. Rod left to work in the film industry, where he spent many successful years creating sets, props, sculptures and designing armour for iconic films such as Gladiator and A Knight's Tale. He's now back at Phosphor, working on exciting new artwork.

Here's a little sneak peek at what's to come...

EOIN COVENEY – ADDLESHAW GODDARD – DATA HEROES

Eoin Coveney, renowned for his bold graphic novel style, was commissioned by design agency The Allotment to collaborate on a striking campaign for international law firm Addleshaw Goddard.

The brief was to create a graphic novel–inspired montage illustration as part of their “Data Heroes” campaign, which spotlighted the fight against data crime. Eoin’s dynamic line work and cinematic storytelling brought the concept to life, giving the campaign a distinctive and memorable visual identity.

You can also explore a selection of his other illustrations here in a similar style and on the web link below.

https://www.nbillustration.co.uk/portfolios/eoin-coveney/

Lee Ford for Grace Comms

Phosphor's Lee Ford recently completed a job for Grace Comms, an award-winning healthcare brand communication agency. Lee illustrated a scene featuring a doctor trying to decide which path to go on, symbolising how doctors must choose which treatment to give a patient. The artwork was used at a conference, online and on flyers.

Lee’s unique approach to graphic image making has a strong connection to traditional print based methods and has evolved through many years of experimentation. These traditionally printed elements are combined with digital and analogue graphic processes that include found ephemera, drawing and photography all described using a playful, visceral visual language that explores both concept and aesthetic in equal measure.

Lee describes his passion for graphic processes and obsession with surface texture as "playful, expressive and emotive". This approach has gained Lee commissions for print and web clients both nationally and internationally;  as well as exhibitions in London, New York, Stockholm and Singapore and images published by AVA publishing, Bloomsbury, Laurence King, and Gestalten.

Léon Moh-Cah for School of Life

Phosphor's Léon Moh-Cah has created another animation for School of Life, whose videos, articles, books, app, podcast and services help people learn, heal and grow.

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Lynn Hatzius Shortlisted for World Illustration Awards

Phosphor's Lynn Hatzius has been shortlisted for the AOI's World Illustration Awards 2025. Lynn submitted a series of collages she created for an A Level textbook, published by Liber for use at Swedish high schools.

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