My name is Joshua Dau and I am a freelance illustrator based in Edinburgh, Scotland. I am adapt in a number of styles, from digital illustration to traditional art media. I have experience in editorial illustration, curation, comic illustration, logo and graphic design, apparel design, and flyers and poster design. My main focus, however is children's book illustration, with my first book The Boy who Dreamt winning the Young Culture Prize Kiel in 2019, and my second There Are No Penguins in Africa being highly commended by the Macmillan Prize for Illustration in 2024.

Joshua Dau

My name is Joshua Dau and I am a freelance illustrator based in Edinburgh, Scotland. I am adapt in a number of styles, from digital illustration to traditional art media. I have experience in editorial illustration, curation, comic illustration, logo and graphic design, apparel design, and flyers and poster design. My main focus, however is children's book illustration, with my first book The Boy who Dreamt winning the Young Culture Prize Kiel in 2019, and my second There Are No Penguins in Africa being highly commended by the Macmillan Prize for Illustration in 2024.

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My name is Joshua Dau and I am a freelance illustrator based in Edinburgh, Scotland. I am adapt in a number of styles, from digital illustration to traditional art media. I have experience in editorial illustration, curation, comic illustration, logo and graphic design, apparel design, and flyers and poster design. My main focus, however is children’s book illustration, with my first book The Boy who Dreamt winning the Young Culture Prize Kiel in 2019, and my second There Are No Penguins in Africa being highly commended by the Macmillan Prize for Illustration in 2024.

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Skills

Adobe Photoshop
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Childrens Book Illustration
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Freehand Digital Illustration
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Illustration
Procreate
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Experience Level

Adobe Photoshop
Expert
Childrens Book Illustration
Expert
Freehand Digital Illustration
Expert
Illustration
Expert
Procreate
Expert
Narrative Illustration
Expert
Pencil Illustration
Expert
Pen and Ink Illustration
Expert
Character Design
Expert
Editorial Illustration
Expert
Book Illustration
Expert
Adobe InDesign
Expert
Comic Strip
Expert
Charcoal Illustration
Expert
Fantasy Illustration
Intermediate
Spot Illustration
Intermediate
Logo
Intermediate
Flyer
Intermediate
Greetings Card
Intermediate
Business Card
Intermediate
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Language

English
Fluent
German
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Beginner

Education

Bachelor of Design at University of Dundee
September 21, 2020 - June 21, 2024
First Class Honours in Illustration

Qualifications

Highly Commended by Macmillan Prize for Illustration
June 21, 2024 - June 21, 2024
For the self-written and illustrated children's book 'There Are No Penguins In Africa'
George Duncan of Drumfork Scholarship
May 22, 2023 - May 22, 2023
at University of Dundee
Danny Esposito Drawing Prize
June 17, 2021 - June 17, 2021
Young Culture Prize Kiel
December 12, 2019 - December 12, 2019
    uniE621 There Are No Penguin in Africa – A Children's Book
    There Are No Penguins in Africa is a children’s book written and illustrated by Joshua Dau about how three Scottish penguins snuck on board of a plane and ended up on the sandy beaches of Southern Africa. The story is a fictional tale based on a real journey, combining two places dear to the author in a thrilling and engaging story. Find more here: https://www.twine.net/signin
    uniE621 Daisy Jones and the Six – A Book Cover Design
    A book cover design for Taylor Jenkins Reid's Daisy Jones and the Six, using pen and ink. Submission for Penguin Books Competition. Find out more: https://www.twine.net/signin
    uniE613 Poster Designer
    Throughout my career as a freelance illustrator, I have designed many posters for different causes. Find more here: https://www.twine.net/signin

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