Children’s book illustrator,
character designer and mural artist

Link to mural art portfolio by Melanie Williamson. Features an ocean-themed nursery wall with smiling blue whales, seaweed, and bubbles – hand-painted in a soft, pastel colour palette.

Murals

Link to children’s book illustration portfolio by Melanie Williamson. Shows a sad girl with arms folded, red headscarf and pink striped top – from ‘The Great Nursery Rhyme Disaster’.

Children’s book illustration

Character design

Link to school drawing workshops by Melanie Williamson. A child colours at a desk while an adult holds a book titled ‘Billy and the Mini Monsters’ – set in a classroom environment.

School drawing workshops

👇 My collaboration with Specsavers >

Services

Nursery, bedroom & school murals

Custom, hand-painted murals for a kid’s bedroom, nursery, outdoor play area or school.

I’ll turn blank walls into brilliant stories with unique characters in my fun, distinctive style.

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Characters for brands & animation

Looking for a freelance character designer in the UK?

I create memorable, playful characters for animation, branding and campaigns, and specialise in co-creation design and illustration workshops with children.

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Children’s book illustration

I’m an award-winning freelance children’s book illustrator with over 25-years’ experience.

From baby board & picture books to early readers, ready for print or digital.

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Drawing workshops for schools

Creative, fun-filled KS1 school workshops in drawing and character design.

Tailored to fit curriculum themes or literacy projects, or special events like World Book Day.

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