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Mark Boardman
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Illustrator, heavy metal listener
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If you see this post your bird art!

had to go a slightly terrifying amount of time back through my archive to find these
November 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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spooky
October 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Human artists!?

Use one piece to convince people to follow you !
October 20, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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hi #PortfolioDay!

I'm Mark, a commercial illustrator mainly working in advertising and editorial but looking to move into publishing. I like to make images with a focus on light and atmosphere.

🔗 www.mark-boardman.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Delving the furnace depths 🔦🔥
October 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Continuing work on a new book cover portfolio ✨🐲
October 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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another portrait study, building some soft edges into my process
October 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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a portrait study from last week
October 6, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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I'm having a lot of fun coming up with book cover ideas for a new portfolio direction - there's definitely something cooking up between these characters... 🔥🏹
October 2, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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BOOK COVER ARTISTS

QRP with your book covers 📚

#BookCovers

I haven't had any book cover commissions yet but I'm hoping to change that!
Illustration of a fantasy western europe themed medieval scene. A young man looks down over a bearded man wielding a sword while flaming arrows fall around him. In the foreground two people are whispering in a castle window. Illustration of a high fantasy scene. A woman bearing a sword and wearing a cloak filled with stars stands with a dragon soaring across a city behind her. In the foreground there is an older man and a girl with a young dragon on her arm.
September 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Post a Mage. 🔥
Illustration of a character portrait showing a jewelled dragonborn woman holding a wand. There is a ring of magic fire behind her.
September 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Stargazer
Illustration of a woman with a telescope pointed at the night sky with the Milky Way visible.
September 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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creatures at the waterfall
Illustration of a waterfall in an alpine setting. A bear looks over the waterfall, a heron stands on a rock beneath it and a squirrel climbs a branch in the foreground.
September 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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one week to go
Illustration of Hornet from Silksong. A stylised bug creature wearing a red cloak and wielding a needle rushes from right to left.
August 28, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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trying out a new more textured brush. not sure how well it's working yet but having fun!
Illustration of a warm interior with light falling across a circular coffee table on a red rug. There is a book among other items on the table and a house plant in the background.
August 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Had fun getting reference of the Westbury White Horse for the Network Rail project and decided to revisit it for myself!
Illustration of an aerial view of the Westbury White Horse, a chalk hill figure carved into the hills in Wiltshire, UK.
July 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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summer in the bay
Illustration of a yacht at sunset with three people relaxing on board. One of them is about to dive off the boat.
July 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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hi #PortfolioDay!

I'm Mark, a commercial illustrator mainly working in advertising and editorial but interested in any application. I like to make images with a focus on light and a little bit of atmosphere.

🔗 www.mark-boardman.com
Illustration of a woman looking over the side of her sailing boat. Illustration of a car travelling along a road to a distant beach. Seagulls are flying overhead and houses line the road. Illustration of London Paddington train station. Crowds of people move about the platform and three trains are ready to depart. Illustration of a large rail bridge with a train passing across.
July 8, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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more summer vibes
Illustration of a woman taking photographs over a bay with a yacht moored below.
July 4, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Hey artists! QRP with your sketch vs final! 🖤
Rough line and tone illustration of London Paddington train station, showing crowds of people and trains ready to board. Completed colour illustration of London Paddington train station, showing crowds of people and trains ready to board.
June 28, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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if you see this, post your blue art 💙
Illustration of a family looking at fish and a sea turtle through the large window of an aquarium.
June 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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feeling summer vibes
Illustration of a woman looking over the side of a small sailing boat.
June 24, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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HUMAN ARTISTS!

Use one piece to convince people to follow you!
Illustration of a futuristic city at dawn. Trams travel along suspended monorail lines high above a marina. People are visible in one of the trams.
June 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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More illos from the Network Rail project
Illustration of a train running on a railway line underneath the Clifton Suspension Bridge. Illustration of a family walking along the Dawlish sea wall looking out to sea where the sun is setting. Two trains run along the railway next to them. Illustration of three trains converging around a railway bridge. Illustration of passengers waiting at Bristol Temple Meads station. A train pulls in to the station and one is already stopped.
June 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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I really enjoyed working on a recent project for Network Rail - lots of fun and lots of trains
Illustration of Paddington train station with crowds and trains. Light streams through the glass roof. Illustration of a large rail bridge with a train crossing. Illustration of a train junction with two trains passing each other. Illustration of a freight yard with two freight trains.
June 13, 2025 at 8:06 AM