This illustration was created responding to the live brief of the batsford prize 2025 of 'Fun and Play'. This is an illustration that explores the effects of gambling within the context of dog-race betting shown through the spiral of the dog running, and the trance that the character of the left is in. This was created from pencil drawings on pieces of scrap paper, and collected betting ephemera which was collaged into my sketchbook (as seen below). My collage-like making situates itself in a playful and composition heavy illustration category, and is emphasised when putting the illustration together in photoshop, I keep many layers and play until it feels complete.
