rachel tame
Illustration by Rachel Tame

illustrator & print designer creating bold, expressive artwork centred around women, personality, and everyday moments.

about

I’m an illustrator and print designer creating bold, expressive artwork centred around women, personality, and everyday moments. My work blends playful humour with a strong visual identity, combining graphic shapes with softer, painterly textures.

I’ve always loved drawing faces and figures from a young age, and after graduating with a degree in Fashion and Textile Design, I began to further develop my practice in print and pattern design as well as rediscovering my love for drawing faces and figures, which now plays a central role in my illustration work.

I enjoy experimenting with colour palettes, often working with soft, calm tones to create pieces that feel aesthetically pleasing and considered. I’m always thinking about how my work lives in a space — whether as a print on a wall or as part of a wider surface design.

I’m particularly drawn to creating pieces that feel confident, character-led, and emotionally relatable, while still being visually striking.

illustration

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sustainable fashion scotland

Commissioned to create illustrations for Issues 1 and 2 of Sustainable Fashion Scotland’s magazine, highlighting local textile and fashion brands alongside features on sustainable practices within communities.

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SFS illustration

prints

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Print design
Print design
Print design

mending the landscape — graduate collection

My graduation textile collection is based around the effect climate change is having on the planet. It received the National Heritage Award as well as first class honours.

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Graduate collection
Graduate collection
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Graduate collection
Graduate collection

contact

[email protected] @rtame_