Meet the Artist

Aidan

Somerville

aka. aidan.illu, Illustration

“A Monstrous Change explores the ways that the perception of childhood warps and changes as people grow up. Using visual metaphors and allegories for childlike and adult experiences in the form of grotesque monsters, the viewer is brought along on a journey of self-discovery where their perception is hopefully changed by the end.”

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Aidan Somerville is a Canadian Illustrator specializing in character design, visual storytelling, and sequential art. His work embraces dark fantasy / horror themes, and he aspires to follow in the footsteps of successful illustrators such as Adam Duff and Ahmed Aldoori, online artists who informed his work from a very young age.Inspired by works like Calvin and Hobbes, 10-year-old Aidan originally hoped to become a newspaper cartoonist, unfortunately he was forced to accept pretty quickly that that was a terrible plan, so he shifted to more realistic drawing and pursued a career in freelance illustration. When Aidan is not hunched over his drawing tablet you can usually find him hunched over his computer playing videogames instead or taking a long walk along Lake Ontario.
OCAD U - Faculty of Design
Illustration
Major Completed, 2024

Illustration Character Design Book Illustration Sequential Illustration

2024, Grad EX 109
OCAD University
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