Pencils & pens I use

Pentel 0.7mm Automatic Mechanical Pencil Blue P207

Uni-ball Eye Rollerball Pen UB-157

Copic MultiLiner SP Drawing Pen

Pentel Brush Pen

Copic Ciao Marker

Copic Sketch Marker Pen 0 - Colourless Blender

Pentel Hybrid Gel Grip DX White K230W Single

Sharpie Fine Point Permanent Marker

Uni Posca Paint Marker

Hardware

Apple iMac - an essential piece of kit for me & where I spend most of my time especially for the day job

Software

Adobe Illustrator - I love Illustrator for doing my vector work so easy to use and you can do some really complex work too

Adobe Photoshop - I use Photoshop to edit & tweak my sketches before taking them in to Illustrator to vector

Adobe inDesign -

Sublime Text - A great text editor for writing your own code - download

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About

Rise of the Monkey (aka Simon Edwards) is an independent Illustrator & Graphic Designer based in the North West of England.

I have over 20 years of design experience in print & digital design.

I also enjoy working on self-initiated projects, which has led to setting up my website in 2009 to showcase my passion for Graphic Design and Illustration.

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Contact Me

If you want to hire me for a commission or would just like to chat about my work please get in touch below.