Tracy Cottingham

Tracy is a Children’s illustrator based in London UK. Growing up with a love of colour and pattern, Tracy graduated from Middlesex University with a degree in Printed Textile Design. Whilst selling designs internationally for fashion and furnishing fabrics, she received a commission to design a range of greeting cards and entered the world of children’s illustration.

Tracy has since produced illustrations for greeting cards, giftwrap, jigsaw puzzles, homeware, surface pattern design and children’s books. Clients include Bloomsbury, Egmont, Miles Kelly, Ciranda Cultural, Early Learning Centre and WHSmiths amongst others.

Tracy loves to use bright colours and textures and she works mainly digitally in Photoshop. She is influenced by all things bright, beautiful and quirky. She loves rummaging through car boot sales and collecting vintage children’s books.