Dave Draws

Manchester based Illustrator. For information on commissions email me at [email protected]. I also run things at @overdrawnmanc. Fan of @ChesterfieldFC.

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It’s always a satisfying feeling when you finish a commission, particularly when you are working in Lisbon and have a view like this one!
Here are some more close up images of this bespoke Preston doodle map, a place I always enjoy doodling!

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I was then asked to be present for the official opening by Princess Anne and to tell her a bit about my work. I can’t remember much about the conversation but I imagine I told her how many names Chesterfield FC’s ground has had since it opened in 2010!

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I’ve had some crazy days at work over my 10 years as a full time artist but this one was definitely up there!
In 2023 I created a Derbyshire and a Chesterfield doodle map mural for the then newly opened Accident & Emergency at @royalhospital.

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A lil video showing some of the detail on the Bury doodle mural I created at St Marie’s RC Primary School a few weeks back! This mural mainly focused on the local area and was painted inside a frame that was already on the wall!

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With @TbeScript playing @TheCoopLive again this year I thought I would look back to 2024 when they first played the arena.
I was commissioned to create these bespoke Dublin maps highlighting places relevant to the band in the city!

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Looking back at the huge Edinburgh doodle map mural that I created a couple of years back at KJ Tait’s office in the city!

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A few pictures showing some of the detail on the Amsterdam doodle map design that I created for @WestCordArt Amsterdam a few years back!
This piece was created in my studio and then printed onto a vinyl that was fitted in their lift so the map wrapped all around you!

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A lil video showing some of the detail on the Horwich doodle mural I created at Beacon Primary School a few weeks back! This mural mainly focused on the local area and covered a mid section of the wall rather than the full wall!

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Looking back to March last year when @TheCoopLive commissioned me to create a doodle scarf for @official_jcc, this was then gifted to him before his show at their arena!

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Looking back at the giant Liverpool doodle map mural that I created in @tateliverpool’s creative space a few years back!

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A snap of me with the mini Bury doodle map mural that I finished a month or so ago at St Marie’s RC Primary School! I loved how this worked painting a mural directly onto the wall but within the frame that was already mounted on there 👌
Let me know what you think to it!

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A lil video showing some of the detail on the doodle mural I created at Planit’s Altrincham offices a few weeks back! This mural focused on the companies studios and projects they have worked on in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and London!

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A snap of a Manchester design I created last year for @TheCoopLive, this piece was then printed onto a coffee cart and placed in the backstage area of their arena!
I always enjoy seeing the different places my artwork ends up and this was a pretty unique commission for me!

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I’ve once again taken my pens, laptop and sketchbooks and gone to work from Lisbon for a few weeks!
I’ll mainly be working on projects that can be printed digitally as murals as well some smaller projects that I have a backlog of!

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A few pictures of the Horwich doodle map mural that I finished at Beacon Primary School yesterday!
This was my first time drawing Horwich and although one or two landmarks were familiar it was nice to have lots of new things to draw.

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A picture I’ve not shared before of the Manchester music doodle map design that I created backstage at @TheCoopLive last year in their artist green room!
This piece featured music venues big and small all over the city as well as Manchester artists and bands!

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A snap of me looking very happy with one half of the mural that I finished at @ConClubAlty last week!
One half of this mural covered Altrincham, Timperley and Sale and this side covered Dunham, Hale and Bowdon!
Let me know what you think to it!

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Some close up pictures showing some of the detail on the two murals I finished yesterday at @ConClubAlty!
This piece was across two walls in the entrance with one wall highlighting Altrincham, Timperley and Sale. Then the other focused on Dunham, Bowdon and Hale!

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A snap of me with the mural I created at @PlanitIE’s Altrincham offices last week!
This mural was super fun to create as I drew projects that the company had worked on in Manchester, Altrincham, Liverpool, Leeds and London!