Selom Sunu

Selom is a story-driven Character Designer and award-winning Illustrator based in London. He loves bringing characters to life and making people smile – if he can do them simultaneously, even better. As a Christian and an African, faith and heritage are often themes explored in his work.

He has had the privilege of illustrating for books, magazines and animated TV shows, with clients including Disney, Google, Mercury Filmworks, CBeebies, Cocoa Girl Magazine, Penguin, Simon and Schuster, HarperCollins, KnightsOf, Storymix and many more.

Selom also writes poetry and short stories and would like to keep developing those creative interests too.

In addition to his creative practice, Selom also enjoys sharing his knowledge through teaching, and has taught in schools and Universities across the UK. He is particularly passionate about teaching adults to draw as he strongly believes there is no age limit to learning, and as an adult, he changed his own career from Accounting to Animation/ Illustration.

He lives in London with his wife and two children and loves football, board games and gospel music.