Freelance Commercial Illustrator

I'm Obed, a UK-based illustrator and character designer focused on editorial, advertising and packaging. My work explores the use of everyday items and foods turned into bold and expressive characters to communicate ideas and intent.

Selected Work

5 projects

Four drink characters playing as a band on a purple background: a milk carton on saxophone, a soda can on drums, a green smoothie on acoustic guitar and a coffee cup on electric guitar.

Drinks Band

Self-initiated

A yellow lemon with a magnifying glass, and an orange and a lime peeping from behind

Lemon Detective

Self-initiated

An orange coffee cup character leaping for a slam dunk with a basketball, while a pink brain referee blows a whistle and points, on an orange background.

Coffee Slam Dunk

Self-initiated

A red apple character with its arm around a shy yellow lemon, offering her a bunch of flowers, on a pink background.

Apple and Lemon

Self-initiated

A blue soda can character with a bent straw, sticking its tongue out while taking a selfie on a phone, on a peach background.

Soda Can Selfie

Self-initiated