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Cartoonist and illustrator, Salisbury Wiltshire

Cartoon and illustration portfolio of Salisbury based cartoonist, Nick Gowman

  • what I do
    • Cartoon Illustration
    • Cartoon Character Design
    • Cartoon Logo Design
    • Custom Comic Strips
    • Custom cartoon cards
    • Mascot design
    • Children’s Book Illustration
    • Brochure and packaging illustration
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Cartoon Octopus Plumbing Logo

Octopus Plumbing cartoon logo design

Whilst working at bluebee, I had a request for a brand new cartoon logo design for a local plumbing firm, Octopus Plumbing. They specialise in all aspects of heating and plumbing and so wanted to reflect their many-armed approach in the form of a cute new octopus cartoon mascot. Plumbing and heating logo ideas The […]

Filed Under: Business Cartoons, Cartoon Mascot Design, Case Studies, Logo Design

More Hippo Cartoon Characters

Hippo Cartoon Characters Sketch

You may remember my previous post about creating a new female hippo mascot design, Stella? Well, my client was so pleased with the initial character design that I was commissioned to create some additional hippo cartoon characters. The purpose of these characters is to accompany blog or social media posts. So using our first Stella […]

Filed Under: Animals, Business Cartoons, Cartoon Mascot Design, Character Design

Designing a hippo cartoon character

Hippo Cartoon Character Design

I had a request recently to design a female hippo cartoon character. She needed to be friendly and welcoming, as well as instantly recognisable in busy LinkedIn and Facebook feeds.

Filed Under: Animals, Business Cartoons, Cartoon Mascot Design, Character Design

Using cartoon characters for business

cartoon characters for business

Concentration spans can be short and the quicker you can grab your audience’s attention, the better! We are naturally drawn (no pun intended) to fun things. Using cartoon characters in business works because simplicity sells!

Filed Under: Business Cartoons, Character Design, Packaging, Website

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  • Cartoon Illustration
  • Cartoon Character Design
  • Cartoon Logo Design
  • Custom Comic Strips
  • Mascot design
  • Children’s Book Illustration
  • Brochure and packaging illustration
  • Custom cartoon cards

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  • How to draw cartoon hands
  • How to draw cartoon faces
  • How do you draw cartoon dinosaurs?
  • Dinosaur cartoons
  • Using cartoon characters for business
  • Jurassic June comes to a close
  • How to draw cartoon feet

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Cartoon Jurassic Park characters

Cartoon Jurassic Park Characters

July 11, 2022

Dinosaur mascot characters

November 12, 2021

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Friday: 9am-6pm

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