Another way of seeing
Xavier Tan
Year 3 · Visual Communication (Illustration) · Singapore Editorial illustrator. I draw faces, mostly the ones you see on the bus and forget by the next stop.
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100 Faces
My faces all looked like the same person. I needed volume and variety, fast.
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Slide 1 of 3: 100 Faces
Experience
Illustration Intern
Fold Studio (design studio)
- Drew icon sets and spot illustrations for two client websites.
- Learned to prepare files properly for animation.
Freelance Illustrator
Self-employed
- Editorial, packaging and event-poster commissions for 9 clients.
More projects
Thumbnail sheet
Twelve ideas for one spot illustration.
Slide 1 of 3: Thumbnail sheet
About
I've always watched people more than I should. Illustration lets me turn that into something useful: pictures that make a reader stop and feel something about a stranger.
I work in gouache and digitally. I'm happiest with an editorial brief, a deadline, and a cup of very sweet teh.
I cycle to school, collect old comics from second-hand shops, and I'm terrible at drawing hands (working on it).
Education & community
Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communication, Year 3, Singapore.
Illustration major. Modules: Editorial Illustration, Reportage Drawing, Typography, Printmaking, Professional Practice.
Illustration society lead for the campus zine fair, 2026.
Kind words
Reads the essay before drawing a single line. You'd be surprised how rare that is.
Editor, community magazine
Skills
- Illustration
- Gouache
- Procreate
- Editorial concepts
- Reportage drawing
- Production
- Print-ready files
- Risograph
- Photoshop
- InDesign
- Working
- Briefs & thumbnails
- Quoting
- Revisions
Recent updates
14 Sep 2026
9 Sep 2026
28 Jul 2026
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