I'm a freelance illustrator, graphic designer and writer. I've designed websites and/or produced graphics for a wide range of clients, including Motorola, MTV, The British Museum, Weetabix, London Luton Airport and Manchester University, and worked with several well-respected design agencies.
My illustrations have been featured in magazines such as Computers Arts and Official PS2, as well as in various books, websites, exhibitions and comics all over the globe.
I am also a Senior Editor for both the popular online design and arts magazine, Pixelsurgeon, and the sister Audiosurgeon Podcast site.
See www.sam-gilbey.com for more
May 1, 2007
Now that's not the kind of blog title I ever expected to be writing when I first went freelance, I have to admit. You won't have to have seen much of my illustration work to know that I'm (understatement alert!) kinda into my videogames, so it was proper exciting to get …
Mar 28, 2007

In the lastest issue of Photoshop Creative magazine you'll find the following illustration of mine:

It accompanies a tutorial which explores a variety of illustrative techniques that can be utilised in Photoshop, both freehand and more vector-based.
Seven Samurai, Magnolia, Akira, Adaptation, Ghost in the Shell, Metropolis, Fight Club, Crying Freeman (live action), Superman 1 & 2, Superman Returns, Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro, Amelie, Heat, Collatteral, Crouching Tiger, Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Project A, Police Story, Moulin Rouge, Punch-Drunk Love, Spinal Tap, Life of Brian, Princess Mononoke, Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, Grosse Point Blank, High Fidelilty, Shaun of the Dead, Lost in Translation, Infernal Affairs Trilogy, When the Last Sword is Drawn
Aim, Rae and Christian, Stevie Wonder, Ben Folds, 4 Hero, Avalanches, Smashing Pumpkins. Quantic Soul Orchestra, Cinematic Orchestra, Ryan Adams, Kid Koala, Red House Painters, Boards of Canada, Skalpel, Alice Russell, DJ Kentaro, Joy Zipper, Imogen Heap, Jamie Lidell, One Self, DJ Format, Nitin Sawhney, Ben Folds, New Order, Engineers, Prefuse 73, Doves, Roots Manuva, Manic Street Preachers, Husky Rescue, Beach Boys, Mr. Scruff, Niko, Feist, Kings of Convenience, Ash, Bebel Gilberto, Bob Dylan, Fingathing, The Delays, Blockhead, Jaga Jazzist, Kid Koala, Lowgold, The Bays, Zwan
R.fm, May 06:
Hi,
our new site is up and running now, check it and let us know what you think.
Love from R.fm crew
Shu, Jun 08, 2007:
What a work!!!
onehugeeye, May 15, 2007:
* waves
dopepope, Apr 19, 2007:
amazing artworks!
Tavish, Apr 01, 2007:
Cheers Sam, good to see you're keeping busy, I''m doing likewise. Moved down to NYC and gotta pay the rent!
onehugeeye, Mar 27, 2007:
hi SAM!
Lentil, Mar 23, 2007:
Hi SAM