A selection of playful drawings and animations by Yorkshire and London-based illustrator Helena Covell, who also goes by Hel Covell. She graduated in 2015 with a Illustration BA from Edinburgh College of Art and has developed a wonderfully naive style which often features “cute but sassy characters (usually in sportswear)”. Have a look below!





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