richbanks86Apr 42 min readThe Siege Of Liege In 1914Here is a map illustration of the Siege Of Liege that I have finished for my new book on the First World War. It was drawn using...
richbanks86Feb 262 min readThe Siege Of Antwerp In 1914As the First World War erupted in 1914, Europe witnessed a clash of empires on an unprecedented scale. Among the early battles of the war wa
richbanks86Feb 152 min readExploring the History of the Ypres Cloth Hall: A Visual IllustrationConstructed between 1200 and 1304, the Cloth Hall was the beating heart of Ypres' thriving cloth industry. This Gothic masterpiece,...
richbanks86Nov 29, 20232 min readNovember Freelance Illustration UpdateThis blog post is definitely going to be the side of freelance illustration people don’t see
richbanks86Oct 26, 20233 min readFirst World War Project October UpdateHi everyone, I wanted to give you all an update on what I’ve been up to and how my new First World War project is going. Last week was a...
richbanks86Oct 2, 20237 min readHow I Create My IllustrationsIn this blog I want to give you an insight into my thought process behind the first illustration I have created for my new WW1 project,...
richbanks86Sep 19, 20232 min readIllustrating The First World WarWhen I was just out of University I was very kindly given permission by the family of a WW1 veteran to illustrate his war diaries and...