Paul Ryding

Paul Ryding is a Scottish illustrator based in Belfast. He always knew he wanted to be an illustrator and spent most of his youth drawing from photographs and magazines. He went on to study at Glasgow School of Art and had his work published in a magazine shortly after graduating. He spent the next few years honing his style before taking his career as an illustrator full-time in 2014.

Since then, Paul has worked with clients including Facebook, Forbes, Politico, and The Wall Street Journal. In 2020 he was commissioned by The Guardian to illustrate a series of long-form articles called “Lost to The Virus” about individuals who passed away from COVID-19. He also illustrated the cover for the best-selling book Trayvon Martin: Rest in Power.