Mathilde Heu is an illustrator and artist with a knack for puzzle illustration / editorial illustration / art installations & set design.
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COLLECTIBLES
Title: Haniell’s collectibles
Type: Personal project, on-going series
Description: Haniell likes collectibles such as trump cards, football cards and panini stickers. I am designing an ongoing series of cards that depict his interests and personal life events.
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Earth Hour
Title: Earth Hour
Type: Commission
Client: Haniell
Description: this illustration was created in response to the lyrics of 'Earth Hour,' a song written by musician Haniell, which depicts a romantic teenager's dream of his first heartbreak and his yearning to understand life's secrets. It was also inspired by a dream I had about a man wearing a black coat, a windowless basement and a dog. This illustration will be animated for the music video of the same song.
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DAISY
Title: Daisy
Type: Personal
Description: Character research.
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TRAIL RUNNING
Title: Trail Running
Type: Commission
Client: Adrien Colussi - (What's Life Project)
Description: Greeting card in support of the 'What's Life Project' association which aims to promote access to sport and education.
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About face
Title: About Face
Type: Personal project, coming out on Kickstarter in 2024.
Description: On the face cards of the 'About Face' deck, reversible heads lie at the centre with the familiar symmetrical bodies at the top and bottom. Thus rotating the face cards reveals new characters. I started About Face in June 2023, and aim to produce the deck by June 2024.
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BARMA
Title: Barma
Type: Personal project
Description: “Ch. de la Barma” is a forest path in my home village. It’s a beautiful and calming place where, as a kid, I built many rudimentary dens with branches.
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ROARSOME WINTER
Title: Roarsome Winter
Type: Commission
Client: Roarsome
Description: Roarsome asked me to create an interactive art installation for their pop-up shop at Harrods. I consulted on the installation itself and created an augmented reality (AR) illustration with original music by Haniell and animation by Maria Piva. Download the EyeJack app, scan the QR code, and aim your phone at the illustration to reveal the AR layer.
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WE WERE HERE
Title: We were here
Type: Commission
Client: Private individual
Description: D wanted to surprise A with an anniversary gift. For many years, he had been taking pictures of his and his girlfriend's feet in various locations. He commissioned me to gather them into a series of illustrated thumbnail images.
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EPPING FOREST
Title: Epping Forest
Type: Personal project
Description: On a cold and sunny January morning, I went for a walk with D and A in Epping forest. We came across a fallen tree with a bright orange appearance and a beautiful textured trunk.
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Bedroom_II
Title: Bedroom_II
Type: Personal Project
Description: My boyfriend had just moved in with me, and I wanted to make a portrait of us. The point of view is from my working desk.
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NYC skyline
Title: NYC skyline - Back of playing card design
Type: Commission
Client: Great Gotham Challenge
Description: I was asked to illustrate the back design of a custom deck of playing cards for the Great Gotham challenge. The final print-out includes a hidden stereoscopic image.
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BEDROOM I
Title: Bedroom_I
Type: Personal Project
Description: This is an experimental piece of work depicting my bedroom. I wanted to divide the space in my illustration without following the rules of perspective, rather using symbolic elements of my bedroom such as my bed frame, music instruments, the chandelier and plaster cornice.
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