FAKE have a super special give away for you with independent publishers Belly Kids! “Belly Kids release Books, Prints, Tapes and all sorts of odd accessories. We love collaborating with positive people and try to put out a super fun catalogue of products.”

The latest Belly Kids release is “The Magic Book of Nightmares”, which features work from Luke Pelletier, Marc Martin, Mariana Moyses, James Clapham, Philip Morgan, Ohara Hale, Brooke Olsen, Sam Ailey, Eyeball Comix, Stu Ross, Josh Wiley, Sheryo and the Yok, Chaos Vs Cosmos, Juliana Futter, Dillon Froelich and Jangojim. The book will be released in July, and will coincide with an exhibition for which Belly Kids are putting together a show of prints, paintings and pop outs. “It’ll feature all the deranged work from the book plus a few extra pieces!” View the exhibition info HERE.

To celebrate the launch and the exhibition, we’re holding an exclusive give away with Belly Kids. The winner will receive a copy of The Magic Book of Nightmares upon its release, a copy of Thrill Murray and a copy of FAKE Issue 006: The Myths Edition. The runner up will receive a Belly Kids tote bag.

To enter, simply head over to our twitter, follow, and retweet the promotional tweet we will be putting out. You only need to RT once to enter but you’re more than welcome to spread the word and retweet away as much as you like!

Hollie Peck is a creative and conceptual art director and stylist. She describes her work as “magical, curious, jewel coloured, never without a hint of sorcery!”.

She works as a creative duo with her brother, photographer Joel Peck. She tells us, “Joel and I usually work as a team always shooting on film, never digital - we have done for about 8 years. We’re brother and sister, I made him photograph before he could even use a camera, and I styled the shoots. Then we both went off to uni years later to study Fashion Styling and Photography.

“I like to create a story that people are intrigued by, not simply fashion images. I try to convey my ideas of beauty in each image and catch my subjects showing their true emotion. This is juxtaposed with intricately detailed and highly stylised backdrops and scenery to create the whole atmosphere of the story, almost like another world. I like to see it as a form of escapism.”

See more: Portfolio, Blog

Runaway88 is an animal-friendly luxury fashion brand specialising in Outerwear. They are a relatively new label but are already making a big name for themselves…

The brand has had an amazing start with some of their jackets being worn by the likes of Nicole Scherzinger, Rosie Fortescue, and Jameela Jamil.

Runaway88 draw from the themes relating to running away and incorporate them into their designs. For their S/S13 collection the focus was on restriction and freedom, fear and courage, strength and vulnerability. This can be seen through their choices of materials and through the formations of the jacket with the juxtaposition of structural hard lines against more fluid silhouettes.

See more: Website, Twitter

“Chris Bayley is a recent graduate studying a BA (hons) in Illustration at The University for the Creative Arts in Maidstone. Currently based in Cambridge, He will soon be undertaking his MA at Kingston University in September 2013, studying Gallery and Museum Studies.

Continuously developing as an Illustrator, Chris predominantly uses mechanical pencils to create his playful, expressive illustrations with elements of collage, painting and digital manipulation. “

He’s a versatile designer with a few different styles across his portfolio, which is shown across his sketchbook work, through to paintings.

Take a look at his portfolio - we really the concept and illustrative style throughout his self published book ‘Pierre’s Glorious Pigeons.’ (bottom two images.)

Jordan Carter’s website bio states, “I enjoy long starlit walks along the soggy shoreline and apple bobbing in baskets of kittens. I am sensitive, delicate and some say a great listener.” So we were off to a good start with that. Top it off with an impressive showreel and a portfolio full of creative illustration and we were sold. We asked Jordan more about his work and background:

“I graduated last year from Norwich University of the Arts [NUA] with a degree in games design. Although it was an interesting course I didn’t really enjoy the more technical 3D side of the it. So when I graduated I decided to pursue a career in illustration, which is something I have always enjoyed ever since I was a tiny me. As soon as I graduated I started entering illustration competitions to try to figure out what my style was and how I could distil it down into something I enjoyed doing, and hopefully something people enjoyed looking at.

“I started out freelance at the beginning of this year and have worked with and for some amazing people like Ohh Deer, Inkygoodness, Ammo magazine and Fiasco design. When it comes to my work I like to mix it up and blend two styles or processes together; typically hand drawn sketches blended with stronger colourful graphic elements. My aim is to create something that has obvious segregation when it comes to style but works well as a whole. I’ve always been inspired by the tactile feel and look of print and the witty DIY hand painted look of street art, so I guess that is where my style has evolved from.”

To see more: Website, Blog, Shop, Twitter.

Amélie Barnathan creates beautiful, unusual, and intricate illustrative work. We love her portfolio - consistent in style, yet diverse in content - and we had to find out more about the artist behind it:

“I’m originally from Paris, where I studied Applied Arts during high school and then went into a fine arts foundation in Paris for one year. I then decided to combine those two backgrounds by going to London to study illustration; so I could still express myself freely but with some commercial restrictions to keep my feet on the ground.

“Right now, I’m finishing my second year in Illustration BA at London College of Communication in Elephant and Castle. I took part in an exhibition last year with the Dipshit London collective, which am part of, in the Slam City Skate shop on Carnaby street. I like to collect loads of imagery in my mind, from horror movies, to expressionist art and German New Objectivity, to old anatomy plates, rock vinyl covers and travel images. It creates an amalgam and I usually don’t really know what my next drawing is going to look like. I love to involve myself in time-consuming and intricate drawings; recently I started doing a 2 metre wide drawing with Biro pen that I’m looking forward to showing you when it’s finished!”

To see more of Amélie’s work, visit her website or facebook.

Chloe Douglass graduated from Kingston University with an commendation MA Illustration degree. We first came across Chloe by when she popped up as a caller on 6 music, and we of course googled her immediately as we love finding new talent! Then by coincidence, she got in touch with us that same day. It was meant to be…

“I live in Wimbledon and I create super, wonderful, original children’s stories and pictures, although I’m very flexible and could whip up a fashion illustration if you needed it!

“When I’m not illustrating I can be found gardening, cleaning, befriending neighbourhood cats, inventing animal sewing patterns and generally daydreaming about ball gowns.”

Our favourite in Chloe’s portfolio is undoubtedly The One and Only Pablo (a horse to unicorn transformation story!) but why not take a look at her website and see what catches your eye.

Further links: Blog, Shop, Twitter