Hello!
My name is Sam Weerawardane and I’m a picture book illustrator and comic artist.
I love illustrating character-filled, uplifting narratives for both children and those who are young at heart. I am a World Illustration Awards 2024 Longlisted Artist for the book cover of my MA Project, Jungle of the Jungle. Read more about that on the AOI website here.
I have illustrated two picture books: ‘Reha to the Rescue’ (2016) by Deshan Tennekoon and the soon-to-be published ‘The Ant Who Walked to The Edge of The World’ (2025) by Booker Prize-winning author Shehan Karunatilaka.
My favourite things to draw are plants, people and animals - especially dogs.
I hold a BA (Hons) Graphic Design from Northumbria University, and an MA in Illustration at Falmouth University with Distinction (PG-D). Reach out to me or follow my work at any of the links below:
Clients
Books
Reha to the Rescue (2016)
Written by Deshan Tennekoon
The Ant Who Walked to The Edge of The World (2025)
Written by Shehan Karunatilaka
Media
https://www.ft.lk/ft-lite/Sri-Lankan-illustrator-Sam-Weerawardane-longlisted-at-World-Illustration-Awards/6-762444
June, 2024
https://worldillustrationawards.com/projects/sam-weerawardane-jungle-of-the-jungle-book-cover-illustration/
May, 2024
https://podtail.com/en/podcast/the-tnl-rocks-podcast/sam-weerawardane-another-state-of-mind/
December, 2022
July, 2022
July 2021
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/210620/magazine/pets-and-plants-have-stories-to-tell-446723.html
June, 2021