My journey...

Portrait de Sarah MERCIER au travail
Portrait de Sarah MERCIER au travail
Photo d'une illustration en cours de réalisation sur le thème du cordeau et du renard de Jean de la fontaine
Photo d'une illustration en cours de réalisation sur le thème du cordeau et du renard de Jean de la fontaine

I now create images combining traditional and digital techniques, bringing to life the stories I am entrusted with or those I tell myself.

I have a rather joyful, poetic and humanist world, where furry creatures often find their way into my drawings.
I strive to create illustrations that are both simple and rich in meaning, paying particular attention to the clarity and readability of the elements that make them up.

When I’m not working on a commission, I draw about the things that inspire me or move me. But whatever the project, I believe I always put a little bit of myself into each of my drawings.

Born in 1976, I grew up near Paris, in the Yvelines department, before moving near Lyon.

In 1994, I joined the Émile Cohl Art School, where I spent four years studying academic drawing, modelling and visual storytelling in various forms: illustration, 2D animation and later 3D.

After graduating, I first worked at a video game studio in Lyon, sometimes as a 3D environment artist, sometimes as a character modeller and animator.

In 2009, I moved to the Pézenas area, in the Hérault department. There, I found my way back to my first loves: drawing, painting, color...

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