Paul Loudon
Illustrator
ABOUT
It's a blisteringly hot summer and England are smashing their way through the World Cup. Like planets in alignment (which presumably are not usually aligned) this is nice, rare and people seem to be pleased.
I feel like I am now playing a very small part in this national fervour; I was hired by BBC Sport again - this time to create a bombastic image of England as they clambered dramatically into the quarter finals.
Commissioning of the image was dependent on England beating Columbia in the last 16, so I had a lot riding on that game.
Image was drawn by hand and coloured digitally.

