Listen. Sketch.
Your ideas do the rest
LIVE EVENT ILLUSTRATION & VISUAL NOTETAKING
Bring your content to life
Visual Notes, Graphic Recording, Live Scribing… Whatever you call it:
Makes your event exciting, memorable & accessible!
Enhances your message!
Makes your attendees go ‘’Wow, she did that live?!’’

Live Visual Note-taking
Drawings created in real time, with simple words and pictures. Perfect for impressing and engaging audiences at meetings, conferences or focus groups
My name is Leah / Is mise Leah
Hello! My name is Leah O'Donoghue, I am an Irish Illustrator, who specialises in Live Event Illustration! You talk, I draw.
I love to draw at events for women’s health, social justice & sustainability. I grew up in a coastal Gaeltacht, is feidir liom obair trí Gaeilge agus Béarla
(nó dhá-theangach)
When I’m not attending live events, I spend my time drawing birds, dogs and other silly creatures.
Education / Oideachas
⌛3 Years of Industry Experience / Trí Blian ag Fás
Full-time Illustrator :)
👩🎓 Bachelor of Science / Céim Bhaitsiléara
Product Design & Technology 1.1 BSc
🎨 QQI Level 5 / CNC Leibhéal 5
Art, Craft & Design Honours
Featured In… / Páirteach i…
🎙️ SHSS Podcast
’’Leah O Donoghue on being an illustrator and native Irish speaker’’
📰 Clare Echo - Clare Tourism Together
’’Clare’s tourism prides itself on embracing a spirit of collaboration and a desire to innovate.’’
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FAQs:
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I’m based in Limerick Ireland. I work all over the counrty and I am also willing to travel for international events. I also work online, remotely from my office (Yay for the internet!)
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Good Question - It depends on the details of your event. In-Person Live Illustration starts from €775 and Online Live Illustration starts from €450. Get a custom quote here or send me an email.
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My process from start to finish goes like this:
1. We meet online to discuss your event in detail. I advise you on where Live Illustration will fit in best and create a bespoke plan for you.
2. I show up to the event 1 -1.5hrs before kick-off to set up my equipment & prepare my canvas. For online events I’ll log on 30mins before kick off to do a tech check.3. I draw what you say! I capture the conversations and key pieces of info in real time.
After the event I deliver high quality images of the illustration to you ready for you to share. Waheyy
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Yes! When I draw in person, you get to keep the physical piece of paper. I take high quality images and edit them so that they look super snazz and are ready to share on your social platforms & website.
Imagine if I kept every Live- Illustration I made? MY studio would be choca-block with them!!
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I work online AND in person. I can create Visual Notes for Zoom meetings and in-person gatherings.
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I use 150gsm paper and water based inks. Most of my markers are from a company called Neualnd. They’re refillable and the tips are replaceable - making them super friendly to the environment.
When I work digitally, I use an iPad and a software called ProCreate.