Listen. Sketch.

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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

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My Happy Clients

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FAQs:

  • Yes, check out my portfolio here, or I frequently post my work on Instagram :)

  • 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!)

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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!!

  • I work online AND in person. I can create Visual Notes for Zoom meetings and in-person gatherings.

  • 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.