If you are pressed for time, there is a short formal version here. 

Dotti Colvin is the illustrator of several funny books for children and Y.A including Nita’s Adventure Series, Lance and The Boiled Egg, and award-winning children’s book Baby Worries. Best selling Author Sarah Brennan praised Nita’s Adventure Series as “utterly original and absolutely irresistible!”

Before becoming a professional illustrator, her fascination of mime and movement presented her with the choice of becoming an animator or a clown. Ultimately, she chose animation, and spent 15 years in the animation industry in London. During this time, she attained awards for her work on commercials, music videos, and short films for high-profile clients such as the BBC, Cartoon Network, and Grand Central records.

Dotti’s diverse skill set has allowed her to wear many hats including puppet-maker, character modeller, lead animator, team leader and now children’s illustrator. She has also shared her expertise by mentoring and teaching at renowned institutions including the Royal College of Art in London, the University of West Indies in Trinidad, and Escape Studios London.

Fluent in both English and Italian, she relocated to Italy in 2013 with her Italian husband to raise little humans while continuing to work remotely. In 2021, mid pandemic, she joyfully transitioned from the animation industry to become an illustrator and cartoonist where she could blend her love of comedy, silent cinema and puppetry into vibrant and character-driven imagery, with a mission to encourage children to read.

She is a member of the Professional Cartoonists Organisation in London and a team member of noteworthy Puppet Tree Social Enterprise that uses puppetry to build confidence and creativity in children.

She has lived and worked in London, New York, the Caribbean and Switzerland and now lives with her husband, Wifi, and their two bilingual sons next to a beautiful Italian lake. When she’s not illustrating she enjoys a cheeky Prosecco, reading about science and tech, fixing and up-cycling stuff, and trying to paddle-board like a ‘cool mum’ with her boys. 

To work with her go here!