{"id":2123209,"date":"2026-09-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2123209"},"modified":"2026-09-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T21:00:00","slug":"playful-patterns-adorn-ashley-percivals-collections-of-creatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2123209","title":{"rendered":"Playful Patterns Adorn Ashley Percival\u2019s Collections of Creatures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1588\" height=\"2245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/percival-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"an illustration by ashley percival of a collection of birds made of colorful patterns\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All images courtesy of Ashley Percival, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Playful Patterns Adorn Ashley Percival\u2019s Collections of Creatures<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-01T15:21:26-05:00\">September 1, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-illustration\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/illustration\/\" rel=\"tag\">Illustration<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/gebert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Grace Ebert<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"colossal-share-buttons\">\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--facebook\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F09%2Fashley-percival-animal-illustrations%2F&amp;title=Playful%20Patterns%20Adorn%20Ashley%20Percival%26%238217%3Bs%20Collections%20of%20Creatures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"colossal-share-button__link\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"colossal-share-button__label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Share<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--pinterest\">\n\t\t\t<a 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aria-label=\"Copy article link\" class=\"colossal-share-button__link colossal-share-button__copy\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2026\/09\/ashley-percival-animal-illustrations\/\" data-label-default=\"Copy\" data-label-copied=\"Copied!\" data-aria-default=\"Copy article link\" data-aria-copied=\"Link copied to clipboard\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"colossal-share-button__label\" aria-live=\"polite\">Copy<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"colossal-share-button colossal-share-button--bookmark\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"477307\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ashleypercivalillustration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ashley Percival<\/a>\u2019s world, a leopard can, in fact, change its spots. The Cornwall-based illustrator is behind a fanciful menagerie in which poodles, rotund birds, and boot-wearing insects try on a vast array of vibrant costumes. Using a mix of colored pencil, pen, paint, and digital tools, he dreams up cheeky patterns and palettes for common animals, presenting collections of the same species in endlessly alluring grids.<\/p>\n<p>Percival recently spent three months in Spain and France immersed in nature, which inspired his latest flocks of birds. \u201cI don\u2019t think about the colors I use. It\u2019s all free flow. I sometimes look at an animal once to get an idea and then draw from my imagination,\u201d he tells Colossal.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his personal projects, Percival frequently collaborates with brands like Ikea and Gucci, among others. Follow his work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ashleypercivalillustration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> and purchase prints on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/AshleyPercivalPrints\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Etsy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/percival-2.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-477307\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1588\" height=\"2252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/percival-2.jpg\" alt=\"an illustration by ashley percival of a collection of poodles made of colorful patterns\" class=\"wp-image-477309\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/percival-3.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-477307\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1588\" height=\"2244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/percival-3.jpg\" alt=\"an illustration by ashley percival of a collection of owls made of colorful patterns\" class=\"wp-image-477310\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/percival-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-477307\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1588\" height=\"2252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/percival-4.jpg\" alt=\"an illustration by ashley percival of a colorful patterned butterfly\" class=\"wp-image-477311\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/percival-5.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-477307\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/percival-5.jpg\" alt=\"an illustration by ashley percival of a collection of poodles made of colorful patterns\" class=\"wp-image-477312\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/percival-6.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-477307\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/percival-6.jpg\" alt=\"an illustration by ashley percival of a colorful patterned cat in front of mushrooms\" class=\"wp-image-477313\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/percival-7.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-477307\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1440\" 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