Graham Bleathman

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Graham Bleathman
Born1959 (age 6566)
Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]
Spouse
Katie Runciman
(m. 1994)
Websitewww.grahambleathman.co.uk

Graham Bleathman [2] (born 1959) [1] is a Bristol-based artist who draws cutaways and cross-sections for Haynes Manuals and other publishers. Subjects of his published work include the TV series Thunderbirds and Wallace & Gromit . [3] [4] [5] [6]

Bleathman has also produced drawings for calendars, board games, lunchboxes, trading cards, jigsaw puzzles, video sleeves, and greetings cards. [7]

Before going freelance, Bleathman worked as an in-house illustrator for the Salisbury Journal . [8] He has painted front covers for The People's Friend under the pseudonym "J. Campbell Kerr". [9]

References

  1. 1 2 Clensy, David (4 November 2010). "Graham Is Living a Boyhood Dream". Bristol Evening Post .
  2. "Graham Bleathman Illustration – Homepage". Archived from the original on 7 January 2019.
  3. Bleathman, Graham (2000). Thunderbirds FAB Cross-Sections. Carlton Books. ISBN   978-1-84222-091-7.
  4. Willmetts, Geoff (27 August 2012). "Wallace & Gromit: Cracking Contraptions Manual 2 by Derek Smith and Graham Bleathman". SF Crow's Nest. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  5. "Fab! Thunderbirds Agents' Technical Manual – in Pictures". theguardian.com . 8 September 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  6. Jones, Tony. "Captain Scarlet Agents' Manual". starburstmagazine.com . Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  7. "Bristol's Man High-Tech Artwork Is a Cut Above |Bristol Post". bristolpost.co.uk . 12 November 2014. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  8. "Illustrating My New Venture with Aardman Favourites". Western Daily Press . 23 November 2010.
  9. Freeman, John (8 November 2017). "A Cutaway Above: An Interview with Captain Scarlet Artist Graham Bleathman". downthetubes.net. Retrieved 27 June 2025.