Biography
I am a freelance illustrator, animator and author, specialising in earth sciences, technology, astronomy and space. These days I am primarily a digital artist, and Photoshop is my main tool, partnered with a Wacom graphics pad. I also use 3D software, and occasionally I work with traditional media such as acrylic or oil pastels.
   I have a degree in astronomy from University College London (UCL), and a PhD in astrophysics from the Mullard Space Science Laboratory. After I finished my PhD, I did three years of research at Sussex University, in the UK, specialising in close binary stars called cataclysmic binaries. But by the time I reached the end of my contract, it had become clear that professional astronomy was not for me, and I decided on a career change.
   Now, self-trained in illustration, I run a company called Mark Garlick Words and Pictures Ltd. I have written and illustrated five of my own books, and my images have appeared in their hundreds in other books, publications and in advertising. I welcome your commissions.

Also worth a mention...
I am an elected Fellow of the International Association of Astronomical Artists (IAAA), which strives to popularise the genre.