Bethany Bronwyn Curtis
BA(hons) Freelance Illustrator

Hi, my name's Bethany Bronwyn Curtis or Firbet Makes.
I'm a UK based multimedia artist who graduated from Hereford College of Arts with a BA(hons) in Illustration.As an Asexual, Aromantic, Agender artist I aim to advocate and spread awareness of the A-spectum and experience to people outside the community.

Illustration

My illustrations are digitally made with a focus on colour and communicating emotion.

Design

My graphic design style is also influenced by colour. I focus on communicating the projects goals though my designs.

Graphic Design

Social Media Posts

Layout Design

Print Designs

Branding Sheets

Illustrations

Projects

Commissions

Personal Projects

Zine Moderation

Zine Artworks

Exhibitions

Furhire Press Vol 1

Furry Charity Zine
2024 - Now

A fanzine centered around the furry fandom. I am head mod and the creator of the project

Role - Head Mod

Kaleidoscopic Absolution

Silver the Hedgehog Free Zine
2023 - 2024

A fanzine with the concept of exploring 5 diffrent timelines in the "Sonic the Hedgehog" universe. The 5 timelines (utopia, dystopia, post-apocalypse, memories, and rebuilding) had their own colour palette and aesthetic.

Role - Graphic Design & Layout Moderator

Dragon's Den

Yu-Gi-Oh! Charity Zine
2023 - 2023

A fanzine centered around Yu-Gi-Oh! dragons. $890 USD was raised for the Wildlife Conservation Society.

Role - Merch Illustrator

Once Upon a Rainbow

Queer Fairytale Zine
2023 - 2023

An original zine which reinterpreted fairytales through a queer lense.My original comic looked at Otherkin and Unlabeled identites and was insipered by the variations of “The Golden Crab” from greece and “The Prince Crawfish” from Belarus.

Role - Comic Illustrator

Duel Dish Activate Vol 2

Yu-Gi-Oh! Cookbook Zine Vol 2
2023 - 2024

A fanzine centered around food in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime.

Role - Merch Illustrator

Aspec Journal: History and Mythology

Aspec Journal Zine
2022 - 2022

An lgbtqa+ full-sized magazine, dedicated to asexual/aromantic identities.I was tasked with illustrating the cover for the zine. I reinterpreted the myth of Fenrir, and his sons Hati and Sköll.

Role - Cover Illustrator

20X20: Off the Grid

Hikaru no Go Free Zine
2022 - 2022

A free digital fanzine celebrating the 20th and 1st anniversaries of the "Hikaru no Go" anime and "Qi Hun" web drama. The 20x20 Zine wishes to commemorate the HikaGo series with everyone in the community.

Role - Page & Merch Illustrator

A Tie that Binds

Yu-Gi-Oh! Holiday Charity Zine
2022 - 2022

A fanzine centered around the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, and the theme of winter holidays. $921.05 USD was raised for One Simple Wish.

Role - Page Illustrator

Duel Dish! Activate!

Yu-Gi-Oh! Charity Cookbook
2021 - 2021

A fanzine centered around Yu-Gi-Oh! media, with the theme of food. $824 USD was raised for United Nations World Food Program.

Role - Page Illustrator

Project Sakura

Yu-Gi-Oh! Charity Zine
2021 - 2021

A Yu-Gi-Oh! fanzine focusing on flower language for Charity RAINN, the largest relief program for Sexual Assault Survivors.I created an illustration for one of their adagio tea blends.

Role - Tea Tin Illustrator

Heart & Soul

Yu-Gi-Oh! Charity Zine
2021 - 2021

A Yu-Gi-Oh! fanzine focused the characters of YGO and their signature card(s). $408 USD was raised for The Trevor Project.

Role - Page Illustrator

Lacquer Zine Vol 1: Necrobeat

Yu-Gi-Oh! Free Zine
2021 - 2021

A Yu-Gi-Oh! fanzine dedicated to the first season of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Zine and it's aesthetic.

Role - Page Illustrator

"Madeleine and Latte" Book Concept

My final major project of my final year at Hereford College of Arts.For this project I designed and illustrated a non-fiction children's book concept based around world foods. I created a final set of 10 illustrations for a 20 page zine.I also created a set of book mockups to showcase how a finished book may look like.My full progress was documented on my university blog.

Gloucestershire Arts & Crafts Centre Branding

My branding of a decade old artist run cooperative in the heart of Gloucester including business cards, icons, and banners.This project was initiated by me proposing a redesign of the shop as it had recently acquired a permanent location.From this proposal I designed a branding sheet I used to make a tote bag, business card, voucher, window display, and more.

Silver Fanzine Graphic Design and Layout

I modderated a large scale community projec, overseeing over 60 artists and writers to produce a free zineI also designed the logos, graphics, title illustration, website, and pdf

Firbet Makes Branding

I've been designing my own personal art brand for the last 4 years using a consistent colour palette and mascot character.I aim to make a consistent design langauge between my website, social media, and online store.

Roots Coffee & Community
Website Design

My website redesign of a Gloucesters Roots Coffe & Community.I was commissioned to rework Roots Wix backed website into something that worked seamlessly over desktop and mobile. I also had to create their new click and collect service page.For this design I aimed to section the website into three distinct secions which each focused on a diffrent aspect of Roots Coffe & Community.

Mamafrog Mosaics Branding

Commissioned branding for a local Gloucestershire mosaic artist. Included designing business cards, logo, a banner.The artist approached me after seeing my previous work to create more modern branding for packaging and advertisement.

2023 A-Spectrum Pride Wolves

A yearly tradition to draw wolves on pride month in support of aspec identities.In 2023 I redesigned my wolf characters. Each was based off of a different type of wolf for more diversity between body shapesI also created outfits for each one to fit in for different roles around a cafe.
With 9 illustrations mimicing vintage poster designs.

2022 A-Spectrum Pride Wolves

A yearly tradition to draw wolves on pride month in support of aspec identities.For 2022 I focused on using a limited colour palette, by only using the colours of the flag along with white and black.I. used screen tones and negative space to create cohesive graphical designs.

2021 A-Spectrum Pride Wolves

A yearly tradition to draw wolves on pride month in support of aspec identities.This year I expanded the identities drawn to include smaller identities in the aspec community.8 identities are displayed with the middle wolf representing the whole community.The scene was formatted so that each wolf would have an A3 section to themselves.

Inktober 2022 Ink Sketches

Each year during October I take part in the online challenge inktober where I drew 31 illustrations using fineliners and markers.For 2022 I decided to draw 31 character sketches to practice posing, expression, and design of human characters.

Inktober 2021 Colouring Book

Each year during October I take part in the online challenge inktober where I drew 31 illustrations using fineliners and markers.For 2021 I decided to draw 31 colouring pages featuering animals and food.

Inktober 2020 Storybook

Each year during October I take part in the online challenge inktober where I drew 31 illustrations using fineliners and markers.For 2021 I decided to draw 31 storybook pages of a short original story.