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Check out the winning entries from our Beautiful Boy creative brief

15 Jan 2019

Words by Little White Lies

Close-up portrait of a mature man with a beard, set against an orange background.
Close-up portrait of a mature man with a beard, set against an orange background.
We were blown away by the excellent entries for our latest competition.

To celebrate the release of Felix van Groeningen’s Beautiful Boy, we asked you to create an illustrated portrait of the film’s stars, Timothée Chalamet or Steve Carell.

Beautiful Boy, which is released in UK cinemas on Friday 18 January, is based on the remarkable true story of Nic Sheff, a teenage drug addict, who faces up to his addiction with the help of his father David.

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Our designers have now chosen the overall winner along with five runners-up. We were blown away by the high standard of entries, the best of which will be exhibited at London’s Curzon Soho from 17 January. Check them out below, and look out for another creative brief soon!

By Dan Strange:

Portrait of a man with a serious expression against an orange background.

By Henna Aaltonen:

A close-up portrait of a person with wavy dark hair and a serious expression on their face against a pale green background.

By Jamie Eke:

Stylised monochrome portrait of a man with curly hair and a patterned face mask against an orange background.

By Bethany Fenton:

Portrait of a young man with blue-tinted facial features and wavy hair against a background of orange architectural shapes and silhouettes.

By Joe Mouzouros:

Portrait of a man with a beard wearing a dark-coloured shirt against a peach-coloured background.

By Francine Siew:

A bearded man with wavy blonde hair against a dark backdrop of stylised foliage.

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