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Hi there! I’m Silvia

I’m a Live event illustrator/ Graphic recorder y también hablo español, francés, italiano y holandés.

I create live visual summaries, graphic recordings and live portraits for conferences and events, helping organisations turn complex ideas and discussions into clear, engaging visuals. My work includes EU affairs, science and technology, and the space sector.

I am also the co-founder of Less Walls

Latest Live illustration project

A woman holding a microphone stands in front of a large black and yellow illustrated poster with diagrams, text, and flowcharts related to research, ethics, scientific practice, and policy. The woman has dark hair tied back, and she is wearing a dark top.
Digital tablet on a workspace with handwritten notes and diagrams about research governance, surrounded by a smartphone, a notebook, and various pens.
A wall with various hand-drawn illustrations and handwritten text discussing transparency in funding and research. The wall has yellow sticky notes with additional comments and notes.
Solar Radiation Modification Research

“Thank you again for your incredible work. It was absolutely inspiring to see you translate and navigate complex, controversial, and often abstract conversations into creative visual forms, and to receive the highlights captured through your perspective at the end of the event”

Matthias Honegger
Senior Program Director, Climate Interventions at CFG | Project Lead, Co-CREATE

Trusted by

  • European Parliament — Live illustration · Visual notetaking · Graphic recording
  • Levi’s — Live event illustration · Visual storytelling · Visual notetaking
  • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) — Live illustration · Visual notetaking · Graphic recording
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — Space sector illustration · Visual storytelling · Visual notetaking
  • Unilever — Live illustration · Visual communication · Visual notetaking
  • The Coca-Cola Company — Live event illustration · Visual storytelling · Visual notetaking
  • European Space Agency (ESA) — Live illustration for the space sector · Visual notetaking · Graphic recording
  • National Health Service (NHS) — Live illustration · Visual notetaking · Graphic recording
  • Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) — Live illustration · Visual notetaking · Graphic recording
  • IKEA — Live illustration · Visual communication · Visual notetaking
  • Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) — Live illustration · Visual notetaking · Graphic recording
  • British Red Cross — Live illustration · Visual storytelling · Visual notetaking
  • City of Brussels — Live illustration · Visual notetaking · Graphic recording
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Hand-drawn illustration summarising key points from a conference discussion
Colorful visual map of ideas created during a live event presentation
Live illustration created during a Brussels conference summarising panel discussion
Live graphic recording illustration showing a conference summary with hand-drawn visuals and handwritten notes
Large-scale live visual notes capturing a workshop in real time

Here are 3 things I can help you with

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I draw live

I create live graphic recordings during conferences, workshops and policy events, helping audiences remember complex discussions through visual storytelling.

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I paint murals

I create custom murals for workplaces, cultural spaces and community projects, transforming ideas and environments into engaging large-scale visual stories.

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Simple illustration of a pencil on a blue background.

I tell stories

I create short animations and illustrated motion pieces that turn complex ideas, campaigns and stories into clear, engaging visual narratives

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  • I feel fortunate to work with such a creative brain. We are beginning to reach many families with your illustrations. We are very grateful that you so professionally helped us- Thank you isn't enough

    Programme coordinator, UNODC

  • I am such a super fan of your work, I trust you completely as our participants are always impressed with how you bring the content to life at our conferences. Can’t wait to have you with us again

    Communications manager, IAC

  • Silvia has mad scribing skills! She’s the kinda gal that’s not only up for giving her time to worthy things - she does it with gusto and style. She has a bunch of awesome ideas which always make a difference

    Partner, Coeuraj

Still curious? Let me tell you more about Live Illustration

A woman with dark hair tied in a ponytail is writing on a blackboard with colorful chalk. The blackboard has various drawings, notes, and sticky notes attached. She is wearing a beige and orange plaid shirt over a black turtleneck, in an indoor setting with windows in the background.

It’s a live capture

I draw your event in real time, turning ideas and conversations into clear, engaging visuals. It helps people stay focused, understand faster, and remember more.

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Person using a stylus to draw on a tablet with colorful illustrations and text about cryptocurrency, with a laptop displaying a video conference in the background on a wooden table. Live illustration during Brussels remote event by Silvia Draws

It can be remote

I can join your event online and illustrate everything live on a tablet, wherever I am. It works beautifully for virtual and hybrid formats, and the results are ready to share instantly.

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A colorful illustrated page in a book with handwritten notes, a drawing of a woman with glasses and pink hair, the words 'ASMA' and 'KHAT' in blue, and a small drawing of the Libyan flag. Live visual graphic recording on a booklet

It can live on

After the event, I’ll send you polished digital visuals you can use in reports, presentations, or social media. They help your message travel further and stick longer.

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Ready to make your event memorable?

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