Hello!

My name is Sam Weerawardane and I’m the illustrator behind 3mongrels.

I love making images for both children and those who are young at heart, including picture book illustration and comics. My favourite things to draw are plants, people and animals. I studied Graphic Design and earned a BA (Hons) from Northumbria University, and I have just completed an MA in Illustration at Falmouth University with Distinction (PG-D). I was also a World Illustration Awards 2024 longlisted artist for the book cover of my MA Project, Jungle of the Jungle. Read more about that here. Reach out or follow me at any of the links below:


︎ Sketchbook: Instagram.com/3mongrels

︎ Portfolio: Behance.net/Samweerawardane

︎ Email: samweerawardane@gmail.com

Media

︎ World Illustration Awards Longlist Entry
MAY 25, 2024

︎ The TNL Rocks Podcast - Sam Weerawardane: Another State of Mind Season 1, Ep. 6
DECEMBER 1, 2022

︎ Connecting Through Art By Shailendree Wickrama Adittiya (Brunch, The Island)
JULY 20, 2022

︎ Life in 60 on Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo
JULY 24, 2021

︎ Pets and plants have stories to tell By Sashini Rodrigo (Sunday Times)
JUNE 20, 2021