![]() After 10 years of working with Bloomsbury, it is with great sadness that I have to step down from illustrating Harry Potter. I am extremely lucky to have been involved in a franchise that has meant so much to so many people across the world. When I received a phone call back in 2013 with an offer of an illustration job, I could never have anticipated the impact it would have upon my life. Kay explained his decision in a statement: Packer did approximately a quarter of the illustrations. Kay has illustrated five Harry Potter books, beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, which was published in 2015.įor the just-released Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Jim Kay shared the work with fellow artist Neil Packer, no doubt due to the magnitude of the task of illustrating such an enormous book. ![]() Artist Jim Kay, who has been bringing the wizarding world to life through Bloomsbury’s Harry Potter illustrated editions, has announced he will be stepping down from the role to focus on his mental health.
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