Live Event Artist London
Portraits, Paintings & Customisation

Hatty Pedder is a London based live event artist. She delivers dynamic portraits, paintings, and bespoke product customisation at corporate, private and fashion events.

LIVE EVENT PORTRAITS

LIVE EVENT PAINTINGS

LIVE EVENT CUSTOMISATION

FASHION SHOWS

EVENT COLLATERALS

Hatty Pedder Live Event Artist for Jimmy Choo x The Wedding Edition

Live Event Artist in London – Hatty Pedder Hatty Pedder is a leading live event artist based in London, known for her expressive portraits and atmospheric event illustrations. From luxury brand launches and fashion shows to private parties and corporate events, Hatty brings creativity and energy to every occasion — sketching guests live, capturing unique moments in real time, and offering bespoke artwork your guests can take home.

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Live Event Portraits

Live Event Portraits Hatty’s expressive and spontaneous event portraits capture guests with a flattering and artistic flair, making for a cherished keepsake. Each portrait takes just 5–8 minutes, created in ink, watercolour—or even coffee or wine for a touch of the unexpected.

A woman with colorful, patterned clothing and avant-garde hairstyle is smiling excitedly while looking at a drawing or painting held by another person. In the background, several women are socializing at a party or gathering.

Scott DunnTravel x The Wedding Edition
Rosewood London, Live portraits

Newport Beach Film Festival UK
& IE Honours
Portraits & live painting

The Wedding Edition x Christian Louboutin
The Arts Club, Live Event portraits

The Wedding Edition X Christian Louboutin,
Dorchester Hotel London lipstick type on the mirror

Sobha ODYSSEY
Portraits created on a private jet from Dubai to Edinburgh

A woman with long hair is holding artwork of herself as a cartoon sketch, sitting on a beige chair. She is partially smiling and wearing rings, a sheer long-sleeve top, and has a leather jacket and a green snakeskin-patterned purse.

Lalage Beaumont, Burlington Arcade, Live portraits

Taski, New Bond street, Live portraits

A person is painting a colorful illustration of a woman on a book cover, with the name "TASAKI" printed at the top. The illustration features the woman with brown hair, red lips, and earrings, surrounded by splashes of red, green, and blue watercolor.

A woman with curly, reddish-blonde hair wearing a pearl headband and a patterned dress is holding an illustrated book with a colorful drawing of a woman on the cover. She is smiling and looking at the camera.

A young woman with brown hair, wearing pearl earrings, a black sleeveless top, and pearl bracelets, is sitting at a table in a restaurant or hotel. She is holding a drawing or magazine cover titled "TASAKI" that features a stylized illustration of a woman with purple hair, red lipstick, and jewelry, with a red and watercolor background. The background shows a staircase with dark wood railing and a person in green in the distance.

Person painting a fashion illustration at a table with flowers, wine, and paint supplies.

A smiling woman holding a drawing of herself in front of a jewelry display case with jewelry sketches and jewelry pieces at TASAKI store

Laura Mercier, Influencer Live portraits on gift boxes

A white box with skincare and makeup illustrations, the words "Set the tone," and a drawing of a woman's face with long hair. The box is on a red surface surrounded by pens, markers, and makeup products.

A makeup palette box featuring a drawing of a woman with a hijab, lipsticks, and makeup brushes, with red and pink paint splatters around it.

Chaumet New Bond Street
Live event portraits

Cosentino
Live portraits on marble

A postcard with a colorful abstract background featuring a continuous black line drawing of a woman's face and hair.

Artistic print of a stylized person with curly hair wearing sunglasses and a bow tie, with red cursive text that reads "Cosentino City London". The print is placed on a black card inside a white, distressed round container with a marble floor beneath.

A man wearing glasses and a tuxedo with a bow tie poses at a formal event; in the foreground, a hand holds a drawing of the man with red and black writing that says "Cosenind City London."

A woman with red hair taking notes while sitting across from a woman with a colorful headband at a table during a social event.

Dolce & Gabbana portraits

The Wedding Edition x 111Skin The Bvlgari Hotel London

The Rosewood London private party, live portraits

CHILDRENSALON/THE MINI EDITION
The Landsborough

Lema
London Design Festival,
live portraits

Kering commissioned live portraits of their guests wearing glasses they selected.

Grounded, The Renaissance Downtown live portraits were created in coffee for their guests to celebrate the launch of Grounded café.

MMI – Le Clos Live Event portraits created in wine

EVENTS

Live Event Paintings

What Hatty Offers at Events As a professional event illustrator, Hatty offers a range of live services including guest portraits, event scene paintings, and on-site customisation of gifts and branded items. Whether it's a glamorous gala at Claridge’s, a product launch in Mayfair, or a wedding celebration at The Dorchester, Hatty’s work adds a memorable, interactive layer to any experience.

Hatty Pedder - Live Event Painting for Film Festival

Hatty Pedder Live Event Painting for the NewPort Beach Film Festival

A woman in a black dress laughing and looking at a large, colorful drawing on a table at a festive event with a Christmas tree and bar in the background.

People pouring champagne into a pyramid of glasses for a celebration at an elegant event.

An older man in a black suit and colorful tie stands at a clear podium with microphones, giving a speech at the Newport Beach Film Festival awards event. Behind him is a colorful screen showing aerial views of houses and palm trees.

Newport Beach Film Festival/ Raffles London at the OWO
8th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival UK & IE Honors

Private Party, Claridges Hotel

EVERYBODY DANCE
Fundraising Gala Evening, Sadlers Wells East

A woman with red hair and red lipstick is painting colorful sketches on paper with a black pen at a table.

Fulham Pier, Private Party

Hatty Pedder Live Painting at Fulham Pier

Colorful watercolor illustration of a glamorous Hollywood party with guests socializing, dancing, and enjoying drinks. There are vintage movie posters and a large screen displaying a couple in tuxedo and gown.

The Emeralds and Ivy Ball
The Londoner Hotel, Live painting gift from Cancer Research for the host Ronan Keating

A woman in a black dress and pearl necklace is taking a photo with her phone at an elegant event. She is wearing black gloves, has dark wavy hair, and red lipstick. The background shows other formally dressed guests seated at tables with glassware and floral arrangements, illuminated in purple lighting.

Group of well-dressed people at a formal event looking at a large, colorful poster or display. The setting is an elegant banquet hall with many tables and guests, under purple and orange lighting.

Air Show Dubai for Dubai airport capturing the VIP guests and event over the five day event, and now hangs in Duty Free.

N.Bar Live painting created at media event reflecting the environment, guests and branding. The final artwork was used was as murials throughout their Middle Eastern franchise, as well as for collaterals.

IWC Watches Live Event sketch used for global Christmas emailer.

Dubai World Cup VIP Box this mixed media painting was created from photographs after the event, capturing key people and was part of the Social Seen Collection.

EVENTS

Live Event Customisation

Trusted by Leading Brands & Venues With clients including Cartier, Dior, Jimmy Choo, and Christian Louboutin, Hatty has worked with some of the world’s most prestigious brands and venues across London. Her live art performances blend fashion illustration, storytelling, and entertainment — making her one of the most in-demand live event artists in the UK.

A woman with glasses and red hair in a pink and black animal print dress smiling and holding a makeup stick while a second woman in a black and white checkered outfit with pearls talks to her in a room decorated with art supplies and bottles.

Hatty Pedder Live Event Customisation for Aspects Beauty/Atkinsons

A perfume bottle decorated with a London cityscape, including Big Ben, the London Eye, and a red double-decker bus, in front of a bouquet of pink, peach, and brown roses.

Aspects Beauty/Atkinsons
Live Event Customisation

Aspects Beauty customisation of Moschino perfume bottle

Laura Mercier customisation of gift boxes for influencers

Woojoh/Chalhoub Group customisation of perfume bottles for instore activations

Aspects Beauty etched glass/metal engraving and hand-painted customisation of Versace Dylan Blue Bottle perfume bottle

Tag Heuer – F1 Abu Dhabi customisation of panama hats for private VIP boat party.

Bvlgari customisation of hangers for VIP event in Bvlgari Hotel with portraits.

EVENTS

With a background in fashion illustration, Hatty captures the drama and movement of the runway, sketching fluid, elegant live drawings of models, backstage moments, and VIP guests with effortless style.

Fashion Shows

Esra Santos at Fashion/Forward runway sketch

Christian Lacroix after show party.

Dior part of a series of backstage sketches.

Essa catwalk

EVENTS

EVENT COLLATERALS

From bespoke invitations and packaging to large-scale illustrated installations, Hatty designs immersive brand experiences that enhance event storytelling and create an unforgettable visual identity.