Illustrator and animator Rune Fisker creates a movement where there is none. His illustrations - colorful and dynamic - twist and turn, creating an illusion of movement that draws the viewer inside.
In an interview with The Association of Illustrators, Fisker highlighted the importance of movement when creating both his still and animated works. “A lot more preparation...
Scotland-based graphic artist and illustrator Marcus Oakley makes delightful illustrations that have a naive quality to them. His playfulness comes across quite naturally, with his character illustrations full of spunk and zest.
Having graduated with a degree in Fine Art and Graphic Design, Oakley has worked for fashion icon Paul Smith and created his own design and illustration studio...
Some illustrators are driven by narrative, but for illustrator and graphic designer, known simply as Yogatella, color has always been a driving force throughout her work.
“They are my everything and I use them in abundance,” she stated, talking about her use of colors with Ballpitmag. With colors come textures. “I need them a lot to communicate the nature...
Award-winning Illustrator Nishant Choksi can rest on his laurels. His caricatures have been featured in top tier publications from The Guardian to Vanity Fair, and he has worked on advertising campaigns with brands as huge as Vodafone and Dyson.
Though a creative at heart, his approach to illustration is very demanding. “I come from an Asian background, where...
Marina Esmeraldo's paintings revolve around shapes and colors; her style is both minimalist and eye-popping. Drawn to minimalism as well as modern art, her work, says Esmeraldo, represents who she is and how she sees the world around her.
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Based between Barcelona and London, she draws her inspiration from her tropical upbringing in northeast Brazil, as well as her travels...
You don't have to love comics to enjoy Nadia Hafid's comics-inspired illustrations. Neatly organized, her minimalist illustrations are used as a storytelling tool, relaying Hafid's thoughts and feelings into pastel-colored images. Her style is fairly straight forward, based around geometry, straight lines, and flat colors.
Growing up, Hafid imagined she would be a painter, but having graduated in Fine Arts...
Bristol-based illustrator and author James Davies is a child at heart. His illustrations - undeniably naive, bold, and joyful - revolve around animals and monsters (“I draw monsters for a living,” reads his bio).
“The illustration style I have now is hugely changed from how I was working before,” he admitted in an interview with The Association of Illustrators, talking...
London based illustrator, Steve Scott, translates modern day living - in all its messiness - into delightful illustrations, overflowing with details. Scrolling through his Instagram feed is the equivalent of working your way through a Where's Waldo? illustration, except there's no Waldo to be found.
“I’m really inspired by the environment around me,” admitted Scott, in an interview with The Association...
David Jardine is an artist who shares videos that show him drawing on coffee stains while he makes up the stories along the way. He posts them on his YouTube channel and we recommend you watch all of them because they're quite entertaining.
“And over here we have something completely different, we have a frog, I'm assuming since the shape...
Graphic artist and illustrator, Aurélia Durand, doesn't shy away from color. Her work, be it digital illustrations, acrylic paintings or animation, is striking in its vivacity. With a focus on African women and men, she sticks to a bright color pallet and uses contrast to add that extra oomph to each of her pieces.
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Born and raised in the suburbs...
