Kevin Lucbert has come to be recognized for his blue-toned illustrations, made using biro BIC pens on Moleskine drawing paper—tools that are simple and light enough to be carried with him wherever he goes. “I like the idea of expressing the most with the humblest implement,” he explained his very specific creative choices in an interview with Jung Katz....
Manchester-based illustrator Sophie Heywood deserves more hype. Having graduated from the University of Central Lancashire in 2014 with a degree in illustration, she has opened her own Etsy store, where she sells prints, enamel pins, keyrings, and the likes, all made and designed by her. She also takes commissions, with selected clients including Walker Books, Arts Council England, and The...
Working full time as an illustrator for more than 10 years, Gosia Herba is clearly having the time of her life. “I would like to tell you how great the life of an illustrator really is,” she once said in an interview with Sense of Creativity. “Every day brings new adventures.”
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Scrolling through her Instagram page (which to date has amassed...
Olivia Knapp creates beautiful black and white illustrations, inspired by European line engravings and scientific specimens from the 16th to 18th centuries. Her unique process is based on a "line to dot" rendering method as well as an extremely rare "dot and lozenge," a practice that was used by 16th-century masters, in which a dot is placed in...
Svetlana Shendrik is a Russian artist who uses mixed media in her work, like computers, paints, and pencils. She says that her artistic journey began in her childhood and that she has been doing illustrations for more than a decade.
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Shendrik loves landscapes and is inspired by interesting true-life stories, nature, music, and the successes of other people. She describes...
Illustrator Lydia Nichols has come to be recognized with her naive style of illustration, admitting to having what she calls "a penchant for the quirky." With almost 20k fans on Instagram and clients that include giants like Google, Penguin Random House, The New York Times, and the Museum of Modern Art—Nichols is a busy bee.
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But there was a time, she...
Illustrator Katie Chappell doesn't let the pressure get to her. A book illustrator as well as a commercial illustrator, she also offers live illustration for brand promotional events, parties, weddings, and meetings. Her clients include Dove, Nespresso, and Stella Artois, providing entertaining (as well as creatively stimulating) content that includes, illustrating window paintings and Nespresso cups.
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Haley Tippman illustrates moments of everyday life, capturing people during the most ordinary activities like working, commuting, and resting. The twist is in the muted color palette and rough brushstrokes that turn these moments of daily life into dream-like memories that only capture the essential elements, removing everything that's unnecessary.
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Tippman has worked with many commercial clients in the past...
Illustrator Julia Rothman works together with writer Shaina Feinberg to create fun illustrations that make the finance world more relatable and fun for everyone. The two of them launched a new illustrated column in The New York Times last fall called Scratch, where they publish financial examples through human interest stories.
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Rothman's art reveals the truth behind some of the...
Illustrator Paulina Kwietniewska is a master of portraiture, but it was only during her maternity leave in March 2016 that she made the decision to make a business out of it. Jump forward sometime later and her brand, About Face Illustration, is going strong, dedicated to both commissioned portraits as well as other paintings and illustrations, using a variety...
