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Work Showcase: Joe McKendry
WORK SHOWCASE: Joe McKendry This week, the Directory of Illustration is proud to highlight new work from Joe McKendry. THE WORK Illustrator: Joe McKendry Client: Netflix Project: ABSTRACT, Season 2 From the Artist: "Working with the team at Godfrey/Dadich, I created a series of drawings of the work of the six designers featured in Abstract, Season 2 on Netflix. The drawings were supposed to feel like a combination of measured drawings and the mad scribbles of a designer working though the process. Together, we designed the [...]
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Painted typography by artist Melvin Galapon.
Painted typography by artist Melvin Galapon.
Triptych History: The Fray Bentos
The Fray Bentos11x17ink on bristol(click on image to enlarge)During my mentorship program with The Illustration Dept. and Giuseppe Castellano we worked on images for a potential illustrated Jules Verne book [...]
Welcome to the creative world of Alan Berry Rhys, a talented…
Welcome to the creative world of Alan Berry Rhys, a talented graphic artist, illustrator and fine artist based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vintage graphic advertising inspires his work. Alan’s big, [...]
Inspiring Woman
US Vice President, Kamala Harris I love making portraits and was so inspired by Kamala Harris, that I had to pick up my lino-cutting tools and make a print of [...]
“The Diver” was conceived and executed as the landing page…
“The Diver” was conceived and executed as the landing page illustration for Barry Downard’s website landing page. In his words: “I am a firm believer in the idea that life [...]
The importance…
The importance of brand consistency Designers, like to think that it’s obvious for everybody outside of the design bubble that great branding is essential and it doesn’t stop at choosing [...]
Work Showcase: Christian Dellavedova
WORK SHOWCASE: Christian Dellavedova Illustrator: Christian Dellavedova Client: Internazionale Magazine Agent: AAA Rep This week, the Directory of Illustration highlights recent work from Christian Dellavedova, represented [...]
“Google Distortion,” is a personal project that Doug John Miller…
“Google Distortion,” is a personal project that Doug John Miller created during his Architecture Masters Degree at The Bartlett School of Architecture. It was part of a series of drawings that [...]
LEMONADE TAKING ON THE…
LEMONADE TAKING ON THE CHALLENGES HEAD ONOur Agent team and Illustrator's ambitions still shine bright for the future and we’re still thinking outside the lightbox! We love what we do [...]
Be sure to check out artist Sam Chiver’s online shop which was…
Be sure to check out artist Sam Chiver’s online shop which was just re-stocked with some fantastic pieces, including the above “Rip Van Winkle” and many more.
The Chinese edition of Body: A Graphic Guide To Us illustrated…
The Chinese edition of Body: A Graphic Guide To Us illustrated by Andrew Baker and published by AURUM Press.
Pictures from 2020
With Procreate, my very first tablet became a digital sketchbook for 2020, the year of pandemic, protests, and polls…
Dreamwalker and Chloe
My latest children’s book, Dreamwalker and Chloe, is available now for Kindle. Written by Callie Michael. Published by Heavy Crown Press. Dreamwalker and Chloe is a chapter book about a [...]
MLB Flagship Sketch Cards
I've been seeing some of these cards up on eBay, so I'm guessing that it is safe to show these now. Last year, I participated on this set from Topps, [...]
Spotlight: KOKO Art Agency
Agency Spotlight: KOKO Art Agency Clockwise from top left ©: Stina Persson, Marcus Oakley, TOMOTO, Anna Hrachovec, and Tina Berning. The Directory of Illustration presents: An Agency [...]
figure drawing session with allegra cole
figure drawing session with allegra cole
#GreenThumbProject is on view now
A few months back I was contacted by one of the curators to see if I was interested in showing the #GreenThumbProject sketches in an upcoming show. This project started [...]
Illustrations created by artist Yuko Kondo for MRM//McCann’s…
Illustrations created by artist Yuko Kondo for MRM//McCann’s annual SLT Conference (2021), this year, held virtually. The overall theme was a comical play on “Mind Over Matter,” intended to evoke [...]
A series of postcard illustrations created by Dmitry Ligay for…
A series of postcard illustrations created by Dmitry Ligay for Krasny Oktyabr.
A Love Poem to Illustration
Photoshop, Procreate, watercolor,Illustration tells a story like no other.Editorial, advertising, publishing,Illustration looks good on everything!Bold color, new textures, sharp lines,Illustration, will you be our Valentine? Here at Mendola Artists, we [...]
Illustration by Lisa Sheehan for a story called “Antidepressant…
Illustration by Lisa Sheehan for a story called “Antidepressant Generation” for The Telegraph.