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Directory of Illustration No. 39 :: Cover Art by Nathan Smith
INTERVIEW: NATHAN SMITH, COVER NO. 39 ARTIST “My main driving force is the unstoppable urge to create. I am constantly restless especially when it comes to learning new skills and making a new piece of work.” ~ Nathan Smith The Directory of Illustration is the world’s leading illustration resource. Each year, we distribute our printed Directory free of charge to thousands of art buyers who regularly hire freelance artists and animators. In celebration of DI39's exquisite cover, we had the great honor of [...]
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Editorial Illustration Feature 3: Civil Rights
Black Illustrations Matter: Part three of our August editorial feature series The Directory of Illustration is proud to continue its August editorial series by featuring [...]
A commission to Marcin Wolski from MIT’s Technology Review…
A commission to Marcin Wolski from MIT’s Technology Review magazine. The illustration accompanies a feature about Russian internet control in an issue of the magazine looking at techno-nationalism.
Liquid and Combustion Simulations
While 3D computer graphic animations are generally controlled "by hand," meticulously and deliberately planned, 3D simulations are governed more by thoroughly "automatic" forces. Virtually every physical force and substance you [...]
Neighborhood Watch – Ep. 4
Neighborhood Watch - Ep. 4
New personal work from one of our newest artists, Dániel…
New personal work from one of our newest artists, Dániel Taylor. “The story behind it is I wanted to have a mysterious shrine, that looks hidden in some sort of wet, [...]
Editorial Illustration Feature 2: Equal Rights
Editorial Empowerment: Part two of our August editorial feature series. Continuing this month's theme, the Directory of Illustration shares some of the best editorial [...]
Illustrations and package design by Alan Berry Rhys for TUMS….
Illustrations and package design by Alan Berry Rhys for TUMS. Commissioned by Hogarth.
Bladerunner illustration by Peter Strain for Empire Magazine.
Bladerunner illustration by Peter Strain for Empire Magazine.
Artist of the Month, August 2020: Michael Crampton
British-born illustrator Michael Crampton studied illustration at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. He spent six years as the Executive Art Director at Neiman Marcus corporate headquarters in [...]
Kit Russell’s lastest work for Oberlin Alumni Magazine, for a…
Kit Russell’s lastest work for Oberlin Alumni Magazine, for a story about an alumnus who created a space library. Check out the full story here.
Akut Character Design Process
So, here are the steps taken to get where I wanted the design of Akut to be.I started out experimenting with body shapes. I was happy with the face and [...]
New animated signs by hitandrun for the cover of Club Traveler…
New animated signs by hitandrun for the cover of Club Traveler magazine.
Akut
So, I've decided to have some fun with character designs, using protagonists and probably antagonists from books recently or currently reading. I'm kind of taking the approach of showing them [...]
A sample of pieces from Alan Berry Rhys’ latest collaboration…
A sample of pieces from Alan Berry Rhys’ latest collaboration for Penny Skateboards.
This week’s Throwback Thursday features work from Peter’s…
This week’s Throwback Thursday features work from Peter’s Horvath for 11freunde.
World Elephant Day
Happy World Elephant Day! At least there are some intelligent creatures among us.
goodnight moon
goodnight moon
Lisa Sheehan’s latest cover for The Banker.
Lisa Sheehan’s latest cover for The Banker.
Zombuggeez,™ Part Three
Here is the next Zombuggeez™ drawing in the lineup. It's actually the second one that I illustrated and will most likely be the next sticker available, as well. More on [...]
Summer Sunsets
There are few sights more beautiful than the glowing sky as it fades from blue to orange to pink and settles into dusk. This fiery time of day conjures strong [...]