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Agency Spotlight: KOKO Art Agency
Agency Spotlight: KOKO Art Agency © Stina Persson The Directory of Illustration is proud to present an Agency Spotlight on KOKO Art Agency. KOKO Art Agency is a boutique illustration and design agency based in New York City. Since our founding in 1999 under the name CWC International, we have served as a creative content partner connecting exceptional art and design talent with our international clients. We oversee our artists in their production of unique and impactful hand-wrought assets for use across communication mediums, including: Cross-platform Social Media Campaigns, Packaging & Surface Design + In-store Displays, [...]
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Corey Brickley for Ted Baker.
Corey Brickley for Ted Baker.
Editorial Illustration Feature 1: Covid-19
Covid-19 Editorial Illustration: Introducing the first post of our August editorial feature series. 2020 has become a watershed year for editorial illustration. Throughout [...]
Arc and Athena are two pieces from Chris Nurse’s latest personal…
Arc and Athena are two pieces from Chris Nurse’s latest personal body of work. He wanted to adapt and abstract beautiful Rococo and Baroque decorative metal work, armor and architectural details [...]
This week’s #ThrowbackThursday features Carne Griffiths’…
This week’s #ThrowbackThursday features Carne Griffiths’ portrait of the late great legendary David Bowie.
Elvis for Bloomberg Businessweek by Ben Lewis Giles.
Elvis for Bloomberg Businessweek by Ben Lewis Giles.
Yann Legendre’s cover illustration of Alex Albon for The Red…
Yann Legendre’s cover illustration of Alex Albon for The Red Bulletin.
night gazing
night gazing
Meditative Drawings
Way back in the twentieth century, even before computer graphics and 3D visualization, I drew a lot using pencils and pens on paper. Most of what I drew was representational [...]
The special 10th anniversary edition cover for Daughter of Smoke…
The special 10th anniversary edition cover for Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor illustrated by Peter Strain.
Eye Of A Hammerhead Shark
This here sketch is of an eye of a hammerhead shark. It's part of a larger idea/piece that I have in mind.
Torchbearer as imagined by Arik Roper for the latest Burning…
Torchbearer as imagined by Arik Roper for the latest Burning Wheels cover.
Chris Labrooy’s latest for The Red Bulletin.
Chris Labrooy’s latest for The Red Bulletin.
August Activities
We have a full month of summer left! Even with our annual travel plans canceled and our favorite destinations shut down, the world is our oyster this month. Keep scrolling [...]
Digital direction, Rakes progress and other work
It is now well known that for illustrators to prosper in todays climate, they must commit to new technologies to produce their work. Any research into the current state of [...]
Hormone slot machine created by Barry Downard for Women’s…
Hormone slot machine created by Barry Downard for Women’s Health.
they come for you in the nighttime (2020) – gouache
they come for you in the nighttime (2020) - gouache
“The Best Color Theory Books for Foundational Knowledge”
Patti Mollica’s book, Color Theory: An essential guide to color-from basic principles to practical applications has been inlcuded in ARTnews “The Best Color Theory Books for Foundational Knowledge”. ARTnews describes [...]
Silverstone classic cards for Daily Telegraph by Katie Edwards.
Silverstone classic cards for Daily Telegraph by Katie Edwards.
Linda Harrison Sketch
I came across a pic of the actress Linda Harrison and thought it'd be fun to do as a black and white sketch.
Heads Above the Rest: Fausto Montanari, Balbusso Twins, Maya Shoemaker, Lisa Perrin, Barbara Kelley
Heads Above the Rest: Fausto Montanari, Balbusso Twins, Maya Shoemaker, Lisa Perrin, Barbara Kelley Back in February, www.directoryofillustration.com artists were invited to [...]
fellow Americans, take heed that if you are planning to mail in…
fellow Americans, take heed that if you are planning to mail in your ballot for this years election, make sure they are postmarked by OCTOBER 20th for a guilt free [...]