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World Illustration Awards 2022 Longlisted Artists, Design Product & Packaging: Lisa Sheehan, Tobatron, Chris Dickason, Sarah Jones, Mick Brownfield
World Illustration Awards 2022 Longlisted Artists Design Product & Packaging: Lisa Sheehan, Tobatron, Chris Dickason, Sarah Jones, Mick Brownfield The Association of Illustrators (The AOI), in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, recently announced the Longlist for the World Illustration Awards 2022! In December 2021, we opened our call to illustrators with the aim of celebrating great illustration. The Longlist has been selected by the jury from over 5,000 entries submitted from across the globe. The full 500-strong Longlist is now live on the AOI website for you to browse. The Longlist represents [...]
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Guest Interview: Susan Fae, Artist
Susan Fae Part One of Four Posing a series of questions to my new friend and comrade in art, Susan Fae, provides a glimpse into a fantasy world of 3-dimensional [...]
CreativeBoom Selects “20 Exciting Illustrators to Follow in 2020”
We are beyond excited to announce the release of art magazine Creative Boom's new article highlighting 20 hand-selected illustrators to follow from the Directory of Illustration - Continue reading [...]
2020
2020
SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS 62 WINNERS
Congratulations to this year’s Morgan Gaynin, Society of Illustrators winners! Pete Ryan “Fractured Returns” Uncommissioned – Gold Medal Carlo Giambaressi “It’s Very Unethical” Editorial Gaby D’Alessandro “Supporting Back-to-school Drives” Institutional [...]
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ilustration for motion design class @nikewomen @nikeid
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Personal Project: My Shakespeare Series, Henry VI part II
A few years ago, I set a goal to read all of William Shakespeare's plays and do an illustration for each. In Henry VI part II act 2 scene 3, after Gloucester is [...]
Baby Yoda
This year I participated in Austin’s Blue Genie Art Bazaar. Partway through, I jumped on The Mandalorian’s “Baby Yoda” craze and did an Austin version of The Child character. It [...]
Waiting
This quick sketch was done in Photoshop. Just some experimentation with ink brushes. [See image gallery at toddkale.com] [See image gallery at toddkale.com]
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Isaac Asimov’s Centennial Birthday!
One hundred years ago today, Isaac Asimov was born. (For the record, while he celebrated his birthday on January 2, the actual date is uncertain.) From the day I read [...]
Agency Spotlight: The Bright Agency
The Bright Agency is a collective of specialist agents that work in children’s publishing, art licensing, design illustration, advertising, and developing strategic ways to represent global talent. Responding to [...]
happy 2020 all <3 🙂Â
happy 2020 all <3 🙂Â
An Illustrated Decade of Pop Culture in Review
As this decade comes to a close, we’d like to recap a few of 2010s silliest, most nostalgic, and empowering moments. With the booming popularity of smart phones and social [...]
Decade in Review Illustrated: The Biggest News Stories of the 2010s
As another decade comes to a close, we reflect on which current events will define the 2010s. With free access to countless news outlets and social media platforms at our [...]
Word for 2020; Word for the Twenty Twenties
My word for 2020 and word for the Twenty Twenties
The Benefits of Daily Practicing, Introduction:
Each year I set a goal to draw more, and each year I get better and better at meeting this goal. Part of this goal is to spend at least [...]
What I want for my kids by the time they leave home
Some of this will be covered at school, some will need to be covered by us and some, realistically, they probably won’t know when they leave home (some of it [...]
Nassau County Museum of Art Book Fest
A few pics from Sunday’s Children’s Book Fest at Nassau County Museum of Art. The festival was only one day, but PICTURE THIS! The Art of Children’s Books is on til [...]
12 days of christmasMerry and happy Christmas Day to one and…
12 days of christmasMerry and happy Christmas Day to one and all!



















